From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jambunathan K Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs as word processor Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 23:32:25 +0530 Message-ID: <87d2kwad3i.fsf@gmail.com> References: <5288A59E.7030109@dancol.org> <87vbzqfgd6.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87mwl04w3k.fsf@zigzag.favinet> <87iovo4caz.fsf@zigzag.favinet> <878uvmoypl.fsf@dod.no> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-=" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1387216973 2202 80.91.229.3 (16 Dec 2013 18:02:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:02:53 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Steinar Bang , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Richard Stallman Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 16 19:03:00 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VscVP-0006MC-LU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:02:59 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57513 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VscVP-0008Br-6u for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:02:59 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58403) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VscVG-0008Bk-VG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:02:56 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VscVB-0004k2-Nv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:02:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-pb0-x22b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c01::22b]:56535) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VscVB-0004hd-6I; Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:02:45 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-pb0-f43.google.com with SMTP id rq2so5804404pbb.2 for ; Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:02:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=WS686XKf5pZvkzcvu+VnrevZouhUPSvf2WB7sW5Gusw=; b=AvnC+mAfp6cOEopyMNozZhntRUFelHWOZRicdIfGWR0PhpSXYIkiz1DHzfNsQYXafT oY/xG1J0/6VGIbJC7nJ1tZhCMsVYzUgIvOOf7K167b9X4fTaZhVQLb8eSgmT0vT2Z+jC xr6u4GFPhkfXhZ4WI376vn5rRbuLCB/MS3rRv3WzC0sY5O/hKYqjvwJQo2nOQDWrSF/k 8WOG/HMU2xbObdmU46K62kj8zUmtwWW4yI6aqee11SwX3wg5rLpp3KWSGRWqtilPhfEd Ih3/nWAp4RqyulE4jDua81jRarv99SBZbatgTup4llfS/klpo7klg2Y7NHQ+elkhHqvn ZsBA== X-Received: by 10.66.138.40 with SMTP id qn8mr8443174pab.154.1387216963760; Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:02:43 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from debian-6.05 ([101.63.139.211]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id bp5sm27978184pbb.18.2013.12.16.10.02.39 for (version=TLSv1.1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:02:42 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:19:13 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400e:c01::22b X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:166495 Archived-At: --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Richard Stallman writes: > Maybe a modified version of Org mode would handle this just fine I am attaching a sample Org file and a OpenDocument export of it. If you are using Emacs from bzr repo then, (custom-set-variables '(org-export-backends (quote (ascii html icalendar latex odt org))) '(org-latex-pdf-process (quote ("pdflatex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f" "bibtex %b" "pdflatex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f" "pdflatex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f")))) Use the following commands C-x C-f ebooks.org C-c C-e h h (for HTML) C-c C-e o o (for ODT) C-c C-e l o (for LaTeX -> PDF) Hint: Pause after C-c C-e. See the header line. Chars between [x] are active keys. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=ebooks.odt Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 UEsDBAoAAAAAAAG8kENexjIMJwAAACcAAAAIAAAAbWltZXR5cGVhcHBsaWNhdGlvbi92bmQub2Fz aXMub3BlbmRvY3VtZW50LnRleHRQSwMEFAAAAAgAAbyQQ/efOgyqGQAA8iABAAoAHABzdHlsZXMu eG1sVVQJAAMaQK9SGECvUnV4CwABBOgDAAAE6AMAAO1d65LbOHb+PfMUjKZ2K6kKdZda6ri95euM Kx7bmfZmf6RSWxAJSVxTJAukrNb8yrPk0fIkwYUgQQqkwKsoTdtVdjdxO+d85+BycAC8+MvTzta+ Q+RbrvPQG/WHPQ06hmtazuah99ev7/VF7y8vf3zxT7quPUKowcAYuGgz+O3dq7e/vtPWLtIM1zsi a7MNNMvBv+9AgKvSdB2Xctdry4D3pmvsd9AJdD842tDXcJOOf88SH3p75Ny7wLf8ewfsoH8fGPeu Bx1e6F7MfU8JZF9oZarFaWaxdACfAtXCJG+iLFipt0wzi6VNBA6qhUlejIRYfO2qFn7ybX3t6oa7 8zAmKSqebMv59tDbBoF3PxgcDof+YdInyI6Wy+WApkYEG1E+b49smss0BtCGpDF/MOqPBjzvDgZA lT6SVyTJ2e9WECmLBgTgBFX/+0ZZI75vMkRjbAFS1g2aOQnvxFSHd2KKZbHtbDMwWQx+xYn0n18/ xrqAdqptkbwJURnI8pTZZLnF8q7rRqSSAsxAKbnj4XA6YL8LuQ+52Q/ICiASshu52Q1gG5HE3Z1M aDjfaIBz6PA7UVOeGxGmM2ueDRD0XBREhKzVOygsnXFkXttgZ2ebF0nlWTfINKVZMTmTATY1rOj6 dwsefuppYS8o9Nfj3ssfNY33tGsX97JrYEDdhIbtkyScyMwkStPY74SZh95nzMnjcbdyMT3YJHiu nWUfE4kDhbq+gq27AyNJRSxFqZI37h5ZEGmf4EFS0Z+B5/r/JuRhH3paokqSV99AByILq9HONSFy Elk8KzCwpa2tJ2gqUfXp0do97h0JRXFKsxR8tbDuEY6137AoZZQwUaTyKcgHhfWdEPcdIIuMXkr0 vcJ5ZTrEv2e37x8s36/cfiZACvj4Rz+Au8okhFqeqf51kPBikG3qvBdg06wEwSZcg70dzsB4IyF1 GwS8rWX0WIGoSPhZ9xDu7VBgYa0i05F7fwtM96DjtnwY6E8PvWF/YmDKJYnHVGKAx0odTy2g7nvA wBMbfesi63fMCbBJ1vEiN/N3QoZxmhX3xaq1nmSV1BlKx8Z8HKxgq7Op4hrYfqQGkZA8gAAVlCgm lkSK6WAfuKQprB2WCV2WFdjeNtIGSs0KQYBnY36AdSHgKWRIJCSS3uOhZyM9WCX0w3JMSMYhMrMW eeK0vvzxh5BKPAfFyLueH5M/yKY/xSLl44S7vQ+xdBwCNiXGcG0Xz90CtMdj/tplFPrW75jy0dgL 6DcbOJs92OBP0KEfDHfvBAhryc+vI3HAAM8D9G+4v6SssAoFrkmdOh6NgcNrDguGlfO037c8JWyF J7z5dFofmQja8Cmjxih1a6XrjJI+fIq6iIHE5JSNMQIkbY5STcMy3B69LXTooku3gYkHGp0S99Bz XKwWOyviR1Ehvb1jBHtW4QEnY7axIDAY5zWW65luWth8HdIInqHMRrFVJXXaw9I9MakS+ibAmTFY NqmRpEmuXJLBpm6Fpc1FeicZWurTaFG/IO9W0kqH4A5Yjk4WQlzzxieZvL2/TWWpxVzo6jptKvSj qEJsDb5yEbEOonq4u8cKZAPPJ3pdHyU6cg9yanBCynC/QejpgbuBwZaseolhnqGEpRFXzOd9QKxQ Y0tmzAP1t9Bk6qxwWXqC0HC+jzZh4ZjORBEbL5fssCBNoB+wHnFFwW3qzM/z0BPGGBubfFhYlDyt QUhyfYsqBMADMe2H+PAGVjgZ2NbGIYsqUnEkQaF8KltYP/24xoC6B2jqqyPp+4It7bKwoGmHYtFx 8qGnD/t38zHpkHDKDiDcseGq1wEZ/1nCgPA0yGEqHkOzBFdMsuMbkeyoPxzNZZLlCa1LdnIzkh3f yQVLv7cu1+nNyHU2nsoFyxJal+zsZiR7d7eQS5YltC7Z+Y1IdtwfTqTjF09oXbJ3NyPZ8UI6fvGE 1iW7uBnJzqTdbPi9dbkub0aud8sMwbKE1iU7Gt6IaCf94VQ6gPGE2kSbSk+s9Vj1p6u4xwALBiCz l+k94qt6G/g+XpziFlIu7NNKf4HAFNw8mXXiD9Fmvi6nxyGyFDN8xR/+Ph7+feWaRxltis6uEInA 9ch6bTqeJBFauUFANgOH/fGIj5F0mU39uA714wL7AI6+zDkq6hL/yFkO9REr+F3szAqOHmaNxj4k 1EGokatANltK3i/BtRXup6QcWtPYyVPYJyUtW8DBRMqnHBenrpNTdZOphGn5ng2OgtJoYnIVlayq bfmaVoL/j7jTKMNYjimRfujE/ZSvUGmgR2VYeQM8Yh01woSJRqBcrxCbflavQPtb5jqjGyd+5NoM xyHcDfNglOFZ/3SGa5l9IyUeelaAhyJDySscF+OpksJy4NR8wEIDUXrYRAnkP+Dx8qlG3C1anwru 9YLYhFWE4ymx1ZG8gwtzaKMyEkwN10pDLncoJyYjgm83p5M8o/aj2Z9itT9AMiY+9FaubWZrPS0i JLJSPFleNlbpjNJRBlq+GmrjfNTGF0ZtXB21aU5nVQzM9CTiXBdWDGx57en+q2F1mOSrw+TC6jCp WR3K4V4N1wZQm+ajNr0watPKqC3EnreKDS9SPWqtJiyvvGULnuXrwuzCujCrVxdKgV4J1AYgm+dD Nr8wZPPKkN0VhuyuCmQZheuE7C4fsrsLQ3b3DNkJZIt8yBYXhmzxDNkJZMt8yJYXhmz5DNmpF2CY j1mcfik/wPAZtVPU+oEV2PAMdMlMJfBjbiJFjycL5SXbWw89A1dITk6xEv/Y+4G1PuoksBE3cXCR mYpdL+Sjr8hUplI+7lcJgYX6ZmyBR5hpQQyqa+JF8TXxotKaOKN0ZZX+jDal4WQFa9w2ibdMFHEY l9xlSita0z1rdxU5z9eXpclFvXql3HbldLkKsFHZi2r0sPq+KfmfhSzIh6doB1VL5qppv7HEZiqP tZ4ul0lBItazcvEmojGG8Z47CZPXE4mlBzeyAUsY+5AjQJJH+9Ap2c36w+FIXXb6tD87L76y4RDD VCRMidCHIpC9txDDjMxazyk/zazRcxId0/4Cms8NpXbt/4Ud6jonxDBbxyRYRP8VRXglFvAI7H0A ao62UMah1KZ7oUgSPD6S2xqIwqSmX0m95Bm1ClFrqaKFQxCq2PV5hWw2TGVefFkzr7SsyShdeVkj akxGmEWkK6XiLBIhLh3TkbqjGMNPNjYMrHThIsHEU1xoptICGkzZb7PrE5HOCM2IkC4Vm1Ez0rXP cUujPe/PhqMrRzwj+iJCvFT4Rd2IL5eLriA+HI6vHPGMyI0I8VKhG/UiPsI23hHEZ9jGJ1eOeEZ8 RoR4qQCNuhFfLu+6gvhwOL1yxDPCOyLES8V31Iv4GNv4vBuIT7GNXzviGdEhEeKlwkPqRny5nHUF 8eFwduWIZwSXRIiXii6pF/EJtvFpNxCfYBufXzniGbEpEeKlglPqRny5nHQF8eHw2tfjWaEtseul VGxLvZhPsZV3BPMxtvLFFWL+H3uXeZ/9MnBmuJ/pbbj1bQOkvuYf34x9NC3sOH5Gm/euGzhuAKsJ ktfyRxXkFwTZ3QLYKEj3Q/aY5B2QmFMTs11Gb6uGEIS0x8fBE9clp3z8w5xD4bJrixPefmnhyFuf vKU5VUXs9M8OcThrKP8JkV8quEOqG4oorYDxbYPcvWPGF0wCx2etUPl6wGRvI3AQ2a2C5CoJJyKX 3YIbfovHCKF2awc2sMBtrEWl98Z2jW+Vd2sb0e2CHSbl5CPwg4+WU0ofImmcu/8CZ/xiA8cpuZuY kNxAvK3xPbnkWztYZrDVVoSU+LbGvJGClPobKfS6LJj1msJPxpD8TZlBfzhdpkwBf5t7gea7tmVq Pw3pn9ZMo6BYK2pWGqQaLaY/HmUajcI0A+32NmijB+jYTSpFJfWIjDoUgVfTGQ14kwgjbXoIaCsg XZhBl2cwmj13j7mv5LJgvmiuYxRSarBCDE0WzWXucSkl54bCZDJDYs5EvRQIaymEzUe8TquCD4e4 BBS20HQzCh8S95vo/2iZyYTvpVEuy/dbNbBZsfsq1n9V1dmoT+mk0nLqKmttFTZbUFtOXnW9rcJo o6fcUicqxE496zxFouOvGA2df7CozIBVQghpl+KFLnErFTunGuPdbEht2mOW605TdpTlg2Zt9qgU ZPzKvnNTxA+2jW0NUVc1PyzzdDY6WyxFj888Pcdp/8HjtOkIUEVT215YlDxRVlLHa+CySR1fF7lI tyHn3S/Rq26k/xF9NakjS1E+raxDp8p9xnXvCjEvUETrJu5M6JNBOZsSoSqwnYn4a6gL6c+UiPTH mApFl27B3pCboUs5Zu7jMqeb072W2CFK06L+bF5yi+rdztuSR2HT6lXoygySKj9ITXUt56A1Ta/h JPVfsZ0jW2ImKnwIX/e8Hs4UVZWePAvdCuH6K80RbjlQXunPvfPbc2VuBwiQ9Q0GW1znZltRApTu sKqkEMoQ5u6RAfO3tlke6aa2Ouk5W8lnNkNT5fM2lrP3jssc+LLk5x+vzPDePQFSxx8JObIr4Zpy lnPG4qQpJHZWX7/7+cOnew1XrL3aQDxka4+kpK+0wfrVNV0pLQpu87duRo85UHKSnUwRiygvfRCY zM38HbBt3QCe30zvyEiVj3AqfH5BFp6KBSfX96sKmZfXXxVUGbHtIu28bqmdN9XaOY8aef40wP2L fOCQ5fiD9D+vjMD6DvO5z3dkRkUVAP/ggFbbizL/OzySpWx5cJWed67qciTb5sYWmnsbmnkUqwmI 16DSe0Ngkulaq43SIKS2W/RblmxU5m94teudbheodv1f8SIYyqe1UQfIVpH3JggyHrp9C4g7O8xG Fhs7PHE09HCZSXU5MoaosiMvQCt76Nlu/EJwnI9Q8nLwYiD+msqywyayrauyIwQop66obCyMl/Es 6d2nt1lzpHwgXks2OYrMVKp2EJ/488Zk9vd43OF6fPmQFuXUUtkKKR7fA4mbk7fG82nJTKXbAo6x ddGZtpKZSi5S4/Arf4+TtdniT6XvX8PlfQNZXoXVZ+00rWqnaFWWng/Ez+xAfl3VNzm8PJcmZilo azw+kzjlFsPUw/a/Pz0lX7YXA5Vbct2wfCcP3j/FR3uSL96LJJ6+WS8pF6XRkiXA+pk4Zy3jpNvY sO9pEMLPJ1cjMRvVWTij6Gj+vrl/4p52/PMx4XU/4ExJpr+TSg1AH0LEauB6JwmI3Nd74sreRq5v VjK52SGkpoqX2XpE+L+WxXW6TTzOugrvNIU/D5b+LjjaxUtSGCiEKNuGURcfOrYPdHZj6hHNPsFP t62dFYgVYMV0ArxoiXzg5eCl1QhLp5Iwx9UkI7hHs9MAbnJ7SMrdn+clJ9MMvHzDRqh9IPHbPv6o 4oN5yzpDWiZLmbInqZHVVtW3Tpvheb8CFt5lJLiBMgvLNjDBvpKy3VmmaZ/KPZRPzFlRyYYEKjkk hExxqnEk0RnD6Jbx5GYX+7azEHKRsHlm2BaWBIJG8M+43/pXLfHPv/Q0E4HDvb3fWQ6WJxYkqZ5+ IwaKgB8InxA0hd82CEJH+H1l78XyG7DbAU5wWCNmV7ccLFKfzmjCjogm0qMWuusBwwqOkmLszV2f b4YWOK5xqj9nOo9w/xuaUf+h0n1EpZpXf5aA1YpPgZi0cvuVYpvyiseoOCV7h+82kckWggwP1c5s jdydXn3kodWIsZZFBx/VU3Qlu0aqF6GW5M5YsnWEFas4wjSpCZcft85DWnVku24IFYfEc0BewSDZ 9AnZwuPKB4csSqNRRWVQYUUuMaECvm5sASpoxivgQzGCo4nZZyxKLTxaqHaGVX4MscoyMZZRtYVh UQMT/eW1jExUmmcElNOlhQUribAtsXVdROV0gU6UXdwc+UEHvofn++Qt5ZLchkvh0uwK5tYUx/XN AWuWXcj4dc8SFCd6iSM/Of6okVisJkdUZyeK0UKwHfO5/YVdNZei6syvVD8gzEW+Av9bkUkdyV/h IEoqSL/Sua2w9TiI5hWygD06eaLJIRd42LUGXcSyaLinbHrbowklltx7ssZ/jEgemSugk/WPzLE+ rv1mlEJLojAG3w8kEROJ3faMpxTifXbhrcK4UvqOJFcVmjWM+g/flwz9ZaIu5e3x4yp0f79eW0/k mjvhI7vVhlQYC0ogID1Yi0nh1q4OsEAxdgYMvZw2WOFkekhoR3RBvMNEKJ/KFtZPP65d23YPeBRe YWUgRQKw6gkE8PMxwvZy5rVpuuQEZPJopHhNipT1WE/y8CkO4vgZxCSIo2IAji4J3uQZvBR4xS1w dGkLnD6DmARxXAzA8SXBmz2DlwKvuAWOL22B82cQkyBOigE4uSR4d8/gpcDrzwrCRwtcDMDFM4BJ AKfCk7CKEPIiFwNx+QxiGsSCVji9rBWSG/2fERQRnBU3w1kTZijmEV2Cec4f/hh2ht+HvoN91uWz 2ts2DJJaoqwkNBurgW5PPvT+73/+98o1AuOepQ8Zvh01XfhB1an82YNOeEhlcE6FmOyLQ6zuELpN iBfZRi8HeaFq8p2CWd11dIswj/qj7FWq3Es0Ul2jdgpmdefSbcI8Lwby/AohVndB3SLEmc7CCq7C TsGr7py6SXj702LjMS9wbTCru7FuE+a7YuMxL3BtMKs7u24R5km/UHfNsl8bxOqusNuEuNCUa3KV U64CzrJbxDjXQV3RPd04zhJ3WhyIyDCEpkY9ZFEkYp6r7TPa8FKkULk4qnpdqkxBVuS1MHKctD+f UF80TdsRUCjw4cFHnnxWiBUijJpkb9Qf312Qu0nT3C2HlwRv2ix74/5sekHuZs1yN+mP7i4J3rxp 9hajC3J31yx30/50eknwFs2yN+uzF6svxN2yae7uRpcEL34fvRn+5v3ah/TcedFrOoEqOi/ipVTm RYqbjazK89vRFabdZWdPWTNXftSDH8h4DABK3TRHL9fCVPoQK8ST7l9gi691wSrP265HrrI9tQvI VXXGeD2Cle1itS5Y5bnq9chVtnXUulzVZ8nXI1jZps0FBKs4P78eucp2SVqXq/rK4HoEK9uXaF2w ymuS65GrbDPgAnJVXQ1dj2ClLvjWJau8DrusYHPXdm8hu2WZPO5YaHknFKzD880XxFVWae04satQ Gi572vFHVyOUrSPacS1XoTScmLfjJa5CKJ/ptuPwrUbpYtSa77YKoXwu1o4btgql4eSmHY9qNULZ bKEl52gVUsPhtx4/J2v73Ej3FaLoypOGHtEoQs5buLYcS/aAXtnny8N3T2U8KT72PU/FAJx565tl Zy1kvVhb67O0SpObR2S8Jk/8xHv7DqxrhtPkNn462bTIhc/0Wur+KBm1ET6hDB2z5XlTg/v8HWNf OhtrMhCgY/xL53gNRgp0jH3pzLHJUIKO8S+djzYYa9Ax9qWz3CaDETrGv3Tu3GC0QsfYl87Imwxn 6Bj/8nl+g/EOLfCfuXqgn8nLbj65f3BtbfaIvmutRQl6OLNeh0/AheQa4QPYiYm57Om6ZG4yZc8s knxcLil97jUFiLw9zB4cCT9yynwh1pfdJy+UcXiYs07qM11jvxMfJFaXA5Y9E8MplZacykQb5NLL mBZZW+wyXZLPjy7KpSnuek2dqdE5/mw5hZXE8mA3I9M0yzEQ3NFVyiz1kLW1si2XLkaO5+8zFXMT 9FJXmiaP7ieqrnD5aapoiAlZdT2VW/apr/mES0Oz1nvnEKRP07FkQTHOLr5963cylZ57QcYNrKLP nWTmT9ixIkIiK8WT5WWjZ+yySkcZyt7+KipD5fV/QoPZTgBrEduEqNGWoeF6kCW+v3BmMS3SWcdW gYcg3cr5L9n+zn9rFYYd2djSqHN53A5f3Y2Zb4/nDkXSt8V0l+Lr2+K5U1H37THdnVj8tnjuVIR+ W0x3KW6/PZ67FM3fFtdtxvhnTTDJWxxWcPKmAKklOV8kT7tpKwSB4gMOJP9rkv0tXIO9ffLEd9nd qx3wA7JeIy9hslyP8XuX51c1PGkTry7Y29jk1n9CboQO/VzhHTzK/EdMmm8A70TA9bEfN1GJ/wwB yPfllB87UN6yI59iZcMi1H4JdjZZS1nro/ZIMjG9+5EUxet7ywjL0vpehF8IzdggLUOP03Kg+vXL qAwwxBMDkeoqWnRHJV+4+MfeJ+zhxaSzwZUfXGTyVfDZtSKF0AZHdx8kWfJ2o54I896n78qzR2+h xEqielJ005SwMxqPhBPhNGEbrqrHy/5dpoclbAJZWIAuXlA6zLeFpeyiAAErOHlvZ5z0MvD3dlKf 48t+Tj0S45iaA7IC4jsKT9IjPVjFq3TmCdN34CnihfgtYuWOsvjQ4xXyrnk4WsTNcC9kaDkkv+CQ TOUBa2K/sizU5UF/TL6yAkyiJ8wNJT7bJbxtO55FDx7zR1CSj4CLFinDO6UUWwhMQiX5Je16WVPl 56PLD8kSYWLKjYTBiUQc3R5R+nHOhEvPPGK1J+ZOHkUmr7gkzCdmO0l1hkBUDWz8bETXYET02Z4r sKJBZYWcdKPHt56V9eaVtUSXX0+H32yXPpVZEHu68Q/R16u+J13NwCTrhWfbe55unbHNWTdGt+ep 2LOFXaGFRd4SmW+E+01Ct1KcEElHcDgl7DLyummnMAieCKmsiZSpn9I7PeFHXDIvw9TYSxXmgzY0 AkrLQ8/YIzowvQx9nkLu6JNcaElxCQwqMf4Zbb5agQ2/0LiZHObjjV/4dPp2MXKd4FcQ4CZoRQPV ttMF8yiYtCD+QdPCfm8hPzjL6jRP2LT0DYjirBRmXecy6oxSHU70nYebRSn/D1BLAwQKAAAAAAAB vJBDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACQAcAE1FVEEtSU5GL1VUCQADGUCvUhpAr1J1eAsAAQToAwAABOgDAABQ SwMEFAAAAAgAAbyQQ0A75nLFAAAAMAIAABUAHABNRVRBLUlORi9tYW5pZmVzdC54bWxVVAkAAxlA r1IZQK9SdXgLAAEE6AMAAAToAwAArZFBDoIwEEX3nIJ0D1VXpqG48wR6gKYM2qSdNnQgcHuBRMSo CxN2M8n///3JFKfe2bSDJhqPku3zHUsBta8M3iS7Xs7ZkZ3KpHAKTQ2RxHNIRx/GZZWsbVB4FU0U qBxEQVr4AFh53TpAEu96MZOWbVXgwMpkxauNhWz0N8NL7aAyKqMhgGQqBGu0otHNO6zyuUK+JucE Pa1YdWttFhTdJeO/KvDyjwpTPh/P+87QHmlqMQk2jI00WIhbpzogtWTyj6eXyQNQSwMEFAAAAAgA ALyQQ2yhc3lTAQAAHQMAAAgAHABtZXRhLnhtbFVUCQADGECvUhhAr1J1eAsAAQToAwAABOgDAACN ks1SgzAUhfc8BcMewo/j2AykG3XrjNYHSJNbGhuSThKkvr0lQEVLZ8wunPPlnHuHcn1qZPgJxgqt qihL0igExTQXqq6i981z/BCtSRD2p9S7nWCAuWZtA8rFDTg6SP05P6QsHjxV1BqFNbXCYkUbsNgx rI+gJhbP3biP/fvQSQp1qKK9c0eMUNd1SVck2tQoW61WyKtXDGcX4Nga6e2cIZDQZ1qUJRm6gvop /tu39y621VpfontuGMwXyNP0Dg33GTZOPtt8HpFJnjbdx5Gg5AwzA9RpQ14F21PDwzdHpWyoKtFM DErfTyjhBJXxbWbR5nM4dUDyNCviLI+z+01e4CLHaepzvDiGeOrcPL5NLPhGuAYFxoeOrp8Po+MA X502fNKnq+9o2+0HMEd8p+niFSecBLLZQ/hIVQ0mfNmFT1utD9Z7Bzk4b7lEvzeMln5t8g1QSwME FAAAAAgAAbyQQ495ESv6DgAA12oAAAsAHABjb250ZW50LnhtbFVUCQADGkCvUhpAr1J1eAsAAQTo AwAABOgDAADtXety2zYW/t08BVY7u213TN3sJLa2Vie3punYScd2pt1fHYiERNQkwAKgZeVXH2T3 5fokew4AUpQs2XRkyYrHTsaRcDnn4DtXgBLy3feXaUIumNJcisNGp9luECZCGXExOmx8PPsh2G98 33/y3d+CgJwyRpgJW1KNWidvXrw+fkOGUpFQZhPFR7EhXMD7lBogRYIAZsnhkIesF8kwT5kwQSiF gX+fEPgBvkL33IjDRq5ET1LNdU/QlOmeCXsyY6KY2auO7qGUFRraTJLaJOzgeQqGXZq6BHDslfl0 UF8CO3ieQqTouC4BHAvqmScxlHUJXOokGErQRpqBshZIc5lwcX7YiI3Jeq3WeDxujnebqPbOwcFB y/bOCB+WY7NcJXZkFLZYwpCpbnWanVZ1fMoMrSsrjp0XT+TpgKnacFFDF2pdX4xqW83F6Bq4wpiq 2vZjB19V/25UX/270fx8cLp4ib72W8fQaX8dH83ai0rr8sSxV+ALFc9qL9uNnqchpSzFxknOwa3o 3XZ7r+Xez80YXztlrLhham5KeO2UkCbhjDZkughMGNtpwYiAXaBZzzgMAqSXTOq2XPfMBB0tZfHr 8dFpGLOUzk7gN08IuNCGilnEFCpp6eqfthTLpDIzgA3rB2TQaHdGThmZ5ZEDOmdMkLOksPtSMs+Q XWZMceRFE1RhkGpYHqhWZr3KbGtRSNFPrqSybqMPvGzqctanbVaCJj/Wt7b6T4pxQ0hQZEhDRiIW JlTZXDY/DQcFOCjAQbpvF/SdCzFlH3HvcS2HjTMay5R2GgTiSDEk5cmk6Gm0ahAJZa44WPZVIr5n h6RSSJ3BxFoEXyhOE/JRcEj3jByfLqD8T5pJ/e/5ga61QSrEM25CiEAXFIZChKzF/8e35JiLMJbk yJYPPy0V4MrIO5LgLJZKRBRGL9BMpa9KAnuDERNgnBBVFGhPrC4H2Lkm79mYnHh6i3GYG7cAhfXI 9yIZUDFZIFbZsVwCPeZaryzBKU9P80XAlB3XSDDRhqWrK8m56lIfvgsRvmstizFFhKK5kVhih47W fGwquwPXbSf6qacstKV5ZeLSTizsz1Au8mFIXrmyXRMqIvLBxEyRdyICdgX3Ejn7ewa1D2oEY9ml p19C4LHTvtlRmdJxzUEG0Z4pw61EvQENz0dK5iKCYiyRUAH+PWzjn4Iqi7gvxYc00QyofuUJwvg8 FZaKewkUcgGZCoLytG1Es8NGO0xRGcXMClOe0hFrlaK2lsnqIWlVMKlCjXgAoBHxM/UOyTW8pZrg BolyMBqrALsWTUxMDZFhmCvPGX7G3MRckIRr2HaBadXXBHL2ygiOoJJJgs7nK8VuhiK01QFNsPAI sCXwaBdqQIRTqkZcBAkbGpub9zsAc6XD7iAd+GtQ5mdp7PPQ7N4Dmgftpw8Uzd2No9ltPt17oGDu bRzM3Wbn+UM1zaf3gOaDjZrPNg7mXnNv76Ga5vONo/m02d5/oGDu3wOYzzsP1TQPNo7ms+buQwWz 074HNA/2tx/O6WbLbWJn9srXI20nzMNqVzMPqm2sQuqaFShmzCM8kD949o8qUEb6ZVXaBtIYPG5u N7u2xz0dogkficNGiDpX5enEojXetJJXFtGF6/G6Xrwsr4mFq/N9fpGdf60k4IkcL5ZOQcdC0aBj 7mDgnLEM0B0xPJs4bNBkTCf6s6UaJK9YkiyBDHsWAwY9V+G6wHchTQKvUTABq/2MRu4Ra7vZeXrg TWIgVcSUMxMhBas2FnYy3+68cr7Vu6RtXgxDTRSOroHB92RU4bNd+ya4gmItrO4ekHaz3e6GKdEy 4RH5e9v+rAWhky8UoSUmsxi41WzoS4WorhGtAbOzrYHsRhDuKTKdbU9oWhGizcWqs+3xxPWY1To8 cYvC14YMbQ0ovtwaDJelgBvBWXM8e7k98WxFiDYXz15uj2uux6zW4YlbFM82ZGjryArbE9BqJ4X7 jnBnWxTi7hq0DdZwWxT0NmR6a/HfLQqD92WMt8F1eqL68s3bd+97swer+GkV96lsFhH2Rz7zucnr FfLGj76jI9dOu73GM9e6i7nvo9eb5PyBK20KYe0bJ6yTe22nnymPooR9GQegBTpH9BGcpeDMm87P VNGRolk8D1E237EgtFoKv3XbvxWfN5xHsyQyF2Dtg6tZ9/Vcfs+14cNJoAFN4DOG9RfPpO7UKu5/ 3UxEqy0aQ/ub96/rB/YrGeEV8JWpn3/G0iyhht2cA9y0Owr/+xj97+oZmpNsa5+gOfHu5/nZ9NFq afrk1JlMTYVvid9oQ5Wp7zlTKJHGLNniM8lFvVUZKHOTcFE+D692YXtgYiXzUeyWVwRsjwg+ol/y NQFgars1/wTdnW5mKm0FKZXSpFEuW8c0wm9QVVnYjlxAarDCzAhRkBuzImk4ehXhkHtANaeikKHa aRXmexdMdnSvGWCp43fvEna5lH7Zv5zDkiFOPReLlr5ogNexJWxfr+C5mEPAex8d4dERHh1hq4qp R1949IV78gW7o3rQWWFofx494dETanjCQ08Lj87w6AzzO2o8YvyczfT6P7W64Au4hQHPnlq2D57P nlrexYOJO35scouv+C7E6m5S/L0oDde/335U2i33KPeqs9D+POpshQriXvS2F+GfR719/nnAo7tt i9rKZ0TLH/U8IdNLTBZeRlLcVDKQ0cSz8i1YPRUSFoLab6lp9kfOxPQulK8WNPvvs3ENokyKGhrU c8GSw0a34borewF3xcdKdN4lCcDg7oi6A3Jn8PIOyJSfp1id1BGHLY4YVb+Ft1AfC1SWOTrVLRh+ coab6kM9O8RgW/8sZuQ1FSOm8MKZNwMpz7Xn5gb4N1m/NptWnaGn+cA4odwoLrjhECBCxaiRqn/C 8b6+CMpxmiSwj/JizA+7jXQly1sK2G13doNON+g8I8dSlBzrsprhFV8d/iOjGOVwj9zxVjBnHJ1G aVGon5Sq88Buias2A1x/VWzY1CwMOhUbLGZUxxZjKsqXhfJnxC3ZMRFdx8yDEt8ILPoarhSDUKP/ ThAKf0eMjGOmGBnksKlnWpNIplxAZNNE5oqMcGcn0vImJHvToO3y7BI61jsEwFITYBnGAnLJCPMN odEFfsUWL6ljSk8ZAFuZ4fV7ORgUTJKeEk8zqRkRsH1XDGIMdxcFESmIAbCyfJDwsAmRt2BSXBMU yjyJSEwvmKcEsVmO7dP7HNjB4uxVQ0YSsGsusBHvDATdN2d9HEz5ye1Q/IWbmGSK26uNrA53rpKs UrSXFy0y25d5kjCggvHHmyJejMRFDoPshxFsOi6+W1yYGNIL8DIkbKot9n9kTkLQwyCfALzM3qwE DTreAe1IMUllrpNJ01KcruMr/3qG5ypigA8IMgFZ5FgQbtbOD5eN5iCkARP7I+fKmYWGwohQAubF BFigNarCBDUKqNCCwJCR1wbkxNjgbhUmXJNzAfDsWO8TkmDNojiDEFTxtwmOE4xFdj3ICWJ0ZN0G jXIjwKI9jfgF2yEJRiypiMYznUIGxBlsCz9ssSlxdkgWTzTGomSyQzQKiCDi3c2lWA5Xbr6Gclmm zOAJInKCsDbME2IP/aa3Pa9d8vcS/4VYpl3MwzCGyEVojXLibLGmSmfiELbfOrrhubGiGLDQI2yQ eJHSTxCQmY115Jsh5SoBNCcZwvxt70sIfn4JPgBodG1ITwAyx+sm+NAaRwrGe8Fs84gZzFlsI54E aRntkNgbIsDPIbdyESY5linWJD6e7hRK0HTizARXgAYP7oWsMJpi82YknoezFAgdPgxZBuhNE/oF K8OsFJWoujl5Z4MrVFGKGRcFpABTrsZXXEZQii5GyEXLoRljEsFwYqMshwXC3yRZP9RghUpT84n8 9ed/McqCTH/9+T9cB7CHWBHZzy5aA3LFiH2PmS3lWKFgeNtBhoPcuOUOJkRnLASrRwODd8i3CNRO j1CeonY0drg7PZvkvU0yEO5xlg/18HL9ypPT8G3NBdduC0eNl5STKGdod6/5iMPmhZxU6kjkckwF VLxYzYJXuQgLG0LISFb/oPqYDyxQA8fCm+oO1MiwJwJeSCSVoP2qQUN0FJX/EQBSx6acztlgKg0D VUYMY2gFGiy4R6B9PBKBsl7CMt8ZWws7jwPoyi7Eo9tuH7hk4wlBFQi4aLQAWB7W2/DqLZNqxJDC BzUGtUPm7Bzs720kIb25gIIRC1ZnkxA9uBhibnCX7pOUnrsIpFmRoigBi83sQsFtI89vqGQ6W7c3 yS+MpLnGyu93Fppivk19EcWjJLshGioos2S68s7hrFSTvWNf2AM7iloU1hWRFyTfiKPxgil7vtpV eiFspCBCeZa4s/HpEl9nQIbmoD4Fq0I+Ya7w4XDFRp0fE53bjVix8YQpmlXkiVH7EEywfEIHSSXA 4ykDohFsERA1tEJPyRMqxzBjmLUtF0/GLmMholJ8XRbhKKChPPHrLnVkV+xY4/XzUFiOaMI/QRiK KWodVjeWBKq2WIKVvvsafFHnoxG4Jt4sq9gXUY5ASIs4BhOIyaA+ekmGOTodps8Saty/+n1wmA8g /EjYwoATMBrGyMuNBFfMZJYnAI6ZOPYQyJmTgOOjelEcc2B7ECZU461XQAzfF+dBrg8CKJpev+PR m22tjLSHmksX+8MccUrsf6XRg5IRT0M4PnRu+LZYsWF5j772p0/2Jn2KZ9gJ0y17G75g9jk9aiHw IbrJRDM2adLorzTdr5X2Z6JZFQG32mlDv0k2kPSg/sc9qstWuFXxVat1PdxuFaZSbt/JhUyghMQg AZwgJNgIuZko7SKnc3E8lrG2bAzmmkoIJd/8rKQNtW/B8gV41QgMmFVPwiyJb3dsuQK2P4E9CGwp +bASo7A6tzkrhPIdExzQyDNsyvX0bEkbmdmyfuW47U+XgfvVkS9lEjX6P0mMdzlW5KCknjtdAJGo KY6SYXKf3NIdXrMhs+XGy8lrawzWsB1as5Z/48ipka+IxceTI5eJucsVMje9265rsZ96abNoeIND Twfe2apelVmy2+50dvB3l8yfiZcpREBIgG3Aeat/AmWTDdTu0OAVHpNjefhKpimeY74wLsjjjfO7 zfZVS3Tv5h4MlQ3u2VH5dv7/l+o/+T9QSwECHgMKAAAAAAABvJBDXsYyDCcAAAAnAAAACAAAAAAA AAAAAAAApIEAAAAAbWltZXR5cGVQSwECHgMUAAAACAABvJBD9586DKoZAADyIAEACgAYAAAAAAAB AAAApIFNAAAAc3R5bGVzLnhtbFVUBQADGkCvUnV4CwABBOgDAAAE6AMAAFBLAQIeAwoAAAAAAAG8 kEMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAJABgAAAAAAAAAEADtQTsaAABNRVRBLUlORi9VVAUAAxlAr1J1eAsAAQTo AwAABOgDAABQSwECHgMUAAAACAABvJBDQDvmcsUAAAAwAgAAFQAYAAAAAAABAAAApIF+GgAATUVU QS1JTkYvbWFuaWZlc3QueG1sVVQFAAMZQK9SdXgLAAEE6AMAAAToAwAAUEsBAh4DFAAAAAgAALyQ Q2yhc3lTAQAAHQMAAAgAGAAAAAAAAQAAAKSBkhsAAG1ldGEueG1sVVQFAAMYQK9SdXgLAAEE6AMA AAToAwAAUEsBAh4DFAAAAAgAAbyQQ495ESv6DgAA12oAAAsAGAAAAAAAAQAAAKSBJx0AAGNvbnRl bnQueG1sVVQFAAMaQK9SdXgLAAEE6AMAAAToAwAAUEsFBgAAAAAGAAYAzwEAAGYsAAAAAA== --=-=-= Content-Type: text/x-org; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=ebooks.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable #+TITLE: The Danger Of Ebooks #+DATE: 2013-12-16 Mon #+AUTHOR: Richard Stallman #+EMAIL: rms@gnu.org #+OPTIONS: ':nil *:t -:nil ::t <:t H:3 \n:nil ^:t arch:headline #+OPTIONS: author:t c:nil creator:comment d:(not "LOGBOOK") date:t #+OPTIONS: e:t email:nil f:t inline:t num:nil p:nil pri:nil prop:nil #+OPTIONS: stat:t tags:t tasks:t tex:t timestamp:t toc:nil todo:t |:t #+CREATOR: Emacs 24.3.50.3 (Org mode 8.2.4) #+DESCRIPTION: #+EXCLUDE_TAGS: noexport #+KEYWORDS: #+LANGUAGE: en #+SELECT_TAGS: export * The Danger of Ebooks In an age where business dominates our governments and writes our laws, every technological advance offers business an opportunity to impose new restrictions on the public. Technologies that could have empowered us are used to chain us instead. With printed books, - You can buy one with cash, anonymously. - Then you own it. - You are not required to sign a license that restricts your use of it. - The format is known, and no proprietary technology is needed to read the book. - You can give, lend or sell the book to another. - You can, physically, scan and copy the book, and it's sometimes lawful under copyright. - Nobody has the power to destroy your book. Contrast that with Amazon ebooks (fairly typical): - Amazon requires users to identify themselves to get an ebook. - In some countries, including the US, Amazon says the user cannot own the ebook. - Amazon requires the user to accept a restrictive license on use of the ebook. - The format is secret, and only proprietary user-restricting software can read it at all. - An ersatz =E2=80=9Clending=E2=80=9D is allowed for some books, for a lim= ited time, but only by specifying by name another user of the same system. No giving or selling. - To copy the ebook is impossible due to Digital Restrictions Management in the player. and prohibited by the license, which is more restrictive than copyright law. - Amazon can remotely delete the ebook using a back door. It used this back door in 2009 to delete thousands of copies of George Orwell's 1984. Even one of these infringements makes these ebooks a step backward from printed books. We must reject ebooks that damage our freedom. The ebook companies say denying our traditional freedoms is necessary to continue to pay authors. The current copyright system supports those companies handsomely, and most authors badly. We can support authors better in other ways that don't require curtailing our freedom, and even legalize sharing. Two methods I've suggested are: - To distribute tax funds to authors based on the cube root of each author's popularity[1].=20 - To design players so users can send authors anonymous voluntary payments. Ebooks don't have to attack our freedom (Project Gutenberg's ebooks don't), but they will if companies get to decide. It's up to us to stop them. *Join our cause: sign up at* http://DefectiveByDesign.org/ebooks.html URL of this handout: http://stallman.org/articles/ebooks.pdf Copyright 2011, 2012 Richard Stallman \\ Released under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. * Footnotes [1] http://stallman.org/articles/internet-sharing-license.en.html --=-=-=--