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From: terry@nrcvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Why troff?
Message-ID: <769@nrcvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Feb-87 11:24:27 EST
Article-I.D.: nrcvax.769
Posted: Tue Feb 10 11:24:27 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Feb-87 20:45:50 EST
References: <362@linus.UUCP> <765@nrcvax.UUCP> <640@mcgill-vision.UUCP>
Reply-To: terry@nrcvax.UUCP (Terry Grevstad)
Distribution: comp.text
Organization: Network Research Corp.  Oxnard, CA
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Keywords: TeX, troff

mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse) says:
>In article <765@nrcvax.UUCP>, terry@nrcvax.UUCP (Terry Grevstad) writes:
>> I love troff.  I tell it exactly what to do, and it does it.  I like
>> the complete control and flexibility it gives me.  I can get it to do
>> anything I want it to do, and as I use it more I am constantly
>> learning more about it.
>
>I love TeX.  I tell it exactly what to do, and it does it.  I like the
>complete control and flexibility it gives me.  I can get it to do
>anything I want it to do, and as I use it more I am constantly
>learning...waitaminnit, haven't I heard this before?
>
>Yes, they are both powerful systems.  Each one has its priesthood and
>fanatical followers.  Whatever you want to do, you can probably manage
>to do it in either one (though depending on what it is, one of them may
>do it more easily than the other).  Please, use whichever one works
>better for you and don't try to convert the other fanatical followers.
>It is a waste of time and annoys the people paying for the bandwidth.

***FLAME ON***
Someone asked for people's opinions on TeX and troff.  I'm a
``people''.  I have an opinion.  I stated it.  I was not trying to
``convert the other fanatical followers.''  I'm a firm believer in
everyone using what works best for themselves and what they are trying
to do.  But don't criticize me for stating my opinion when asked for
it! 

	<<This got a bit stronger, but I deleted the rest.
	  I'm sick and tired of net.wars and don't want to
	  be blamed for starting one.>>

***FLAME OFF***
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