Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 17:20:25 -0600 From: rkw@dataplex.net (Richard Wackerbarth) To: Amancio Hasty <hasty@star-gate.com> Cc: Hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Amancio Hasty's Observation Message-ID: <v02110105ab9f9935709f@[199.183.109.242]>
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>I think that is inevitable that we will have to embrace propieratory >technology if it means merging in with the market forces. The sooner >we realize this the better off we will be. I do not agree. In particular, the Acrobat technology doesn't buy us anything that we NEED to distribute documentation, etc. in our environment. Talk about BLOAT! I don't see us trying to include magazine quality layouts and graphics in the core system. The user that wants the fancy reader will still be able to read our non-proprietary (HTML, for example) documents with his reader of choice. Embracing proprietary technology is directly opposed to the philosophy behind the "Free" thinkers. ---- Richard Wackerbarth rkw@dataplex.net
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