Re: TeX Licenses & teTeX (Was: Re: forwarded message from Jeff Licquia)

[tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)]

Boris Veytsman <borisv@lk.net> writes:

> > From: tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)
> > Date: 05 Aug 2002 21:41:27 -0700
> 
> > 
> > But can I modify the behavior of any part of LaTeX, including what
> > happens when I load article.sty?
> 
> Can you modify plain.tex?

Yes, if I do so by patches.  I can do the following:

Rename plain.tex to origplain.tex.

Create a new plain.tex that loads origplain.tex and then hacks the
environment as I please.

Install that new plain.tex so that users get it when they ask for
plain TeX.



Thomas