Re: Intent to take over: sgml-tools
On Tuesday 31 August 1999, at 12 h 20, the keyboard of eichin@thok.org (Mark
W. Eichin) wrote:
> Hmm. Did it fail because Cees [the "leading light" of the project]
> got sucked away by his ideal job, or for other practical reasons?
The first reason was given by Cees. Not enough time and no use of this
software for himself.
> Is there not an automated converter from linuxdoc?
Yes, in SGMLtools v2.
> perfect, but a good starting point for further editting...) Would the
> HOWTO authors object to being handed fully converted documents?
Ask them. It seems the transition missed a proper evangelist, one with skill,
diplomacy and patience.
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Stephane Bortzmeyer
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