[fptex] LaTeX

[Sebastian Rahtz]

On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 01:06, Bob Howlett wrote:
> Have the LaTeX people released any further information?
> What is the reason for moving to etex instead of tex,
> and what implications are there for those of us who
> have ignored etex until now?

I forget which list I got the diktat on, but I don't
think it was private.

They want the freedom to assume eTeX extensions in
future LaTeX packages, basically. The impact on the
average user should be nil, assuming the
underlying engine has switched to e-TeX
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