[fptex] Plans for the near future

[Luis A Escobar]

LUK and Françoise: thank you for your input on this.

  On the UNIX/LINUS side we use tetex here and we are happy with it.

  On the Windows/DOS side my path was from PCTeX ->  MikTeX -> fpTeX

  I do not have fun memories of MikTeX but I have not revisited the
 capabilities of MikTeX in many years.  You should have noticied that I
 did not use the word MikTeX in my original message (I tried to avoid that
 word as much as I can).  I have resisted the suggestions
 here of switching back to MikTeX for several years. I have, however,
  been distressed when some of the faculty and students here
  have abandoned fpTeX in favor of MikTeX.  I am going to keep
 fpTeX in our Department for now and see what the future
 brings. I hope it is something above and beyond fpTeX, I hate to
 regress.

 Thank again

  Best regards, Luis A





LUK ShunTim <shuntim.luk at polyu.edu.hk>@tug.org on 02/24/2005 12:45:58 AM

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Françoise - F&F Drs wrote:
> Luis A Escobar a écrit :
>
>  >I would like to know what is the near future, say the next three
>  >years, of fpTeX.
>
> Pessimistic : ite missa est : http://www.tug.org/protext/
>

Hello Françoise and Luis,

Protex is miktex. :-) I switched, a long time ago, from miktex to fptex
because config problems could be more easily solved by tweaking the
config files; more tetex like. I don't know the situation now as I've
not gone back to miktex since.

> Optimistic : alleluia : http://www.fptex.org/xemtex/

I read recently on the texlive list it's more inclined towards to
spitting out PDF.

>
> As you like.
>
> --
> FMF

Yes, I share the sentiments of Luis.

Regards,
ST
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