[tex-live] OT: Why use Windows [was: Re: Perl for Windows]

[Juergen Fenn]

Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian.rahtz at oucs.ox.ac.uk> writes:

>> The main problem is not Windows, but the omnipresent MS
>> Office on Windows systems. But this is really OT, except for that it
>> shows how important a Windows version of TL really is.
>>   
> Curious view, to my mind. If you use Office, why
> do you also want TeX? don't people use TeX
> because they cannot bear Office?

I didn't mean to say that I use MS Office.  However, on most Windows
boxes MSO is installed. What we need is a TeX system that most Windows
users can manage because otherwise they will stay with the Office
suits. See the other post on TL vs. MiKTeX. 

I don't remember a question on de.comp.text.tex lately by someone who
said he used TL under Windows.

Regards,
Jürgen.