[tex-live] minor problems with install-tl

[Alex Hamann]

On 28.10.2008, at 12:47, Norbert Preining wrote:

> On Di, 28 Okt 2008, Robin Fairbairns wrote:
>> ha!  at least italy seems (vaguely) to believe in trains.  we have an
>
> Vaguely is the key word.
>
>> insane govt which seems to believe that flying is better than train
>> travel, and that ticket prices should be used to regulate crowding on
>> trains.
>
> The Italian govt instead regulates by local trains which are just  
> plain
> broken. The high speed connections IC type are good and clean, the  
> local
> trains a pain. But anyway, I don't mind ;-)
>
>> (of course, with the credit crunch, soon no-one will be able to  
>> borrow
>> enough to go by train at these prices, which will solve the
>> overcrowding.)
>
> Whom do you tell, Cambridge, Cardiff, I have been in several places in
> the last month, and going there and back in the OffPeak time is the  
> only
> way to get decent prizes. Considering that for OffPeak from Cardiff  
> you
> need to leave at around 5, this *is* a pain.
>
> Anyway, still I love trains much more than planes, esp because I am
> close to 2m tall, which makes me fit into these chairs quite
> uncomfortably.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Norbert


anybody ever been on a Greek train? Might be a worthy addition to the  
experiences you described here ;-)

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