Why is quran package installed by default on Texlive2020

Arthur Reutenauer arthur.reutenauer at normalesup.org
Fri May 15 16:14:46 CEST 2020


On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 11:14:56AM +0200, Simon Spiegel wrote:
> > On 15 May 2020, at 11:08, Philip Taylor <P.Taylor at Hellenic-Institute.Uk> wrote:
>> What I fail to understand is why you think that what you need has any relevance to what packages TeX Live should include.  TeX Live is not just for you, it is for everyone.  If you don't like what it includes, don't install it.
> 
> And while you’re at it, also remove all Arabic numerals from your computer as well as any traces of algebra.

  ... and LuaTeX, which was originally developed to typeset texts of
medieval Islamic philosophic.  The project was called OrientalTeX, and
came with an initial grant of $30,000 that funded development time.
Islam literally gave us LuaTeX.

	Arthur


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