Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:01:50 +0000 From: mahonmesr@googlemail.com To: Albert Shih <Albert.Shih@obspm.fr> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: TeTeX and TeXLive Message-ID: <20071214130150.GA83665@logik.internal.network> In-Reply-To: <20071214084924.GA28405@pcjas.obspm.fr> References: <20071214012409.GA26110@pcjas.obspm.fr> <20071214025230.361715eb@anthesphoria.net> <14989d6e0712132358n1c557a62h706847887c85c0b9@mail.gmail.com> <20071214084924.GA28405@pcjas.obspm.fr>
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On 20071214 09:49:24, Albert Shih wrote: > > I think there are some misunderstanding. teTeX is a distrubition, > latex is a command. > > tex, latex, pdftex, pdflatex, etc.... is set of command and all of this > command need many files (~15000 files). > > If you like it's like a Linux, gcc is part of Linux, but gcc is not Linux. > And the are many linux distribution (Debian, Fedora etc..). > > But actually there only one distribution and it's TexLive. The teTeX > project is ended by the author. > > tex/latex don't evolve very fast, that's not mean it's never change. > We have to remember, as well, that ConTeXt is also distributed as part of teTeX and the version included (TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005) is bordering on the neolithic. As such, it's not really eligble for support (the first thing you'll be told to do is upgrade to a recent version). MM
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