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On Jun 14, 2005, at 1:00 PM, Devon H. O'Dell wrote:

> Would troff/nroff/ps/pdf utilities from Plan 9 be usable? The  
> license isn't as restrictive.

But probably better than what Sun is using. The Plan 9 troff has the  
advantage of being UTF-8 savvy. It has the disadvantage of requiring  
the Plan 9 runtime compatibility libraries be brought along.

I don't have time right this minute to investigate further. Maybe in  
a week or two.