Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:40:45 -0700 From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@offmyserver.com> To: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: groff alternative? Message-ID: <42B0762D.8040202@offmyserver.com> In-Reply-To: <D21D977D-97E0-4216-8252-F8DA8DC95759@orthanc.ca> References: <200504262010.49509@harrymail> <20050429200029.GC232@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> <F569DB909C927A00B6933382@peregrin.orthanc.ca> <200506141824.17451@harrymail> <20050614185923.GA12375@dragon.NUXI.org> <42AF374F.3000705@offmyserver.com> <D21D977D-97E0-4216-8252-F8DA8DC95759@orthanc.ca>
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Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > > 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. The disadvantages to not having a standard libc :(. Perhaps the ones from Russ Cox's Plan 9 From User Space would be a better start? (A.K.A. plan9port) > I don't have time right this minute to investigate further. Maybe in a > week or two. I know Sascha Wildner (DragonFly syscons extraordinaire, among other things) was interested in porting this in that camp. If you're going to take a look at it, perhaps it would be a good idea to talk to him. I'd be interested in helping as well. --Devon
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