From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LVTmJ-0004SE-6M for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:42:07 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 31D7EE0330; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:42:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F994E0330 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:42:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CAB164A45 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:42:05 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -1.661 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.661 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.129, BAYES_00=-2.599, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-1, RCVD_NUMERIC_HELO=2.067] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id L5nHYNwE5EvF for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:41:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DEA864A9A for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:41:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LVTm7-0006hS-Cs for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:41:55 +0000 Received: from 65.111.170.175 ([65.111.170.175]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:41:55 +0000 Received: from grante by 65.111.170.175 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:41:55 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Grant Edwards Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' -- huh? Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:41:47 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <200902061458.56994.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> <20090206132921.664dad73@krikkit> <200902061549.29553.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> <0A010F84-8AD5-4534-B813-B250BBABE06B@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.111.170.175 User-Agent: slrn/pre0.9.9-102 (Linux) Sender: news X-Archives-Salt: a4158afc-0efc-4b1f-9263-75521ac76c8f X-Archives-Hash: 5438a3439ebb514dc7045e1f9d56c057 On 2009-02-06, Saphirus Sage wrote: >>>> Which begs the question, why not use HTML? It can be read on >>>> just about anything, searched and either split into chapters >>>> or presented as a single page. >>> >>> The cynic in me says that it's because Tim Berners-Lee >>> invented HTML, not Richard M Stallman. >> >> Info has been around a lot longer than HTML, but I think you're >> largely correct. > > I'd wager to think that if we did use HTML, we'd simply argue > about the order of it's presentation or use of bold and > underlines. And let's not forget Flashing Text! (shudder). -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! ... I see TOILET at SEATS ... visi.com