Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:39:02 +0100
From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <[email protected]>
My argument, however, is that accepting NEWS.md (and perhaps README.md)
as aliases of their sans-extension version would allow them to fit in
with an existing and consistent convention in the broader ecosystem
(including Automake and Gnulib).
Thanks,
-- Basil
I totally agree with Basil here.
Note: GnuCOBOL currently follows a two-side approach and we have
NEWS (actually in MD format), README, README.md (because that file is
rendered prominently by forges and is read by users), DEPENDENCIES.md
and DEPENDENCIES.
I think some of the GNU tooling we use in GnuCOBOL still requests NEWS,
README, INSTALL... - so it is either providing them or a symlink..
As markdown is good readable as plain text as well _and_ it is kind of
an industry standard - why not actually suggesting markdown as *default*
_text file_ format in GNU with an option to use plaintext if wanted?
Simon
