On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Andy Sy wrote: > The guys responsible for the GNU tools (info, autotools, emacs <andy > puts on asbestos suit>, etc...) may be masters of hacking, but frankly, their > tools are among the worst around when it comes to usability. The GNU tools take > forever to learn and tragically this means that a lot of people will never get > to harness all that power. If it weren't for Linux, they might not be as
Maybe the thought occurred to these guys is that if you can't be responsible to learn the concepts behind the code, you aren't fit to use it? GNU tools are not normally for mere mortals... > Knuth's creations are another example... TeX, Latex, etc... may be powerful, > but their popularity suffers because they are so hard to master. I'm sure > Knuth could've made them easier to use without sacrificing their power, > but engineering user-friendly programs is clearly not his strong suit. There are GUI tools that generate TeX and LaTeX. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
