The RFC started in plain text because that was all that was available.
But look at the *internet* documents from the Web consortium on CSS, or
documents on fonts or on color profiles -- none are in plain text.
The spec for adobe PDF isn't in plain text.
plain text main be fine for nuts and bolts --- low level tech info, but
if you are discussing anything above the level of protocols, you tend to
write in such. I was discussing the use of fonts and multi font
support. It's hard to make examples of multi font support in plain text.
Furthermore, plain text documents are not tagged and not easily indexed
for structure. Some, can be, but when documents are tagged with headers
and hyperlinks they provide meta information that, if provided inline,
interfere with reading. I don't force you to read my fonts. Again,
your reader allows you to over ride my fonts -- and furthermore, its
*my* message. It's like my __name__, why can't I spell and style it as
I wish? It was American imperialism that forced many foreigners to
change their names when they moved to America in the past. But the US
is supposed to be the land of freedom -- yet strong coercion or verbal
violence is used against anyone who steps out of line. This is freedom?
I was around on the internet before it was the internet, and on
networked computers across the states back in the 70's and 80's, so I'd
wager I have a broader perspective on this than most of the people on
this list. My degree is in computer science, so again, I suspect I have
a stronger background than a large number of folks -- I'm not speaking
out of ignorance when I say that your intolerance is that which is
holding the world back and keeping the world stagnant and from
progressing.
You are becoming your parents parents -- conservative and narrow minded
and I'd wager that the majority of the complainers are in their 30's-mid
40's, at most.
You are condemning the world to mediocrity and never progressing.
Change and grow! Stop being miniature dictators who demand compliance
of all around them.
I've seen the RFC's -- they are designed for the lowest common
denominator. I didn't force you to use my fonts -- you'd have to have
them loaded in the first place on your machine. Again -- your choice to
even have them on your machine.
AND AGAIN, I point out the inescapable fact that I posted the plaintext
version of my file for those who really do have email readers that only
read plain text. If you read it in HTML, it was your choice -- not
something thrust upon you.
I gave you the message *both* ways, yet most of you only saw the HTML.
Why is that? Because you *prefer* HTML! -- You your email reader set
to display HTML OVER plaintext when HTML is available.
How is this an example of me forcing you?
-l
pansz wrote:
> Linda W 写道:
>
>> It didn't occur to me that such a policy would follow the vim
>> list when it became hosted on web-enabled group host'er like
>> google-groups.
>>
>> I'm not sure how the text you include below is insulting. It
>> was meant in truth. If you are unable to read my HTML posting,
>> rendered in HTML, I felt you would be deprived, as it was well formatted
>> and I spent a large block of time over 3 days composing it.
>>
>> I DID, despite the comments of those ignorant of email structure,
>> post it in plaintext as well as in HTML.
>>
>>
>
> Please google for RFC official website, download them, read them, you'll
> know all RFCs are well structured, and all RFCs *are* plain text.
> stating that text structures cannot be properly represented in plain
> text is simply an ignorance.
>
> HTML post is generally rude in hacker culture / internet culture,
> because you *force* users to use *your* font name and your font size and
> your foreground/background to view the text. while in most case this
> kind of *force* is unnecessary.
>
> It would be much helpful if you post your RFC in real RFC format, yes,
> they are well structured plain-text.
>
>
> >
>
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