> > 2. Should it be GNU roff (or runoff), not GNU Troff? Ditroff
> > would probably be more appropriate if showing continuity.
>
> In 25 years, I have never heard anyone in casual conversation
> refer to it as "ditroff". "T-roff" is a universal pronunciation,
> and those who are conversant understand that it is
>
> I prefer GNU Roff. My illustration of ditroff, troff, etc., was to
> demonstrate that the GNU edition of roff is distinct, with not just
> device independence, but also license independence (i.e. GNU), and
> diverse formats (such as html, etc.).
I prefer GNU troff and to make a further distinction if necessary, GNU
nroff. It has become quite common to name the program and prepend
`GNU'. There isn't a `roff' program today, AFAIK.
Werner
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