On 8/9/07, Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > Advantages of html: > > * basic formatting like lists, italics, etc > > Plaintext has lists too. See for example > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. ;-) > > It's also possible to approximate bold face, italics, and underlines in > plaintext. > > > * easier to integrate into other places and retain formatting > > Out-of-tree places? > > > * ability to link documents and to external sources easier > > In which way are URIs and other references in HTML easier than in plaintext? > > > Downsides: > > * can become too formatted and unclear > > * accessibility and translation issues? > > * even more style issues > > Indeed. > -- > Stefan Richter > -=====-=-=== =--- -=--= > http://arcgraph.de/sr/ > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > I am with you on this one, i am less than convinced that HTML is better, IMHO it is a wrong direction. Plain Text documentation is one of the things i love about linux, it has worked for so many years why change now. As Stefan explained there are simple ways to get around all of the points that you gave.
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