Re: [dev] Troff for typsetting e-mails

From: Kurt H Maier <khm-suckless_AT_intma.in>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:38:08 -0400

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 01:17:27PM -0400, Galos, David wrote:
> It you really want to typeset your e-mails, why not use
> markdown?
>
> * It is human readable, so no-one needs any fancy frontend
> * You don't need any annoying multi-part nonsense
> * After using things like werc, it should already be second
> nature to many people.
> * Much non-markdown mail also happens to be valid
> markdown e-mail.
>

Because markdown is not a typesetting program, it's an HTML macro
language. Not all werc users bother with markdown shit.
Received on Sun Oct 28 2012 - 18:38:08 CET