Yes, there are

Post #257,313 by ben_tilly 5/31/06 5:16:08 PM Reply	Yes, there are 30 years ago would be 1976. troff was around then and is still in limited use. TeX is the poster child of a format meant for longevity. It is about 25 years old, and has undergone no change other than minor bug fixes in about 17 years. While it is not a mainstream format, it has some very well established niches and shows no signs of relinquishing them. (One thing that it is valued for is the fact that its specification remains the same down to the visible wavelength of light.) If I wanted to write an electronic document that would have a long life, personally I'd use TeX. The storage medium that it is on might age, but the format will continue to be supported for a long time to come. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #257,317 by drewk 5/31/06 5:37:30 PM Reply	How many documents important to you ... ... do you think are in TeX? Yes, I know I asked if the format existed. Yes, I'm now asking if there are any in common use. But given the one (and a half) examples you gave, I'll take that as a "no". === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #257,320 by tuberculosis 5/31/06 5:46:34 PM Reply	Many scholarly works Tex has its greatest following in academia. Which is where the most enduring documents are created. So this is OK. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #257,323 by drewk 5/31/06 5:49:51 PM Reply	Yeah, I was just being selfish I don't want things impotant to me to disappear during my lifetime. But I still think there's a lot of stuff that's going to be hard to find in a hundred years. Things that we think today are important. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #257,333 by ben_tilly 5/31/06 8:09:05 PM Reply	Historians 100 years from now will agree with you. And yes, there are a number of documents that I care about which exist in TeX form. As Todd suggests, they are mostly academic documents of some kind. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

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