On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Martin Rex <mrex@xxxxxxx> wrote: > The existing plaintext ASCII format is easy and univerval. Any more > fancy document formats come with plenty of problems and infinitesimal > close to zero benefit. AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGH!!!! ... which is the only contribution a relatively sane person can make to this debate at this point in history. Oh, except for this data point. I have offered, and now repeat the offer: At the point the IETF decides to improve the internationalization, usability, accessibility, and longevity of its specification format by recognizing some of the progress of the last thirty years, I will commit to offering some cycles to help with tools and specs, as appropriate. I'm sure there are others as well. -Tim _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf