On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 1:04 AM Robert Riebisch <r...@bttr-software.de> wrote:
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> > Why is PDF format needed? The kernel documentation is in plain text,
> > which is readable everywhere on every system.
>
> If you use ASCII only.
>
> Otherwise you might get into the trouble of codepages. ;-)
>
> But yes, plain text works for most documentation.
>


Yes, for plain documentation I don't see a need for "extended ASCII"
above 127. If you're describing how to compile a program, or who
contributed to a program, or where to download a program, or the
license for a program, or whatever .. standard ASCII should be fine.
:-)



Jim


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