> release. And that also means you. David, u make important points but the strong hostility that comes across (perhaps unintended; email has a way of doing that) is really uncalled for. Yannis and John don't communicate well with the users of Omega either, and some of us are in fact already considering some of your proactive suggestions. We are more frustrated than you could ever be. Contrary to what u've said, some of us _do_ care and are actually working to improve things.
I also happen to know that Thomas did reply to Alan's original mail and that he was much more polite about things. And Alan's original mail was very polite and professional. We are all friends here; let's keep that in mind as we disagree. Honey is always better than vinegar;- > Best wishes Idris (who strongly appreciates David's many contributions to TeX and his tireless help to beginners and intermediate users such as myself)