On 5/22/06, Thomas Esser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am sorry to announce some bad news about teTeX: there won't be a next release. To be more precise: there won't be a next release done by me.
I have often been asked "We need a new unix/linux system, which of these can run TeX?", to which I could confidently reply: "teTeX can easily be installed on any of the systems you are considering". Your contribution has been far greater than can reasonably be expected from any one individual. So while I feel a sense of loss in that teTeX may fall into the care of less capabable hands, there is also a sense of relief. Whether or not there are more releases of teTeX, your work provides the foundation for a significant fraction of active TeX installations, including those used by many of the people who are actively working to improve TeX. It was an impressive effort and a significant contribution to the scientific community, among others. Recognition and rewards often pass over people who just quietly get on with making things better, but you can take enormous satisfaction from the fact that your efforts not only will have lasting benefits for TeX users around the world but also provide an example for others. -- George N. White III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
