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On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 04:28:25PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote:
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> 2. guidelines for splitting
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> Etch will (if nothing very surprising happens) come with two alternative
> TeX systems: teTeX and TeX-Live. TeX-Live is not only much bigger and
> more comprehensive, it is also much more fine-grained. This will allow
> users to install only the specific subset they need. Therefore, I think
> we can refer people concerned with download size or disk space to using
> TeX-live and simply not care about this problem; teTeX is then for
> everyone who wants a standard collection of things without bothering
> about disk space, or about selecting from a large list.
Where can I check the current status of "tex-live for
debian"?
And the more interesting question: How will both systems
coexist?
This might be an important question in a sensible split.
For example the big modularized xlibs was done in parts to
help migrating from xfree to xorg.
Scenarios might include: "I want teTeX, but there is this
cool foo-package in tex-live, can I use that in teTeX?"
Elrond
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Frank Küster
Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich
Debian Developer
