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Why can they not present such a short notes (without graphics and tables) in a more accessible format like HTML is beyond me!
by sinuhe69 6y ago
Why can they not present such a short notes (without graphics and tables) in a more accessible format like HTML is beyond me!
- hansvm 6y agoThey probably can but simply haven't because they haven't thought about the issue at all, aren't willing to put in the extra work (the PDF version was probably all but mandatory if they're from academia), didn't want to put in the significant amount of extra work to make an HTML paper look halfway decent, didn't want to learn a new set of tools right now when their PDF toolchain works just fine, .... More importantly, they're people and probably had _some_ reason for doing what they did. If we'd prefer an HTML version instead or in addition, we ought to make an honest effort to understand their perspective and address their concerns rather than just bemoan their choices.
- neolog 6y agoPDF is more stable over time.