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> [...] since Knuth highly values the reproducibility of the output of all versions of TeX, any changed version must not be called TEX, TeX, or anything confusi
by reycharles 13y ago
> [...] since Knuth highly values the reproducibility of the output of all versions of TeX, any changed version must not be called TEX, TeX, or anything confusingly similar.
I have heard that to be the reason that some don't want to "fix" TeX/LaTeX.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeX#License http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeX#License
LaTeX also has a similar clause (or whatever you call it): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX_Project_Public_License#Unique_features_of_the_license http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX_Project_Public_License#Un...
- dbaupp 13y agoTo be clear, it is allowed to be called a TeX if it passes a testsuite: > To enforce this rule, any implementation of the system must pass a test suite called the TRIP test[39] before being allowed to be called TeX