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>>>>> sigurd@12move.de (Karl Pflästerer):

> Well I can only speak for me but if I wanted to add something to the
> faq it would be a lot easier if it was in texi than in xml (insert
> your most favourite rant here). So IMO it would be better to switch
> the master version to texi.

I think it would be wrong to dictate a volunteer's choice of tools.

Also, there's a lot more "happening" with DocBook XML, than with
TeXinfo.  DocBook XML is a great master source to generate other
formats from.  Not because it's XML.  That's coincidental.  But
because it aims towards semantic markup, rather than visual markup.

But I agree the DocBook XML source for the FAQ should be in CVS,
perferrably with synchronized checkins of the generated TeXinfo file
(never check in one and not the other).