From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/17089 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Taco Hoekwater Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Now is the time for all... (Was: A simple project.) Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:19:14 +0100 Message-ID: <419B1792.9030309@elvenkind.com> References: <720069C9-3867-11D9-884C-000A9595B57C@ensta.fr> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1100683177 8932 80.91.229.6 (17 Nov 2004 09:19:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:19:37 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Nov 17 10:19:20 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CULyC-0003Rr-00 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:19:20 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 702B6127C2; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:19:20 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 22799-03-4; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:19:18 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59E22127BD; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:19:18 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2355127BD for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:19:16 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 22799-03-3 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:19:16 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from glenfiddich.elvenkind.com (unknown [213.84.171.68]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 229E612788 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:19:16 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by glenfiddich.elvenkind.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D75819A24 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:18:44 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from glenfiddich.elvenkind.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (glenfiddich.elvenkind.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 02800-06 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:18:43 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from [10.10.0.6] (glenlivet.elvenkind.com [10.10.0.6]) by glenfiddich.elvenkind.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9849A19A1F for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:18:43 +0100 (CET) User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (X11/20041103) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en Original-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users In-Reply-To: <720069C9-3867-11D9-884C-000A9595B57C@ensta.fr> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at elvenkind.net X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:17089 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:17089 Maurice Diamantini wrote: > So, I propose that besides the standard upgrade cont-tmf.zip for contex= t, > Pragma propose =E0 **independant** "context" distribution which : > 1 - ***doesn't use*** the standard kpath environment variables This is the main item, because this requirement implies using non-standar= d=20 executables. I agree with you that such a distribution would be a great=20 thing to have, but unless some people are actually willing to invest (a=20 fairly large amount of time) in it, it is simply not going to happen. I have started a project last spring, whose goal is to deliver almost=20 precisely a "standalone, fast and idiot-proof distribution of ConTeXt", b= ut=20 it has been a one person affair so far, and I do not have unlimited time = to=20 spend on it. Anyway, have a look at http://www.metatex.org Greetings, Taco