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RE: Frame&SGML: looking for opinions of current users
Subject:RE: Frame&SGML: looking for opinions of current users From:"Gilger.John" <JGilger -at- acresgaming -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Sep 2002 08:55:30 -0700
Per Bruce's request:
Gilger.John wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> You're asking a propriatary software producer to commit the ultimate sin -- admit that open source products are superior to what they produce :)
>
> I used FM6+SGML at work for a while, but went back to emacs in the sgml mode and DocBook. It works better. The only useful function that FM provides is a graphical user interface, but it is unnecessary once you are comfortable with emacs.
>
> FM would be nice if DocBook was the default.
Funny - I've come to the same conclusion about what to use - and I don't
even like emacs
BTW - would you post your comment to the list? It never hurts to remind
people that open source solutions are out there..
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