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Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format


From: Mike Warren
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format
Date: 26 Jan 2001 15:58:41 -0700
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"Imran Ghory" <address@hidden> writes:
> On 26 Jan 2001, at 15:02, Mike Warren wrote:
> > Bob Dodd <address@hidden> writes:

> > > People should be able to submit the content (not the header info
> > > necessarily) in any well-known, well supported content
> > > format. If particluar catalogs/filters prefer certain file
> > > formats for presentation, [..]  I would argue that you *must*
> > > preserve the original submission though: the author (and others)
> > > may need to update the submission.

> > If people would like to make use of converters on their Word
> > documents before submission, that's fine. If you're seriously
> > advocating that the GNE actually store Word documents, then I
> > can't agree. I also don't think we should accept Word documents as
> > a submission format.

> GNE could just accept Word documents and convert them into whatever
> format we wish to use and store them in that format.

We could. I don't think that's a good idea.

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