Re: On being web-friendly and why info must die

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > //emph//
  > > /=dfn=/
  > > ==code==
  > > '=samp='
  > > .=file=.
  > > _kbd_
  > > *strong*
  > > @variable@

  > Please don't go for something like this.  It is too confusing for
  > somebody like me, who couldn't possibly remember all these variations
  > from one document-writing session to the next.

Either we use semantic markup or we use simple fixed markup.

If we need semantic markup, we can either stick with Texinfo-like
syntax or move to a syntax like what I suggested.  (I think you would
remember these commands.)

Maybe we don't meed semantic markup, if we can work out how to handle
display on a tty.  If we don't need semantic markup, we can use the
simple markup as in /italic/ and *bold*.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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