[Oberon] Re (2): Syntax highlighting justified?

peter at easthope.ca peter at easthope.ca
Thu Nov 21 19:20:04 CET 2024


Paul,

Thanks for replying.

From:	Paul Reed <paulreed at paddedcell.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:15:40 +0000
> Maybe it was an AI. :)

Let's call it automated chaos.  =8~)

> Personally I agree with where you're coming from. Also in my experience 
> Prof. Wirth was pretty scathing about arguments which in the end boiled 
> down to matters of taste.

Right oh.  For reference by others, will leave for a few days before 
reverting. Additional replies welcome.

Besides adding a note that the styling is Wirth's and to please not 
change, edit protection may be possible.  Can investigate.

A third way to preserve Wirth's orginals is to put in Wikisource. It's 
expressed in HTML (it's on the Web) but but presented as the original 
(resistant to tampering as PDF is).  https://en.wikisource.org 
To me, Wikisource would honor Wirth's work but won't consider it 
without approval of Wirth's family and academic authorities.

I acknowledge that original publications remain available from 
bookstores and libraries and the wikibook isn't necessary.  My 
argument is about accessibility.  Most of the population of the world 
doesn't have convenient access to an academic library and out-of-print 
books can be expensive.  Always open to debate.

Thanks & BR!              ... P.L.

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