Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
What I find rather puzzling here is that most of the defenders of the
status quo are saying 'document format is really no big deal, why make
a fuss'.
?? I haven't seen anybody argue that, actually, and it would
be odd if they did.
I am in class E. I find being required to edit documents in
teleprinter format to be very insulting to me personally.
That's another odd argument, although it does tend to
support that this is a matter of individual sensibilities.
As nearly as I can tell, people who like to work lower in
the stack tend to prefer certain kinds of formats and
people who work higher in the stack tend to prefer others.
People who don't like strongly-typed languages probably aren't
going to be enthusiastic about strongly-typed document
formats. It could come down to tastes and possibly
to comfort level with various tools, and it seems unlikely
to me that haranguing people about it will change their
personal relationships with the various technologies.
Melinda
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