Fixed font v multiple fonts

[Hallam-Baker, Phillip]

Failure to use sound engineering principles is in the charter.

Requiring all communication to take place through a medium that does not
support graphs, mathematical notations, schematics, drawings or even italics
is one of the main reasons that use of modern engineering methods is
impossible in the IETF.

		Phill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Moore [mailto:moore at cs.utk.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:10 AM
> To: Hallam-Baker, Phillip
> Cc: moore at cs.utk.edu; problem-statement at alvestrand.no
> Subject: Re: Fixed font v multiple fonts
> 
> 
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 05:57:03 -0700 
> "Hallam-Baker, Phillip" <pbaker at verisign.com> wrote:
> 
> ] It is also the case that postscript is the only alternative actually
> ] sanctioned. If the rules were interpreted strictly PDF 
> would also be barred.
> ] 
> ] If postscript, why not HTML? Postscript is a completely 
> proprietary format
> ] that is subject to arbitrary change by a single vendor. It 
> is also an output
> ] only format.
> 
> since I don't think this is a 'problem' and therefore not 
> within the charter
> of this group, I suggest that this a topic best discussed in 
> private mail.
> 
> Keith
>