groff alternative?

[Devon H. O'Dell]

Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:
> 
> On Jun 14, 2005, at 1:00 PM, Devon H. O'Dell wrote:
> 
>> Would troff/nroff/ps/pdf utilities from Plan 9 be usable? The  license 
>> isn't as restrictive.
> 
> 
> But probably better than what Sun is using. The Plan 9 troff has the  
> advantage of being UTF-8 savvy. It has the disadvantage of requiring  
> the Plan 9 runtime compatibility libraries be brought along.

The disadvantages to not having a standard libc :(. Perhaps the ones 
from Russ Cox's Plan 9 From User Space would be a better start? (A.K.A. 
plan9port)

> I don't have time right this minute to investigate further. Maybe in  a 
> week or two.

I know Sascha Wildner (DragonFly syscons extraordinaire, among other 
things) was interested in porting this in that camp. If you're going to 
take a look at it, perhaps it would be a good idea to talk to him. I'd 
be interested in helping as well.

--Devon