Re: Org mode and Emacs

[Ihor Radchenko]

Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:

>>>>>> Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:
>
>     > Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
>     >> The idea is based on a factual assumption that I think is true
>     >> but it couldn't hurt to check.  As I understand it, Org format is
>     >> fits into a family of formats, also including Markup and Sphinx,
>     >> which are similar in the basics.
>
>     > At least, Wikipedia classifies Org into "Lightweight Markup"
>     > family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_markup_language
>
> "Lightweight Markup" appears to be the author's invention, with no
> reference or citation given.

Why is it a problem? I have seen this term elsewhere as well.

In any case, the key point is not the terminology, but the fact that
other people independently grouped Org markup with multiple other
markups that are widely used.

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