[tex-live] Re: New Membership

[TUG Office]

Dear Dr. Malaviya,

I am copying those who write the TeX software for any input regarding your 
comments and questions.   In answer to your question about which membership 
category you fall under, the answer is "senior".

Thanks very much for your correspondence.

Sincerely,

Robin Laakso
TUG Office Manager


At 04:49 PM 6/13/01 +0900, you wrote:
>FROM KYOTO / JAPAN :
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>I am an old TU,  yet do not belong to TUG!
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>Retired, now I am pursuing independently literary
>research, Medieval Hindi being my field of work.
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>The TeX package I am now obliged to use, is commercially produced
>Japanese version. I am not well versed in Japanese language and,
>besides, this programme has been rendered quite complex. I have to be on
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>the mercy of some Japanese friend who is also familiar with TeX. This at
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>times is very frustrating.
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>I know that TeX is quite easy to use, besides, I have grown used to it.
>My edition of a 17 cent. Hindi poet, composed on TeX was  published in
>1999.
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>Another project, on which I have laboured for the last forty years is at
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>last nearing completion. This is a multi-volume edition of another 17th
>cent. Hindi poet.
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>I intend to join  TUG. I hope this will help me greatly in producing
>master copies of the finished work.
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>Now, I have a few technical questions :
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>My computers are installed with Windows 95 Japanese version, plus ME,
>also Japanese version. This I guess should not pose any difficulty in
>installing / running TeX package on these machines.
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>I have Hindi fonts with me. I trust, these can be successfully used with
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>the new TeX package.
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>All my life a student of literature, I am not much scientifically
>inclined but, then familiar with composing on TeX,  with the generous
>help of other TUG members, I assume not to have any difficulty.
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>Lastly, re:  membership fee.  I was born in the year 1934, and wonder
>which category I should fall in!
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>With regards,
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>M.
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