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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/context/sources/general/manuals/about/about-introduction.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/context/sources/general/manuals/about/about-introduction.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..92b386a756b --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/context/sources/general/manuals/about/about-introduction.tex @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +% language=uk + +\startcomponent about-introduction + +\environment about-environment + +\startchapter[title={Introduction}] + +During the development of \LUATEX\ we wrapped up the state of affairs in articles +and reports. Upto version 0.50 we tagged them as \quote {\MKIV} (the transition +from \MKII), while for the next 0.25 versions we bundled them in \quote {hybrid} +(the rewrite of \CONTEXT). The next series goes under the name \type {about} as +one might wonder what all this \LUATEX\ and \CONTEXT\ is about. After all we've +now reached a state where we can think about future applications instead of +improving older features as that process is ongoing. + +As we're a bit beyond experimenting now, the focus will be on practical usage and +of course we target on applications that the \LUA\ and \TEX\ combination makes +possible, either new or in a renewed form. Some of the chapters will eventually +become part of manuals. + +As with the two preceding collections of \LUATEX\ development stories, \quote +{mk} and \quote {hybrid}, this one, called \quote {about}, covers a stretch of +development, mostly between versions 0.50 and 0.75. The forth stretch, upto 1.00 +is covered in \quote {still}. + +\startlines +Hans Hagen +Hasselt NL +2013\endash2015 +\blank +\type {http://www.luatex.org} +\type {http://www.pragma-ade.com} +\stoplines + +\stopchapter + +\stopcomponent |