[rfc-i] Data point [Re: Fwd:I-D ACTION:draft-hoffman-utf8-rfcs-03.txt]

[Keith Moore]

Martin Duerst wrote:
> - While I am too acustomed to read RFCs (and internet drafts) in
>   plain text format, I very much understand others who don't like
>   that format. Mind you, it is an imitation of typewriter technology,
>   which is a very poor imitation of the rich typographic technology
>   and tradition developped during centuries. Open any good book,
>   and immagine it to be printed in a typewriter style, and I hope
>   you know what I mean.
>   
The interesting thing is that "rich typographic technology", if not used
very judiciously, is more of a distraction in technical documents than
an aid to readability.