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hacker · 08-12-2005, 11:21 PM

There are several reasons I can't try tools like Newsraider and TomeRaider:

Doesn't run on my OS of choice (Linux or BSD)
Doesn't come with source code so I can customize it to my needs
Doesn't support my preferred Palm reader applications
Uses "Yet Another Proprietary Templating System"

While I'm sure its a great reader and I'm sure its output looks satisfactory, its not for me, mostly for the reasons above.

I use Perl, Python, C, whatever happens to do the job, because there simply are no other alternatives.

08-12-2005, 11:21 PM	#13
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	There are several reasons I can't try tools like Newsraider and TomeRaider: Doesn't run on my OS of choice (Linux or BSD) Doesn't come with source code so I can customize it to my needs Doesn't support my preferred Palm reader applications Uses "Yet Another Proprietary Templating System" While I'm sure its a great reader and I'm sure its output looks satisfactory, its not for me, mostly for the reasons above. I use Perl, Python, C, whatever happens to do the job, because there simply are no other alternatives.