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A comment on Org-Mode Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages to Use for Text (2018). Parent comment

Re:Org-Mode Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages t... by simonh on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @04:41AM (#19622880)
It's arguable that the fact that there are multiple implementations is itself a sign of success. If Org-Mode was to become widely adopted, it's pretty much inevitable it would get multiple implementations too.
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Re:Org-Mode Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages t... by mgoetzke on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @06:39AM (#19623383)
indeed it is. When something is used by a lot of people, they will find use cases not covered sufficiently and will try to extend. Some of these will survive and be absorbed back, some will not. Normal evolutionary pressure at work.
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