The new tabular inset allows footnotes in tables and a number of other standard LaTeX features that were previously unsupportable. Many of these changes have also led to improvements in LaTeX handling. Not only that but the new tables are also exportable to SGML now. So the SGML table support is better than ever. He also led the search parties that went out for food and drink.
Local knowledge is a significant advantage.
We even sailed back to Oslo from Stokke. Many thanks to SuSE for their generous sponsorship of our meeting. Developers Meeting Journal Wednesday 7th June. Timing went haywire after that. Tried to call Asger on 3 different phone numbers but the best I got was a modem answering his work phone number.