Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:58:36 -0400, David B Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:30:22 +0200
>> Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>
>>> > This license is from the Creative Commons at
>>> > http://creativecommons.org/license/results-one?license_code=by-sa&format=text
>>> > It is designed to apply to text or similar works (manuals, books,
>>> > music, etc.)
>>> >
>>> > What do you think: DFSG free?
>>>
>>> It depends. If it is applied to, say, a PDF document, I wouldn't
>>> consider the result DFSG-free because PDF is not a format suitable
>>> for editing.
>
>> Are you being sarcastic, pointing out the vagueness of the terms?
>> Many people edit PDFs directly (myself included on occasion).
>
> As have I, but I have had to resort to using non free tools on
> a non free OS to do so. Are you aware of free software that would
> allow me to directly edit PDF files? If not, then Florian may have a
> point.
Emacs. Vim.
PDF files *are*, to some extent, editable as text. You probably won't
enjoy the experience, but they're not any worse than most
machine-generated postscript.
-Brian
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