avox a ?crit : > > Khiraly wrote: > >>Hi! >> >>Its a bit offtopic, but anyway;) >>Why Microsoft must pay to adobe if wantto include pdf export capability >>to microsoft office?: >>http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/4509/53/ >> >>Is pdf/X-3 not an accepted iso standard, or am I misread something? >>... >>Can somebody clarify me, why for example scribus dont need to pay to >>adobe for example? >> >> > > > Well, PDF patent issues aren't precisely off-topic :-) > > In this case it looks that Adobe bases their action on anti-trust claims > (if they really want to do that, so far I've heard only the MS side). > > I don't think they could base a lawsuit against MS solely based on patents > without damaging PDF really bad. I'm also pretty sure that they have > to ensure all patents concerning standard ahve to be licensed on a > non-discriminating basis (and in this case also royalty-free).
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/05/microsoft_adobe_legal_spat/ Louis > > I'm pretty sure they won't be able to base a lawsuit against Scribus > or OO.o on an anti-trust claim :-) > > /Andreas > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/offtopic%3A-microsoft-must-pay-to-adobe-to-include-pdf-export%09capability-t1735108.html#a4715993 > Sent from the Scribus forum at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > -- Louis Desjardins Mardigrafe inc. T 514 934 1353 F 514 934 3698 http://www.mardigrafe.com
