Re: PDF is a standard?

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Kurt Granroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > PDF is an "ad hoc" standard right now. It is on the path to being an > official standard (ISO 32000) but it's not there yet. Honestly, saying it's > not a standard because it doesn't have an ISO code attached to it is

Re: PDF is a standard?

On May 25, 2008, at 1:21 PM, der.hans wrote: > I disagree, especially since I was specifically asking if the format > is > now controlled by a standards body and its committees rather than > being > solely controlled by Adobe. This is confusing but I have seen blogs from prominent PDF deve

Re: PDF is a standard?

Am 24. Mai, 2008 schwätzte Kurt Granroth so: PDF is an "ad hoc" standard right now. It is on the path to being an official standard (ISO 32000) but it's not there yet. Honestly, saying it's not a standard because it doesn't have an ISO code attached to it is nit-picking to an extreme. I di

Re: PDF is a standard?

> > PDF is an "ad hoc" standard right now. It is on the > > path to being an > > official standard (ISO 32000) but it's not there > > yet. Honestly, saying > > it's not a standard because it doesn't have an ISO > > code attached to it > > is nit-picking to an extreme. It's a commercial stand

Re: PDF is a standard?

Agree 100 percent. Only 'stupids' pay for adobe any more.. Stupid being the 'uninformed' that there exists freebies. --- Kurt Granroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PDF is an "ad hoc" standard right now. It is on the > path to being an > official standard (ISO 32000) but it's not there > yet.

Re: PDF is a standard?

PDF is an "ad hoc" standard right now. It is on the path to being an official standard (ISO 32000) but it's not there yet. Honestly, saying it's not a standard because it doesn't have an ISO code attached to it is nit-picking to an extreme. Adobe has always released the specifications of PDF

Re: PDF is a standard?

No more than windows is a 'standard' I believe. It IS wide spread, but with the exception of the windoze reader, adobe charges, but the ability to implement apparently is NOT infringement or all the major distro's would be being sued by Adobe. So IF that is what makes it a standard, then so be it.

Re: PDF is a standard?

On May 24, 2008, at 2:36 PM, der.hans wrote: > > Is PDF a standard? I thought PDF was owned and run by Adobe, but > they were > allowing 3rd party implementation. Wikipedia says it's a standard: -- And those who were seen dancing were th

PDF is a standard?

moin moin, catching up on news of m$ claiming it will support ODF sometime next year. I notice that m$ is planning on joining standards committees for ODF and PDF. Is PDF a standard? I thought PDF was owned and run by Adobe, but they were allowing 3rd party implementation. http://www.sdtimes.co