I would say it differently. I would say PDF is where text goes to be read. I decline to download any text file that’s not PDF. Too risky. It's amazing to me how many people will send out a file in a proprietary format like Microsoft Word and expect all the recipients to be able to read it.
Jimmy Walker, WA4ILO, Macon, GA > On Feb 26, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Walter Underwood <[email protected]> wrote: > > I got it from somebody else. Before I heard this, I said that PDF is where > text goes to die. > > wunder > K6WRU > Walter Underwood > CM87wj > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > >> On Feb 26, 2020, at 6:46 AM, Chris R. NW6V <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Walter, >> >> Bravo!. :-) I'm going to steal this line... :-) >> >> 73 Chris NW6V >> >> On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:09:02 -0800 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> "Turning a PDF back into structured text is like turning hamburger back >>> into a cow." >>> >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
