Stephen Russell wrote: > < > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071205-adobes-pdf-now-an-iso-standard.html > > > Although previous subsets of PDF (specifically PDF/Archive and PDF/Exchange) > have been considered by the ISO, the approval of the entire document format > as a new standard will impact its development in the future. From this point > forward, the ISO, rather than Adobe, is in charge of the PDF specification > and any changes that are incorporated into it. According to King, none of > the current licensing terms for the PDF standard will change, as it's > already licensed for free and readily available to anyone wishing to develop > software capable of reading, writing, or processing PDF, but he posits that > Adobe's Acrobat suite might see an increased level of competition from other > companies as a result of the ISO certification. > >
Oooh....does this hurt M$? They tried to create a rival format to PDF and also trying to get it ISO-endorsed, iirc. Now I can see their motivation...they wanted to beat out Adobe (which seems unrealistic imo since PDFs are ubiquitous). -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
