Portable Document Format (PDF) is set to displace PostScript as the standard
print job transfer and processing format for Linux, though Linux will
maintain PostScript support for a long time to ensure backward
compatibility.
This switch was agreed upon at last week's Linux Desktop Printing
On 21-Apr-06 Michail Vidiassov wrote:
Portable Document Format (PDF) is set to displace PostScript
as the standard print job transfer and processing format for
Linux, though Linux will maintain PostScript support for a
long time to ensure backward compatibility.
This switch was agreed upon
On 21/04/2006, at 7:34 PM, (Ted Harding) wrote:
On 21-Apr-06 Michail Vidiassov wrote:
though Linux will maintain PostScript support for a
long time to ensure backward compatibility.
I sincerely hope so.
. all agreed that PDF
will give them more power, more reliability, and
Ted --
On Fri, Apr 21, 2006, Ted Harding wrote:
I harbour fears that this proposed move towards PDF as the
standard indicates an impending domination of the capable
by the challenged.
Is domination of the capable by the challenged your own phrase?
It's terrific, and I'd like to be able to
On 21-Apr-06 Peter Schaffter wrote:
Ted --
On Fri, Apr 21, 2006, Ted Harding wrote:
I harbour fears that this proposed move towards PDF as the
standard indicates an impending domination of the capable
by the challenged.
Is domination of the capable by the challenged your own phrase?
The biggest advantage I see in Unix/Linux et al operating systems
and the software that runs on them is this: I am enabled in my
quest to do exactly what I want, exactly how I want to do it.
No exceptions (within the capabilities of the software in question).
My biggest objection to Windows
Von: Clarke Echols [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Besides, it didn't put one cent in Bill Gates and company's pocket.
I'm too cheap to spend big bucks just to get PowerPoint. I haven't
checked, but perhaps there's some equivalent now available for Linux
or Cygwin?
OpenOffice Impress can handle
Google shows precisely zero pages with this phrase.
Ergo, take a bow, Ted.
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