PDF is an open standard, except when it's not
PDF is an open standard, except when it's not
Posted Jun 7, 2025 19:34 UTC (Sat) by marcH (subscriber, #57642)In reply to: PDF is an open standard, except when it's not by leephillips
Parent article: The importance of free software to science
> Implicit in my recommendation is that we should only produce PDFs that adhere to the open standard, avoiding the use of any proprietary extensions
This should not be implicit. People should not believe that "PDF" automatically means "good". Usually: yes. Always: no. I think the article as it is now gives that wrong impression.