http://elizabethmariesmith.com/2005/04/adobe-buying-macromedia-what-is-the-world-coming-to/ Night is darkest just before the dawn... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:34:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://elizabethmariesmith.com/2005/04/adobe-buying-macromedia-what-is-the-world-coming-to/#comment-69 auroraeosrose Fri, 29 Apr 2005 01:08:38 +0000 http://elizabethmariesmith.com/2005/04/adobe-buying-macromedia-what-is-the-world-coming-to/#comment-69 open format is not open source - adobe still controls who what where when and why with pdf - if they decide to lock it up and throw away the key they can, if they decide to charge royalties tomorrow they can... It's a single company having control of a format open format is not open source - adobe still controls who what where when and why with pdf - if they decide to lock it up and throw away the key they can, if they decide to charge royalties tomorrow they can… It’s a single company having control of a format

]]> http://elizabethmariesmith.com/2005/04/adobe-buying-macromedia-what-is-the-world-coming-to/#comment-68 Charles Wyble Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:26:28 +0000 http://elizabethmariesmith.com/2005/04/adobe-buying-macromedia-what-is-the-world-coming-to/#comment-68 How is pdf not an open format? The spec is published on Adobes site. No royalites are required for use of the format. Sorry. I don't think you are right here. PDF is great. I agree flash is evil. SVG is better. Bye. How is pdf not an open format? The spec is published on Adobes site. No royalites are required for use of the format. Sorry. I don’t think you are right here. PDF is great. I agree flash is evil. SVG is better. Bye.

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