[Imc-aotearoa-tech] Re: Open print formats

[Danyl Strype]

Kia ora koutou ko Bobo,

Quoting bobo at enzyme.org.nz:

> Just a brief note - .pdf is not an 'open' format - as long as you also
> have a 
> free/libre/open format (like ghostscript) then I'll give ya my vote. (not
> that 
> we work by votes... (-; )

The reason we use .pdf currently (indymedia.org does too) is that most people have acrobat reader (same reason we use realmedia formats). It uses the Unisys-owned LZW compression that also makes .gif, .zip and a number of other file formats proprietary. These are old patents, any idea if/ when they run out?

If we can configure the pages to help people autoload plug-ins/ readers for our open formats (DJVU format would be ok too) I would like to see AIM lead the charge in making this transition.

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