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The ISO released the 2.0 version of the specification that replaces the 1.7 standard. "Although it is an open standard, one major difference compared with prio
by iceblockderby 4y ago
The ISO released the 2.0 version of the specification that replaces the 1.7 standard.
"Although it is an open standard, one major difference compared with prior versions of PDF is that ISO now holds the copyright to the PDF specification and thus PDF 2.0 is not freely downloadable." [0]
It looks like DMCA requests are being issued to anyone that hosted the old specification, even open source projects [1].
[0] https://www.pdfa.org/resource/iso-32000-pdf/ https://www.pdfa.org/resource/iso-32000-pdf/
[1] https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib#git-history-rewrite https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib#git-history-rewrite
- mr337 4y agoWow, I feel like that is a step back. This feels a lot like other protocols non free specs like J1939 that is over $1000USD.
- prima-facie 4y agoPDF 2.0 is not cheap either: https://www.iso.org/standard/75839.html https://www.iso.org/standard/75839.html Definitely a step back.
- hoofedear 4y agoWhy are these documents a paid product? Are there other ways to access it? I figured standardization documentation would be free to encourage adoption.