Re: Faux Pas -- web publication in proprietary formats at ietf.org

[Avri Doria <avri at psg.com>]

On 5 nov 2005, at 02.59, Anthony G. Atkielski wrote:

> The advantage of PDF is that it preserves the exact appearance of the
> original document, and that it is designed to be a final format, that
> is, it is not designed to be editable (and editing PDF is difficult,
> deliberately so).  Also, PDF readers of some kind are available for
> just about every conceivable platform, and they all work extremely
> well.


I used to be a proponent of PDF usage in the IETF, but I have been  
informed that there are no PDF readers for the blind.  This makes it  
less then optimal as a universal vehicle.

Of course I may be wrong - did not do the research myself, or  
technology may change.  Though I think the pictorial nature of PDF is  
a barrier.

a.

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