On 12/01/2021 06.26, Ben T. Fender wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:10:46 -0500 Patrick Shanahan <> wrote:
* Ben T. Fender
[01-11-21 23:26]: On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 05:14:40 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <> wrote:
On 12/01/2021 03.11, J Leslie Turriff wrote:
On 2021-01-11 13:28:57 Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 11/01/2021 18.05, Ben T. Fender wrote:
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Well, even if you don't want to, the Linux print system uses PDF internally. Meaning, Firefox has to convert to PDF and sends that to the printer, behind the scenes.
I thought that PostScript is the fundamental output format.
Was.
no proprietaryware should ever be a default part of Linux, neither explicitly nor implicitly my 2
PDF stands for the Portable Document Format, used to display documents in an electronic form independent of the software, hardware or operating system they are viewed on. Originally developed by Adobe® Systems as a universally compatible file format based on the PostScript format, it has become an international de-facto standard for exchanging documents and information.
In 2008, Adobe relinquished control of PDF development to the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and by this PDF became an “open standard”. The specifications for the current PDF version (2.0) are documented under ISO 32000-2. ISO is also in charge of updating and developiqng future versions.
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last time I looked writing pdf format required adobeware so I blacklisted it then
This has never been true under Linux. In case you are interested, CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) was developed by Apple (and the decision to use PDF was probably theirs). Maybe you should consider stopping printing from Linux, in order to not use software originated by a proprietary company >:-) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)