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Re: portable LaTeX
From:
Hans Aberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 14 Dec 1998 19:04:08 +0100
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At 16:13 +0000 1998/12/14, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
> > >Address that problem by using dvips and then ps2pdf, or dvipdf, if it
>exists.
> >
> > This does not work with embedded links.
>sorry? of course it does

That is, dvips and then ps2pdf, because neither has standrads for embedded
links. (Or are you claiming otherwise?)

> > Clearly the disadvantage with PDF is that it is a commercial
> > product, and
>"PDF" is a language specification written and owned by Adobe, but
>fully published.
...
>
>to me, thats not a bad deal.

But that may not suffice if the language standard is owned by Adobe, and
Adobe wants to have a say in its use.

  Hans Aberg
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