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PDF Is Now ISO 32000

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the long-and-winding-road dept.

It is official. As PDF Architect Jim King blogged today, Adobe has received word that the ballot for approval of PDF 1.7 to become the ISO 32000 Standard (DIS) has passed by a vote of 13 positive to 1 negative. A two-thirds majority is required to pass so it was a large margin of victory (93%). The vote breaks down as follows: Countries voting positive with no comments (9): Australia, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine. Countries voting positive with comments (4): UK (13 comments), USA (125), Germany (11), Switzerland (19). Countries voting negative with comments (1): France (37 comments). Countries abstaining (1): Russia.

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  1. Re:PDF works by matt+me · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    PDF was never intended to be edited, once published. Really? It's a wonder we're not still reading in Latin.
  2. The damn french by hesaigo999ca · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thats right , leave it to the french to always be the ones complaining....
    vive la paix mes estit grenouille!