Rick, et al:
Despite two months elapsing since the last IFX meeting, I still do not have an
understanding of the position that Adobe either has taken or will take with
regards to the patents necessary to implement PDF 1.4 and its successors. I am
extremely reluctant to encourage, endorse or even vote for the IFX group to
start down a path of using PDF (maybe initially 1.3 but in the future who knows
which version) without a clear statement from Adobe that they plan to license
all the PDF 1.4's and its successors' patents on the same royalty-free terms and
conditions as the patents applicable to 1.3 and its predecessors.
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Don Wright don at lexmark.com
Member, IEEE SA Standards Board
PatCom Chair, SCC Liaison
Member, IEEE-ISTO Board of Directors
f.wright at ieee.org / f.wright at computer.org
Director, Alliances & Standards
Lexmark International
740 New Circle Rd
Lexington, Ky 40550
859-825-4808 (phone) 603-963-8352 (fax)
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"Rick Seeler" <rseeler%adobe.com at interlock.lexmark.com> on 08/22/2002 04:38:37
PM
To: ifx%pwg.org at interlock.lexmark.com
cc: (bcc: Don Wright/Lex/Lexmark)
Subject: IFX> PDF Reference Book....
FYI:
For those of you looking for more information about PDF (or just the PDF
Reference), the reference and other related documents are available at:
http://partners.adobe.com/asn/developer/technotes/acrobatpdf.html
See you in Santa Fe.
-Rick Seeler
Adobe Systems