[PLUG] Editable PDFs - Does the world need them?

[Sudhanwa Jogalekar]

PDF is essentially meant to get the exact same thing that was created to be
seen by the reader, anywhere on any platform.

If the file is made editable, the main purpose itself will be lost.



On Thu, Nov 21, 2019, 1:51 PM Tejas Sanap <sanap.tejas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey, folks!
> The PDF file format is ubiquitous nowadays and there are very good reasons
> behind it. It fits in every format of information, it's space-efficient and
> with item, the surrounding ecosystem has adapted to it very well. Except,
> one tiny issue, editing PDFs. If one were to make PDFs freely editable[1],
> what would they gain? What are I thoughts on this matter?
>
> I, personally, believe that having an universal, freely-editable file
> format based on an open standard, is an essential part of our software
> freedom.
>
> [1]: https://editablepdf.org/
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