I do not know about patents, but IIRC GPL software does convert to PDF. Good enough for me.
Ian Monroe http://mlug.missouri.edu/~eean/ On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Timo Boewing wrote: > Hello all, > > for some future and current works i want to provide my writings > additionally in other formats than xhtml. Has anyone a link to a list > of free documentation formats? The problem is that i want to avoid > using formats on that evtl. patents are pending. > for example, i would like to provide my stuff using portable document > format (pdf) and postscript (ps), but i am not shure if the formats as > such are free cos adobe has a trademark on them. > > any hints? > > thanks in advance, > > Timo > > p.s. i would be happy to get some hints on good viewers. should be > pure console/X/gtk viewers. e.g., is there a substitute for acrobat > reader that does also do well? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
