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  #196  
Old October 19th 19, 06:32 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 10/19/19 6:50 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
Why the PDF format is so much used for
document distribution instead of epub I do not understand.


IMO, a much more familiar and used format than epub.

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  #197  
Old October 19th 19, 06:53 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 10/19/19 6:11 AM, Bud Frede wrote:

[snip]

Like most "anti-piracy" measures, DRM doesn't do much to stop piracy. It
may stop some casual piracy, but it doesn't stop those making money from
it.

What DRM really does is inconvenience or harm people who pay for the
content legitimately. They may not be able to make backup copies, the
content may be tied to one specific device, if the vendor goes out of
business the content may cease to be accessible, etc.

I would prefer that the people who write the books I read are
compensated. (I do think that they often get shafted by the publishing
industry.) I'm not a proponent of piracy.

However, I've seen so many attempts at copy-protection and anti-piracy
measures over the years that just don't work, and inconvenience those
who don't pirate or use pirated works. (Like it's possible to get
pirated video discs without all of those annoying announcements and
warnings. They're stripped out at the same time the DRM is. So people
who use those have a _better_ viewing experience than those who bought
the disc legitimately.)


I definitely agree with the above. I support copyright laws (despite the
****** who assume otherwise). I still seriously disagree with the use of
interference to "enforce" them.

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are invented nonsense. (Hurting yourself is not sinful--just stupid.)
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  #198  
Old October 19th 19, 06:56 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 10/19/19 7:50 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

[snip]

PDFs do not resize well. They are designed for a certain screen size or
bigger, and not for text reflow. Why the PDF format is so much used for
document distribution instead of epub I do not understand.


Also, HTML itself is designed to adapt to different screen sizes. For
some strange reason, most web pages have code to defeat this.

[snip]

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1 day).

Mark Lloyd
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"Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins"
are invented nonsense. (Hurting yourself is not sinful--just stupid.)
[Robert A. Heinlein]
  #199  
Old October 19th 19, 07:04 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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In article , Ken Springer
wrote:

Why the PDF format is so much used for
document distribution instead of epub I do not understand.


IMO, a much more familiar and used format than epub.


epub didn't exist when pdf was created.
  #200  
Old October 19th 19, 07:21 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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Bud Frede wrote:
"Carlos E.R." writes:

On 19/10/2019 13.11, Bud Frede wrote:

What DRM really does is inconvenience or harm people who pay for the
content legitimately. They may not be able to make backup copies, the
content may be tied to one specific device, if the vendor goes out of
business the content may cease to be accessible, etc.


Yes, but you can do a backup; in some countries it is legal.


I live in the US, which is not very consumer-friendly at this point, and
the state that I live in is not one of the more consumer-friendly
states.

So I just have to assume that if I purchase a DRMed ebook, I'm renting
it and may not be able to read it more than once. (Maybe not even once
if I wait too long.)


You're not renting it. You bought a license to use it, often on
several devices (which are all tied to you/your_purchase). Unlike
renting, there is no time limit. Most of the time you can verify that
it's not renting, because the price is in the same ballpark as the
printed version.

Yes, the publisher/distributor *could* revoke the license, if they
think it shouldn't have been granted in the first place (for whatever
reason), but that's not a normal event.

As to backup: That's quite possible, but probably most people don't
bother, so if their e-reader goes up in smoke and the publisher/
distributor has gone belly up, they're indeed out of luck.

Don't get me wrong, I dislike DRM as much as anybody [1], but in most
cases, for most people, it's not that big of a deal.

There are some scenarios which are a problem or cumbersome for DRMed
ebooks (and other media), which are not a problem for printed books
(and other physical media), such as lending, giving away, selling, etc..

[1] Only in a year or so, I lost - access to - the very first DRMed song
I purchased! :-(
  #201  
Old October 19th 19, 08:34 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 19/10/2019 20.04, nospam wrote:
In article , Ken Springer
wrote:

Why the PDF format is so much used for
document distribution instead of epub I do not understand.


IMO, a much more familiar and used format than epub.


epub didn't exist when pdf was created.


Both things true, but do not explain why documents are not made
preferably in epub format, being better and "gratis".

Just click on it and read it. Doesn't matter that it is a pdf or an
epub, really.


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  #202  
Old October 19th 19, 11:11 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 2019-10-19, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 10/19/19 7:50 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

[snip]

PDFs do not resize well. They are designed for a certain screen size or
bigger, and not for text reflow. Why the PDF format is so much used for
document distribution instead of epub I do not understand.


Also, HTML itself is designed to adapt to different screen sizes. For
some strange reason, most web pages have code to defeat this.


Mainly because there's too many graphic desighers doing web pages, and
too many clueless clients paying them.

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  #203  
Old October 19th 19, 11:39 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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In article , Carlos E.R.
wrote:

Why the PDF format is so much used for
document distribution instead of epub I do not understand.

IMO, a much more familiar and used format than epub.


epub didn't exist when pdf was created.


Both things true, but do not explain why documents are not made
preferably in epub format, being better and "gratis".


because pdf is better suited for just about everything, other than
ebooks.

Just click on it and read it. Doesn't matter that it is a pdf or an
epub, really.


it does, since software to read epub is likely not installed on a
desktop or laptop, whereas just about everyone can read pdf,
particularly on a mac where it's a native format (no additional
software required).
  #204  
Old October 20th 19, 01:03 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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nospam wrote:
pdf is better suited for just about everything, other than
ebooks.


*everything* !?

NOT.

Sometimes terse is too terse and means reckless things. 'Just about'
isn't sufficient qualifier.

It comes down to '.pdf is well suited for some things', definitely not
everything.

So, the terse words are 'upside down' in the message they convey or imply.

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  #205  
Old October 20th 19, 02:09 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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In article , Mike Easter
wrote:

pdf is better suited for just about everything, other than
ebooks.


*everything* !?


you missed a couple of words in that sentence.

NOT.

Sometimes terse is too terse and means reckless things. 'Just about'
isn't sufficient qualifier.


it is in this case.

It comes down to '.pdf is well suited for some things', definitely not
everything.


that's why i said 'just about' everything.
  #206  
Old October 20th 19, 10:17 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 20/10/2019 02.03, Mike Easter wrote:
nospam wrote:
pdf is better suited for just about everything, other than
ebooks.


*everything* !?


Djvu is better suited than PDF for scanned text. PDF wins because it is
popular, and because djvu is difficult to generate, but technically,
djvu is better for that purpose.

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  #207  
Old October 20th 19, 12:02 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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In article , Carlos E.R.
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Djvu is better suited than PDF for scanned text.


not really. it can compress smaller, but size isn't an issue.

PDF wins because it is
popular, and because djvu is difficult to generate,


those are two *very* good reasons, plus pdf can do *much* more than
djvu can.

but technically,
djvu is better for that purpose.


not enough to justify using it.
  #208  
Old October 20th 19, 12:41 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 20/10/2019 13.02, nospam wrote:
In article , Carlos E.R.
wrote:


Djvu is better suited than PDF for scanned text.


not really. it can compress smaller, but size isn't an issue.

PDF wins because it is
popular, and because djvu is difficult to generate,


those are two *very* good reasons, plus pdf can do *much* more than
djvu can.


Maybe, but the point is that djvu is much better for some uses, yet very
few people use it. That PDF can do more is irrelevant.


but technically,
djvu is better for that purpose.


not enough to justify using it.


For me, it is. For the people that know the advantages, it is.


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  #209  
Old October 20th 19, 04:26 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 10/19/19 1:21 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

[snip]

[1] Only in a year or so, I lost - access to - the very first DRMed song
I purchased! :-(


So it wasn't a real purchase (you didn't get the thing, you were just
allowed to use it temporarily).

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world, is just as base as to use force." -- Hypatia (c. 370-415 CE)
  #210  
Old October 20th 19, 04:33 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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On 10/19/19 5:11 PM, Jasen Betts wrote:
On 2019-10-19, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 10/19/19 7:50 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

[snip]

PDFs do not resize well. They are designed for a certain screen size or
bigger, and not for text reflow. Why the PDF format is so much used for
document distribution instead of epub I do not understand.


Also, HTML itself is designed to adapt to different screen sizes. For
some strange reason, most web pages have code to defeat this.


Mainly because there's too many graphic desighers doing web pages, and
too many clueless clients paying them.


Sounds right.

I'm not a graphic designer, and write the code for my own page. It's
usable on a 240-pixel phone screen or a widescreen (without wasting half
of more of the screen).

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world, is just as base as to use force." -- Hypatia (c. 370-415 CE)
 




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