On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 at 09:02, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote: > On 4/6/2023 8:07 AM, luigi scarso via ntg-context wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 at 07:54, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context > > > wrote: > > > > Am 05.04.23 um 20:09 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context: > > > On 4/5/2023 7:48 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote: > > >> Forwarding from Mastodon: > > >> > > >> Adobe, Apryse, Foxit and PDFAssociation have partnered up and > made > > >> ISO32000-2 2020 (aka PDF 2.0), > > >> ISO/TS 32001 (Extensions to Hash Algorithm Support in ISO > > 32000-2) and > > >> ISO/TS 32002 (Extensions to Digital Signatures in ISO 32000-2) > > >> available as sponsored papers ... so **FREE**. > > >> Follow the links below; no valid email (or address) necessary: > > >> https://www.pdfa.org/sponsored-standards/ > > > > > kind of interesting thatthe one from adobe is version 1 and the > > other one 2 > > > > > > i'll wait till it's really free .. currently it still costs EUR > > 0, so > > > one has to fill in some cart / form > > > > You can put in arbitrary data and then download. > > I don’t think it will become any more free. > > > > > > indeed, but then: why don't we put them on the wiki site / another > > free site ? > > > Any legal restrictions ? > > Probably okay as long as one doesn't resell it for EUR 0 ... > > It all looks a bit weird to me anyway "sponsored standards" esp with > sponsors mentioned on the cover instead of in thanks 'introduction'. > > What happens when the sponsors withdraw? How does that legally work with > distributing? What is there are updates (unlikely anyway). > > Indeed: here pdfa sells to you some books (at 0€ , but it's always a sale) and as a general rule you cannot put them on a public site for a free download -- and this is the case , in my opinion. So one has to fill the form with real data (personal or company), because you are agreeing on a sale. -- luigi