<…> >> > 2. Drop DVI? Are you kidding me? Although PDF may be popular now, >> > that may not be the case 20 years from now. A device-independent >> > format is what is needed, and that's what DVI is. TeX is guaranteed >> > to produce the exact same output 100 years from now. >> >> And .PDF isn't? > > No. It isn't. It is an Adobe product. Check out ISO 32000-2:2020. I think it’s ok in 2022 to say that PDF has escaped Adobe and is an open standard, suitable for long-life documents, etc. d