> > Pdf's are useful in that they are harder to
> > manipulate and plagiarize.
>
> PDFs are less useful in that they are harder to manipulate and add
> to.
HW PDFs are even more useless in that anyone who *wants* to plagiarise them can do it easily, and those who just want to distribute pirate copies can do it with one hand tied behind their back ; but those who simply want to manipulate them for personal use (96% of public) or perhaps to contribute to the advancement of HW (02% of public) have extra (& useless) hurdles to jump...
Surely, the ability to manipulate and modify an electronic document is a *feature*, NOT a bug ... ?
Julian Lord
Powered by hypermail