[oclug]Question: Is PDF an "open format"?

[Ross Jordan]

> 
> On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Ross Jordan wrote:
> 
> > Is this specification entirely complete with respect to
> > some of the security and encryption features?
> 
> Well, OK, let me qualify that:
> 
> That subset of PDF which is completely and accurately specified in
> publicly-available documents is an open standard.

Although, couldn't you say the same thing about say,
Microsoft Word =)

-Ross