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2286 public websites advertise non-free software

http://www.fsfe.org

During Free Software Foundation Europe's pdfreaders.org campaign, Free Software activists from 41 countries have reported 2286 public sector institutions which advertise non-free PDF readers on their websites. FSFE will now contact these institutions, trying to get as many advertisements for non-free PDF readers as possible removed before the end of the year.

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FSFE Newsletter - October 2010

http://www.fsfe.org

In this edition we discuss the misleading term "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms" (FRAND), we explain what we are doing about centralised computer systems and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), and update you on our current campaign to end non-free software commercials by public institutions.

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GNU Ghostscript 9.00 release announcement

http://www.ghostscript.com

Artifex Software, Inc. is happy to announce the release of
GPL Ghostscript 9.00 and GhostPDL 9.00. Ghostscript is a suite of software based on an interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and Portable Document Format (PDF) page description languages.

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Bulk conversion of documents using OpenOffice and Unoconv

http://bit.ly

A simple tutorial on mass conversion of documents using Openoffice and Unoconv. Also shows how to start OpenOffice in headless mode.

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PDF Manipulations And Conversions From Linux Command Prompt

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If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Pdftk allows you to manipulate PDF easily and freely. It does not require Acrobat, and it runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris.

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Adobe PDF at Risk From Zero-Day Vulnerability

http://www.esecurityplanet.com

Users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat PDF documents could be risk from a new zero-day vulnerability, with the company saying it has gotten reports that the flaw is currently being exploited in the wild.

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Crack copy protected PDFs using two simple commands in Ubuntu

http://blog.dipinkrishna.info

Use two simple commands to convert a protected pdf into an unprotected pdf.

Here in this example i assume the protected pdf fil

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Vulnerabilities in several PDF applications

http://www.h-online.com

Security holes in numerous PDF applications allow attackers to infect systems with malware. Linux distributor Red Hat has already released new packages for these applications, and other distributors are likely to follow soon.

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Greg K-H’s Little Kernel Nutshell and Gluing PDF Files with Ghostscript

http://aligunduz.org

In my quest to grok the most popular kernel for GNU, I am making some distinct, albeit slow, headway into the inner workings of Linux. Before completely delving into the source code, I wanted to have a last overall look on kernel configuration

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Microsoft Hostility Towards XML Expands to Hostility Towards HTML

http://boycottnovell.com

Microsoft is looking to repossess documents by harming ODF, PDF, and HTML, using patents, FUD, RAND, and Silverlight

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Converting OpenOffice documents to PDF or HTML, as a batch

http://openoffice.blogs.com

I wrote this article for TechTarget about the fabulous Web Wizard and its uses for mass PDF conversion and quick web publishing of existing documents. It's a great feature that bears re-posting about. It's also really, really not obvious.

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From MSODF to MSPDF?

http://boycottnovell.com

Microsoft Office's support of PDF is also very poor

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FSFE launches Free PDF Readers campaign

http://www.fsfeurope.org

The Fellowship of the Free Software Foundation Europe is proud to announce its latest initiative: pdfreaders.org, a site providing information about PDF with links to Free Software PDF readers for all major operating systems.

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Created by Stian 13 years 16 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 16 weeks ago
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pdfreaders.org: Awareness for Free Software PDF readers.

http://pdfreaders.org

The Fellowship of FSFE has launched a campaign to promote Free Software PDF readers to provide alternatives to the "Download Adobe Reader" buttons found on so many web sites. Visitors of pdfreaders.org get some very brief information about Open Standards and Free Software, and why they matter - along with information about the Free Software PDF readers and links for more information.

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Unix And Linux PDF Telnet Curiosity - When HTTP Error Pages Don't Attack!

http://linuxshellaccount.blogspot.com

At least someone out there cares that you can't find your page ;)

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