[blml] Web publishing

[Brian]

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:40:13 +0100
Guthrie <guthrie at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Several times a year, the EBU publish amendments and clarifications
> to their Orange book on their web-site.
> 
> Unfortunately the Orange Book is a large file, so it takes minutes to 
> download the amended book over a normal telephone connection. The EBU 
> also publish the changes as a separate pdf file but that assumes you 
> are familiar with the current version of the complete Orange Book.
> 
> IMO, simpler and better would be to web-publish the Orange Book as 
> html, for fast on-line access.
> 

What's wrong with providing both alternatives? I don't know what
program DWS uses to write/edit the OB, but any modern word processor
will generate both HTML and PDF versions at the cost of a few mouse
clicks. 

> Of course, like other organisations, the EBU could still use pdf for 
> material that it does not want people to read or copy, on-line.
> 

You've got me on this one, Nigel. I've never heard of an organisation
choosing to publish in PDF format **in order to prevent people reading
or copying the material online**. Do you have any examples? IMO,
organisations publish in PDF because it's the de facto standard, with
reader programs available for all but the oldest and/or most obscure
operating systems. 


Brian. 

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