Am Thu, 6 Apr 2023 09:02:10 +0200 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context:
You can put in arbitrary data and then download. I don’t think it will become any more free.
indeed, but then: why don't we put them on the wiki site / another free site ?
Any legal restrictions ?
Yes, the copy I got has in the footer Sold by the PDF Association to Ulrike Fischer XXXX | April 5, 2023 | Single user only, copying and networking prohibited. I wouldn't distribute it for the same reason I wouldn't distribute pdf copies of the TeXbook.
What happens when the sponsors withdraw?
What should happen? I bought a copy at a very good price (0€) and now own it. If the sponsorship ends and the price goes up to 200 CHF again nothing changes for me.
What is there are updates (unlikely anyway).
Amendments to ISO document typically have to be buyed too, e.g. amendment 1 (which is part of the bundled offered by pdfa) normally costs 17 CHF. Personally I think that the PDF Association made a very good job here (they worked hard on it), I'm quite grateful for it and I hope that there will more of these offers (personally I would like to get pdf/A-4 and the upcomming pdf/UA-2). -- Ulrike Fischer http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/