Re: Programming dilemma: what way ?

"Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@xxxxxxxx> writes:

When HTML doesn't provide the necessary control, PDF or Word
DOC are indicated.

Both are proprietary formats with free readers for Windows and
*nix, and both provide hyperlinking.

PDF used to be proprietary, but it is now an open standard that
will become ISO 32000.

DOC is definitely proprietary.
--
Ben Pfaff
http://benpfaff.org
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