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Re:Why do we convert structured data to PDFs? by n0rlant1s on Thursday January 19, 2023 @08:47PM (#34448208)
Hm -- don't think this is the case for legacy industries. It's just what they're used to and have been doing for years
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Re:Why do we convert structured data to PDFs? by dredmorbius on Friday January 20, 2023 @12:51PM (#34456874)
I'd suggest otherwise.

If only on the basis that PDF itself is a relatively recent data format.

"Legacy industry" to me would be IBM mainframe data formats and the like.

Which ... are their own flavour of fun.

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