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I leave the discussions in Dublin thinking less about the differences between formats and more about our collective responsibility as technology people for the information end users depend on.
PDF’s place in the information landscape is already established. End users need the format because PDF supports functionality they can’t do without. A web that’s committed to universal access should welcome that challenge, and PDF’s community will continue to help lead that work.
The next step is sustained collaboration: documenting the gaps, agreeing on priorities, and thereby improving the tools that connect authors with readers.
https:// …pdf
I leave the discussions in Dublin thinking less about the differences between formats and more about our collective responsibility as technology people for the information end users depend on.
PDF’s place in the information landscape is already established. End users need the format because PDF supports functionality they can’t do without. A web that’s committed to universal access should welcome that challenge, and PDF’s community will continue to help lead that work.
The next step is sustained collaboration: documenting the gaps, agreeing on priorities, and thereby improving the tools that connect authors with readers.
By Duff Johnson
October 2026
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