Does it run doom? ;-)
Yes https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1i268...
Linux Running in a PDF
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Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#82I would really appreciate if someone could put a decent PDF reader, like Sumatra, into a PDF so I could have a portable and good PDF reader on locked down computers.
Are you going to open that PDF in Adobe Reader? If yes, Adobe has this friendly AI assistant forced into your face and overlapping floating toolbar on all sides of your document that you cannot get rid of to get a clean view of the document itself. So your dream of a simple lightweight clutterfree PDF reader will remain a dream, unfortunately.
There is the classic Adobe Reader release [0] (non-DC) that is still receiving updates [1].
[0] https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNo...
[1] https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNo...
Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#83These "dynamic pdfs" are the anti-thesis of what pdf files are meant to be: static objects containing text that always looks the same. My state dept. of natural resources loves them which means all the regulations are now inaccessible. All I can see in the "pdfs" (not pdfs, pdf shells that are webpages) are the following lines,
"Please wait... If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the document, your PDF viewer may not be able to display this type of document."
... because they pull down their actual contents using JS from some website. They are the anti-thesis to what a pdf file is meant to be. Truly the worst of both worlds and a huge step backwards in accessibility and longevity. All that a screen reader can read is the above text.
Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#84Has anyone tried printing it? I'm afraid!
You can open (and presumably print) it in MS Word, it's just a single page.
Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#85Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you going to open that PDF in Adobe Reader? If yes, Adobe has this friendly AI assistant forced into your face and overlapping floating toolbar on all sides of your document that you cannot get rid of to get a clean view of the document itself. So your dream of a simple lightweight clutterfree PDF reader will remain a dream, unfortunately.
I mean if he’s searching for a good PDF reader I doubt he’ll be opening it in Adobe Reader
True but also, what actually is the best alternative that's also free? Non-rhetorical question, because I am averse to paying for what feels like a universal/commons piece of tech.
Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you going to open that PDF in Adobe Reader? If yes, Adobe has this friendly AI assistant forced into your face and overlapping floating toolbar on all sides of your document that you cannot get rid of to get a clean view of the document itself. So your dream of a simple lightweight clutterfree PDF reader will remain a dream, unfortunately.
There is the classic Adobe Reader release [0] (non-DC) that is still receiving updates [1]. [0] https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNo... [1] https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNo...
It's even served by FTP. Nice!
Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#88Doesn't work, the document is unresponsive. I used a HP DeskJet 2820e Printer btw.
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Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#89Copy 10 of these in an USB drive. Enjoy your mobile Kubernetes cluster.
Re: Linux Running in a PDF
#90Just because you can, doesn't mean you should....
Of course one should. One should always explore and satisfy curiosity. What one shouldn't do is to use any of that for "serious" purpose, but that kind of stuff is apart of what makes computing great - boundaries are in the imagination.
Running operating systems inside of document formats is what makes computing great?
I thought it was the ease and leisure as well as the aid in pursuit of real knowledge they were supposed to introduce into our lives.
Can we spend our time more wisely instead?