Hi Karsten.
The problem is that we only have one good pdf reader for windows to recommend.
That's evince, which comes in a outdated version without an auto-update function.
The only thing pdfreaders.org makes right is to get different readers on the market which won't be affected by the same security hole.
Greets, Henner
On 03.05.2010 20:46, Karsten Gerloff wrote:
On Monday 03 May 2010 19:42:00 Jan-Hendrik "HennR" Peters wrote:
Hi all,
I read this article today which says that F-Secure asks MS to create a simple pdf reader to get rid of security holes in adobe's.
(German) http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/F-Secure-Microsoft-bitte -einen-einfachen-PDF-Viewer-992087.html
Should/could we use this call and profit as pdfreaders.org?
Yes, absolutely.
Surely such a reader already exists for Windows, not to mention other operating systems?
If you can get it out tomorrow, we can still catch some of the attention.
How about drafting a short press release? Core points could be
- F-Secure is right -- there's too much bloat in PDF readers (I
think Adobe Reader recently was named the top security hole)
- Free PDF readers are the solution. They're widely available,
don't cost anything, are easy to install, and they're free -- they can offer quick patches, because there's no vendor losing prestige and no "patch day" to adhere to.
- pdfreaders.org helps users to find the right reader.
Best regards, Karsten
/who has a soft spot for xpdf