Re: [Fsfe-uk] Richard Stallman Speech 26th Oct

[Chris Croughton]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 03:19:36PM +0100, Nick Hill wrote:
> Chris Croughton wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 12:41:15PM +0100, Nick Hill wrote:
> > 
> >>I have contacted Richard Stallman and confirmed details for a speech:
> > 
> > About what?  I can't see the PDF from here because I'm on a text-only
> > link, and it would be helpful to know at least vaguely what the subject
> > might be.
> 
> Even if you weren't on a text based link, it would have been a good idea 
> for me to have included the subject of the speech. Apologies.

Apologies to you as well, rereading my comment it was rather abrupt.

> MJR has already replied with these details.
> 
> I have checked ps2ascii and pstotext, which might help text based users. 
> However, converting my PDF just produces gibberish.

I've found that with several PDFs.  Will it display in ghostscript/gv?

> There are some other utilities I am checking.

I have on occasion had to use acroread and 'print' a PDF to a PS file,
then convert that.  So much for open format...

Chris C