RSSAdobe Finalizes Linux Acrobat Reader
By Nate Mook | Published April 12, 2005, 11:59 AM
Adobe has followed up its March public beta of Acrobat Reader 7 for Linux with a version it has deemed final. The release brings back the PDF viewer for the open source platform, after Adobe skipped version 6. The company cited customer demand for creating a Linux edition, although it took Adobe three extra months to prepare.
"The rate of adoption of the Linux operating system among enterprises worldwide - especially among government and financial services organizations - is increasing," said Eugene Lee, Adobe vice president of product marketing. Acrobat Reader 7 includes new commenting tools and support for 3D CAD graphics.
The availability of Adobe's Acrobat Reader has more to do with the emergence of Linux as a viable Operating System - not only for the enterprise market but for Desktop Users everywhere.
If you're curious about Linux, try one of the many freely available distributions at:
http://www.distrowatch.org
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also check out the the new linux magazine at:
http://www.tuxmagazine.com/
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Not trying to belittle that at all, but it is noteworthy that it took several weeks if not months between the Windows release and the release for Linux. However, while the Linux version is not exactly #1 on the list of priorities but hey that will be the case until (if) linux gains more market share than Windows.
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Adobe 7 is NICE, kudos to them for getting rid of the 10-minute(feels like) opening time!
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Thanks for the Tux mag link Jeff! I have a secondary Linux system and it's great that Adobe wrote a version of Reader for it. Reader 7.0 is the best they've every had. Maybe more companies will realize this is a good idea, as the three OS's — Windows, OSX, and Linux — are here to stay.
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you're welcome!
I submitted the new tuxmagazine to betanews for review, aparently they don't think it's worth while to put out an article, or they are funded by a corporate power, thus getting the higher of priorities.
So I've decided to advertise it they way most of linux advertising is done: word of mouth.
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