Re: [OT] IRS tax forms can finally be saved



Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> With the free Adobe Reader 7.0.1 and IRS' pdf forms with documentation
> rights one can finally fill out the forms on Linux and save them.
>
> Goodbye pstoedit, you were good when needed.

Adobe Reader is not free software, pstoedit is. Chances are a lot of debian
users won't be switching to superfluous non-free software like Adobe Reader
when a free alternative exists.

My two cents.

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Chris Howie
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