nickull's Journal: PDF now ISO 32000

It is official. As Jim King himself blogged today, Adobe has received word that the Ballot for approval of PDF 1.7 to become the ISO 32000 Standard (DIS) has passed by a vote of 13 yes votes and only 1 negative. The report breaks down as follows:

Countries voting positive with no comments: Australia, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine. (9) Countries voting positive with comments: UK (13), USA (125), Germany (11), Switzerland (19). (4) Countries voting negative with comments: France (37). (1) Countries abstaining: Italy, Russia (2)

Total votes cast 14. 2/3's majority is required to pass so it was a large margin of victory (93%). For more information on the latest developments, check on this page:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/pdf/pdf_reference.html