Title: LibreOffice's PDF Editing Capabilities: A Concern for Open Source Community

As a valued member of the open source community, I'd like to share an observation regarding LibreOffice's handling of PDF files. Specifically, when saving a PDF using certain security settings in the Save As PDF/PDF Options window, it appears that the software does not respect the convention of preventing edits on reopened documents.

In my experience, when using other applications such as Nitro or Word, I can save a PDF with 'prevent edits' enabled, and subsequently reopen the document without being able to modify it. This seems logical, given the purpose of a non-editable format like PDF. However, when saving an ODF (or DOC) file in LibreOffice, I expect it to be editable by default.

When I save a PDF using LibreOffice's settings that specify an uneditable final document, I would assume that the software would render the composite parts of the document in such a way as to make them moderately difficult to edit with standard word processors, including those that created the file. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case.

I understand that my original question may have been sidestepped by the responses I received. However, I believe it is essential for us to discuss and address these concerns within the open source community, as it affects how we approach our work and share our creations.

What are your thoughts on this issue? Have you experienced similar problems with LibreOffice's PDF editing capabilities? How can we improve the functionality of our software to better serve the needs of the open source community?

Let's keep the conversation going and explore ways to address these concerns together.

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