One positive aspect of PDF is that it leads to amusements like the following message (from GPL Ghostscript 8.01):
**** Warning: Fonts with Subtype = /TrueType should be embedded.
But TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT is not embedded.
**** Warning: Fonts with Subtype = /TrueType should be embedded.
But TimesNewRomanPSMT is not embedded.
... 17 similar warnings skipped ...
**** This file had errors that were repaired or ignored. **** The file was produced by: **** >>>> Acrobat Distiller 6.0.1 (Windows) <<<< **** Please notify the author of the software that produced this **** file that it does not conform to Adobe's published PDF **** specification.The viewing software then substitutes other fonts, so the desired fixed format is not achievable with such a file.