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Without standards, every job is a one-off, and vendor lock-in is assured after the first project. Open standards are the beating heart of e-Business, without which concepts like intranets and business-to-business commerce would not be practical on a mass
http://intranetjournal.com/articles/200202/gb_02_20_02a.html |
Burn All GIFs
Campaign for replacing the (formerly) patent-encumbered GIF format by open standard graphics. Since the GIF formats has become patent-free, the site advocates against software patents.
http://burnallgifs.org/archives/ |
Business Case for Open Standards
Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of public standards. (May 9, 2002)
http://www.openstandards.net/viewOSnet1C.jsp?showModuleName=businessCaseForOpenStandards |
Cover Pages: Patents and Open Standards
Investigates the effects of patent proliferation and criticizes reasonable and non-discriminatory license terms (RAND) for patented technologies.
http://xml.coverpages.org/patents.html |
LinuxLab - Open Standards
Argues in favor of patent-free standards and suggests recommended formats for different kinds of content.
http://linuxlab.dk/openstandards/ |
Open Data Format Initiative
Initiative aiming to convince software companies to release data format documentation and to pass laws that governments can only store user data in open format. Presents its manifesto, forum, news, links to institutional resolutions.
http://odfi.org/ |
Open File Format Definition
Definition proposed and discussed on the Texas Open Source Initiative Mailing List, as part of an initiative to promote the use of such standards in government projects.
http://www.anansispaceworks.com/Documentation/BuildImage/Legal/tosi.openformatdef.2003.03.19.html |
Open Source versus Open Standards
Draws a distinction between open source advocacies and the promotion of public standards, warning against the confusion of these two initiatives.
http://rss.com.com/2010-1071-995823.html |
Open Standards
What is a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open standards on the Internet.
http://www.wigglebits.com/standards.html |
Open Standards Repository
Archive of standards relevant to the Open Source community, including licenses, public standards, protocols, RFCs.
http://openstandards.org/ |
Open Standards: Principles and Practice
Illustrates the principles behind format standardization and the practice of promoting formats interoperability.
http://perens.com/OpenStandards/Definition.html |
Open Standards-The Only Option
Internet technologies and the economical challenge of open protocols. (May 1, 2001)
http://www.sdtimes.com/opinions/guestview_029.htm |
Openformats.org
Collaborative documentation projects on why use public standards and open formats and why avoid proprietary formats in data exchange.
http://www.openformats.org/ |
OpenStandards.net
A not-for-profit organization connecting people to open standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth.
http://www.openstandards.net/ |
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