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Open Standards (32)

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http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~chak/email.html   » Attachments in Proprietary Formats Considered Harmful Open in a new browser window
   Explains the risks of exchanging data in non-public format and suggests the main alternatives.
   http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~chak/email.html

http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/attachments.html   » Avoid E-Mail Attachments, Especially Microsoft Word Open in a new browser window
   Short document with instructions to MS-Word users on alternatives they can use for document exchange.
   http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/attachments.html

http://intranetjournal.com/articles/200202/gb_02_20_02a.html   » Build Systems, Not Companies, on Open Standards Open in a new browser window
   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

http://burnallgifs.org/archives/   » Burn All GIFs Open in a new browser window
   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/

http://www.openstandards.net/viewOSnet1C.jsp?showModuleName=businessCaseForOpenStandards   » Business Case for Open Standards Open in a new browser window
   Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of public standards.
   http://www.openstandards.net/viewOSnet1C.jsp?showModuleName=businessCaseForOpenStandards

http://www.edlmax.com/ContentManagement.htm   » Content Management and Edit Data Exchange Open in a new browser window
   Article on formats interoperability in audio and video content.
   http://www.edlmax.com/ContentManagement.htm

http://xml.coverpages.org/patents.html   » Cover Pages: Patents and Open Standards Open in a new browser window
   Investigates the effects of patent proliferation and criticizes reasonable and non-discriminatory license terms (RAND) for patented technologies.
   http://xml.coverpages.org/patents.html

http://homepages.borland.com/ccalvert/Opinion/WordFormats.html   » Death to Proprietary Word Formats Open in a new browser window
   Argues in favor of using HTML instead of proprietary word formats.
   http://homepages.borland.com/ccalvert/Opinion/WordFormats.html

http://linuxlab.dk/openstandards/   » LinuxLab - Open Standards Open in a new browser window
   Argues in favor of patent-free standards and suggests recommended formats for different kinds of content.
   http://linuxlab.dk/openstandards/

http://www.goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/attach.html   » MS-Word Is Not a Document Exchange Format Open in a new browser window
   Explains the appropriate use of document formats and argues against the use of Word attachments.
   http://www.goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/attach.html

http://www.podval.org/~sds/data.html   » No Proprietary Binary Data Formats Open in a new browser window
   Why not use proprietary formats and what are the main open alternatives.
   http://www.podval.org/~sds/data.html

http://odfi.org/   » Open Data Format Initiative Open in a new browser window
   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/

http://www.opendesign.com/   » Open Design Alliance Open in a new browser window
   An association of CAD customers and vendors committed to promoting open, industry-standard formats for the exchange of CAD data. Hisotry, members, FAQ, and published papers.
   http://www.opendesign.com/

http://www.anansispaceworks.com/Documentation/BuildImage/Legal/tosi.openformatdef.2003.03.19.html   » Open File Format Definition Open in a new browser window
   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

http://www.oidi.org/   » Open Interoperative Document Initiative Open in a new browser window
   Supports efforts by governments at all levels to ensure public documents are open and interoperable and thus available without the need for proprietary software. Includes resources and details of how to get involved.
   http://www.oidi.org/

http://news.com.com/2010-1071-995823.html   » Open Source versus Open Standards Open in a new browser window
   Draws a distinction between open source advocacies and the promotion of public standards, warning against the confusion of these two initiatives.
   http://news.com.com/2010-1071-995823.html

http://www.wigglebits.com/standards.html   » Open Standards Open in a new browser window
   What is a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open standards on the Internet.
   http://www.wigglebits.com/standards.html

http://www.sdtimes.com/editorial/opinion-20010501-01.html   » Open Standards - The Only Option Open in a new browser window
   Internet technologies and the economical challenge of open protocols.
   http://www.sdtimes.com/editorial/opinion-20010501-01.html

http://openstandards.org/   » Open Standards Repository Open in a new browser window
   Archive of standards relevant to the Open Source community, including licenses, public standards, protocols, RFCs.
   http://openstandards.org/

http://perens.com/OpenStandards/Definition.html   » Open Standards: Principles and Practice Open in a new browser window
   Illustrates the principles behind format standardization and the practice of promoting formats interoperability.
   http://perens.com/OpenStandards/Definition.html

http://www.openstandards.net/   » OpenStandards.net Open in a new browser window
   A not-for-profit organization connecting people to open standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth.
   http://www.openstandards.net/

http://www.openformats.org/   » Openformats.org Open in a new browser window
   Collaborative documentation projects on why use public standards and open formats and why avoid proprietary formats in data exchange.
   http://www.openformats.org/

http://www.nothingisreal.com/dfki/no-word   » Please don't send me Microsoft Word documents Open in a new browser window
   A discussion of the problems of MSWord as a document exchange format and what alternatives are available. Suitable for a non-technical audience.
   http://www.nothingisreal.com/dfki/no-word

http://sincerechoice.org/   » Sincere Choice Open in a new browser window
   Intercommunication and file formats should follow standards that are sincerely open for all to implement, without royalty fees or discrimination.
   http://sincerechoice.org/

http://www.clock.org/~fair/opinion/open-standards.html   » Software Standards versus Protocol Standards Open in a new browser window
   How open standards may help mitigate or prevent "customer lock-in" strategies.
   http://www.clock.org/~fair/opinion/open-standards.html

http://news.com.com/2010-1025_3-5099118.html   » Streaming media: A case for open standards Open in a new browser window
   Benefits of the development of open specifications for audio and video formats. By Rich Mavrogeanes.
   http://news.com.com/2010-1025_3-5099118.html

http://www.freestandards.org/   » The Free Standards Group Open in a new browser window
   A non-profit corporation to increase the use and acceptance of open source technologies through the application, development and promotion of standards.
   http://www.freestandards.org/

http://www.csrstds.com/openstds.html   » The Principles of Open Standards Open in a new browser window
   Ken Krechmer analyzes the distinct issues behind advocacy for non-proprietary formats.
   http://www.csrstds.com/openstds.html

http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy   » W3C Patent Policy Open in a new browser window
   Governs the handling of patents in the process of producing Web standards. The goal of this policy is to assure that Recommendations produced under this policy can be implemented on a Royalty-Free (RF) basis.
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html   » We Can Put an End to Word Attachments Open in a new browser window
   Richard Stallman's arguments against the use of proprietary formats in document exchange.
   http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

http://www.rfc1149.net/documents/whynotword.html.en   » Why Not Word! Open in a new browser window
   Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to communicate.
   http://www.rfc1149.net/documents/whynotword.html.en

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html   » Why There Are Not GIF Files on GNU Pages Open in a new browser window
   Advocates against the use of image formats that are protected by patents. Presents a brief history of the GIF format as well as its open alternatives.
   http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html


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