Initiatives, organizations and campaigns for the promotion of open standards and against the diffusion of proprietary formats in data exchange.
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Short document with instructions to MS-Word users on alternatives they can use for document exchange.
Article on formats interoperability in audio and video content.
Investigates the effects of patent proliferation and criticizes reasonable and non-discriminatory license terms (RAND) for patented technologies.
Aims to educate the public about the importance of Free Document Formats and Open Standards in general. Coordinates activities that happen on last Wednesday of March, celebrated as the Document Freedom Day.
Explains the appropriate use of document formats and argues against the use of Word attachments.
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.
An association of CAD customers and vendors committed to promoting open, industry-standard formats for the exchange of CAD data. History, members, FAQs, and published papers.
Seeks to promote the free flow of information between government agencies and citizens by establishing a common set of technical standards for organizing and sharing public data.
What is a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open standards on the Internet.
A not-for-profit organization connecting people to open standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth.
Ken Krechmer analyzes the distinct issues behind advocacy for non-proprietary formats.
Essay by Erik Fair explaining how open standards may help mitigate or prevent "customer lock-in" strategies.
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.
Richard Stallman's arguments against the use of proprietary formats in document exchange.
Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to communicate.
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.
Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of public standards.
(May 09, 2002)
Seeks to promote the free flow of information between government agencies and citizens by establishing a common set of technical standards for organizing and sharing public data.
Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to communicate.
Explains the appropriate use of document formats and argues against the use of Word attachments.
Aims to educate the public about the importance of Free Document Formats and Open Standards in general. Coordinates activities that happen on last Wednesday of March, celebrated as the Document Freedom Day.
An association of CAD customers and vendors committed to promoting open, industry-standard formats for the exchange of CAD data. History, members, FAQs, and published papers.
Essay by Erik Fair explaining how open standards may help mitigate or prevent "customer lock-in" strategies.
Investigates the effects of patent proliferation and criticizes reasonable and non-discriminatory license terms (RAND) for patented technologies.
Richard Stallman's arguments against the use of proprietary formats in document exchange.
A not-for-profit organization connecting people to open standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth.
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.
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.
Article on formats interoperability in audio and video content.
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.
Ken Krechmer analyzes the distinct issues behind advocacy for non-proprietary formats.
Short document with instructions to MS-Word users on alternatives they can use for document exchange.
What is a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open standards on the Internet.
Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of public standards.
(May 09, 2002)
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