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/
Why There Are Not GIF Files on GNU Pages:
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
We Can Put an End to Word Attachments:
Richard Stallman's arguments against the use of proprietary formats
in document exchange.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
MS-Word Is Not a Document Exchange Format:
Explains the appropriate use of document formats and argues against
the use of Word attachments.
http://www.goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/attach.html
Open Standards: Principles and Practice:
Illustrates the principles behind format standardization and the
practice of promoting formats interoperability.
http://perens.com/OpenStandards/Definition.html
Sincere Choice:
Intercommunication and file formats should follow standards that are
sincerely open for all to implement, without royalty fees or
discrimination.
http://sincerechoice.org/
No Proprietary Binary Data Formats:
Why not use proprietary formats and what are the main open
alternatives.
http://www.podval.org/%7Esds/data.html
Plaintext:
In praise of practical e-mail hygiene and against attachments in
proprietary formats.
http://www.netby.dk/Oest/Europa-Alle/vermeer/plain.html
Open Standards Repository:
Archive of standards relevant to the Open Source community,
including licenses, public standards, protocols, RFCs.
http://openstandards.org/
Business Case for Open Standards:
Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of
public standards.
http://www.openstandards.net/viewOSnet1C.jsp?showModuleName=businessCaseForOpenStandards
The Free Standards Group:
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/
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
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
W3C Patent Policy:
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
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
Burn All GIFs:
Campaign for replacing the patent-encumbered GIF format by open
standard graphics.
http://burnallgifs.org
Why Not Word!:
Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to
communicate.
http://www.rfc1149.net/documents/whynotword.html.en
Death to Proprietary Word Formats:
Argues in favor of using HTML instead of proprietary word formats.
http://homepages.borland.com/ccalvert/Opinion/WordFormats.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 Standards:
What is a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open
standards on the Internet.
http://www.wigglebits.com/standards.html
The Principles of Open Standards:
Ken Krechmer analyzes the distinct issues behind advocacy for
non-proprietary formats.
http://www.csrstds.com/openstds.html
Why Open Standards Matter:
Use of closed standards to prevent competition while protecting
revenue is wrong. This practice creates artificial value at the
users' expense.
http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/12373.html
Open StandardsThe Only Option:
Internet technologies and the economical challenge of open
protocols.
http://www.sdtimes.com/opinions/guestview_029.htm
Build Systems, Not Companies, on Open Standards:
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
scale.
http://intranetjournal.com/articles/200202/gb_02_20_02a.html
Open Software and Open Standards in South Africa:
Document discussing the nature and impact of open source software
and public standards and recommendations for South Africa.
http://www.naci.org.za/docs/opensource.html
