Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of public standards.
A non-profit corporation to increase the use and acceptance of open source technologies through the application, development and promotion of standards.
Investigates the effects of patent proliferation and criticizes reasonable and non-discriminatory license terms (RAND) for patented technologies.
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.
Explains the risks of exchanging data in non-public format and suggests the main alternatives.
Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to communicate.
Argues in favor of using HTML instead of proprietary word formats.
What is a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open standards on the Internet.
Ken Krechmer analyzes the distinct issues behind advocacy for non-proprietary formats.
How open standards may help mitigate or prevent "customer lock-in" strategies.
Computers /
Open_Source /
Advocacy
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