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International Call for Open Standards

Posted by Zonk on from the tools-for-everybody dept.

tengu1sd writes "The New York Times is carrying a report urging nations to adopt open-information technology standards as 'a vital step to accelerate economic growth, efficiency and innovation'. Sponsored by The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, it also points out that 'open technology standards - the digital equivalent of a common gauge for railroad tracks - are not the same thing as open-source software. Open source is a development model for software in which code is freely shared and improved by a cooperative network of programmers'. This leaves room for companies willing to accept standards, but closes the door to companies unwilling to play nice."

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  1. Was that... by Sfing_ter · · Score: 5, Funny

    The sound of a door slamming shut at Microsloth?
    No it was Balmer heaving his desk out the window... er... windows...

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    A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Emo Philips
    1. Re:Was that... by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 3, Funny

      The sound of a door slamming shut at Microsloth?

      I was expecting the article to say, "this effort is being driven by [head of something] at Microsoft".

  2. This was begun in 1969 by GPLDAN · · Score: 3, Funny

    Title: Host Software
    Author: Steve Crocker
    Installation: UCLA
    Date: 7 April 1969
    Network Working Group Request for Comment: 1

  3. EU standards by SomethingOrOther · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not sure about your driving example.

    The EU was suposed to bring about many common standards for trade, but dispite EU harmonisation

    The British still drive on the left,
    the French still drive on the right, and
    the Italians still drive on both.

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    Don't believe what you read is the truth.