International Call for Open Standards

Posted by Zonk on Friday September 9, 2005 @01:26AM 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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Re:We need clear definitions from the Media... by spejsklark · 2005-09-09 02:05 · Score: 2, Informative

Office might be a "standard", it is not an OPEN standard. As long as Microsoft controls it, it will never be open.
Re:Standards just wont happen by KDR_11k · 2005-09-09 03:00 · Score: 2, Informative

MP3 isn't open, it's just available for license.

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