Software Standards versus Protocol Standards
How open standards may help mitigate or prevent "customer lock-in" strategies.
Streaming media: A case for open standards
Benefits of the development of open specifications for audio and video formats. By Rich Mavrogeanes.
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.
We Can Put an End to Word Attachments
Richard Stallman's arguments against the use of proprietary formats in document exchange.
We Can Put an End to Word Attachments - A Discussion
Forum on Richard Stallman's document against file exchange in proprietary format.
Why Not Word!
Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to communicate.
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.
Business Case for Open Standards
Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of public standards. (May 9, 2002)
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. (February 20, 2002)
Open Standards-The Only Option
Internet technologies and the economical challenge of open protocols. (May 1, 2001)
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