FOSS Open Standards

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• List of Acronyms
• Introduction
• Importance and Benefits of Open Standards
• Standard-Setting and Open Standards
• Some Important Open Standards
• Comparison of File Formats
• Standards and Internationalization/Localization of Software
• Patents in Standards
• The Linux Standard Base
• Government/National Open Standards Policies and Initiatives
• Conclusion
• Annexure: Comments on RAND, as seen from both sides
• Glossary
• About the Author
• Acknowledgements
• About APDIP
• About IOSN

Information

This book is donated by the International Open Source Network and UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) to the community. The original publication by:

Author: Nah Soo Hoe (Foreword by Peter J. Quinn)
© UNDP-APDIP, Elsevier, 2006, 62 pages
ISBN 978-81-312-0538-9
ISBN 81-312-0538-X

is located at http://www.iosn.net/open-standards/foss-open-standards-primer/foss-openstds-withcover.pdf

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