FOSS Open Standards
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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
This wikibook is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License and Creative Commons Attribution License 2.5