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OpenStandards.net
A not-for-profit organization connecting people to open standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth.
http://www.openstandards.net/
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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.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html
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We Can Put an End to Word Attachments
Richard Stallman's arguments against the use of proprietary formats in document exchange.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
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MS-Word Is Not a Document Exchange Format
Explains the appropriate use of document formats and argues against the use of Word attachments.
http://www.goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/attach.html
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Open Standards: Principles and Practice
Illustrates the principles behind format standardization and the practice of promoting formats interoperability.
http://perens.com/OpenStandards/Definition.html
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Sincere Choice
Intercommunication and file formats should follow standards that are sincerely open for all to implement, without royalty fees or discrimination.
http://sincerechoice.org/
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No Proprietary Binary Data Formats
Why not use proprietary formats and what are the main open alternatives.
http://www.podval.org/~sds/data.html
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Avoid E-Mail Attachments, Especially Microsoft Word
Short document with instructions to MS-Word users on alternatives they can use for document exchange.
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/attachments.html
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Open Standards Repository
Archive of standards relevant to the Open Source community, including licenses, public standards, protocols, RFCs.
http://openstandards.org/
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Business Case for Open Standards
Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of public standards.
http://www.openstandards.net/viewOSnet1C.jsp?showModuleName=businessCaseForOpenStandards
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