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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