Microformats

Open Municipal Geodata (OMG) Standard Open Municipal Geodata (OMG) Standard- Seeks to promote the free flow of information between government agencies and citizens by establishing a common set of technical standards f… Document Freedom Day Document Freedom Day- Aims to educate the public about the importance of Free Document Formats and Open Standards in general. Coordinates activities that happen on last Wednesday … Software versus Protocol (or file format) Standards Software versus Protocol (or file format) Standards- Essay by Erik Fair explaining how open standards may help mitigate or prevent "customer lock-in" strategies. Content Management and Edit Data Exchange Content Management and Edit Data Exchange- Article on formats interoperability in audio and video content. Burn All GIFs Burn All GIFs- Campaign for replacing the (formerly) patent-encumbered GIF format by open standard graphics. Since the GIF formats has become patent-free, the site advocates again… Open Data Format Initiative Open Data Format Initiative- Initiative aiming to convince software companies to release data format documentation and to pass laws that governments can only store user data in op… The Principles of Open Standards The Principles of Open Standards- Ken Krechmer analyzes the distinct issues behind advocacy for non-proprietary formats. Open Standards Open Standards- What is a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open standards on the Internet. Why Not Word! Why Not Word!- Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to communicate. Attachments in Proprietary Formats Considered Harmful Attachments in Proprietary Formats Considered Harmful- Explains the risks of exchanging data in non-public format and suggests the main alternatives. W3C Patent Policy 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 … Cover Pages: Patents and Open Standards Cover Pages: Patents and Open Standards- Investigates the effects of patent proliferation and criticizes reasonable and non-discriminatory license terms (RAND) for patented techno… Business Case for Open Standards Business Case for Open Standards- Paper investigating economical issues related to the diffusion of public standards. Avoid E-Mail Attachments, Especially Microsoft Word Avoid E-Mail Attachments, Especially Microsoft Word- Short document with instructions to MS-Word users on alternatives they can use for document exchange. No Proprietary Binary Data Formats No Proprietary Binary Data Formats- Why not use proprietary formats and what are the main open alternatives. MS-Word Is Not a Document Exchange Format MS-Word Is Not a Document Exchange Format- Explains the appropriate use of document formats and argues against the use of Word attachments. We Can Put an End to Word Attachments We Can Put an End to Word Attachments- Richard Stallman's arguments against the use of proprietary formats in document exchange. Why There Are Not GIF Files on GNU Pages 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 … Open Design Alliance Open Design Alliance- An association of CAD customers and vendors committed to promoting open, industry-standard formats for the exchange of CAD data. History, members, FAQs, and … OpenStandards.net OpenStandards.net- A not-for-profit organization connecting people to open standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth.