FOSS Open Standards

350px|right 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 978-81-312-0538-9 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 Open source FOSS Books APDIP Books F 100% __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__