>Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:27:57 +0200
>From: Soenke Zehle <s.zehle@kein.org>
>To: incom <incom-l@incommunicado.info>
>Subject: <incom> Free/Open Source Software: Open Standards Primer Draft
>Published
>
>[via FOSS-PDI]
>
>UNDP-APDIP's International Open Source Network has produced a draft
>primer on Free/Open Source Software: Open Standards.
>
>Date: August 16th 2005
>
>Download the primer:
>
>* Open Document format (111KB)
>http://www.iosn.net/open-standards/foss-open-standards-primer/foss-openstds-v01-1.odt
>
>* PDF format (485KB)
>http://www.iosn.net/open-standards/foss-open-standards-primer/foss-openstds-v01-1.pdf
>
>
>Many public institutions like government agencies and civil society
>organizations are obliged by new legislation to place information in the
>public domain. Unfortunately many of them are using proprietary formats
>which require members of the public to purchase or illegally copy
>proprietary software. This primer provides an overview of standards
>setting bodies and FOSS software and tools to create new content as well
>as migrate to solutions based on Open Standards.
>
>The primer provides existing case studies on the polices and initiatives
>of governments implementing open standards policies. It also covers
>current patent and licensing issues with Open Standards implementations.
>
>This IOSN Primer is an initiative of UNDP Asia-Pacific Development
>Information Programme and supported by the International Development
>Research Centre (IDRC)
>
>** This pre-publication version is made available for public review and
>feedback. Please do not cite or quote. **
>
>Feedback and comments are welcome and should be received by 5th
>September 2005.
>
>Please send feedback to info@iosn.net
>
>This publication is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5
>license. For full details of the license, please refer to the
>following: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/legalcode
>
>Contact:
>
>Sunil Abraham and Khairil Yusof
>info@iosn.net
>
>Tel: (66-2) 288-1234
>
>About UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>The International Open Source Network (IOSN - http://www.iosn.net) is a
>Centre of Excellence for Free/Open Source Software in the Asia-Pacific
>Region. IOSN is an initiative of the Asia-Pacific Information
>Development Programme (APDIP - http://www.apdip.net), which has been
>supporting the strategic and effective use of Information Communication
>Technology (ICT) for poverty alleviation and sustainable human
>development in the Asia-Pacific region since 1997. Via a small
>secretariat, the IOSN is tasked specifically to facilitate and network
>Free/Open Source Software advocates and human resources in the region.
>
>About the International Development Research Center (IDRC)
>----------------------------------------------------------
>
>The IDRC is a Canadian public corporation that works in close
>collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search
>for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous
>societies. For more information please see http://www.idrc.ca
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