Openformats.org Collaborative documentation projects on why use public standards and open formats and why avoid proprietary formats in data exchange. www.openformats.org/Read more
OpenStandards.net A not-for-profit organization connecting people to open standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth. www.openstandards.net/Read more
Please don't send me Microsoft Word documents A discussion of the problems of MSWord as a document exchange format and what alternatives are available. Suitable for a non-technical audience. www.nothingisreal.com/dfki/no-wordRead more
Sincere Choice Intercommunication and file formats should follow standards that are sincerely open for all to implement, without royalty fees or discrimination. sincerechoice.org/Read more
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 can be implemented on a Royalty-Free (RF) basis. www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-PolicyRead more
Why Not Word! Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to communicate. www.rfc1149.net/documents/whynotword.html.enRead more
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. www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.htmlRead more
