August 2009 - Posts

04 August 2009
Vacation Time

I’ll be away from the blog for a spell. I’ll get online and approve comments etc, when I can. Read More...

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04 August 2009
Real Interoperability Projects and Documentation

It’s been a while since I was part of the core team doing the broader interop work at Microsoft. I have become increasingly focused on global standards issues which is only a part of the bigger picture on interop. That said, I was just kicking around Read More...

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03 August 2009
A Simplified Discussion of “Open Standards” – Welcome to the Warehouse

My last post has driven some great discussion around what an open standard means. Heck, I think I was writing about “open” issues back in March of 2005. One could almost say it has become thematic. Given the comments from my last post, I thought it would Read More...

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Filed under: Open Source Software, Open Standards, Interoperability, Interop, Intellectual Property, IP, Software Business Models, Standards, Open Specification Promise

 

02 August 2009
Balance of Contributors & Implementers: A Blog Answer to Rick Jelliffe’s Post

I love reading smart people’s blogs – and Rick is definitely among that group. I have really enjoyed reading his post, “ Standards media formats and licensing: JPEG vs. MPEG ” and then the associated post, “ Balance of Interest .” In the first one, Rick Read More...

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Filed under: Open Source Software, Open Standards, Interoperability, Interop, Intellectual Property, IP, Software Business Models, Standards, Open Specification Promise