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24 June 2008
A Macro Question About Microsoft And Standards - Oh Yeah - And Is Microsoft Really Committed to Open XML?

A colleague of mine, Stuart McKee, sat on a panel recently during a Red Hat event. His comments have drawn some attention, and now some FUD that I really feel needs to be addressed. First of all, you can see the coverage here , here , here , and here Read More...

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

 

19 April 2008
IP, RAND, Standards, OSP, ISP - the conversation continues...

There have been numerous comments to my last blog posting, as well as a long response from Groklaw. Overall I am encouraged by the conversation as a whole because I think it is touching on some foundational issues. One of the most challenging aspects Read More...

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15 April 2008
More Open XML Discussion - more misunderstandings about standards and IP

There is much to talk about based on what has been happening in the discussion of Open XML these days. First, ISO has posted a FAQ about 29500. The approach taken in the FAQ is both direct and simplified. The rabbit hole on standards goes deep indeed, Read More...

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