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EU Wants To Redefine "Closed" As "Nearly Open"

Glyn Moody writes "A leaked copy (PDF) of Version 2 of the European Interoperability Framework replaces a requirement in Version 1 for carefully-defined open standards by one for a more general 'openness': 'the willingness of persons, organizations or... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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03 Aug 09 visit Microsoft Redefines "Open Standards"  »  slashdot Glyn Moody writes "Microsoft is at it again: trying to redefine what "open" means. This time it wants open standards to be "balanced" — for them to include patent-encumbered technologies under RAND (reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms. Which...
04 Jul 08 visit BSA slams EC's 'narrow-minded' interoperability vision  »  the register (uk) EIF 2.0 draft ruffles some proprietary software feathers An open standards row is brewing between the EC and a lobbying group for software multinationals over a proposed European framework on interoperability – a draft of which is due to be published ...
19 Jun 09 visit The "Doctor Who" Model of Open Source  »  slashdot Glyn Moody writes "Open source projects are generally fine when there's a long-term leader like Linus; but what happens when nobody is able or willing to run things for extended periods? Peter Murray-Rust explains how the open chemistry group known as the...
14 May 09 visit Google openness is a closed door  »  the register (uk) Open source versus an open mind Comment When Google meets with Congressional staffers, hoping to convince US lawmakers that it's nothing but good for the world, the web giant likes to say that it believes in openness. "Open is better than closed," the...
27 Feb 09 visit How To Hijack an EU Open Source Strategy Paper  »  slashdot Glyn Moody writes "Thanks to the indispensable Wikileaks, we have the opportunity to see how an organization close to Microsoft is attempting to re-write — and hijack — an important European Union open source strategy paper, currently being...

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