● 12.19.07

●● Videos: Open Standards’ Role in Enabling Access at Crucial Times

Posted in Formats, Standard, Videos at 10:20 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Here are some examples of disasters which occur of a result of neglecting standards (or choosing proprietary ones like OOXML).

Main video: The Public Need for Open Standards

Also from the same media event: Open Standards Promote Access to Knowledge

More on preservation and access disasters, which open standards prevent:

OOXML: Here Today, Gone TomorrowQuick Mention: OpenDocument Format and the Digital Preservation AdvantageHas OOXML ‘Funny Business’ Already Reached Australia and India?OpenXML is Really Funny (But It’s a Joke That Can Cost Lives)Open Standards and the GPL in the United KingdomOpenDocument Format Wins in Malaysia

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