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    1.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
    2.We Can Put an End to Word Attachments
     Richard Stallman's arguments against the use of proprietary formats in document exchange.
    www.gnu.org
    3.MS-Word Is Not a Document Exchange Format
     Explains the appropriate use of document formats and argues against the use of Word attachments.
    www.goldmark.org
    4.Open Standards: Principles and Practice
     Illustrates the principles behind format standardization and the practice of promoting formats interoperability.
    perens.com
    5.Sincere Choice
     Intercommunication and file formats should follow standards that are sincerely open for all to implement, without royalty fees or discrimination.
    sincerechoice.org
    6.No Proprietary Binary Data Formats
     Why not use proprietary formats and what are the main open alternatives.
    www.podval.org
    7.Avoid E-Mail Attachments, Especially Microsoft Word
     Short document with instructions to MS-Word users on alternatives they can use for document exchange.
    bcn.boulder.co.us
    8.We Can Put an End to Word Attachments - A Discussion
     Forum on Richard Stallman's document against file exchange in proprietary format.
    newsforge.com
    9.Open Standards Repository
     Archive of standards relevant to the Open Source community, including licenses, public standards, protocols, RFCs.
    openstandards.org
    10.The Free Standards Group
     A non-profit corporation to increase the use and acceptance of open source technologies through the application, development and promotion of standards.
    www.freestandards.org
    11.Cover Pages: Patents and Open Standards
     Investigates the effects of patent proliferation and criticizes reasonable and non-discriminatory license terms (RAND) for patented technologies.
    xml.coverpages.org
    12.Open File Format Definition
     Definition proposed and discussed on the Texas Open Source Initiative Mailing List, as part of an initiative to promote the use of such standards in government projects.
    www.anansispaceworks.com
    13.Burn All GIFs
     Campaign for replacing the patent-encumbered GIF format by open standard graphics.
    burnallgifs.org
    14.Attachments in Proprietary Formats Considered Harmful
     Explains the risks of exchanging data in non-public format and suggests the main alternatives.
    www.cse.unsw.edu.au
    15.Why Not Word!
     Why not using Word, Excel or any other proprietary format to communicate.
    www.rfc1149.net
    16.Death to Proprietary Word Formats
     Argues in favor of using HTML instead of proprietary word formats.
    homepages.borland.com
    17.LinuxLab - Open Standards
     Argues in favor of patent-free standards and suggests recommended formats for different kinds of content.
    linuxlab.dk
    18.Open Standards
     What is a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open standards on the Internet.
    www.wigglebits.com
    19.The Principles of Open Standards
     Ken Krechmer analyzes the distinct issues behind advocacy for non-proprietary formats.
    www.csrstds.com
    20.Software Standards versus Protocol Standards
      strategies.
    www.clock.org
    21.Open StandardsThe Only Option
     Internet technologies and the economical challenge of open protocols.
    www.sdtimes.com
    22.Open Data Format Initiative
     Initiative aiming to convince software companies to release data format documentation and to pass laws that governments can only store user data in open format. Presents its manifesto, forum, news, links to institutional resolutions.
    odfi.org
    23.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.dfki.uni-kl.de
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