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Open Source, Standards and Protecting Innovation by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-09 01:24 PM

Presentation by Linux Professional Institute (LPI) President Evan Leibovitch on Open Standards. Introduces the concepts of standards, the important of an open source implementation and how open standards help protect innovation

Sender ID and Almost-Open Standards by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-09 01:43 PM

Groklaw's response to Microsoft's use of a patent for the proposed Sender ID IETF standard

An Economic Basis for Open Standards by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2005-12-20 12:45 AM

This paper provides an overview of standards and standard-setting processes. It describes the economic effect of technology standards – de facto as well as de jure – and differentiates between the impact on competition and welfare that various levels of standards have. It argues that most of what is claimed for “open standards” in recent policy debates was already well encompassed by the term “standards”; a different term is needed only if it is defined clearly in order to provide a distinct economic effect.

Is OpenDocument an Open Standard? Yes! by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2006-03-14 01:45 PM

An insightful article by David Wheeler detailing why OpenDocument Format is an open standard.

APDIP e-Note 18 on Standards for Electronic Documents by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2007-09-10 10:23 AM

This APDIP e-Note provides a brief introduction to the history of document standards, explores the different standards for electronic documents and details the development of OpenDocument Format for Office Applications (ODF). It also looks at how governments worldwide have started to adopt ODF in public administration.

APDIP e-Note 20 on GIF and Open Standards by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2007-09-10 10:27 AM

This APDIP e-Note intends to give a brief introduction to government interoperability frameworks (GIFs), explain how they are classified and provide details of their common features. It also discusses the importance of open standards in GIFs and why governments should consider open standards seriously when designing or evaluating their GIFs.