...past month), but I expect that the rate of recruitment may pick up again with the addtion of the new Managing Director, Marino Marcich. The membership now comprises quite an intriguing...
...that standards creation is primarily a vendor-controlled process, and there are real consequences that flow from the fact that a single type of stakeholder - vendors - has most of...
...importantly, certifies compliance with them. Surprised? Don't be, because the iPod/iTunes system comprises a closed, proprietary environment, while WiFi products are based on a continuously evolving family of open standards,...
...would welcome it and applaud it. Although David didn’t mention the continuing hostility of some in the FOSS community to Novell’s recent action (the Register.com quotes Bruce Perens calling Novell “the...
...those APIs to work with assistive technologies on UNIX – via the UNIX Accessibility API. IAccessible2 is coming under the control of the Free Standards Group, where application vendors and...
..."contradictions" involving the Microsoft OOXML formats. I just posted this entry on that score, reporting that a total of nineteen national bodies have filed contradictions, complaints or other comments as...
...the open source community, and the increasing number of proprietary companies and the legion of end users that have bought into open source software are also pragmatic. As Jim puts it:...
...can be sought, and readily obtained. Does it matter if those in elected office claim that they are not competent to address the bills that are brought before them by...
...founder and Acting President of BostonPHP. Those models cover a fairly wide range, from Black Duck, the IPR vetting firm ("Know your code"), to Akaza Research, which " provides clinical research...
...known. Here are the comments that I sent in: July 9, 2007 Information Technology Division Commonwealth of Massachusetts Attention: Beth Ann Pepoli Re: Public Comment on ETRM Draft 4.0...