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• Accessibility - The Linux Foundation - The Open Accessibility Group functions within the Linux Foundation to establish free and open standards that enable comprehensive universal access to various computing platforms, applications, and services.
• AskTog Article - "First Principles of Interaction Design" - The principles discussed in this article are fundamental to the design and implementation of effective GUI or web interfaces. This comprehensive document is also available in Dutch, German, and Spanish. (2003)
• Carrier Grade Linux - The Linux Foundation - This working group has two main functions: 1) interact with network equipment providers and carriers to gather requirements and produce specifications that Linux distribution vendors can implement; and 2) take unimplemented requirements and foster development projects that will meet these requirements and assist in their upstream integration.
• ConsortiumInfo.org - ODF vs. OOXML: War of the Words (an eBook) - Andy Updegrove, a well-known standards guru and blogger, is the author of this eBook project which documents the history and process of the ODF (Open Document Format) vs. OOXML (the Microsoft answer to ODF). This is a work in progress. He invites people to share their knowledge and insight on this subject by posting comments publicly on his blog or via email. An invaluable resource on this important topic. (2007-2008)
• Digistan - the Digital Standards Organization - This organization was founded by a group of open standards professionals in 2007 with the goal of promoting customer choice, vendor competition, and overall growth in the global digital economy through the understanding, development, and adoption of open digital standards.
• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) - Open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards to make it easier to find information.
• Fedora Usability Project - The purpose of the project is to help developers build coherent and easy-to-use applications for Fedora users.
• Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) - This standard has been designed to be used by Unix distribution developers, package developers, and system implementors. Latest version is 2.3, 2004-01-29.
• GNOME Human Interface Guidelines - The GNOME usability project; for interface designers, graphic artists and software developers who will be creating software for the GNOME desktop.
• ISECOM - Institute for Security and Open Methodologies - An open, non-profit organization that develops open standards and methodologies primarily in the security field. Formerly the Ideahamster Organization.
• ISECOM Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual - A standard for internet security testing; available in English, French and Spanish in a PDF file.
• KDE Standards - User Interface Guidelines - A style and standards guide for KDE software developers, interface designers and graphic artists.
• KDE Usability Project - An initiative to apply usability principles and practices to the K Desktop environment.
• LiMo Foundation - A non-profit, industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.
• OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) - International, non-profit consortium that develops industry standard specifications for interoperability based on XML.
• Officeshots: Test ODF Compatibility - This is a valuable, new online service where end users and professionals can compare the output of different office suites for their own documents. This initiative will also help those writing code for these applications, which will strengthen the overall ODF ecosystem. This service is also available in Chinese, Dutch, French, and Spanish.
• Open Archives Initiative - Development and promotion of open, interoperability standards for dissemination of archival information.
• OpenDocument - This is the official community gathering place and information resource for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) OASIS Standard(ISO/IEC 26300).
• OpenDocument Fellowship - A worldwide, non-profit, volunteer organization to promote the adoption, use and development of the OpenDocument format (ODF).
• OpenDocument Format Alliance - An association whose primary focus is government adoption of the OpenDocument Format standard.
• OpenUsability Project - A website that hosts open source projects so developers an obtain usability advice as well as access to resources; also a development site for creating usability tools.
• Spread Open Media - A community portal for the promotion of open media formats.
• The Linux Assigned Names And Numbers Authority (LANANA) - A central registry of names and numbers used within Linux, and is part of the Free Standards Group.
• The freedesktop.org Homepage - A free software project to work on interoperability and shared technology for desktop environments for the X Window System.
• XHTML2 Working Group Home Page - The W3C HTLM Working Group is charged with the task of creating the next HTML standard with the active participation of browser vendors, software developers, and content designers.

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