improving http://documentfreedom.org/Open_Standards

Fabian Keil freebsd-listen at fabiankeil.de
Thu Apr 8 14:52:32 UTC 2010


Matthias Kirschner <mk at fsfe.org> wrote:

> * Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen at fabiankeil.de> [2010-03-30 20:48:42 +0200]:
> 
> > | Visible effects of Open Standards are that you can:
> > |
> > |    * Choose any operating system or application and still be able to
> > |      read and edit all your old documents.
> > 
> > Any?
> 
> For a letter to different ministries we changed that to: "Choose between
> different operating systems..." I think this solves the problem.

I agree.

> > |    * Collaborate with others regardless of which software they are using.
> > 
> > Really?
> 
> Why not?

To collaborate with others, we have to agree on using software that
supports the same file format and any choice of the format limits
the number of applications we can use. That's true for Open Standards,
too.

> > |    * Use any software of your choice to interact with your government. 
> > 
> > Even if my government would be using Open Standards in measurable
> > quantities, I'd still be limited to software that actually supports
> > those standards.
> 
> Yes. I agree. What's your point?

That I can't really chose "any" software.

Fabian
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