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Principles of Open Standards
Ken KrechmerFellow, 2003
International Center for Standards ResearchUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
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“Who ever knew Truth put to
the worse, in a free and open encounter?”
John Milton, Areopagiticia, A speech for the liberty of unlicensed printing in the Parliament
of England, 1644
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Creating Freedom
Democracy - open government
Freedom of speech - open media
Open technology - open standards
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Definition of a Technical Standard
“A Technical Standard defines for a society the limits on the constraints
used for one or more technical comparisons between
implementations.”
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Ten Principles of Open Standards
1. Open to stakeholders2. Consensus3. Due Process4. Open IPR5. Open World6. Open Access7. Open Meeting8. On-going Support9. Open Interfaces10. Open Use
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1. Openness – all stake holders mayparticipate in the standards developmentprocess.
Original ANSI requirement
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2. Consensus – all interests are discussed and agreement found, no domination.
Original ANSI requirement
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3. Due Process – balloting and an appeals process may be used to find resolution.
Original ANSI requirement
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4. Open IPR – holders of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) must identify themselves during the standards development process.
New ANSI requirement
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5. Open World – same standard for the same function, world-wide.
ANSI supported
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6. Open Access – all may access committee documents, drafts and completed standards
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7. Open Meeting – all may participate in standards development meetings
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8. On-going Support – standards are supported until user interest ceases rather than when provider interest declines.
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9. Open Interfaces – interfaces allow additional functions, public or proprietary.
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10. Open Use – low or no charge for IPR necessary to implement an accredited standard.
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Summation
Open Standards Concept Impact Risk/Reward
Open Access – to committee Little revenue loss, possible low/medium work-in-progress documents stakeholder increase
On-going Support – of Increased user participation low/medium accredited standards
Open Access – to completed Loss of standard document medium/medium committee documents sales revenue
Open Meetings – all may attend Loss of membership dues medium/medium
Open Interfaces New technical requirements medium/high
Open Use Loss of economic motivation high/low