HP, MIT bolster DSpace open-source archives
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| Open-source advocates claim that the Microsoft-championed format is not as
| open as it should be and doesn't compare well to rival formats such as the
| community-developed OpenDocument Format (ODF).
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| "If it were, Microsoft wouldn't need to make Novell and Xandros and Linspire
| sign NDAs (nondisclosure agreements) and then write translators for them,"
| Pamela Jones, an open-source expert and editor of the Groklaw blog, wrote
| recently.
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| But the National Archives said that it is not wedded to any particular data
| format and that all technology options are being considered at this time.
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EU backs standard for mobile TV
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| David McQueen, principle analyst with research firm Informa, is not surprised
| that the EU has come down in favour of DVB-H.
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| "It is the most open standard and there are more players in the market.
| Finland has networks already and in France there is a satellite hybrid
| solution," he said.
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