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S. Rathee, A. ChobeGetting Started with Open Source Technologieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8127-7_2

2. Open Source and Open Standards

Sachin Rathee1   and Amol Chobe2
(1)
Florida, FL, USA
(2)
New Jersey, NJ, USA
 

In the technology field, standards play a significant role in defining consistent behaviors between interacting systems. This chapter discusses what standards are, why they are needed, and how they apply to the open concept. Then, we dive deeper into industry-specific needs and look at several examples of standards specific to those industries. You also look at various open source examples that exist for these standards.

Open Standards

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