Open standard

Open standard is a standard that is openly accessible and usable by anyone. It is also a prerequisite to use open license, non-discrimination and extensibility. Typically, anybody can participate in the development.

Examples of open standards:
 OpenDocument (ISO/IEC 26300)
 PDF (ISO 32000-1:2008)
 Ogg
 WebM
 FLAC
 Vorbis

 Related pages 
 Open format
 Open protocol
 Open software
 Openness

 References 

 Other websites 

 What are open standards?  Opensource.com

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