[Lilux-info] [Fwd: Open group + IBM's declaration of independence]

Chers zamis, membres z'et lecteurs, Je vous fais suivre ce petit message qui pourrait vous intéresser... un appel (pétition) pour l'utilisation de standards et méthodes de traitement de données ouverts... Ca vaut peut-être la peine de jeter un oeil Serge -----Forwarded Message----- I've read about a (new?) statement by OpenGroup and IBM which is looking for developers to sign it. It's an endorsement to standards and open data processing. http://www.opengroup.org/declaration/declaration.htm Apparently Open Group (Posix certification, etc.) used to be less than nice to the free software community but changed policy one year ago (I don't know for real, I've read it somewhere). I forgot whether Open Group had any stated position on swpats (which are an impediment to open standards ). I wonder if this declaration means that IBM wants EP amendment 6a on interoperability... Did anybody hear more about this ? -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Serge Marelli, Luxembourg E-mail : serge.marelli(a)linux.lu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LiLux, Luxembourg LUG : http://www.linux.lu/ Defending Innovation against Patent Inflation http://swpat.ffii.org/