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                                        <title>UK Gov ditches FRAND for interoperability</title>
                                        <link>http://www.linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=108594#108594</link>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='http://www.linuxformat.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=63'&gt;guy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:19 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &amp;quot;... rights related to implementation of a standard should be licensed on a royalty free basis that is compatible with both open source and proprietary licensed solutions.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Where standards define interfaces to support interoperability we have concluded that royalty free standards are likely to be more appropriate...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Government-Response.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Open Standards Consultation - Government Response&lt;/a&gt; page 11.&lt;br /&gt;
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See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Open-Standards-Principles-FINAL.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Open Standards Principles&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <author>guy</author>
                                        <pubDate>Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:19 pm</pubDate>
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