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Standards and Standards-Setting

In: Standards Battles in Open Source Software

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  • Huibert Vries
  • Henk Vries
  • Ilan Oshri

Abstract

The term “standard” lends itself to multiple usages in different fields. Based on a review of ex ante literature, Grindley (1992) identified three types of standards: (1) minimum attributes that cover basic product requirements and minimum quality, for example, ISO 9000 standards or safety standards; (2) interface requirements that enable interoperability when products are connected, for example, the HTTP standard that enables web browsers to communicate with web servers; and (3) standards in the sense of standard product characteristics: features that define a group of similar products, for example, the WinTel P.C. The contribution of Grindley is only one of many standard categorizations. More can be found in De Vries (1998).

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  • Huibert Vries & Henk Vries & Ilan Oshri, 2008. "Standards and Standards-Setting," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Standards Battles in Open Source Software, chapter 3, pages 20-34, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-59509-5_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230595095_3
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