Why open standards are important

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Channel: Red Hat · 2009 · Science & Technology

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In this video from the Red Hat Stories series, Venky Harihan, director of corporate affairs; Tom Rabon, vice president of corporate affairs; Jan Wildeboer, open source affairs evangelist; and Melanie Chernoff, public policy specialist; discuss the impact of common, open standards on innovation and growth, government, and global access to information.

"[Open standards are] important from a long term perspective of humanity recording it's knowledge, and sharing it, and transferring it to the next generation also."
- Venky Harihan

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