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With the OOXML debacle behind us, one might ask, "Now what?" Clearly, something (or somethings) need to be done in order to be sure that the process that gave us OOXML does not repeat itself. One answer is "Digistan." Here's what it's all about.
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On Wednesday, I introduced The Hague Declaration to those that visit this blog, promising to write again shortly to introduce the new organization that created the Declaration. That organization is called the Digital Standards Organization (Digistan, for short). In this entry, I'll give you my perceptions of what Digistan is all about, and what I hope it will accomplish.
For starters, here is the Digistan Mission statement:
The Digital Standards Organization (Digistan) seeks to promote customer choice, vendor competition, and overall growth in the global digital economy through the understanding, development, and adoption of free and open digital standards ("open standards").
In concrete terms, we seek to:
1. Educate industry and government about the socioeconomic benefits of open standards;
2. Advocate legislative and regulatory backing for open standards;
3. Help standards developers produce high-quality open standards;
4. Help standards authorities understand, qualify, and enforce open standards.
5. Defend the open standards community, small and large, against capture by vendors.
Digistan is active in, and welcomes active support, in all these areas.
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