[pp.int.general] [Slashdot] EU Wants To Redefine "Closed" As "Nearly Open"

[Eduardo Robles Elvira]

"A leaked copy (PDF) of Version 2 of the European Interoperability
Framework replaces a requirement in Version 1 for carefully-defined
open standards by one for a more general 'openness': 'the willingness
of persons, organizations or other members of a community of interest
to share knowledge and to stimulate debate within that community of
interest.' It also defines an 'openness continuum' that includes
'non-documented, proprietary specifications, proprietary software and
the reluctance or resistance to reuse solutions, i.e. the "not
invented here" syndrome.' Looks like 'closed' is the new 'open' in the
EU."

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/03/017259/EU-Wants-To-Redefine-Closed-As-Nearly-Open?from=rss