SUSE LINUX Documentation - Index of
SUSE LINUX Documentation - Index of
SUSE LINUX Documentation - Index of
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concentrates on standardizing Web technologies. W3C promotes the dissemination<br />
<strong>of</strong> open, license-free, and manufacturer-independent specifications, such as HTML,<br />
XHTML, and XML. These Web standards are developed in a four-stage process<br />
in working groups and are presented to the public as W3C recommendations (REC).<br />
http://www.oasis-open.org<br />
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement <strong>of</strong> Structured Information Standards)<br />
is an international consortium specializing in the development <strong>of</strong> standards for Web<br />
security, e-business, business transactions, logistics, and interoperability between<br />
various markets.<br />
http://www.ietf.org<br />
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an internationally active cooperative<br />
<strong>of</strong> researchers, network designers, suppliers, and users. It concentrates on the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> Internet architecture and the smooth operation <strong>of</strong> the Internet by<br />
means <strong>of</strong> protocols.<br />
Every IETF standard is published as an RFC (Request for Comments) and is<br />
available free-<strong>of</strong>-charge. There are six types <strong>of</strong> RFC: proposed standards, draft<br />
standards, Internet standards, experimental protocols, information documents, and<br />
historic standards. Only the first three (proposed, draft, and full) are IETF standards<br />
in the narrower sense (see http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1796.txt).<br />
http://www.ieee.org<br />
The Institute <strong>of</strong> Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an organization that<br />
draws up standards in the areas <strong>of</strong> information technology, telecommunication,<br />
medicine and health care, transport, and others. IEEE standards are subject to a<br />
fee.<br />
http://www.iso.org<br />
The ISO Committee (International Organization for Standards) is the world's largest<br />
developer <strong>of</strong> standards and maintains a network <strong>of</strong> national standardization institutes<br />
in over 140 countries. ISO standards are subject to a fee.<br />
http://www.din.de, http://www.din.com<br />
The Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) is a registered technical and scientific<br />
association. It was founded in 1917. According to DIN, the organization is “the<br />
institution responsible for standards in Germany and represents German interests<br />
in worldwide and European standards organizations.”