Editing Open standard (section)

==== Danish government definition ====
The [[Danish government]] has attempted to make a definition of open standards,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itst.dk/it-arkitektur-og-standarder/standardisering/Tekniske-standarder/arkiv/oio-kataloget-arkiv-version/Definition_of_open_standards.pdf|title="Definitions of Open Standards", 2004|website=itst.dk|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> 
which also is used in pan-European software development projects. It states:

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* An open standard is accessible to everyone free of charge (i.e. there is no discrimination between users, and no payment or other considerations are required as a condition of use of the standard)
* An open standard of necessity remains accessible and free of charge (i.e. owners renounce their options, if indeed such exist, to limit access to the standard at a later date, for example, by committing themselves to openness during the remainder of a possible patent's life)
*An open standard is accessible free of charge and documented in all its details (i.e. all aspects of the standard are transparent and documented, and both access to and use of the documentation is free)
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