Editing Software standard (section)

==Open versus closed standards==
A standard can be a closed standard or an [[open standard]]. The documentation for an open standard is open to the public and anyone can create a software that implements and uses the standard. The documentation and specification for closed standards are not available to the public, enabling its developer to sell and license the code to manage their data format to other interested software developers.  While this process increases the revenue potential for a useful file format, it may limit acceptance and drive the adoption of a similar, open standard instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensource.org/osr-rationale|title=Open Standards Requirements for Software - Rationale|date=24 July 2006 |publisher=|accessdate=22 March 2016}}</ref>