OpenDocument <ODF>

Reading: Open document
Alias:
OpenDocument Format and open document
Field:
Expression of information > file format > OpenDocument
Software > type > office software > OpenDocument

Opening the XML base because, the document file which such as word processor document the office software handles and worksheet of the spreadsheet program is retained file format. The file format which was used with office software OpenOffice.org of the open source is expanded, those which OASIS of the standardization group standardizes.

Basic structure has become the shape which was collected to one binary file such as text file of XML type and the picture which belongs as a data compressed file of Zip type. The substance of the text expression possible document is stored by the file, content.xml, the picture and the like which in that was imbedded is housed in the folder, Pictures. In other things, meta.xml which describes information concerning that document such as author and creation date of the document, it consists the file of styles.xml and the like which stipulates manifest.xml, the prescribed form and the style where summary of the file which is housed is described. Also the respective file and the prescribed form etc of the component are stipulated.

The MS-DOS interchangeability OS which at 8 bits OS “CP/M” the famous Digital Research corporation developed.

The time where CPU of the personal computer is 8 bits OS which most was used was CP/M, but when it is 16 bit times which begin the IBM PC/AT compatible machine, MS-DOS of the Microsoft corporation it kept spreading as a standard. Then the same company abandoned the respective company OS, developed DOS interchangeable OS. This is DR-DOS. First version is sold in 1984, in Germany of the nineties first half market share is conveyed was higher than MS-DOS also.

1992, the Digital Research corporation was purchased at the Novell corporation, also DR-DOS was renamed “Novell DOS”. When 1996, the Caldera corporation separates from the Novell corporation, “OpenDOS” changing name again, it was sold, it was gratuitous and it was released. The Caldera corporation the Caldera Thin Clients corporation of the subsidiary company (afterwards new name) transferred OpenDOS at the Lineo corporation, again returned to “DR-DOS” and original name in 1998. In 2002 November as for DR-DOS it was sold at the DeviceLogic corporation.

OpenGIS consortium OGC

Field:
IT and society > GPS/GIS > OpenGIS consortium

The geographical information system (GIS) the economic organization which promotes the standardization of related technology. It is established by 1994 in America, the GIS-related product bender of the world, group of 200 or more such as user enterprise, Government agency and institution participates.

Standard is decided concerning the spatial data model and the form and the cooperation method etc of the GIS corresponding software. Consecutive standard is issued with the name “of OpenGIS”.

The Silicon Graphics corporation being center, it was developed, programming interface for graphic processing.

GL which was developed in for the graphic work station of the same company in the base, those which are improved to the shape which does not depend on hardware and OS. The function regarding 3 dimensional graphics has been complete. Presently, economic organization ARB (Architecture Review Board) has done specification modification and the like. With colorful function such as texture mapping and Z buffer method and glow shading, because standard it is loaded even in Windows NT, it is widely used for the high-end graphic application software.

he economic organization which promotes the development spread of the common software basis which was established to 2007 November with calling the Google corporation, in portable telephone. It was established by 33 corporations such as the same company and portable telephone enterprise and terminal manufacturer of the world.

With Open Handset Alliance, software execution environment “Google Android” for the portable telephone terminal which the Google corporation propels in the basis, is tackled the software and the spread etc of service which it develops and is related and of the corresponding terminal. As for Open Handset Alliance because with loose combination, the Android on-board terminal and the case that release of related service is obliged it is not, participation enterprise does not limit in the future always does the correspondence to Android with.

OpenI18N.org LI18NUX

Field:
OS > UNIX > OpenI18N.org

The non-profit body which started in 1999 September, promotes the internationalization of Linux. In addition, the standard specification regarding the internationalization correspondence of Linux which the same group issues. Origin of the abbreviation “of LI18NUX” means internationalization (internationalization) “I18N” (18 letters between i and n mind of abbreviation) with those which applied Linux.

LSB which issues the standard specification of Linux distribution (Linux Standard Base) with being joint in 2000 May, FSG (Free Standards Group) you established, became with one of the working groups of affiliation. Name was changed with “OpenI18N.org” in 2000 October, the object was expanded to all other UNIX interchangeability OS and the open source software not just Linux. FSG combining with OSDL in 2007 January, has become The Linux Foundation.