Daisy standard software

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Kirk:

The simple and complete answer to your question is "yes," the NISO/Daisy
standards are open and standards. Now, as to what exactly they'll be
issued under -- let me remember to ask that at our meetings this coming
weekend. 


				Janina Sajka, Director
				Information Systems Research & Development
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

janina at afb.net


On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 cpt.kirk at 1tree.net wrote:

> Janina,
> 
> Is the standard for the book an open standard? That would certainly make
> creating a Linux based reader easier. Also it would then be less risky.
> Don't know if you have payed much attention to it. But I would hate to end
> up in the same boat as the poor guy who dared to post code to play DVD
> movies. Not that I think that there would be the same level of insanity,
> but it does stop and make me think.
> 
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
> ------------------
> 
> Your fly might be open (but don't check it just now).
> 
> 
> 
> 
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