As some companies may fear releasing customized applications, Sun also offers a secondary license called Sun Industry Standard Source License.
As a leading supporter of Linux, IBM stands to gain if the open-source standard grows in popularity.
The activity streams standard is an open source project created by Chris Messina, Open Web Advocate at Google.
Microsoft claimed that the articles contained inaccuracies on an open-source document standard and a rival format put forward by the software giant.
From one source at root: a wrong standard of morality, of good and evil.
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Overdue payments for standard treatments or office visits are a significant source of incurred debt.
For example, decisions could be taken to put someone on a no-fly list or a watch list based on one credible source, instead of the previous standard of using multiple sources.
An open standard is different from being royalty free or open source.
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Developed by VESA's nearly 200 leading industry member companies, the DisplayPort Dual Mode Standard defines the requirements for Dual-Mode DisplayPort source devices and Dual-Mode DisplayPort cable adaptors.
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Much advice on offer online suggests souping up the specification of a netbook so it can run Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, rather than the free, open-source Linux system that is offered as standard on many netbooks.
As part of our standard process, every effort is made to identify the source of account assets.
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Google has taken a principled and somewhat lonely stand in favor of open video standards, with most other technology companies pushing for the proprietary H.264 standard, which would enrich patent holders but harm open source software.
Perhaps the most interesting part of this design is its dual-mode power system, which consists of the standard solar cell array as well as a nuclear power source, allowing the rover to operate continuously and in areas that go long periods without sunlight.
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Apple's Lightning adapter will also let last year's docks remain relevant, while standard 3.5mm inputs ensure compatibility with nearly any audio source.
The phone we handled felt like a pretty standard low-end Android device, albeit running an HTML5 open source OS. Swapping between apps was quick and responsive, but the phone really wasn't doing too much.
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When you outstrip the capabilities of the standard software, you just press a button and keep going with the open source version.
The insidious double standard remains, with no sign of abating: the Fed, the main source of so many of our current financial woes, is still seen by most as a force for good in the world, as a prescient and astute regulator dedicated to systemic safety and soundness.
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The proposal lumps gas turbines and coal boilers into the same source category, and it holds coal power plants to a CO2 performance standard that nearly all natural gas combined cycle plants and exactly zero commercial coal power plants can meet.
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Written in SBOL, an open-source language popular with the synthetic-biology crowd, it seemed like a standard vaccine request.
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The Vybe works with any sound source such as a gaming console, TV, computer, or mobile phone using a standard audio cable (included in the box).
Because Google offers Android for free, including the source code, it makes Google look like a saint, or a company of higher moral standard than Apple or Microsoft.
Hadoop is open source, Java-based software running on racks of commodity servers that are wired together using a standard, low cost 1 Gb Ethernet fabric.
"Both cemeteries will be restored to a standard befitting the sacrifice of those commemorated at Benghazi, but this could take some time because we will need to source replacement stones, " the organization said.
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