KDE回应英国开放标准咨询部

KDE e.V. 本着KDE——世界范围内最大的和最有影响力的自由软件社区之一，有着成千上万名志愿者贡献者和不计其数的用户——的利益，回应了英国开放标准咨询部（ United Kingdom Open Standards Consultation）。开放标准同KDE社区的目标息息相关，尤其是在数字自由和公益贡献等方面；专利躁狂和恶意许可条款正威胁着KDE和其他自由软件项目。
KDE e.V. 回应 (pdf)致力于说服开放标准咨询部，为社区驱动的和商业的软件解决方案创建一个公平的竞争环境。一个真正开放的标准应能促进竞争并为政府及其公民提供实质性的利益。
咨询部提出的主要话题：

• 鉴定开放标准的关键组件
• 为考虑强制开放标准提供环境与细节判断依据
  

KDE回应的重点是，我们认为，如果一个标准允许并鼓励 自由软件的四大自由（由自由软件基金会所定义）的实现，则我们认为它是自由的。我们鼓励英国政府在授权标准时采用此判断依据。

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英文原文：
KDE Response to the UK Open Standards Consultation
By: Mirko Boehm          2012-6-4
      KDE e.V. has responded to the United Kingdom Open Standards Consultation on behalf of KDE, one of the largest and most influential Free Software communities world-wide with thousands of volunteer contributors and countless users. Open Standards align with the goals of the KDE Community, especially with regards to digital freedom and contributions to the common good, while patent mania and malicious licensing terms threaten KDE and other Free Software projects.
The KDE e.V. response (pdf) is intended to persuade the Open Standards Consultation to create a level playing field between community-driven and commercial software solutions. A truly open standard would increase competition and provide substantial benefits to the government and its citizens.
The core issues raised by the Consultation are:

• identifying the key components of an open standard
• determining the circumstances and specifics for considering mandated open standards.
  

The key to KDE's response is that we consider a standard open if it allows and encourages implementations according to the Four Freedoms of Free Software, as defined by the Free Software Foundation. The UK Government is encouraged to use these when mandating standards.