Writing at NewsForge, Jack Bryar takes a look at the Open Group's recent call to arms for interoperability among standards. Bryar examines the differences between 'Open Source' and The Open Group's approach to certification . . .

” . . . Is it time for proprietary software developers to join forces with the Open Source community? Is it time for both Open Source and proprietary software developers to formally 'out' big vendors who declare proprietary 'standards' that they own and control? Is it time for the software community to quit hiding behind “intellectual property rights?” Is it time for software developers to commit to meaningful open standards that guarantee interoperability? Is it time for a 'Constitutional Convention' of software developers and a pledge to sacrifice some individual vendor independence for the common good?”

“According to attendees at the 'All-User' Web Services Conference in Boston this week, it is well past time. Without a change in behavior and a commitment to common standards, the few new initiatives exciting anyone about high tech are at risk of stalling out, or being hijacked by you-know-who. These initiatives include the next generation of Web services and mobile computing offerings . . . “

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