[ogsa-wg] [Fwd: Free standards - Get Your Free Standards Here!!]

[David Chadwick]

Dear All

ITU just announced

      From the beginning of 2007, ITU-T Recommendations will be available
     without charge for a trial period.


     With only a small number of exceptions all in-force Recommendations
     will be available in PDF form via a simple mouse click.


     There is a general belief that the strategic importance of making
     on-line access to ITU-T Recommendations free outweighs the costs (in
     terms of lost revenue) to ITU. This is seen as a way to increase the
     transparency of ITU-T work and encourage wider participation in
     ITU-T activities. It is also believed that this policy will help
     increase developing countries' awareness of pertinent issues and
     help to promote the participation of academia in ITU-T work.

Links to all the recommendations start here

    http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/publications/recs.html

Links to the X Recommendations start here

    http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X/e

Enjoy

David