Data Formats

The Independent JPEG Group (IJG) is a group that writes and distributes a widely used free and open source library for JPEG image compression.

JadeJames DSSSL EngineJadeJames DSSSL Engine

XSLT C library developed for the Gnome project [Open Source, MIT].

Libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the Gnome project. Libxslt is based on libxml2 the XML C library developed for the Gnome project. It also implements most of the EXSLT set of extensions functions and some of Saxons evaluate and expressions extensions. People can either embed the library in their application or use xsltproc the command line processing tool. This library is free software and can be reused in commercial applications (see the intro). Includes a link to a tutorial.

The goal of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) is to develop and promote a set of standards that will increase compatibility among Linux distributions and enable software applications to run on any compliant Linux system.

Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 2.0Describes mathematical notation and capturing both its structure and content. (W3C Recommendation 21 February 2001)

Simple data formats built upon existing and widely adopted standards. Overview, specifications, events, and discussion.

Alliance of companies and organizations seeking to promote and advance the use of ODF and educate policymakers on its benefits. List of members, resources, and press releases.

SGML links at the W3C, meant for use in reviews of the HTML specification.

Enables Web sites to express their privacy practices in a standard format that can be retrieved automatically and interpreted easily by user agents.

One of the leaders of the VRML industry: develops viewers for a wide number of platforms including several mobile devices, and applications for the creation of content.

Converts documents into PDF format, and PDF documents into a number of other formats for free.

A software toolkit which performs a range of manipulations on PDF files. List of features, example usage, and downloads for several platforms. Open source GPL licence.

Information, applications, and code relating to the PNG image format.

Lists a couple of Adobe and third-party publications.