Open Government open source, open standards, open specifications. There is a huge amount of confusion and misunderstanding on what these terms mean when it comes to technology, and which products and tools fit into each category. Adobe System’s Dave McAllister gives a great primer on what each term means, and also what applies to certain Adobe products, including Acrobat versus PDF, and Flash. This three-part series answers a lot of questions.

http://blogs.adobe.com/adobeingovernment/2010/08/adobe_on_open_source_and_stand.html