<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:23 PM, todd rme <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:toddrme2178@gmail.com">toddrme2178@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Is anyone familiar with the OpenDocument Format Alliance?<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.odfalliance.org/" target="_blank">http://www.odfalliance.org/</a><br>
<br>
According to Wikipedia:<br>
<br>
"The Open Document Format Alliance (ODF Alliance) is a Washington,<br>
D.C.-based lobbying organization established by IBM, Sun Microsystems<br>
and SIIA to "promote and advance the use of OpenDocument Format (ODF)<br>
as the primary document format for governments" [1] Although<br>
originally focused on promotion of ODF "via legislation or by<br>
executive policy decision",[2] the ODF Alliance also did extensive PR<br>
and lobbying in opposition to the Microsoft-backed Office Open XML<br>
standard.[3]<br>
<br>
Founded by IBM, Sun and 33 other companies and organizations on March<br>
3, 2006,[4] the Alliance now boasts more than 500 members.[5] However<br>
funding sources are not itemized in the organization's 2007 annual<br>
report, so membership financial participation is unclear."<br>
<br>
It looks like OpenOffice.org is a member. KDE is also a member, but<br>
should Calligra be a member as well or is it okay to just fall under<br>
the KDE banner?<br>
</blockquote></div><br>Calligra is part of KDE so I think it's ok the way it is.<br>