OpenDocument Format Alliance

[Sven Langkamp]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:23 PM, todd rme <toddrme2178 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is anyone familiar with the OpenDocument Format Alliance?
>
> http://www.odfalliance.org/
>
> According to Wikipedia:
>
> "The Open Document Format Alliance (ODF Alliance) is a Washington,
> D.C.-based lobbying organization established by IBM, Sun Microsystems
> and SIIA to "promote and advance the use of OpenDocument Format (ODF)
> as the primary document format for governments" [1] Although
> originally focused on promotion of ODF "via legislation or by
> executive policy decision",[2] the ODF Alliance also did extensive PR
> and lobbying in opposition to the Microsoft-backed Office Open XML
> standard.[3]
>
> Founded by IBM, Sun and 33 other companies and organizations on March
> 3, 2006,[4] the Alliance now boasts more than 500 members.[5] However
> funding sources are not itemized in the organization's 2007 annual
> report, so membership financial participation is unclear."
>
> It looks like OpenOffice.org is a member.  KDE is also a member, but
> should Calligra be a member as well or is it okay to just fall under
> the KDE banner?
>

Calligra is part of KDE so I think it's ok the way it is.
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