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OpenDocument Foundation Closes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the to-bed-without-your-supper dept.

Munchkinguy writes "First, they dropped support for their namesake OpenDocument Format and declared a switch to the W3C's 'Compound Document Format.' Then, W3C's Chris Lilley clarified that CDF 'was not created to be, and isn't suitable for use as, an office format.' Now, the Foundation has mysteriously closed up shop, leaving the following message: 'The OpenDocument Foundation, Inc. is closed. We sincerely wish our friends and associates in the OpenDocument Community all the best and much success going forward. Good-bye and good luck.'"

3 of 177 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Microsoft shut them down by d34thm0nk3y · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Probably... If nothing else it was a trademark suit waiting to happen.

  2. Re:rather tag it "!thisodf" by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: -1, Redundant

    But it's killed the format anyhow. They promoted it.. they supported it.. now they're gone.

    ODF will continue to be supported by openoffice but it's the end for any hopes of it becoming any kind of standard. Deal with it.. game over.

  3. Re:Microsoft shut them down by HeroreV · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Who cares if the OpenDocument Foundation shuts down? It never really did much of anything anyway.

    OpenDocument will not be affected by this.