[odf-discuss] Fwd: W3C Lead on CDF says OpenDocument Fellowship Position on CDF Makes No Sense

[Ryan Singer]

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From:  <Andrew.Updegrove at gesmer.com>
Date: Nov 9, 2007 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: W3C Lead on CDF says OpenDocument Fellowship Position on
CDF Makes No Sense
To: Ryan.Singer at gmail.com


Ryan,

I sent the correction about twenty minutes ago, but your copy bounced for
some reason.

I've pasted it in below, and hopw that this version will fare better.

Andy



       To:  Andy Updegrove/Boston at Boston



       cc:



     Date:  12:08:26 PM Today



  Subject:  Correction:  OpenDocument "Foundation" note "Fellowship"



PLEASE NOTE:

There was a mistake in the subject line of the email I sent a short while
ago:  while the email itself and the blog entry to which it links correctly
refers to the "OpenDocument Foundation," the subject line erroneously
referred to the "OpenDocument Fellowship," which does not in any way
endorse the Foundaton's opinions in this matter.

My apologies to the OpenDocument Fellowship for this error.

Andrew Updegrove
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
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             "Ryan Singer"
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Andrew,

OpenDocument Fellowship != OpenDocument Foundation.  The Fellowship
does not agree with the new direction the foundation has taken.  Your
subject line mentions the fellowship, while the rest of your email is
about the foundation.  Please send out a correction.

--
Ryan Singer
Co-founder
OpenDocument Fellowship
650-743-2785

On Nov 9, 2007 8:21 AM,  <Andrew.Updegrove at gesmer.com> wrote:
>
> Earlier in the week, many technology reporters were wrestling with what
to
> make of the OpenDocument Foundation's announcement that it was abandoning
> support for ODF in favor of CDF, a W3C specification-in-process that few
> had ever heard of, and no one seemed to know much about.  Those that did
> examine CDF were left puzzled trying to figure out how it could possibly
> function as an alternative to ODF.
>
> To find out the facts, I interviewed Chris Lilley, the W3C lead for the
CDF
> project, and his answer couldn't have been more clear:  "The one thing
I'd
> really want your readers to know is that CDF was not created to be, and
> isn't suitable for use as, an office format."  In fact, it isn't even an
> format at all - although it has been matched for export purposes with
> another W3C specification, called WICD - but WICD is a non-editable
format
> intended for viewing only.  Moreover, no one from the Foundation has
joined
> W3C, nor explained to W3C what the Foundation's founders have in mind.
>
> It is highly unfortunate that the founders of a tax exempt organization
> that solicited donations, "To support the community of volunteers in
> promoting, improving and providing user assistance for ODF and software
> designed to operate on data in this format," should publicly announce
that
> it believes that ODF will fail.  By endorsing a standard that has no
> rational relationship to office formats at all, they can only serve to
> confuse the marketplace and undermine the efforts of the global community
> they claimed to serve.
>
> Further details are here:
>
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20071109070012244

>
> As always, please let me know if you would like to be removed from this
> list.
>
> Andrew Updegrove
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