OpenDocument Foundation Closes

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.'"

They released a formal statement..

[Anonymous Coward]

But it was in .docx format, so no one is able to open it.

Look on the bright side

[antifoidulus]

this story is just BEGGING to be tagged "thanksforallthefish"

Another FUD bites the dust ...

[tomhudson]

[chorus]

dum, dum, dum, another FUD bites the dust.
dum, dum, dum, another FUD bites the dust.
And another one gone, and another one gone,
another FUD bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna see it on youtube
another FUD bites the dust

How do you think OpenDoc Foundations gonna get along
When the M$ bux are gone?
You got all the FUD that they could give,
And kicked them out when you were done.

Are you happy? Are you satisfied?
How long can M$ stand the heat?
Out of Redmond, the chairs do fly,
To the sound of the FUD beat [chorus]

dum, dum, dum, another FUD bites the dust.
dum, dum, dum, another FUD bites the dust.
And another one gone, and another one gone,
another FUD bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna see it on youtube
another FUD bites the dust

In related news

[LM741N]

The Republican Party released a similar piece saying the party was unsuitable for use in a Democracy. "We wish all the good luck too our Democratic colleagues in sustaining the intent of the US Constitution."

Re:Honestly,

[Anonymous Coward]

http://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/care_less.html [incompetech.com]

Choose opendocumentcommunity.org Quick!

[Anonymous Coward]

>We sincerely wish our friends and associates in the OpenDocument Community

And opendocumentcommunity (.org, .net, .com) domains are vacant. Quickly, choose one and spread FUD!! XD

Re:In related news

[Anonymous Coward]

In more related news, the Democratic party quickly issued a statement saying "Us too!" after poll numbers revealed a sudden surge in popularity for the Republican party.

Re:Choose opendocumentcommunity.org Quick!

[downix]

Hmm... **texts the boss**

Re:Foundation has no official status

[Ajehals]

To save you having to watch it again, (although feel free) here is an updated version, I assume its close to what you were thinking

Brian:Are you the Open Document Foundation?
Reg: Fuck off!
Brian: What?
Reg: Open Document Foundation. We're the Open Document Alliance*! Open Document Foundation. Cawk.
Francis: Wankers.
Brian: Can I... join your group?
Reg: No. Piss off.
Brian: I didn't want to code this stuff. It's only a job. I hate closed source formats as much as anybody.
ODA: Shhhh. Shhhh. Shhh. Shh. Shhhh.
Reg: Schtum.
Judith: Are you sure?
Brian: Oh, dead sure. I hate closed source formats already.
Reg: Listen. If you really wanted to join the Open Document Alliance*, you'd have to really hate closed source formats.
Brian: I do!
Reg: Oh, yeah? How much?
Brian: A lot!
Reg: Right. You're in. Listen. The only thing we hate more than closed source formats are the fucking Open Document Foundation.
ODA: Yeah...
Judith: Splitters.
ODA: Splitters...
Francis: And the Popular Alliance for Open Documents.
ODA: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
Loretta: And the Open Document Alliance.
ODA: Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
Reg: What?
Loretta: The Open Document Alliance*. Splitters.
Reg: We're the Open Document Alliance*!
Loretta: Oh. I thought we were the Open Document Group.
Reg: Open Document Alliance*!
Francis: Whatever happened to the Open Document Group, Reg?
Reg: He's over there.
ODA: Splitter!

* I Know its ODF Alliance but that doesn't work as well and this is, after all humour/satire.(Based on Movie "the Life of Brian")

In other news....

[LingNoi]

...I just made a new organisation called the Open Document Format Gathering and we are now closing because ODF sucks / whatever.. now give me my Microsoft check...

As fishy as a fishy fisherman's fishy bits

[CarpetShark]

I don't know why you'd be suspicious. Huge evil megacorp, known for bribery and corruption, is facing it's worst nightmare in the form of ODF. It's tried everything to get rid of it, and ODF is still slowly but surely progressing. Suddenly, one of the big organisations behind ODF declares that ODF is somehow a failure when it's on top, and then decides to blink out of existence altogether.

Nope. Nothing fishy there. I'm sure the OpenDoc Foundation just accidentally ate a ring of teleportation or something.

nope, that's YOUR job..

[newr00tic]

This is open source -- don't just gripe, make your criticism constructive.

Open Source means that YOU should 'constructivicize' HIS criticism, with an added license that the next man can un-'constructivicize' it right behind your back again.

;)

Re:In related news

[Shai-kun]

It's just like Lincoln, but with opposite charge. When a Lincoln and an anti-Lincoln meet, they annihilate each other in a flash of abolitionism and emancipation, releasing constitutional amendments in the process.