Open Web Foundation

The Open Web Foundation (OWF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and protection of specifications for emerging web technologies. The foundation follows an open source model similar to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Individuals participating include Geir Magnusson, vice president and board member at Apache, and Tim O'Reilly, CEO of O'Reilly Media.

History

The Open Web Foundation was announced July 24, 2008 at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON). Facebook has announced their support for the OWF, as well as Google, MySpace, Six Apart, Plaxo and others. Through OWF, Google and Facebook now have an appropriate venue where they can resolve their differences between Facebook Connect and OpenSocial platforms, as well as work on a standard way to have their users interact with each other. The OWF also provides the technical details, as well as policy details, on how these protocols and emerging technologies interact.[1][2][3][4][5]

Criticism

There have been accusations made that the Open Web Foundation are bypassing the IETF or other standards bodies. [6]

Industry support

According to its web site, the Open Web Foundation is supported by the following companies and organizations:

Governance

The Open Web Foundation is a membership-based organization. Members of the Foundation elect a nine person Board.

Members of the current Board, elected as of August 17, 2009:[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Announcing the Open Web Foundation". Open Web Foundation.
  2. ↑ "Open Web Foundation to Keep Data 'Open'". eWeek.
  3. ↑ "Open Web Foundation a new club for standards makers". CNET.
  4. ↑ Cubrilovic, Nik (July 24, 2008). "Open Web Foundation Officially Launches". Washington Post. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Open Web Foundation formed". The Industry Standard.
  6. ↑ "Hey kids - get off of my lawn". Tech Crunch.
  7. ↑ http://groups.google.com/group/open-web-discuss/browse_thread/thread/ae7560a9bbe6304c#

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