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The Open Web Foundation (OWF) is an American 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
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History

The Open Web Foundation was announced July 24, 2008 at the
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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.


Criticism

In 2008, Microsoft's Dare Obasanjo made accusations that employees of the Open Web Foundation were bypassing the
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or other regulatory standards.


Industry support

According to its web site, the Open Web Foundation is supported by the following companies and organizations: *
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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: * Brady Brim-DeForest * Tantek Celik * DeWitt Clinton *
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* Lawrence Rosen * David Rudin * Gabe Wachob


See also

* Apache Software Foundation *
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* Open standard *
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References

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External links


The Open Web Foundation Web Site
Free software project foundations in the United States Organizations established in 2008