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The 2007 book [[Dreaming in Code|''Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software'']] documented the struggles of OSAF in building an open source calendar application, [[Chandler (software)|Chandler]].

In January 2008 Mitch Kapor ended his involvement with the Foundationfoundation, stepped down from the Boardboard, and provided transitional funding. In the restructure that followed, [[Katie Capps Parlante]] became acting Presidentpresident. There were at one time [https://web.archive.org/web/20090126083607/http://chandlerproject.org/Teams/WebHome eleven employees] with Sheila Mooney as Presidentpresident.

== Projects ==

* [[Chandler (software)|Chandler]] -– a note-to-self organiser ([[personal information management]] (PIM) software) designed for personal and small-group task management and calendaring. Chandler Desktop and Chandler Hub (an instance of Chandler Server ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090212210937/http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/CosmoHome Cosmo])) are complementary. Chandler is written in [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and runs on [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].

* Cosmo (Chandler Server) -– a Java-based content/calendar sharing server with a built-in rich web application client.

From 2005, OSAF participated in [[Google]]'s [[Summer of Code]] programs by allowing several interns to work on OSAF projects during the summer.

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==OSAF Funds==

Major contributors to OSAF included:{{Cn|date=March 2021}}

* [[Mitch Kapor]]: US$5 million USD

* [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]]: US$98,000 USD

* [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]]: US$1.5 million USD

* [[Common Solutions Group]]: US$1.25 million USD

== OSAF Mission ==