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==History==
== Chandler Project ==
In January 2008 Mitch Kapor ended his involvement with the Foundation, stepped down from the Board, and provided transitional funding. In the restructure that followed, [[Katie Capps Parlante]] became acting President. There are currently [http://chandlerproject.org/Teams/WebHome eleven employees] with Sheila Mooney as President.
 
== Projects ==
[[Chandler (software)|Chandler]] is 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 ([http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/CosmoHome Cosmo])) are complementary.
Chandler is written in [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and runs on [[Linux]], [[OS X]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].
 
[http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/CosmoArchitecture Cosmo architecture diagrams] present a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] web application executing within a [[Java EE]] [[servlet]] container or application server, providing [http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/CosmoMorseCode Morse Code], [[CalDAV]], [[Webcal]] and [[Atom (standard)|Atom]] services to a variety of clients.
 
In January 2008 Mitch Kapor ended his involvement with the Foundation, stepped down from the Board, and provided transitional funding. In the restructure that followed, [[Katie Capps Parlante]] became acting President. There are currently [http://chandlerproject.org/Teams/WebHome eleven employees] with Sheila Mooney as President.
 
Since 2005, OSAF has participated in [[Google]]'s [[Summer of Code]] programs by allowing several interns to work on OSAF projects during the summer.
 
==OSAF Funds==
The following is a list of some major [[Money|monetary]] contributors to OSAF, followed by the amounts in [[United States dollar]]s.
* [[Mitch Kapor]]: [[5 (number)|5]] [[million]] USD
* [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]]: 98,000 USD
* [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]]: 1.5 million USD