History
Chris Montgomery, creator of the Ogg container format, founded the Xiphophorus company and later the Xiph.Org Foundation. The first work that became the Ogg media projects started in 1994. The name "Xiph" abbreviates the original organizational name, "Xiphophorus", named after the common swordtail fish, Xiphophorus hellerii. The name "Xiphophorus company" was used until 2002, when it was renamed to Xiph.Org Foundation.
In 1999 the Xiphophorus company defined itself on xiph.org website as "a distributed group of Free and Open Source programmers working to protect the foundations of Internet multimedia from domination by self-serving corporate interests". In 2002 the Xiph.Org Foundation defined itself on xiph.org website as "a non-profit corporation dedicated to protecting the foundations of Internet multimedia from control by private interests".
In March 2003, the Xiph.Org Foundation was recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization, meaning U.S. Citizens can deduct donations to Xiph.Org from their taxes.
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