<s>
The	O
web-based	O
application	O
KARL	O
has	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
project	O
called	O
The	O
KARL	B-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
KARL	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
,	O
web-based	O
product	O
for	O
collaboration	O
,	O
organizational	O
intranets	O
and	O
knowledge	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
might	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
by	O
some	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
actively	O
developed	O
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
collaboration	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
working	O
group	O
met	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
web	O
conference	O
on	O
a	O
monthly	O
basis	O
and	O
used	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
collaboration	O
tool	O
known	O
as	O
Plone	O
to	O
share	O
ideas	O
and	O
possible	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
working	O
group	O
had	O
been	O
quite	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
Plone	O
collaboration	O
tool	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
further	O
recommendation	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
develop	O
this	O
new	O
system	O
using	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
Plone	O
software	O
over	O
the	O
Zope	O
application	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
KARL	O
attracted	O
interest	O
,	O
the	O
OSF	O
took	O
steps	O
to	O
move	O
KARL1	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
platform	O
,	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
making	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
version	O
.	O
</s>
