[okfn-discuss] Updating projects page
Rob Myers
rob at robmyers.org
Tue Jun 7 19:54:16 UTC 2011
On 07/06/11 20:30, William Waites wrote:
> * [2011-06-07 21:26:12 +0200] Jonathan Gray<jonathan.gray at okfn.org> écrit:
>
> ]> Knowledge Forge is retired - yes? Should I remove it?
> ]
> ] Hmm.. not sure.
>
> I would suggest to list it in a "Projects of Historical Interest". It
> may be retired because it has been replaced by things like bitbucket
> and github but it was quite innovative for its time and shows a bit of
> OKF's forward-thinking nature in historical perspective.
Yes that's a very good point.
I think KF also showed that data could be the subject of collaborative
projects organized in a free software/open source way, and that it
didn't just have to be locked away in walled gardens behind APIs. It
proved a point and was a source of inspiration.
- Rob.
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