[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 may be retired because it has been replaced by things like bitbucket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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