LocalWiki VS Code.gov

RE: servers - I previously started LocalWiki (https://localwiki.org) and DavisWiki (https://localwiki.org/davis), which has been in continuous operation since 2004 without breaking a single URL. Source: over 2 years ago

Me and my cofounder Chris have been quietly working on Encycla for a while now. Previously, I started LocalWiki[1] and DavisWiki[2]. What I couldn't stop thinking about was: is Wikipedia really "it" in terms of web-wide knowledge sharing? There's been lots of note-taking apps and personal knowledge sharing tools developed in the past few years. But there's a big difference between working with people you already... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

And much of the code written by scientists using government grants has to be open source by law and there's a site where you can view it all. Source: over 1 year ago

There's the worker bee model. You find a company dedicated to FOSS like Google, RedHat, Intel, etc., join them, and work your way into a position where you're maintaining something open source but salaried through your employer. There are smaller companies where this may apply, too, although the big ones are of course those that may jump to mind. You'll also find some open source opportunities within the... Source: almost 3 years ago

I do like the trend of new government projects open sourcing their systems, like https://code.gov. Source: almost 3 years ago