I also agree this seems really interesting. I haven't seen the site yet so only comment briefly. I have run several zero-or-near-zero-cash open projects over the last two decades - some work out - others don't. There are cases where an injection of cash (and perhaps as important the implied commitment of donors) would be valuable - others where the cash involvement may detract from the in-kind aspect. One important aspect could be the ability to "market" the results of the project. Also getting enlightened commercial organizations to buy into Open is often very useful.
In general I have observed that while *software* projects with ICT goals often work very well with pure volunteers, those outside are often much harder to start and keep going. P. -- Peter Murray-Rust Reader in Molecular Informatics Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry University of Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK +44-1223-763069
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