On 2 June 2011 15:19, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
I think what needs to happen is to explore ways to
cooperate using each
institutions relative assets. That might include, for example, endowing
Commons with assets sufficient to support long term archival services as
well as a corporate commitment on the Foundation's part to fulfill such
services on an institutional basis, read centuries...
One important plus point for WMF is that unlike, e.g. Flickr, we are
not subject to corporate whims. This means that our supply of a
service is not contingent on it turning a profit.
- d.