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Fedora Commons
Sandy Payette Executive Director, Fedora Commons
November 5, 2007 DLF Panel
Brief History of How We Got Here
· In the Beginning... The Fedora Project
Joint project of Cornell and UVA Mellon funded 2001-2007 Digital Repository and Service Framework in open source
· Transition Planning... devise a model for LT sustainability
Who did the strategizing?
· Co-directors (Payette and Staples) · Fedora Advisory Board · Inputs from other similarly situated entities in our community
What was the recommendation?
· Start a non-profit organization for Fedora · More open project and more participation
· Secured startup funding
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: $4.9 million over 4 years
Why Fedora Commons?
· Serve the public good : 501(c)(3) Non-Profit
Effective date May 22, 2007 Advanced ruling as public charity Board of Directors (voting officers) Not a membership organization (no voting members) Accepts gifts, donations, fees, contributions ($$ or in-kind)
· No cult of personality
Not just Payette and Staples (beyond the Sandy and Thorny show) Move beyond being a university project (beyond Cornell and Uva) Create governance model to bring in community participants
· Long-Term Sustainability
Develop revenue generating models Develop partnerships with commercial, other open-source, other non-profits
