On the eve of #OpenStreetMap's 20th anniversary, it is slightly upsetting to see the pivotal piece of software that stopped OSM from vanishing in to obscurity and that was, between 2006 and 2014, the 1st contact with editing OSM for most contributors, considered not-notable by @wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Potlatch_(software)&oldid=1019457995

Currently slightly torn between gloating over (not nearly enough) karma payback for @nlnet, sympathy for the affected projects, and observing that the pecunia non olet approach to financing OSS projects might not be quite as sustainable as some people thought. https://kolektiva.social/@hackstub/112762068812732277

If you really want to get upset about something going on in open source / open data space, I would suggest considering Niantic.

After years of refusing any communication with #OpenStreetMap, not to mention -any- kind of support. Niantic joined the Linux Foundations Overture (for substantial amounts of money), but its customers continue to vandalize OSM, burning lots of volunteer time at multiple levels.

https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/beware-of-fake-beaches-pokemon-go/112413

#OpenStreetMap I got a couple of good laughs from our tech overlords at the @linuxfoundation during SOTM-EU over the weekend see https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/SimonPoole/diary/402813

The downsides of being frugal.

The #OpenStreetMap Foundation spends, even with a slightly more ambitious budget this year than previously, less than %1 of what WMF/Wikipedia does, but is struggling to make ends meet.

There is no threat a la the infamous Wikipedia ads that the project will shut down, but without the funds activities will have to be cut back significantly.

If you consider OSM valuable consider https://supporting.openstreetmap.org/