NCREN Community Day
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ibiblio.org is the Public's Library and Digital Archives
"We help people who want to share information freely and legally"
Since 1992 as sunsite.unc.edu Then (in 1998) metalab.unc.edu Now (since 2000) as ibiblio.org
In our 15th year
Radically Dedicated to Open Source
- Using Open Source software exclusively
- Distributing Open Source software widely including Multiple Linux distros, Eclipse, etc
- Fostering Open Source software projects
- Fostering and participating in Open Source Documentation including The Linux Documentation Project
- Hosting and fostering Open Source software discussions
- Creating Open Source software projects in use worldwide including Lyceum
- Hosting Open Information sharing projects
- Hosting and using Open Formats including ogg for radio, mp4 and mp7 for video, etc
- Hosting and participating in International Creative Commons including iCommons
Some ibiblio metrics
| 2002 | 2006 (late) |
|---|---|
| 800 Collections | 1600+ Collections |
| 3 million ftp+www/day | 15+ million ftp+www/day |
| 1 terabyte of data | 8 terabytes of data |
| 1 large server | 22 www/vhosts |
| 5 database servers | |
| 4 radio stations | 7 radio stations |
Some Notable Projects (hosted)
- Project Gutenberg - the first producer of free electronic books
- GrokLaw
- Confluence.org - discovering the earth
- eTree (legal music sharing of lossless audio)
- ibiblio speaker series
- [http://folkstreams.net Folkstreams.net - Folkstreams logo
A National Preserve of Documentary Films about American Roots Cultures]
