This just in (click on image for a larger copy):
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Certificate of
Acknowledgement and Congratulations
Whereas, October 31, 2007 will be the 15th anniversary of the first public demo of sunsite.unc.edu, which is now known as iBiblio.org; and
Whereas, the iBiblio website digital repository and community have become cultural treasures of the state of North Carolina, and
Whereas, iBiblio has played a pivotal role as both a medium and advocate for the free and open sharing of digital information.
Then, therefore this Eighth Day of March
In the Year of Two Thousand Seven,
Representatives Deborah Ross and Verla Insko recognize
iBiblio
For its commitment and contributions to technology and culture,
and to the North Carolina community as a whole.
(signatures)
Joe Hackney – Speaker
Attested by Denise Weeks – Principal Clerk
Representative Deborah Ross – District # 38
Representative Verla Insko – District # 56
Awesome! Even more reason for people to contribute to the wiki:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pjones/wiki/index.php/15_Years_of_sunsite/Metalab/ibiblio
Congrats all!
w00t! So cool. Congrats to you, Paul, and all ibiblians! 🙂
Congratulations, for a job well done.
Gene
Congrats Paul!
The congratulations here are not for me but for all the folks who have worked on sunsite/metalab/ibiblio over the past decade and a half including our great contributors — some of whom have been working with us for the whole time.
And hey, help us plan to celebrate and for the next 15 years at the sunsite/MetaLab/ibiblio 15 Year Wiki
It’s a long way from the NeXT floptical sneaker net. Thanks for helping out this UUCP bound kid get “the monthly goodies” 20 years ago.
Wow, a “cultural treasure” no less!
Wow, that is impressive. Congratuations on 15 years, which is 100 years in internet time 🙂
Very cool, Paul. I’m thrilled that the state is recognizing the achievements of you and the others who have conceived and maintained iBiblio.