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tldr: matching pledges to fund FOSS at https://snowdrift.coop/p/snowdrift/w/en/intro. "Snowdrift" is a reference to a game theoretic game similar to the prisoner's dilemma.

My take: solid idea, terrible name and URL, and also it won't succeed unless some big, respected FOSS names endorse it.



What don't you like about the name?

I think it 1) invokes "things piling up", 2) references relevant game theory in two ways, and 3) draws attention to the fact we're organized as a cooperative. All of which seem a good fit for what we're doing.


Note: .coop is not a new fancy TLD, it's a sponsored TLD only for actual cooperative organizations, and been around more than a decade.




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