Posted by Andy Dingley on 06/05/07 20:04

On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:22:02 +1000, dorayme
<doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>It is a worry for a project of this magnitude and perhaps
>importance that is meant to be an online resource to so start...

The big question is funding. So long as we can keep EOL away from any
funding whatsoever, then there's still hope for it.

Compare the success of Fishbase and Tolweb (shoestring) or Wikipedia
(minimal in the early stages) with the failure of Arkive (money gushing
from every orifice). As soon as money flows, corporate stupidity and
proprietary standards move in.

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