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		arn3n 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The librarian immediately attempts to sell you a v... God, I’d love to work for something like this. The closest equivalent thing we have today is (in my mind) places like the Apache Foundation or LetsEncrypt, places that run huge chunks of open source software or critical internet structure. An “Apache for search” would be great.

tokai 5 months ago | [–]

No, the closest equivalent are the various national libraries.

eps 5 months ago | [–]

I have a friend who worked for the Apache Foundation. From what he described, it was a burecracy nightmare and advanced office politics in equal measures. He left because of that.

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