I was struck by the clear thinking in Matt Zimmerman's blog post "Open vs. open vs. open: a model for public collaboration" (see link below). Granted, he's writing primarily from his experience with software development, but his principles apply to any "open" project. http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/10/26/open-vs-open-vs-open-a-model-for-public-c... Kantara Initiative is an open initiative, and I think Matt's criteria are clear and simple to use as a "metric" to ensure we stay on the right path. I'm "open" for input you might have, at any time, regarding how we are doing in that (or any other) regard. Be well, Brett McDowell | http://info.brettmcdowell.com | http://KantaraInitiative.org