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How might this work be sustained long-term?
A software forge is a moving target with many details that can only be adressed by crowdsourcing the evolution of the corresponding Open File Standard. However, even when this is successfully implemented, there will be a need for a small core team of people dedicated to care for the infrastructure and the process to allow contributors to seamlessly work together. Their salary and the infrastructure costs can be paid for by donations from companies, governments and individuals via a non-profit organization.