Snowdrift.coop Past Advisors
The following people were formal advisors during the initial years of Snowdrift.coop startup efforts
Volunteer for various Free/Libre/Open projects, including OpenHatch, Software Freedom Conservancy, AcaWiki, Open Definition Advisory Council, autonomo.us, and the Economics and the Commons Conference and blogs.
As an autodidact, coder, idealist, philosopher, transhumanist, and writer, I have passed through a number of different vocations in life, across three continents as well as the Internet. I consider my most notable work to be my time as the first paid employee of the Wikimedia Foundation; my prolific writing on the subjects of security, programming, and open source software for TechRepublic as a regular contributor for half a decade; my development effort for a number of open source software projects; and my work as the co-founder and director of the Copyfree Initiative. Add to that my support of Snowdrift, and I hope that on balance, I am a net contributor to the betterment of the world in which I live.
John H. Biggs Distinguished Professor of Economics at Washington University, David’s work has focused on relevant topics to Snowdrift.coop including game theory and criticism of copyright and patent laws.
I’m a free software advocate who works at the Wikimedia Foundation as a software engineer. I love Parkour, sitcoms, and Minetest.
Researcher with experience in biodiesel now studying photosynthesis. Currently working at Michigan State University to develop a hand-held, open source fluorescence measurement device for collecting data about plant photosynthesis. Interested in open science and open data generally and doing everything I can to make more stuff open. I also design and think about games. I’ve fallen behind in updating austiclabs.com, but it has references to several of my past projects.
Brandon Weiner
Brandon is co-founder of Creative Rights, a non-profit that provides pro-bono legal support to artists of all sorts.