Along with Wikipedia and Linux maybe the top three projects of the open source movement. The most solid indicator that alternative, benign, do-no-evil visions for organizing our information landscapes not only exist, but are extremely effective.
Long live and prosper and may thousand more siblings follow in the paths OSM has opened up.
Adding to the list, some things are greater than just standalone projects. In this case, the Wikimedia community does a lot more than just Wikipedia, which is also greatly beneficial for everyone, same with the Linux Foundation, Apache Software Foundation and more.
Long live and prosper and may thousand more siblings follow in the paths OSM has opened up.