OpenCafe's first birthday and... how to start an open source / open content project

We are happy to announce that we have survived our first big test - the first year.

We didn't have any previous experience of running projects like this so at the beginning we didn't know at all what to expect.

Basically we had the passion & skills, the Shuttleworth Foundation provided the seed capital, the clients gave us some money to run the cafe, and then .... we carried on day by day and .... here we are - this is how you start an open source project.

The OpenCafe is a community project first and foremost - and we definitely succeeded in uniting people from different background and cultures, had great events and taught each other computer skills, languages, music, and other skills had many braais and did a lot in supporting each other's health & sport related community projects as well.

Well done EVERYONE!