I believe the monastic model would fit best. Tireless, thankless work for the greater good. Maintaining old records for decades and centuries for the sake of beyond ourselves. I imagine people who join up would eschew both profit maximizing (for profit) and moral adventurism (non profit/Internet Archive). a real vocation, not a career.
Sadly, SQlite is the only software organization I know of that has this spirit.
Sadly, SQlite is the only software organization I know of that has this spirit.