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Software in the Public Interest, a Common card
Software in the Public Interest, Inc. is a US 501 non-profit organization domiciled in New York State formed to help other organizations create and distribute free open-source software and open-source hardware.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 45
- DEF
- 27
- Power
- 72
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,000
Power 72 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 15 % of WikiCards cards.
Software in the Public Interest quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Software in the Public Interest card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It now acts as a ______ sponsor to many free and open source projects.
Answer
fiscal. It now acts as a fiscal sponsor to many free and open source projects. From the Software in the Public Interest article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Marvin Freeman. Marvin Freeman 57 · Manuel Negrete 52 · Software in the Public Interest 45 · Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary 42 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Anyone is eligible to apply for membership, and contributing membership is available to those who participate in the free software community.
- SPI was originally created to allow the Debian Project to accept donations.
- It now acts as a fiscal sponsor to many free and open source projects.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Software in the Public Interest article was read about 6,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 45 and blocks with 27: each hit it takes is cut by 11 %.
How to get Software in the Public Interest
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Society cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Software in the Public Interest in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Pobitora Wildlife SanctuaryCommon · Nature · ATK 42 DEF 30
- École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifsCommon · Society · ATK 51 DEF 21
- Judith GautierCommon · Arts · ATK 45 DEF 27
- HM Prison Thorn CrossCommon · Society · ATK 45 DEF 27
- Marvin FreemanCommon · Society · ATK 57 DEF 15
- Handbook of the Christian KnightCommon · Society · ATK 45 DEF 27
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Software in the Public Interest (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Software in the Public Interest, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
