fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ðə ɡɹˈuːp ɡˈeɪnd ɐtˈɛnʃən fɹʌm vˈɛɹiəs mˈiːdiːə ˈaʊtlɛts, wɪð nˈuːzwiːks dʒˈɑːnəθən ˈɔltɚ dˈʌbɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈuːps ˈɛfɚts ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv ˈoʊpən sˈoːɹs pˈɑːlətˌɪks.
Founded in 2006, the group gained attention from various media outlets, with Newsweek's Jonathan Alter dubbing the group's efforts a kind of open source politics.