Initiative Proposal: Drupal 7 MIRROR

Hello,

A recent close reading of the details of the Drupal 7 EOL announcement revealed that part of the EOL process will be to spin down Drupal 7 related resources, including the potential removal  of Drupal 7 related messaging and source code files from drupal.org

Considering that Backdrop CMS is a "port" of Drupal 7, I think it would be prudent for Backdrop CMS to take "snapshots" not only the /core branch of Drupal 7, but also its /contrib branch, which contains thousands of (as-yet) unported solutions.

Forgive my ignorance if Drupal 7 is already being entirely "mirrored" by Backdrop CMS.

• If this is already being done, where is it?
• If it is not being done, why not?

The equity of millions of man-hours is at stake.

Without a "mirror", the situation with Backdrop CMS could take a nasty turn:

• Like with WordPress (prejudicially blocking access to its code base from certain parties)
• Like with the Wayback Machine (going offline due to hacking activities)
• Like with 23andMe (going bankrupt and people's DNA information falling into unknown hands)

None of the above situations are  reassuring.

So, how is the Backdrop CMS project guaranteeing to itself eternal access to Drupal 7 source code?

g.
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