about this event
Celebrating Aaron's life and projects by SecureDrop, Free Law Project, OpenLibrary, Creative Commons, EFF, OnionPress & more!
We are excited to announce that there will be a hackathon at the Internet Archive on November 8, 2026 in celebration of Aaron's memory and the projects he worked on that continue to improve our lives.
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026 Event start and end times: 10am-5pm PST Lunch: 1pm-3pm (best time to come by if you just wish to hang out, eat pizza and be social) Location: Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118
San Francisco projects will be updated continuously here: https://www.aaronswartzday.org/2026-hackathon/
Projects so far: SecureDrop (Freedom of the Press Foundation): SecureDrop: https://securedrop.org/ — Github: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop
Internet Archive — Open Library: A general description of the Open Library is here. Here's an explanation of the Open Library projects you can work on at the hackathon (or anytime really :) Open Library: https://openlibrary.org/ — Github: https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary More Internet Archive projects coming soon!
Onion Press: Onion Press: https://onionpress.org/onionhome/ — Github (1): https://github.com/brewsterkahle/onionpress — Github (2): https://github.com/Arikia/onionpress-1
Creative Commons — Quantifying the Commons: The Quantifying the Commons project measure the size and diversity of the commons–the collection of works that are openly licensed or in the public domain. A good entry point is: Ways to Contribute. Github: https://github.com/creativecommons/quantifying
tracks
SecureDrop
SecureDrop project by the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Repo: github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop
Open Library (Internet Archive)
Open Library projects at the Internet Archive, with guidance on what you can work on at the hackathon (or anytime). Repo: github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary
Onion Press
Onion Press project. Repos: github.com/brewsterkahle/onionpress and github.com/Arikia/onionpress-1
Quantifying the Commons (Creative Commons)
The Quantifying the Commons project measures the size and diversity of the commons—the collection of works that are openly licensed or in the public domain. Repo: github.com/creativecommons/quantifying
when
Aaron Swartz International Hackathon 2026
Hackathon at the Internet Archive celebrating Aaron Swartz's life and projects. Lunch and social hour from 1pm to 3pm.
◍ Internet Archivetickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Admission | Free | — | Available | Free entry to the in-person hackathon at the Internet Archive. |