Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Learning Tec de Monterrey annual report

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
Congratulations Leigh :)
Thanks,
 GerardM

On 14 April 2016 at 03:52, Leigh Thelmadatter  wrote:

> As per the request on the Reports page on Meta, we hereby announce our
> very first annual report as a Wikimedia user group (sorry its late! we
> lack hands)
>
>
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries/M%C3%A9xico/Tec_de_Monterrey/2015-2016_Wiki_Learning_Tec_de_Monterrey_annual_report
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[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Learning Tec de Monterrey annual report

[Leigh Thelmadatter]

As per the request on the Reports page on Meta, we hereby announce our very 
first annual report as a Wikimedia user group (sorry its late! we lack 
hands)

https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries/M%C3%A9xico/Tec_de_Monterrey/2015-2016_Wiki_Learning_Tec_de_Monterrey_annual_report

  
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[Wikimedia-l] Legal IRC Office Hours on Freedom of Panorama April 19th

[Jacob Rogers]

TLDR:

What: IRC chat with members of Wikimedia Foundation legal

Topic: Freedom of panorama

When: Tuesday, April 19 at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time / 18:00 UTC

Reminder: We can’t do legal advice.

Hi all,

We’re happy to announce the return of Legal Team IRC office hours, starting
tomorrow, April 19 at 11:00 AM PDT / 18:00 UTC! We’re planning to host
these once every 3 months or so going forward.

IRC office hours provide an opportunity for members of the Wikimedia
communities to chat directly with members of the Wikimedia Foundation legal
team on topics of interest including public policy, legal issues facing the
Wikimedia movement, and what you can do to get involved. Please keep in
mind that under California law we can’t give out legal advice, so rather
than giving out legal advice, we will talk about the Wikimedia Foundation’s
stance on issues.

For this format, we’ll begin at 11:00 by doing a brief introduction and
then start taking questions from everyone that’s present. We’ll aim to have
a few people on at the same time to be able to respond faster and to
discuss different aspects of the issues.

For our first office hour, we’re planning to discuss the freedom of
panorama (FoP). With the recent decision in Sweden
,
holding that Wikimedia Sweden's website/database was in violation of
Swedish copyright law for making available on the internet photographs of
artwork permanently situated in public areas, FoP has become more pressing
than ever. We believe that the ability for members of the public to
photograph public monuments and landscapes is a fundamental part of free
expression. We plan to raise this issue to the European Commission this
summer, and need your help to let them know that it’s important. This first
one of a series of IRC office hours will be a great opportunity to exchange
thoughts about it.

If you have questions that you would like to discuss during the office
hour, you can add them on Meta Wiki here
.

-- 

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[sailesh patnaik]

Congratulations all ☺️

On Wednesday 13 April 2016, Tito Dutta  wrote:

> Congratulations and all the best :)
>
> On 13 April 2016 at 22:23, Mounir Touzri  > wrote:
>
> > Congratulations مبروك 
> > Le 13 avr. 2016 15:59, "Ginevra Sanvitale"  > a
> > écrit :
> >
> > > Dear all,
> > > I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:
> > >
> > > Board of Directors
> > > *President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
> > > *Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
> > > *Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
> > > *Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
> > > *Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]
> > >
> > > Ombudspersons:
> > > *Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
> > > *Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
> > > *Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
> > > *Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
> > > *Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)
> > >
> > > We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
> > > Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his
> candidacy.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > (and sorry for the double posting!)
> > >
> > >
> > > Ginevra
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[Tito Dutta]

Congratulations and all the best :)

On 13 April 2016 at 22:23, Mounir Touzri  wrote:

> Congratulations مبروك 
> Le 13 avr. 2016 15:59, "Ginevra Sanvitale"  a
> écrit :
>
> > Dear all,
> > I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:
> >
> > Board of Directors
> > *President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
> > *Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
> > *Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
> > *Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
> > *Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]
> >
> > Ombudspersons:
> > *Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
> > *Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
> > *Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
> > *Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
> > *Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)
> >
> > We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
> > Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his candidacy.
> >
> > Best,
> > (and sorry for the double posting!)
> >
> >
> > Ginevra
> >
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[Mounir Touzri]

Congratulations مبروك 
Le 13 avr. 2016 15:59, "Ginevra Sanvitale"  a
écrit :

> Dear all,
> I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:
>
> Board of Directors
> *President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
> *Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
> *Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
> *Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
> *Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]
>
> Ombudspersons:
> *Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
> *Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
> *Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
> *Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
> *Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)
>
> We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
> Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his candidacy.
>
> Best,
> (and sorry for the double posting!)
>
>
> Ginevra
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[రహ్మానుద్దీన్ షేక్]

Congratulations all.

Sent from my Cyanogen phone

On 13 ఏప్రి, 2016 20:28, Ginevra Sanvitale  wrote:

Dear all,
I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:

Board of Directors
*President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
*Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
*Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
*Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
*Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]

Ombudspersons:
*Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
*Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
*Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
*Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
*Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)

We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his candidacy.

Best,
(and sorry for the double posting!)

Ginevra

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[Katy Love]

Congratulations to all!

Katy

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 7:58 AM, Ginevra Sanvitale 
wrote:

> Dear all,
> I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:
>
> Board of Directors
> *President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
> *Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
> *Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
> *Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
> *Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]
>
> Ombudspersons:
> *Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
> *Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
> *Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
> *Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
> *Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)
>
> We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
> Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his candidacy.
>
> Best,
> (and sorry for the double posting!)
>
>
> Ginevra
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[Nabin Sapkota]

Congratulations!!!

Cheers,
Nabin Sapkota
Wikimedians of Nepal
On Apr 13, 2016 8:49 PM, "attolippip"  wrote:

Welcome :)

Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
Wikimedia Ukraine

2016-04-13 17:58 GMT+03:00 Ginevra Sanvitale :

> Dear all,
> I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:
>
> Board of Directors
> *President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
> *Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
> *Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
> *Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
> *Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]
>
> Ombudspersons:
> *Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
> *Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
> *Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
> *Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
> *Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)
>
> We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
> Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his candidacy.
>
> Best,
> (and sorry for the double posting!)
>
>
> Ginevra
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[attolippip]

Welcome :)

Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
Wikimedia Ukraine

2016-04-13 17:58 GMT+03:00 Ginevra Sanvitale :

> Dear all,
> I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:
>
> Board of Directors
> *President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
> *Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
> *Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
> *Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
> *Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]
>
> Ombudspersons:
> *Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
> *Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
> *Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
> *Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
> *Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)
>
> We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
> Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his candidacy.
>
> Best,
> (and sorry for the double posting!)
>
>
> Ginevra
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[Anna Torres]

Congrats Wikimedia Italia!

2016-04-13 11:58 GMT-03:00 Ginevra Sanvitale :

> Dear all,
> I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:
>
> Board of Directors
> *President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
> *Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
> *Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
> *Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
> *Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]
>
> Ombudspersons:
> *Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
> *Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
> *Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
> *Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
> *Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)
>
> We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
> Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his candidacy.
>
> Best,
> (and sorry for the double posting!)
>
>
> Ginevra
>
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[Wikimedia-l] New Wikimedia Italy Board

[Ginevra Sanvitale]

Dear all,
I'm glad to announce the new composition of Wikimedia Italy board:

Board of Directors
*President: Lorenzo Losa [[User:Laurentius]]
*Vice-President: Cristian Consonni [[User:CristianCantoro]]
*Secretary: Ginevra Sanvitale [[User:Atropine]]
*Treasurer: Simone Cortesi [[User:Cortesi]]
*Programme Coordinator: Luca Martinelli [[User:Sannita]]

Ombudspersons:
*Maurizio Codogno [[User:.mau.]]
*Roberto Corda [[User:DracoRoboter]]
*Iolanda Pensa [[User:Iopensa]]
*Francesco Carbonara [[User:Fcarbonara]] (stand-in)
*Giovanni Augulino [[User:Triquetra]] (stand-in)

We would also like to thank the former ombudspersons Marina Milella and
Federico Cantoni, as well as Saverio Giulio Malatesta for his candidacy.

Best,
(and sorry for the double posting!)


Ginevra


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] DARPA FOSSS programs of interest

[Nathan]

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:53 AM, James Salsman  wrote:
>
>
> Doesn't that mean that the Foundation has the legal standing to see all
> three of those projects published?


Where do you see legal standing being a factor here, and how would the WMF
have it?
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[Wikimedia-l] DARPA FOSSS programs of interest

[James Salsman]

> we have absolutely no idea ... about the technological
> stack [or] how much progress was made

Can anyone think of another way to find out?

> covert HUMINT or surveillance technology

If we publish the code, it's not covert anymore. We all deserve to see the
mentions of Wikipedia which occurred in the SMISC program and
project archives, if we want to protect our readers from whichever
intelligence agencies have hacked Foundation servers.

I selected BOLT and SMISC
from
https://web.archive.org/web/20150529033655/http://www.darpa.mil/opencatalog/index.html

because they appeared compatible with Asimov's three laws of robotics, and
did not appear to be harmful. There is one project in there, CSFV which
could be actively harming the Foundation's ability to attract and retain
volunteer editors:

"Crowd Sourced Formal Verification (CSFV) is a DARPA program that aims to
investigate whether large numbers of non-experts can perform formal
verification faster and more cost-effectively than conventional processes.
The goal is to transform verification into a more accessible task by
creating fun, intuitive games that reflect formal verification problems.
Playing the games would effectively help software verification tools
complete corresponding formal verification proofs."

Doesn't that mean that the Foundation has the legal standing to see all
three of those projects published?
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] What can we learn

[James Alexander]

I'm currently the one in charge of coordinating (on the staff side) the
Standing Elections Committee (Greg resigned from the committee when he
became a communications department contractor and I'm not sure why you
pinged Lane, I assume because of the Affiliate Appointments process but
that is not related to the board elections committee).

*As an update on the committee*: I'm hoping to get the standing committee
fully up and running before Wikimania. It was delayed given the multitude
of other issues recently (for example the resolution actually required us
to have the ED taking part and the last time I had a fully breathing moment
to start the process we didn't...) but once WikiCon is over we should be
able to get that process up and running. We've already started polling the
members of the last committee to see if they'd be willing to serve as
starting members and will be having an internal meeting right after WikiCon
to ensure we do everything right (parts of it can happen very quickly,
parts of it will take some time simply because of volunteer schedules etc).

*Regarding your proposal:* Unfortunately I'm not sure that's within
the committee's
remit from the board
 at
this point and so I'm not sure it will be high on their initial list. That
said I would be, at most, an advisor and not a member of either the
Election Committee or the Board Governance Committee which oversees them so
would wish to speak fully for what they would do in the end :). Also one of
their duties is *"As needed, the Committee may assist with other duties as
may be assigned by the Board or the Board Governance Committee." *so
anything is possible :).

James Alexander
Manager
Trust & Safety
Wikimedia Foundation
(415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 4:11 PM, Pine W  wrote:

> I like the idea of a boot camp or orientation for board members, which
> could be applicable to both affiliate and WMF boards. I believe that the
> standing Elections Committee, once it is operational, has plans to work on
> this, along with cultivating a list of good candidates for affiliate and
> WMF boards.
>
> Greg or Lane, are you able to comment on this?
>
> It would also be nice to get an update on the formation of the standing
> Elections Committee.
>
> Pine
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 2:47 PM, phoebe ayers 
> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Chris Keating
> >  wrote:
> > > If I read Denny's email correctly, this section is broader than
> conflict
> > of
> > > interest:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> I discussed with Jan-Bart, then chair, what is and what is not
> > > appropriate to
> > >> pursue as a member of the Board. I understood and followed his advice,
> > but
> > >> it was frustrating. It was infuriatingly limiting.
> > >>
> > >
> > > E.g. any comment Denny made on Phabricator now being read in the light
> > that
> > > he was a board member.
> >
> > While I'm not sure exactly what Denny meant in his mail, I think
> > Chris' comment is spot on -- every trustee, especially those used to
> > weighing in on community discussions, feels somewhat limited in what
> > they can say and how to say it when they join the board, whether
> > that's proposing a new idea or weighing in on an existing one. (Then,
> > of course, you also get criticized for not speaking up enough!) It can
> > be an awkward balancing act that takes some time to learn, and can
> > indeed be frustrating.
> >
> > Partly I think it's simply inherently difficult. As a trustee your own
> > interests and areas of volunteering are often not what's best for the
> > WMF overall to focus on -- either because they are too narrow, or too
> > resource intensive, or a host of other reasons -- not least because
> > one contributor cannot possibly speak for a whole area of the
> > movement, and as a movement we value consensus and broad input for
> > every idea. But I also think we're not very good on the board at
> > utilizing people's individual strengths and recognizing that the very
> > reasons why someone is interesting as a trustee (because they are an
> > expert contributor in some area, as all the trustees are) also means
> > that they likely have biases and opinions about strategic directions,
> > and could use those opinions productively to help the organization
> > learn and grow.
> >
> > As for what we can learn from this situation, I'm intrigued by this
> > proposal:
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Atsme  wrote:
> > > Establish alternates who are non-voting members but are in the wings
> > waiting to fill vacancies.  It’s a win-win.
> >
> > We could certainly vote in alternates; it would be as simple as taking
> > the 4th place winner.
> > Also, we do have a mechanism set up for observers at the board
> > meetings, and have not taken advantage of it recently; 1 or 2
> > community observers could