Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread Anthony
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Houston Navarro wrote: > Mike Godwin will be missed by the WMF.  It's a fact that he never lost a > case in this position with the WMF. I believe he's never lost a case in his life. Of course, I haven't either ;). ___

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread Phil Nash
K. Peachey wrote: > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Sue Gardner > wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I want to let you know that as of this Friday, October 22, 2010, Mike >> Godwin will be leaving his role as General Counsel for the Wikimedia >> Foundation. >> ...snip... >> The search for his successor wi

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread K. Peachey
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Sue Gardner wrote: > Hi folks, > > I want to let you know that as of this Friday, October 22, 2010, Mike > Godwin will be leaving his role as General Counsel for the Wikimedia > Foundation. > ...snip... > The search for his successor will begin immediately. It's be

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread KillerChihuahua
dation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation > On 21 October 2010 20:18, Robert Rohde wrote: > >> I would also like to add my gratitude to Mike for his years of useful >> service. It is hard to imagine who could be a suitable replac

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Sad news. I remember an office hour with Mike Godwin, competent and sympathetic. Best wishes Ziko 2010/10/22 Houston Navarro : > Mike Godwin will be missed by the WMF.  It's a fact that he never lost a > case in this position with the WMF. > > H.N. > __

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread Houston Navarro
Mike Godwin will be missed by the WMF. It's a fact that he never lost a case in this position with the WMF. H.N. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread Bod Notbod
Very sad to hear of Mike leaving; he's a charismatic lawyer. I used to get a kick out of telling people that we have *the* Godwin on board. I am going to take it for granted that "do you have an internet meme and law named after you?" will be one of the key questions when recruiting the next legal

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-22 Thread David Gerard
On 21 October 2010 20:18, Robert Rohde wrote: > I would also like to add my gratitude to Mike for his years of useful > service.  It is hard to imagine who could be a suitable replacement. Having been privileged to see some of the breathtaking thngs Mike pulled off for Wikimedia that cannot as

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-21 Thread Robert Rohde
I would also like to add my gratitude to Mike for his years of useful service. It is hard to imagine who could be a suitable replacement. -Robert Rohde On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Ting Chen wrote: > Again Kat found the right words. Thank you very much Mike for all the > works you have don

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-21 Thread Ting Chen
Again Kat found the right words. Thank you very much Mike for all the works you have done. I cannot remember how often I had to ask you about problems from copyright issues to BLP issues alone related with zh-wp. And all best wishes from me. Ting At 20.10.2010 18:39, wrote Kat Walsh: >> On 19

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-21 Thread Mayo FM
The best of luck and wishes for Mike, and a big thanks, Mayo 2010/10/20 Nathan > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Kat Walsh wrote: > >> On 19 October 2010 19:45, Sue Gardner wrote: > >> > >>> Hi folks, > >>> > >>> I want to let you know that as of this Friday, October 22, 2010, Mike > >>> God

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-20 Thread Nathan
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Kat Walsh wrote: >> On 19 October 2010 19:45, Sue Gardner wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I want to let you know that as of this Friday, October 22, 2010, Mike >>> Godwin will be leaving his role as General Counsel for the Wikimedia >>> Foundation. > > I'd like t

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-20 Thread Kat Walsh
> On 19 October 2010 19:45, Sue Gardner wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I want to let you know that as of this Friday, October 22, 2010, Mike >> Godwin will be leaving his role as General Counsel for the Wikimedia >> Foundation. I'd like to thank Mike for everything. Since the nature of the job means

Re: [Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: Mike Godwin leaves the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-10-19 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, It is always sad to learn that someone who is appreciated as much as Mike is, is leaving. I hope he will be happy in his future activities. I want to thank Mike for the work that he has done. My contacts with Mike have always been positive so I feel it as a loss. Thanks, Gerard On 19