Craig Franklin <cfrank...@halonetwork.net> writes: > any action that would injure the movement would also > injure the Foundation by definition. Denny is quite correct that trustees > have a legal obligation to put the Foundation before anything else, however > there's usually a fair bit of latitude in how that obligation > is interpreted. >
Yes. DGG writes: > Rather, the movement is to create a model of free human interaction and > work, and the initial way of exemplifying this is in the various versions > of the encyclopedia. +100. Edit this a bit and it will be a perfect quote. > a model of free cooperative expression of the > manifestations of human intellectual work and creativity... is > fundamentally and radically in conflict with such formal organization... < To the extent we need it, it is only to serve some limited purposes > necessary in the economic and legal world as it is. < > Unfortunately... human history shows that structures intended to have > such limited supporting purposes do not easily remain in this limited role I appreciate this long view. It is true, similar to the arc that leads to policy creep even where it is counterprouctive; and each requires steady awareness to balance. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
