My understanding was that QRpedia was used to generate the codes, but the codes on the plaques use qrwp.org. which has been publicly offered to the movement.
I agree that we should not be promoting the use of QR codes unless we are reasonably confident that the site they link to is maintained by the movement or a registered charity with a compatible ethos. I'm hoping that the donation of qrwp.org is still on offer and not subject to whatever part of the negotiations is still ongoing. When and if a deal is finalised then the things I will be looking for include who is to own the two domains and whether the brand we will be using when we promote QR codes is within the movement or something similar. Personally I have no problem with us collaborating with something outside but of a similar nature, Geograph and Open street map come to mind as charities which we have or should collaborate with, or simply use but give due credit for. WSC On 31 January 2013 13:33, rupert THURNER <rupert.thur...@gmail.com> wrote: > many thanks jon! personally i do not like that the qrpedia domain is > registered cloaked, so nobody knows what comes out there later on. > this, and the long time the topic could not be settled is imo enough > to consider the name "qrpedia" as poisoned. > > maybe it's best to just leave qrpedia to the people who registered it > and use another domain. qrcodes pointing to some website which then > redirects to some url is no rocket sience, and widely used since quite > a long time. > > at WMCH we use qrcodes at least in two working groups, international > (tunesia e.g.) and GLAM. they are important to us, and i'd consider it > high risk to mount qrcode stickers physically which then link to a > site which has a cloaked owner. if qrpedia in 2 years time links to > pussy galore there is huge cost involved to change all the stickers > installed, beside the enormous reputational damage. > > rupert > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Jon Davies > <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > Joe (and lots of people) > > > > I really understand the sincerity of your interest and the need to get > this > > settled. I can assure you that as I write two of the trustees are working > > hard to come to a solution that will be in the interest of the community > and > > the movement in general. > > > > Jon. > > > > > > On 26 January 2013 11:39, Joe Filceolaire <filceola...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Jon > >> > >> It does seem extraordinary that nobody seems able to write out a summary > >> of what these arguments are. > >> > >> We are not asking for this information because we think it will lead to > an > >> acceptable agreement more quickly; we are asking because we want to know > >> what is being done on our behalf. > >> > >> Joe > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> On 21/01/13 17:10, Jon Davies wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> However I do not think an acceptable agreement will come any more > >>>> quickly if we rehearse the many and complicated arguments on this > list. > >>> > >>> > >>> How did we get get here then? > >>> > >>> Gordo > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia UK mailing list > >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 > > tweet @jonatreesdavies > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > 4LT. > > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > > > Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. > > > > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
_______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
