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==General report==
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<center><font face="Palatino,Verdana,Arial" size=4>'''Letter from the Board'''</font></center>
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===Overview===
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Finally, the legal organisation of the Foundation has been strengthened in the past few weeks, with the creation of a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal page] to coordinate discussions of legal issues.
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'''Board meetings'''
*[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Budget/2005 Budget meeting]▼
A complete list of notes from Board meetings may be seen at [[meetings]].▼
See also this recent list of [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_agenda/Open_questions open questions to the board].▼
;Latest meetings:▼
{{Latest meetings}}▼
▲*See also this recent list of [
===Collaboration===
====Summary on collaboration====
We worked out a number of collaborations with other organisations in the
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▲We worked out a number of collaborations with other organisations in the the first quarter, and are discussing many more. Belnet is providing free hosting and 22U of rackspace. This agreement has been signed recently.
*''Kennisnet''
*''Yahoo''
*''DirectMedia''
*''Mandriva''
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We are in discussions with two organisations about the possibility of offering '''on-demand book printing''' from Wikipedia. One of these organisations printed a Wikireader on Frankfurt during Wikimania for a test. Our current concern is that by doing so, we are potentially stepping beyond the protections of the DMCA and running an unacceptably high level of copyright risk. So, we are currently moving at slow speed on the matter.
Kennisnet is collaborating with Wikimedia in many ways; both by sponsoring software research and development, and by offering local hosting and the use of their servers. (For more information on Kennisnet collaborations, see ''Kennisnet'', pg 7.) ▼
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Answers.com and Wikimedia Foundation will form a new partnership beginning of year 2006. 1-Click Answers, Wikipedia Edition'' software will be linked from the [[w:en:Wikipedia:Tools|English Wikipedia Tools]] page. Please see the [http://www.answers.com/main/ir/press10202005.jsp press release] by Answers.com and [[w:en:Wikipedia talk:Tools/1-Click Answers|discussion]] for more information. The announcement raised some very critical comments, from editors and in the press (see [http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2005/10/trouble_in_wiki.php]]. Explanation in French : [//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediafr-l/2005-October/001046.html].<br>
We also previously reached an agreement in last spring to provide a live feed of our public data to '''Answers.com''', live feed which is still currently under work for full operability (Brion Vibber is currently working with them to make this happen).
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▲Kennisnet is collaborating with Wikimedia in many ways; both by sponsoring software research and development, and by offering local hosting and the use of their servers. (For more information on Kennisnet collaborations, see ''Kennisnet'', pg 7.)
Another dozen hosting offers, both large and small, are under discussion. Some are tentative, some want "co-marketing opportunities," etc. Right now, we are telling most of them that we are interested but that we will not be technically ready for a few months; so we should talk now to plan ahead but are unlikely to announce anything soon. We must first organise the deals recently concluded, and take time to think and organise, rather than proceeding in haste.
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The DVD's ISBN is 3-89853-020-5; it can be ordered for 9.90 Euros from every book shop in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For each DVD sold, one euro is donated to Wikimedia Deutschland. Both the DVD and the CD-ROM are available for free as ISO images, via P2P networks and on several FTP servers, encouraging sharing and broader distribution.
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===Public Relations===
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An increasing part of the Board's activity is related to public relations. Jimmy Wales is travelling or offline more frequently, due to invitations to talks all over the world. A quick view of his [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User%3AJimbo_Wales schedule]
is probably the best summary of this. Other presentations have taken Angela and Anthere offline for days at a time (most recently at [[m:PixelAche|PixelAche]] for Anthere and [http://www.decadeofwebdesign.org/ A Decade of Web Design] for Angela).
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The full collection of current material may be found in three collections, for [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Presentations presentations], [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Promotion promotion], and [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Leaflet leaflets]. Most of this information may now be found in English, German, French and Dutch. Please add to these in other languages.
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===Organisation===
''To be written''
==The road ahead==
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==Archives==
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*[[/September 2004]]
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Revision as of 15:46, 25 March 2013
General report
to be written
Overview
Board meetings
A complete list of notes from Board meetings may be seen at meetings.
- Latest meetings
- Budget meeting
- See also this recent list of open questions to the board.
Collaboration
Summary on collaboration
We worked out a number of collaborations with other organisations in the past six months, and are discussing many more.
We are in discussions with two organisations about the possibility of offering on-demand book printing from Wikipedia. One of these organisations printed a Wikireader on Frankfurt during Wikimania for a test. Our current concern is that by doing so, we are potentially stepping beyond the protections of the DMCA and running an unacceptably high level of copyright risk. So, we are currently moving at slow speed on the matter.
Answers.com and Wikimedia Foundation will form a new partnership beginning of year 2006. 1-Click Answers, Wikipedia Edition software will be linked from the English Wikipedia Tools page. Please see the press release by Answers.com and discussion for more information. The announcement raised some very critical comments, from editors and in the press (see [2]]. Explanation in French : [3].
We also previously reached an agreement in last spring to provide a live feed of our public data to Answers.com, live feed which is still currently under work for full operability (Brion Vibber is currently working with them to make this happen).
Public Relations
Organisation
To be written
The road ahead
WSIS