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*[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Budget/2005 Budget meeting]
*[[Budget/2005|Budget meeting]]
*See also this recent list of [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_agenda/Open_questions open questions to the board].
*See also this recent list of [[:m:Board_agenda/Open_questions|open questions to the board]].


===Collaboration===
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We worked out a number of collaborations with other organisations in the past six months, and are discussing many more.
We worked out a number of collaborations with other organisations in the past six months, and are discussing many more.


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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.
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<center>''A fabulous strip from JD Frazer [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20051102]''</center>

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.)
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.)

We reached an agreement to provide a live feed of our public data to '''Answers.com'''.
Brion Vibber is currently working with them to make this happen. [[w:Ask Jeeves|Ask Jeeves]] (a search engine) and [[w:Opera (browser)|Opera]] (a web browser company) are interested in such a feed as well, and Amazon.com has expressed some interest, but no agreements have been reached with any of them.


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.
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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Revision as of 15:46, 25 March 2013


General report

Letter from the Board
Jimbo, Angela, Anthere, Tim...
Jimbo, Angela, Anthere, Tim...

to be written


Overview

Board meetings

A complete list of notes from Board meetings may be seen at meetings.

Latest meetings

Template:Latest meetings

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.


A fabulous strip from JD Frazer [1]

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

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