[Foundation-l] GFDL 1.3 Release

Erik Moeller erik at wikimedia.org
Mon Nov 3 23:13:13 UTC 2008


2008/11/3 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>:
> I'm not sure it was wise of the WMF to make that kind of commitment
> without consulting the community. Allowing an external body to dictate
> procedure on Wikimedia projects is a big deal that I expect a large
> portion of the community to be very unhappy with.

We've already made a commitment that the entire decision will be
validated by means of referendum. To a certain extent, you'll have to
trust WMF to negotiate on your behalf. We think that this proposal
should and will reflect an acceptable compromise; if you don't agree,
please tell us why now.
-- 
Erik Möller
Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation

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