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Tue Jul 6 00:35:29 UTC 2010


> There are a limited amount of resources available. In this case, as Tim
> said, the resources (namely the extension development) were essentially
> donated, but nothing in life is free. They were donated seemingly because
> this company wanted to turn a profit. 

I don't think it's accurate to call it a donation. It was an investment.

> There's nothing wrong with that and
> PediaPress certainly isn't unique in wanting to monetize off of Wikipedia.
> What does appear to be unique is that this particular company gets what I'd
> describe as "star treatment." This includes having their custom code
> enabled, a prominent section in the sidebar, and even blog posts on the
> Wikimedia blog shilling for their products.

The reason they are treated differently is that their activities
further our mission. I understand that you don't agree with that part
of our mission.

-- Tim Starling




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