[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Wikimedia Board Elections

[David Gerard]

On 21/09/06, Erik Moeller <eloquence at gmail.com> wrote:

> Trying to make the Board literally representative of all languages or
> cultures is trying the impossible. However, making the ability to
> speak English no longer a requirement to participate in Foundation
> matters, _is_ possible. And perhaps, as part of that process, it will
> even become possible for a person who does not speak English to be
> elected to the Board.


... I'm not sure this objective as stated makes sense for the moment.
The Board is of a US-based nonprofit and must deal with matters of
legal consequence in English, the language of local jurisprudence.


- d.