In a message dated 3/14/2008 11:43:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, thomas.dalton@gmail.com writes:

I don't think that's true. As I understand it, NPOV (as a basic principle) is imposed by the foundation (obviously, it pre-dates the foundation, but now there is a foundation, they impose it), and can't be changed without their approval. Same applies to the basic principles of the use of non-free content.>>

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The general principle, with no specific language is a founding core principle. This does mean it was imposed *by* the foundation, and they in-fact don't impose it today. It was a founding principle for the project as a whole, which means *us*. All of the specific language describing the policy was created by consensus.

We, the project, the community, impose the policies upon ourselves.

Will Johnson

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