Wikimedia-ca July 2009

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[Wikimedia-Canada] A non-bylaw related meeting?
by Jeffery Nichols 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

If people are interested, I would like to get together in an online meeting to discuss what our first project may be. I would especially like to hear some ideas from some of the people who say they are interested in WMC but don't want to work on the bylaws. Before the bylaws can be completed, we need a more specific idea about what we will first do after being established. I have argued that we should try to set up an online database and gallery of Canadian historical and artistic media, but I would like to hear everyone else's ideas, as well as discuss the logistics of setting up that kind of website. Would current participants and people who have not yet attended a meeting be interested in chatting for an hour or so next week on the topic? If so, let me know and I'll set a time. -Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome)

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[Wikimedia-Canada] Canadian copyrights
by Ray Saintonge 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

The Canadian government has asked for comments on copyright revision at http://copyright.econsultation.ca/ It will accept comments until September 13. Amazingly this mostly coincides with the time when most people interested in liberalized copyright laws are away touring Europe or planting trees. When they regain access to their electronic lifelines it may be too late to comment. Promoters of these changes would really like Canada to fall in line with the WIPO treaty that it signed a decade ago. They might have passed their changes easily if they had been quick about it, but events over the last 10 years have made this much more controversial then they would have hoped. There do not appear to be any rules that would prohibit comments by non-Canadians. Ec

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Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Wikimedia-ca Digest, Vol 104, Issue 2
by brian.chick＠left-button.com 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

If we need to acutally build a wiki, I have lots of experience in that area. I've installed several instances of MediaWiki for a variety of purposes. The actual install is quite simple... so if we can think of a decent purpose, then I'd be happy to contribute the labor to actually build the site. I'm up for a meeting to discuss a project anytime... Brian Chick Toronto >Send Wikimedia-ca mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ca >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-ca-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-ca-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-ca digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: A non-bylaw related meeting? (roux) > 2. Re: A non-bylaw related meeting? (Ray Saintonge) > 3. Re: A non-bylaw related meeting? (roux) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:57:43 -0400 >From: roux <wikiroux(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] A non-bylaw related meeting? >To: Wikimedia Canada planning list <wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >Message-ID: > <a0a123410907162357m3760ffd6r5793f0c3aec6cc2(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > >"I'm not sure if they maintain archives, but I do know getting them to >GPL previously taken photographs would be a lot more difficult than >getting them to release those taken after an election where the >members consented. " > >I doubt that. The Queen's Printer holds the copyright, so it's really >up to them as to how they licence it. > >In the same vein, I would be massively interested in getting the >Canadian Heraldic Authority to release copyright of coats of arms (or >at the very least CoAs of cities, provinces, and the country) so that >we may use proper versions legally onwiki. I'd also be interested in >having the GG office release copyright of images of Canadian medals >and decorations. > >The recent release of archived media from the German government could >provide a template for Canada to do the same thing. > > >enwiki: [[User:Roux]] ? wikiroux(a)gmail.com > > > >2009/7/16 Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd(a)yahoo.com>: >> Depending upon how idiot friendly the server is, and if there is web >access, >> I think I might be able to help set up a wiki. Would Wikimedia be willing >to >> host the site? >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Jeffery Nichols <arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com> >> To: Wikimedia Canada planning list <wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:14:55 AM >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] A non-bylaw related meeting? >> >> It doesn't have to be a meeting, though I do find that meetings can >> get quite a bit of work done if enough people show up.? To get the >> ball rolling on this project, I have posted my two cents about how >> this site might look at >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Canada/Wikisource_Canada >> ? and I encourage everyone to go to that page and tell me what you >> think Wikisource Canada should be like. >> >> As for the technical side, I don't know much about how to set up a >> wiki, but I would gladly contribute to paying for some part of the >> bandwidth until the organization get incorporated or can get a grant >> from WMF.? Do you have an estimate of how much it costs per size of >> the size and number of hits? >> >> -Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome) >> >> >> On 15-Jul-09, at 9:19 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote: >> >>> Jeffery Nichols wrote: >>>> If people are interested, I would like to get together in an online >>>> meeting to discuss what our first project may be.? I would especially >>>> like to hear some ideas from some of the people who say they are >>>> interested in WMC but don't want to work on the bylaws.? Before the >>>> bylaws can be completed, we need a more specific idea about what we >>>> will first do after being established.? I have argued that we should >>>> try to set up an online database and gallery of Canadian historical >>>> and artistic media, but I would like to hear everyone else's ideas, >>>> as >>>> well as discuss the logistics of setting up that kind of website. >>>> Would current participants and people who have not yet attended a >>>> meeting be interested in chatting for an hour or so next week on the >>>> topic?? If so, let me know and I'll set a time. >>> Of course, I'm never interested in online meetings.? They are just not >>> suited to a ponderous person who often pauses before responding to >>> comments. >>> >>> That said, it's important to remember that Wikipedia was active for >>> more >>> than three years before WMF was incorporated.? In those earliest years >>> Jimbo was footing the bills. >>> >>> The online database is a great idea.? What's more important than a >>> discussion of possibilities is for individuals to commit to certain >>> projects and tasks. It's fair enough to say, "I'm not interested in >>> writing by-laws," but at the same time is that person committing to >>> something else.? Now it is important for someone to accept personal >>> responsibility for setting up the online database. >>> >>> Setting up a website is great, and presumably it will employ Mediawiki >>> software.? That takes someone to commit to paying for bandwidth, >>> starting the site at a technical level, and installing the basic >>> software. >>> >>> Using wikisource.ca for this is OK by me as the current owner of the >>> domain name.? I will raise the point when I'm at Wikimania, and unless >>> more constructive ideas are raised there will make it available in >>> September to someone who wants to start the website. >>> >>> Ec >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-ca mailing list >>> Wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ca >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-ca mailing list >> Wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ca >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-ca mailing list >> Wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ca >> >> > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:25:32 -0700 >From: Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> >Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] A non-bylaw related meeting? >To: Wikimedia Canada planning list <wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >Message-ID: <4A60357C.7020607(a)telus.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > >Geoffrey Plourde wrote: >> Depending upon how idiot friendly the server is, and if there is web >> access, I think I might be able to help set up a wiki. Would Wikimedia >> be willing to host the site? > >I hope not! This should be on a Canadian server. That would make it >subject to Canadian copyright law. We should get into the habit of >paying our own way instead of depending on WMF. > >Ec. > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* Jeffery Nichols <arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com> >> *To:* Wikimedia Canada planning list <wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:14:55 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] A non-bylaw related meeting? >> >> It doesn't have to be a meeting, though I do find that meetings can >> get quite a bit of work done if enough people show up. To get the >> ball rolling on this project, I have posted my two cents about how >> this site might look at >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Canada/Wikisource_Canada >> and I encourage everyone to go to that page and tell me what you >> think Wikisource Canada should be like. >> >> As for the technical side, I don't know much about how to set up a >> wiki, but I would gladly contribute to paying for some part of the >> bandwidth until the organization get incorporated or can get a grant >> from WMF. Do you have an estimate of how much it costs per size of >> the size and number of hits? >> >> -Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome) >> >> >> On 15-Jul-09, at 9:19 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote: >> >> > Jeffery Nichols wrote: >> >> If people are interested, I would like to get together in an online >> >> meeting to discuss what our first project may be. I would especially >> >> like to hear some ideas from some of the people who say they are >> >> interested in WMC but don't want to work on the bylaws. Before the >> >> bylaws can be completed, we need a more specific idea about what we >> >> will first do after being established. I have argued that we should >> >> try to set up an online database and gallery of Canadian historical >> >> and artistic media, but I would like to hear everyone else's ideas, >> >> as >> >> well as discuss the logistics of setting up that kind of website. >> >> Would current participants and people who have not yet attended a >> >> meeting be interested in chatting for an hour or so next week on the >> >> topic? If so, let me know and I'll set a time. >> > Of course, I'm never interested in online meetings. They are just not >> > suited to a ponderous person who often pauses before responding to >> > comments. >> > >> > That said, it's important to remember that Wikipedia was active for >> > more >> > than three years before WMF was incorporated. In those earliest years >> > Jimbo was footing the bills. >> > >> > The online database is a great idea. What's more important than a >> > discussion of possibilities is for individuals to commit to certain >> > projects and tasks. It's fair enough to say, "I'm not interested in >> > writing by-laws," but at the same time is that person committing to >> > something else. Now it is important for someone to accept personal >> > responsibility for setting up the online database. >> > >> > Setting up a website is great, and presumably it will employ Mediawiki >> > software. That takes someone to commit to paying for bandwidth, >> > starting the site at a technical level, and installing the basic >> > software. >> > >> > Using wikisource.ca <http://wikisource.ca> for this is OK by me as >> the current owner of the >> > domain name. I will raise the point when I'm at Wikimania, and unless >> > more constructive ideas are raised there will make it available in >> > September to someone who wants to start the website. >> > >> > Ec >> > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:42:58 -0400 >From: roux <wikiroux(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] A non-bylaw related meeting? >To: Wikimedia Canada planning list <wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >Message-ID: > <a0a123410907170142g7ef375a1t8c7796abd9b207b8(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > >Agreed. >enwiki: [[User:Roux]] ? wikiroux(a)gmail.com > > > >2009/7/17 Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net>: >> Geoffrey Plourde wrote: >>> Depending upon how idiot friendly the server is, and if there is web >>> access, I think I might be able to help set up a wiki. Would Wikimedia >>> be willing to host the site? >> >> I hope not! ?This should be on a Canadian server. ?That would make it >> subject to Canadian copyright law. ?We should get into the habit of >> paying our own way instead of depending on WMF. >> >> Ec. >> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> *From:* Jeffery Nichols <arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com> >>> *To:* Wikimedia Canada planning list <wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:14:55 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] A non-bylaw related meeting? >>> >>> It doesn't have to be a meeting, though I do find that meetings can >>> get quite a bit of work done if enough people show up. ?To get the >>> ball rolling on this project, I have posted my two cents about how >>> this site might look at >>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Canada/Wikisource_Canada >>> ? and I encourage everyone to go to that page and tell me what you >>> think Wikisource Canada should be like. >>> >>> As for the technical side, I don't know much about how to set up a >>> wiki, but I would gladly contribute to paying for some part of the >>> bandwidth until the organization get incorporated or can get a grant >>> from WMF. ?Do you have an estimate of how much it costs per size of >>> the size and number of hits? >>> >>> -Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome) >>> >>> >>> On 15-Jul-09, at 9:19 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote: >>> >>> > Jeffery Nichols wrote: >>> >> If people are interested, I would like to get together in an online >>> >> meeting to discuss what our first project may be. ?I would especially >>> >> like to hear some ideas from some of the people who say they are >>> >> interested in WMC but don't want to work on the bylaws. ?Before the >>> >> bylaws can be completed, we need a more specific idea about what we >>> >> will first do after being established. ?I have argued that we should >>> >> try to set up an online database and gallery of Canadian historical >>> >> and artistic media, but I would like to hear everyone else's ideas, >>> >> as >>> >> well as discuss the logistics of setting up that kind of website. >>> >> Would current participants and people who have not yet attended a >>> >> meeting be interested in chatting for an hour or so next week on the >>> >> topic? ?If so, let me know and I'll set a time. >>> > Of course, I'm never interested in online meetings. ?They are just not >>> > suited to a ponderous person who often pauses before responding to >>> > comments. >>> > >>> > That said, it's important to remember that Wikipedia was active for >>> > more >>> > than three years before WMF was incorporated. ?In those earliest years >>> > Jimbo was footing the bills. >>> > >>> > The online database is a great idea. ?What's more important than a >>> > discussion of possibilities is for individuals to commit to certain >>> > projects and tasks. It's fair enough to say, "I'm not interested in >>> > writing by-laws," but at the same time is that person committing to >>> > something else. ?Now it is important for someone to accept personal >>> > responsibility for setting up the online database. >>> > >>> > Setting up a website is great, and presumably it will employ Mediawiki >>> > software. ?That takes someone to commit to paying for bandwidth, >>> > starting the site at a technical level, and installing the basic >>> > software. >>> > >>> > Using wikisource.ca <http://wikisource.ca> for this is OK by me as >>> the current owner of the >>> > domain name. ?I will raise the point when I'm at Wikimania, and unless >>> > more constructive ideas are raised there will make it available in >>> > September to someone who wants to start the website. >>> > >>> > Ec >>> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-ca mailing list >> Wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ca >> > > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Wikimedia-ca mailing list >Wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ca > > >End of Wikimedia-ca Digest, Vol 104, Issue 2 >********************************************

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[Wikimedia-Canada] I suggest we move this discussion to a talk page
by Jeffery Nichols 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

If we are going to have a long discussion about the purpose and logistics of wikisource.ca, I suggest that we take that discussion to http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Canada/Wikisource_Canada . This mailing system is great for announcements and questions, but I think full-fledged conversations would be better on talk pages where we can more easily track past discussions and link others to the page. -Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome)

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[Wikimedia-Canada] Happy Canada Day! / Bonne Fête du Canada!
by Jeffery Nichols 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

I'm just writing to wish all you Wikimedia Canada advocates a great day celebrating our country, our cultures, 142 years of our Confederation together, and many happy returns! Je suis tout simplement de vous écrire les défenseurs de Wikimédia Canada pour vous souhaiter une merveilleuse journée de célébrer notre pays, nos cultures, nos 142 ans de la Confédération ensemble, et de nombreux autres à venir! -Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome)

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Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] the the legalese of bylaws
by tom willis 11 Jul '09

11 Jul '09

Certainly I am one of those people who view by-law drafting as a tedious (but required) step, and look forward to gettign involved in the actual activities of the chapter. I really hope we can get things formally set up soon, because it will a lot easier to attract people to an exsisting organisation rather than a potential one. Regards, Tom[pw] > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 19:33:36 -0230 > From: Jeffery Nichols <arctic.gnome(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Happy Canada Day! / Bonne F?te du > Canada! > To: Wikimedia Canada planning list <wikimedia-ca(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: <4A9A26F6-D684-4E32-84DF-980962C59E91(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > To be fair, there are probably a lot of people who are interested in > helping but who don't like reading through the legalese of bylaws. As > long as a couple of us keep at them, I bet we'll find a lot more > people willing to do work once we actually start doing real-world work. > > -Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome) _________________________________________________________________ Celebrate a decade of Messenger with free winks, emoticons, display pics, and more. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/

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