On 4/21/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> wrote:
Nicholas Moreau wrote:
On 4/20/07, Delphine Ménard wrote:
In any case, the primary goal of a chapter should
definitely not be
hosting content, but making sure that the content hosted by the WMF is
spread and used as much as possible.
Certainly wasn't going to be a primary goal, but one to explore. The
reasoning was that it would provide Canadians with better, more
reliable access to the site. I'll put it on the backburner.
Generally I agree with this. One exception that has crossed my mind is
for wikisource.ca. Unlike many other important countries which use
life+70 Canadian copyright law is still based on the Berne Convention
principle of life+50. This could allow us to host material from
Canadian authors whose situation is uncertain in other countries. The
other issue would relate to publishing archives in a manner similar to
what Danny has mentioned in regards to the papers of Thomas Jefferson; a
Canadian site may help us to develop better arrangements with the owners
of the archives..
Yes, that makes a lot of sense.
Another interesting question is what would we do with the millions ;-)
that we expect will be donated to Wikimedia Canada. If we are to become
a tax exempt charity Canadian tax law requires that donated funds be
used for charitable purposes in Canada.
Believe me, there are *always* ways to develop and help the Wikimedia
projects without having to hand cash to the Foundation. And you will
find enough ideas to use the millions.
From content acquisition, to software development, to
raising
awareness, there is a lot to do. And do not forget that you have a
definitive advantage over other countries, anything you start in
Canada can be exported to both English and French-speaking countries
;-)
Delphine
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