On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:54 AM, David Cuenca dacuetu@gmail.com wrote:
A question to Yana et al.:
Is there any reason for the WMF to promote/sign Zero agreements instead of the local chapters/user groups?
I mean, if that ability was subsidized to the chapters we could have a different strategy depending on the country, because:
- in some places the benefits of promoting Zero outweighs the risks
- in some other places it is just the opposite
By decoupling the decisions from the umbrella organization we would allow different strategies according to different needs, with the focus to converge on net-neutrality on the long term, but not now for everyone, which is not ideal either.
Cheers, Micru
How would an affiliate have the ability to sign any agreements for the delivery of WMF content? The agreements cover access to WMF-owned websites. I can see local affiliates being helpful with translation, advice and communication support etc., but I don't see that this kind of decision can be decoupled from the WMF.