On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Anthonywikimail@inbox.org wrote:
If Omidyar Networks had not offered a grant, but offered to put Halprin on the board, would the board have accepted it? I don't see anyone with knowledge of the situation saying no.
I had the impression that WMF had been courting Omidyar Network for some time; it's hard for me to imagine that a potential grant wasn't part of the context right from the beginning. But indeed, we're mostly speculating here.
-Sage