--- Delirium delirium@hackish.org wrote:
Sort of to follow up on the last email in more general terms:
- I don't disagree that, ideally, we would provide a small amount of
funding to the foundation members for specific purposes.
- However, I also think we should provide a small amount of funding to
our software developers, who have done a lot more over the past few years (and currently) to make Wikipedia what it is, and need more resources to continue doing so at the same rate (or, ideally, an improved rate).
So, I'd say funding for such niceties as face-to-face board meetings should take place only after the developers have the money they need, which may include hiring additional developers for specific areas in which we have no sufficiently knowledgeable volunteers, or at least putting in place a bounty system to attract some semi-paid developers. I could easily see EUR1000-2000 in the immediate future being very desirable for this purpose.
This is something that the as-yet-to-be-created Wikimedia budget committee should be working on. Also, there should at least be one face to face meeting of all board members each year (which could coincide with a Wikimedia meet-up). It is not at all unreasonable for those board members to be reimbursed for their basic travel expenses (transport, hotel, and a small amount each day for food). These expenses will be rather small compared to all our other expenses.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
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