"the answer could [...] be" is not "the answer is"...
I believe that the question Erik raises is a very important one, especially in view of the recent questions that have been raised about the role of the board, and about the role of a wikicouncil that is or is not to be founded. It might be that the communities answer to Eriks question would lead to a change in the bylaws, so it seems to me that it is not very relevant what the current situation is.
Personally, I like the idea of the board making a proposal about the licensing reform, and the community accepting or rejecting it.
-Fruggo
Erik Moeller wrote:
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Should a decision like the licensing reform have been made by
- the Board
- the Executive Director in consultation with her staff
- a Wikicouncil
- the entire community?
I think that question should be open to debate -- and to me the answer could very well be, in future: "The ED in consultation with staff, experts, and Wikicouncil members" or "The community through a project-wide vote".
Anthere answers:
According the bylaws, the board is in charge of strategic decisions, and the staff is here to implement.
So, the answer is "the board in consultation with wikicouncil members" or "the board through a project-wide vote".
Examples of decisions I see as strategic
- changing the license of any of our projects
- opening new projects
- closing projects
- changing names of projects
- giving exclusive rights on our trademarks to anyone
- putting advertisement on our projects
- make access to our content not free of charge
- stop providing dumps of our content
And a few others
Ant