On 17 April 2016 at 21:52, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
But recent discussions have included the possibility of spinning off components of WMF and/or a breakup of the WMF organization, partly as a way to mitigate the systemic risk from a dysfunctional or underperforming WMF. So, should we be looking for an ED with the expectation that he or she will manage an organization with 250+ employees, or should we look for someone who has experience with spinoffs and/or breakups?
There has been a small amount of discussion of a vaguely-defined, hypothetical split, which has involved only a handful of people. The idea has not been tested with the wider community, much less developed as a formal proposal. That's not a good basis on which to appoint an ED.