On 28 February 2016 at 07:31, Yaroslav M. Blanter putevod@mccme.ru wrote:
The relocation does not have to happen overnight. It can easily take several years (which is likely longer than the average time a WMF employee spends in the organization). But I think discussing this as a strategical direction would be beneficial for the movement. The topic was raised several times in the past, and I did not get the impression that there was any willingness to discuss it from the Board / WMF. (I might be wrong though, and pointing out to such discussions will be appreciated).
Considering relocation of the office (or, indeed, considering whether we even need a centralised office at all) is a topic of debate amongst staff. Lots of staff have opinions, some stronger than others. I imagine this debate will ultimately inform whomever decides whether we should relocate or not.
As an aside, this is an example of why I find statements like "the WMF has no willingness to discuss X" to be problematic; like the larger Wikimedia community, the Wikimedia Foundation is a collective of individuals with a broad range of opinions. Statements like "WMF thinks X" or "Community thinks Y" are almost always trivially false. I find it better to be specific. :-)
Dan