1. From what I understand, Wikimedia Poland could
either be a part of
Foundation Wikimedia, or it could be a partner of it. What are the
differences between the two, and what would be better for the
foundation in the end?
I'm not sure what this option means. I believe that Wikimedia Poland
should be a local chapter, which means it would be affiliated with the
Wikimedia Foundation, but not legally responsible for anything within
the Foundation.
2. Some of the Polish Wikipedia users had plan to gain
money for
Wikipedia by selling custom t-shirts (just like on CafePress), etc.
Would it be possible for us to make an agreement by which we could
gain money for our chapter in this way?
Yes, you'll need to create a contract for use of the trademarks.
3. Again a question related with money - we'll
forward a part of our
income to the Foundation for the servers and any other administrative
tasks, but the question is - should we forward a specified amount
monthly/yearly (like 10.000 Euro per year) or a percentage of our
total income?
Assuming both are legal in Poland, this is up to your chapter to decide.
4. One of the Wikimedia Chapter pages mentions that
the local chapter
should have at least 20 members on start. The Polish law states we
need 15 members. Would it be okay if we'd start the chapter with 15
members (as probably that much will come to the founding meeting) and
then apply the other members as for membership?
20 was just a suggestion since that would assure there is enough
interest, but if you think you have 15 people all very willing to work
on this, then that should be enough.
I think that's all for now. We should have a draft
of the bylaws soon
posted in Polish, and we'll be ready to send them to the foundation in
the third week of July. If there won't be any objections, we'll start
Wikimedia Poland in the middle of August.
That sounds great.
Angela.