Anthony DiPierro wrote:
I think it's important that an organization have
explicit channels for
dealing with things such as licensing, and that volunteers within the
organization don't step outside of those channels and act
authoritative on those matters. Further, it should be crystal clear
to the public who is authoritative on what matters and who isn't. It
took 15 posts before someone finally said, "contact X to get
authorization". And it's still up in the air whether or not that
authorization is going to be given, because there's no public written
policy on the matter.
You've got a point. Generally, I'd say that on such matters, right now,
best is to send an email to board AT
wikimedia.org. We forward those
mails to the legal team when needed.
If the person needs a phone contact and in particular if the person is
english speaking, then best to call the Foundation itself in Florida.
This said... In the process of working on business development, I expect
an email address will soon be available to forward request of
partnership or business deals. I expect one day we'll have more such
emails addresses for specific issues and we should have an efficient
contact page on the foundation website.
Current reference is
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Contact_us
Please use this link on the sites to orient requests.
For those who can help with the translations, please help keep this page
properly updated. Thanks
Ant