>>>> "J" == Jakob
<jakob.voss(a)s1999.tu-chemnitz.de> writes:
J> Some of the German Wikipedians are going to found such a "e.V."
J> targeting on making publicity and collecting money for
J> Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects and - last-but-not-least
J> - having a good time together. Having a "e.V." and drinking
J> beer[*] together on it's meetings is something ritual in
J> germany we do not want to miss.
So. I think it's a great idea to have this kind of club
organization. Wikimedia Editors Groups could be a cool way to enjoy
the process. Why not? Sounds like a fun thing to do -- meet up,
promote the 'pedias, go to events (book fairs would be cool!),
etc. It's worked great for Linux and other Free Software.
But I think trying to extend this idea to create a tax haven and legal
shield for the Wikimedia Foundation -- without much of a plan as to
how that would happen, nor the consent of the Foundation itself -- is
probably ill-advised.
~ESP
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