Hoi,
Anthere made comments about the OmegaWiki project. I want to make quiet
clear; no organisation is authorised to add itself as a partner to
OmegaWiki. OmegaWiki does have a commission and this commission selects
up to 15 organisations every half year that have proven themselves to be
a partner to the aims of the project.
There is a current list of three organisations:
* Kennisnet is an organisation that has proven to be a boon to both
OmegaWiki and the Wikimedia Foundation.
* University Bamberg does have an active interest and application
and as a consequence is paying both for development and content
for OmegaWiki.
* Knewco is an organisation that has spend probably as much in 2006
on the development of MediaWiki software as the Wikimedia
Foundation. I know that more of the added value of Knewco will
become visible in the near future
From my point of view as all three organisations are actively involved
in line with the aims are of the OmegaWiki project, and arguably the
aims of the WMF, they deserve to be acknowledged as such. OmegaWiki is
happy to acknowledge this collaboration. The notion that 99% of all
MediaWiki software development has been paid by the Wikimedia Foundation
is not based on facts. Much of the activity on OmegaWiki has not been
really visible yet. The inward focus of the WMF has not helped in the
current appreciation in what happens in projects outside of the WMF.
OmegaWiki is one project outside of the WMF, there are several more.
MediaWiki is more than what happens inside the WMF.
Thanks,
GerardM