[Foundation-l] IEEE LOM

[Erik Moeller]

Gerard,

first of all, pursuing cooperations like this will always be very slow 
as long as it's a completely volunteer-driven effort. I think Wikimedia 
absolutely needs several people who can work on such matters full-time. 
Of course, you could ask the organization you have spoken to if they 
would be willing to fund the preparation itself (technical evaluation, 
research, planning, negotiation).

However, I also think we will have a much better negotiation position 
once Wikidata is past the prototype stage. Getting international 
metadata for Wikipedia for free is indeed a fascinating prospect, but I 
don't see it as an issue we need to address *right now*.

Best,

Erik