[Foundation-l] Answers.com and Wikimedia Foundation to Form New Partnership

[Jimmy Wales]

Dori wrote:
> Could they sue the foundation if they deem the placement not to be
> "charter" enough? If not them, how about a company purchasing them?

No, they could not.

>>Frankly, and let me be blunt, Wikipedia as a readable product is not for
>>us.  It's for them.  It's for that girl in Africa who can save the lives
>>of hundreds of thousands of people around her, but only if she's
>>empowered with the knowledge to do so.
> 
> Let me be just as blunt, I think that's a fairy tale and unlikely to
> happen.

Ok, but that's what I've devoted my life to doing. :-)

>>>On the other hand, there is no reason
>>>why we couldn't start on Wikipedia 1.0, and I've yet to see that get
>>>off the ground.
>>
>>Indeed... if we had the resources to do it, we could do it.  But we
>>don't, so it keeps getting pushed to the back burner.
> 
> I'd much rather see the resources dedicated here, which will actually
> make it more useful for people everywhere.

Well, that's a very interesting point, and I don't necessarily disagree
with you.  But the point is, resources are needed desperately in order
to achieve our goals.

--Jimbo