[Foundation-l] The status of smaller languages on the Wikimedia Commons

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Brianna Laugher wrote:

>>making Commons more relevant is called InstantCommons and we are waiting
>>for the special projects committee to finally inform us that we can
>>start coding.
> 
> 
> [[m:InstantCommons]] has nothing much to do with the WM foundation or
> its projects, which is what I thought we were discussing?

InstantCommons has to do with WMF and its projects.
The special project committee recently approved the project with the 
following resolution :

The SPC recommends the implementation of the InstantCommons project, as 
broadly described 
[http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=InstantCommons&oldid=293364 
on meta] and in email to the SPC mailing list; and that the Foundation 
seek a grant from Kennisnet to implement InstantCommons, paying the 
developers involved itself.  The SPC approves a detailed recommendation 
regarding the proposal and related contracts, as described 
[[InstantCommons/Recommendation|on the SPC wiki]].

It has actually to do with the Foundation because we provided some legal 
recommandations with regards to this project, because the Foundation 
will seek a grant for it, because the Foundation will handle the 
contract with the developer and because it will involve some work from 
Brion or Tim (as paid staff).

I just mention this for information, though I do not see very much the 
relationship with the Commons main page controversy.

Ant