[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Wikimedia Board Elections

[Luiz Augusto]

On 9/21/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 21/09/06, Erik Moeller <eloquence at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Trying to make the Board literally representative of all languages or
> > cultures is trying the impossible. However, making the ability to
> > speak English no longer a requirement to participate in Foundation
> > matters, _is_ possible. And perhaps, as part of that process, it will
> > even become possible for a person who does not speak English to be
> > elected to the Board.
>
>
> ... I'm not sure this objective as stated makes sense for the moment.
> The Board is of a US-based nonprofit and must deal with matters of
> legal consequence in English, the language of local jurisprudence.


Non-english users need to have access for at least read decisions made by
that "US-based nonprofit". This is very simple.