[Foundation-l] what do we do in the event the Foundation fails? - Re: Policy governance ends

[Delphine Ménard]

"Maybe the people who dontaion"="Maybe the people who donate".

Sorry for the weird typo.

On 4/19/07, Delphine Ménard <notafishz at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/18/07, Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > On 4/18/07, Delphine Ménard <notafishz at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > OK, (aliens came in) Foundation is out. How about we start looking in
> > > our own backyard?
> > > There are eight chapters to this day, going on 10 to 12 in the next
> > > few months, in 8 (10 to 12) countries of the world.
> >
> > None of our current chapters is close to being able to carry the load.
> > I agree we should try to get there, but that might take us years.
> > Organizations like the Internet Archive or Creative Commons are in a
> > better position right now.
>
> Maybe the people who dontaion to the Foundation today may want to give
> to the chapters to continue the mission?
>
> My belief is that the projects are what people are giving for, not the
> organisation behind the projects. And I am pretty convinced that
> people would give to a chapter if the need arose. But again, we're
> speculating.
>
> Delphine


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