[Foundation-l] Proposal: LiteratePrograms.org as Wikimedia Project

[Florence Devouard]

daniwo59 at aol.com wrote:
>  
> I don't think anyone can comment intelligently until it is clarified what  
> "merged into the Wikimedia Foundation family of projects" really means. Does  
> this mean that they are now wikis. That anyone can edit them? That the current  
> community of WMF will determine how they are managed? 
>  
> What are their financials like? Do they have sufficient funds to be  
> self-sufficient? If not, do we have sufficient funds to support them? Why is  this a 
> merger and not a simple partnership between the two organizations? 
>  
> There are many more, similar questions that can be asked. You can't ask  
> people to make informed decisions until all these questions are answered.
>  
> Danny

Agreed
Actually, I read Erik proposal as a suggestion to create a new project 
(at the level of Wikipedia, Wikinews etc...), and I first thought was

"how does it fit in our mission" ?

Ant