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> 1. Neeru Khosla to Become Wikipedia Advisor (Jay Walsh)
> 2. Re: Report to the Board of Trustees: October 2008 (Erik Moeller)
> 3. Re: Report to the Board of Trustees: October 2008
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> 4. Re: and what if... (Delirium)
> 5. Re: Report to the Board of Trustees: October 2008
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:24:06 -0800
> From: Jay Walsh <jwalsh at wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Foundation-l] Neeru Khosla to Become Wikipedia Advisor
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> Hi all - passing this on. We sent out this press release earlier today.
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> Thanks!
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> Jay, Communications
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>> ''Neeru Khosla to Become Wikipedia Advisor''
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>> Philanthropist and education pioneer joins non-profit's Advisory Board
>>
>> San Francisco CA December 15, 2008 -- The Wikimedia Foundation, the
>> non-profit organization behind the web encyclopedia Wikipedia, today
>> announced the appointment of Neeru Khosla to its Advisory Board.
>> Khosla is co-founder and chair of CK-12, a non-profit based in Palo
>> Alto, California which is pioneering the concept of "open source
>> textbooks." In September, the U.S. state of Virginia announced a
>> collaboration with CK-12 to produce an open source physics textbook,
>> a major coup for the young non-profit organization.
>>
>> "I am delighted that Neeru is joining us," said Michael Snow,
>> Chairman of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. "In addition
>> to her understanding of the educational arena both in the United
>> States and elsewhere, Neeru is experienced with the challenges of
>> building and leading non-profit organizations. As we grow and
>> evolve, her expertise will be enormously valuable and welcomed."
>>
>> The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the volunteer-written
>> encyclopedia with a staff of just under 25 people, created its
>> Advisory Board in January 2007 as a mechanism for input from leaders
>> and thinkers in fields like education, technology, and free culture.
>> Advisory Board members convene with Wikimedia's leadership once a
>> year and also support the organization in their specific areas of
>> expertise.
>>
>> "When people want to learn things online, they go to Wikipedia
>> first," said Neeru Khosla. "It's absolutely clear to me that anyone
>> who cares about education online should seriously consider how they
>> can help Wikipedia do an even better job. It's an important cause,
>> and I'm more than happy to volunteer."
>>
>> In March 2008, the Wikimedia Foundation received a $500,000 donation
>> from Vinod and Neeru Khosla.
>>
>> The current Advisory Board membership includes:
>>
>> * Angela Beesley (Chair, Wikimedia Advisory Board; co-founder,
>> Wikia)
>> * Ward Cunningham (Developer of the first wiki)
>> * Heather Ford (Executive director, iCommons)
>> * Debbie Garside (Multi-lingual web pioneer)
>> * Melissa Hagemann (Open Access advocate)
>> * Danny Hillis (Engineer, author, inventor)
>> * Mitch Kapor (Founder/Co-founder Lotus Developments, EFF,
>> Mozilla Foundation)
>> * Neeru Khosla (Co-founder, CK-12)
>> * Teemu Leinonen (Head, Learning Environments research group of
>> the Media Lab, University of Art and Design Helsinki)
>> * Rebecca MacKinnon (Journalist; founder, Global Voices Online)
>> * Wayne Mackintosh (Education specialist, Commonwealth of Learning)
>> * Benjamin Mako Hill (Author, free software advocate)
>> * Erin McKean (Chief consulting editor, American Dictionaries at
>> Oxford University Press)
>> * Trevor Neilson (Partner, Global Philanthropy Group)
>> * Florence Nibart-Devouard (Former Chair, Wikimedia Foundation
>> Board of Trustees; Scientist)
>> * Achal Prabhala (Journalist and researcher)
>> * Jay Rosen (Journalist, author, educator)
>> * Clay Shirky (Author, consultant, educator)
>> * Peter Suber (Open Access advocate)
>> * Raoul Weiler (ICT advocate)
>> * Ethan Zuckerman (Research Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet
>> and Society at Harvard Law School)
>>
>> For more information, visit: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board
>>
>> ''About the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia''
>> wikimediafoundation.org
>> wikipedia.org
>>
>> The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization which
>> operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore,
>> Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia
>> Foundation receive more than 270 million unique visitors per month,
>> making them the 4th most popular web property world-wide. Available
>> in more than 265 languages, Wikipedia provides more than 11 million
>> articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than
>> 100,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia
>> Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily
>> through donations and grants.
>>
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:54:01 -0800
> From: "Erik Moeller" <erik at wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Report to the Board of Trustees: October
> 2008
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> 2008/12/14 effe iets anders <effeietsanders at gmail.com>:
>> But also have a small additional suggestion. Would it be nice to the
>> chapters to have somewhere a list of all major software WMF is using? As a
>> suggestion list? For example, GIMP for promotional images editing etc, so
>> that the chapters have an easier time looking for free software on
>> accounting etc. Would be great!
>
> I started a page for this purpose a while ago:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FLOSS-Exchange
>
> We have a mixed Mac/Linux office environment. We're not currently
> using open source software for accounting and for more complex design
> work. Most calendaring is done via Google right now.
> --
> Erik M?ller
> Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation
>
> Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:11:09 +0100
> From: "effe iets anders" <effeietsanders at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Report to the Board of Trustees: October
> 2008
> To: "Erik Moeller" <erik at wikimedia.org>
> Cc: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List
> <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
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> Nice page. But could you perhaps also list the non-free software used there
> sometime, so that the community could suggest otherwise? :)
>
> 2008/12/15 Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org>
>
>> 2008/12/14 effe iets anders <effeietsanders at gmail.com>:
>> > But also have a small additional suggestion. Would it be nice to the
>> > chapters to have somewhere a list of all major software WMF is using? As
>> a
>> > suggestion list? For example, GIMP for promotional images editing etc, so
>> > that the chapters have an easier time looking for free software on
>> > accounting etc. Would be great!
>>
>> I started a page for this purpose a while ago:
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FLOSS-Exchange
>>
>> We have a mixed Mac/Linux office environment. We're not currently
>> using open source software for accounting and for more complex design
>> work. Most calendaring is done via Google right now.
>> --
>> Erik M?ller
>> Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>> Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
>>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:57:28 -0800
> From: Delirium <delirium at hackish.org>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] and what if...
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> David Gerard wrote:
>> It
>> would be novel indeed to have a Holocaust denier who wasn't a crank as
>> an editor, but I don't expect it to happen any time soon.
>>
>
> You'd be surprised, then. If you're talking about Holocaust-denial
> *activists*, trying to edit articles to encompass that point of view,
> then sure. But normal people who believe the Holocaust either didn't
> happen or was overblown, but realize their view is a minority one and
> edit in other areas? We have quite a few, especially editors from Arab
> countries.
>
> -Mark
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:54:35 +0100
> From: "Gerard Meijssen" <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Report to the Board of Trustees: October
> 2008
> To: effeietsanders at gmail.com, "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
> <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
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> Hoi,
> When you run an organisation, stability in procedures ensures that you get
> work done. Procedures are to a large part dependent on the tools that are
> used. If anything it is disruptive to have to continually assess
> alternatives in software because of external factors. It is also expensive
> and I do say that there is enough where the WMF underspends.
> Thanks,
> Gerard
>
> 2008/12/15 effe iets anders <effeietsanders at gmail.com>
>
>> Nice page. But could you perhaps also list the non-free software used there
>> sometime, so that the community could suggest otherwise? :)
>>
>> 2008/12/15 Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org>
>>
>> > 2008/12/14 effe iets anders <effeietsanders at gmail.com>:
>> > > But also have a small additional suggestion. Would it be nice to the
>> > > chapters to have somewhere a list of all major software WMF is using?
>> As
>> > a
>> > > suggestion list? For example, GIMP for promotional images editing etc,
>> so
>> > > that the chapters have an easier time looking for free software on
>> > > accounting etc. Would be great!
>> >
>> > I started a page for this purpose a while ago:
>> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FLOSS-Exchange
>> >
>> > We have a mixed Mac/Linux office environment. We're not currently
>> > using open source software for accounting and for more complex design
>> > work. Most calendaring is done via Google right now.
>> > --
>> > Erik M?ller
>> > Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation
>> >
>> > Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
>> >
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