[Foundation-l] Concerns for Safety

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
Yes, this has already ad nauseam been discussed. The WMF is doing a
comprehensive analysis of the risks.

To recap some of the more relevant points:

   - Terrorists can strike anywhere
   - Terrorists strike most effective in the sense of security of people
   (that is essential for terrorism to be effective)
   - A conference takes planning and it takes a long term commitment of
   the organisers and the WMF to make a conference happen
   - Most people agree that the value of Wikimania is in having it in
   many places  as this is a really potent method of spreading our message
   - In the end like in editing Wikipedia, you are responsible for your
   own actions. So when you think the risk is too big, you do not go.

Thanks,
    GerardM

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Tolman <tolmant at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's not only the problem about LGBT issues.
> There is also the risk (small, indeed... but maybe not non-existent)
> related to
>  fundamentalism positions or violent reactions against WM about the
> notable
> "pictures of Muhammad" issue, or some other "religious-sensibile issues".
> A sound security assessment in advance, related to these types of "risks",
> would
> be useful.
> For these types of assessments, I could suggest Control Risk Group:
> http://www.control-risks.com/default.aspx
>
> T.
>
>
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