[Foundation-l] Fw: Re: Candidacy to the board of WMF

[Birgitte SB]

--- On Sun, 5/18/08, Birgitte SB <birgitte_sb at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> > From: Florence Devouard <anthere at anthere.org>
> > Subject: [Foundation-l] Candidacy to the board of WMF
> > To: foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> > Date: Sunday, May 18, 2008, 7:44 PM
> > 
> > Though I will reduce my participation, I will
> certainly not
> > quit the 
> > projects. My heart is dedicated to them and to our
> love of
> > knowledge. I 
> > intend to keep on “thinking global”, even if I act
> more
> > “local”. Since 
> > my first days on the projects (February 2002), my
> focus has
> > been on 
> > transparency, volunteer involvement, decentralization,
> > bottom-up 
> > decision making, and love for cultural and linguistic
> > diversity. I will 
> > stay available to share my time and energy with those
> who
> > are, with 
> > pride but modesty, supporting our projects as well as
> their
> > values. An 
> > organization is at the service of a cause, and the
> primary
> > interest and 
> > focus of its members should not be the organization
> itself,
> > but its 
> > mission and, even more important, the vision behind
> the
> > mission and the 
> > values shared between all members. Our vision should
> be our
> > credo, day 
> > after day: bringing knowledge to every single human
> being
> > on Earth.
> > 
> 
> Your contributions on the board have been marked by not
> only your integrity but also by your persistence to see WMF
> do better than in the past.  I can't imagine that WMF
> would have matured so well without your participation. I am
> certain your future contributions will succeed to push
> things toward improvement at whatever level you choose to
> participate.  Thank you for all you have done service to
> Wikimedia and good luck in whatever direction you decide to
> focus on in the future.  
> 
> Birgitte SB