[Foundation-l] Wikimedia finances and the economy

[Thomas Dalton]

2008/10/11 Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org>:
> On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
>
>> lying about the expected expenditures.
>>
>
> "by which I mean you posit that you're gonna need more than you think you
> actually will need"

Well, you usually do a bit of both. Each department will work out how
much it will need next year and then add a bit on for emergencies,
then all those numbers will be added together and a bit more will be
added on for emergencies. The department heads don't want to go over
budget any more than the company as a whole does.