[Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

[Sebastian Moleski]

Hi Thomas,

On Aug 26, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Wikimedia is a community driven movement, big decisions should be made
> by the community.

Those are undoubtedly interesting assertions. Assuming the second one  
is the case (big decisions should be made by the community), it raises  
even more the question of why it is necessary or appropiate for the  
selection of Foundation board seats to be discussed with the project  
communities, doesn't it? That would really only make sense if you  
expect the Foundation to make decisions that significantly impact  
activities within the projects, something you just ruled out. So why?

Best regards,

Sebastian