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

[Anthony]

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>wrote:

> 2009/8/28 Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org>: > It seems to me that if one is to
> assume good faith, the answer is that the
> > money and the commitment by Halprin to be on the board *were* related, in
> > that they were both things provided for the Wikimedia Foundation by
> related
> > parties.  It all depends on how you look at it, really.  You can look at
> it
> > as the WMF gave Halprin a seat, or you can look at it as Halprin agreed
> to
> > take a seat.
>
> Who made the offer and who the acceptance isn't very important. It is
> a legal technicality, but all that really matters is that both exist.
>

I'm not talking about who made the offer and who the acceptance.  I'm
talking about who benefits.  As long as the WMF benefits from each
individual transaction, I don't see the problem.

And I don't see qualified experts lining up begging to work for free as
Wikimedia Board members.  The biggest argument against the accusation that
the WMF board seat was bought for $2 million is that it isn't worth $2
million.