[Foundation-l] Board resolutions (chapters)

Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton at gmail.com
Tue Jan 20 16:12:02 UTC 2009


> In other words, the chapters are not, in general, agents delegated to
> do business on behalf of the Foundation. Instead, they are independent
> organizations who do outreach and education in service of the projects
> and the larger Wikimedia movement.

Well put, that's pretty much the way I see it. I consider chapters as
part of the Wikimedia movement, not part of the Wikimedia Foundation
(which they clearly aren't, from a legal perspective). Both work to
further the projects, but they do so separately (cooperating where
appropriate, of course).



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