[Foundation-l] Agreement between local chapters and Foundation

[Arne Klempert]

On 12/12/06, Stephen Bain <stephen.bain at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Only thing I can think of is that chapters would probably like to sell
> > things such as DVDs. Does this document need something about
> > fundraising or does that just belong in bylaws?
> > "providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public
> > free of charge" -- is selling content in opposition to this goal? or
> > is it OK as long as the material is still available free of charge
> > elsewhere.
>
> Like the German Wikipedia DVD that Wikimedia Deutschland put out.

Just a clarification: Wikimedia Deutschland is not the publisher of
the DVD. This is done by a company, Directmedia Publishing. And I'm
very happy that we don't have to take the attached financial and legal
risks.

Arne