[Foundation-l] Wikimedia Foundation's partnership with Kaltuna and loss of freedom

[Michael Bimmler]

I would like to add that I consider this message borderline...but I
forwarded it anyway.

Michael

On Jan 17, 2008 10:28 PM, Michael Bimmler <mbimmler at gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Horse Cakes <horsecakes at googlemail.com>
> Date: Jan 17, 2008 10:27 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Wikimedia Foundation's partnership with Kaltuna and loss
> of freedom
> To: foundation-l-owner at lists.wikimedia.org, foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I'm wondering why the Wikimedia Foundation, the foundation hosting the
> "free encyclopedia", sees it acceptable to support Adobe's
> close-source proprietary Flash technology? Surely the Wikimedia
> foundation should be directly in opposition to any attempts to make
> their software less free? Does the proposed site even support Gnash?
>
> It's also worth adding that currently Kaltuna's website is breaking
> the GFDL due to lack of licensing information or references to the
> original authors - see http://www.kaltura.com/devwiki/ . Why is the
> Wikimedia Foundation actively supporting a company that obvious cares
> little about its goals? Do you guys just support anyone who is willing
> to throw some money your way without even looking at what they're
> offering to ensure they aren't breaking the fundamental principles of
> the foundation?
>
> I'm absolutely disgusted, and believe this is a new low for the
> Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> Mr. Cakes.
>
>  P.S. Why do you make it as hard as possible to comment on these
> matters? Set up a Wiki rather than having to spend forever joining a
> mailing list to make comments.
>