[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation's support of OTRS

[David Goodman]

I get very exasperated when the WMF says it does not have the money
for something . Since it is spends only 1/2  of its annual receipts,
it has the money;   The actual meaning of the statement is that the
WMF does not think the project of high enough priority to do, and
would prefer to add the money to its reserves rather than spend it.
(I agree that the Foundation ought to build up a reserve, but devoting
so much of its financial resources to the purpose is not a reasonable
decision).

That it does not have the human resources is another matter, and a
real concern. It is of course related: unless it uses its money to
hire technically qualified people who understand the needs of WP, it
never wiil have suitable staff for the requirements of the project.
But even with this limitation, projects for work that is not
intrinsically unique to Wikipedia can be outsourced.

That individual people and chapters are not only willing but eager to
fill its deficiencies is what keeps the overall project going.

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David Goodman

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