Archive:Editors

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''The following people are editors of this website, as of 2008.  It is not currently up to date.''
&lt;!-- Please add the languages you are fluent in to this list--&gt;
{| cellspacing=&quot;5&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;
|-
|'''Name'''
|'''Languages'''
|'''Position'''
|-
|[[User:ABCD|ABCD]]
| en
| editor
|-
|[[User:ACrush|ACrush]]
| ru, en, fr, es, pt
| editor
|-
|[[User:Ainali|Ainali]]
| en, sv
| [[:se:chapter:Huvudsida|Wikimedia Sverige board member]]
|-
|[[User:Akl|Akl]]
| de, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Deutschland/Vorstand|Wikimedia Deutschland]]
|-
|[[User:Alers|Alers]]
| sv, en
| editor 
|-
|[[user:alex756|alex756]]
| en, fr
|Member [[m:Legal department|Legal Department]] ad hoc ''legal counsel'' before Brad Patrick was hired
|-
|[[User:Alexsh|Alexsh]]
| zh, ja
| editor
|-
|[[User:Alison Wheeler|Alison Wheeler]]
| en
| [[m:Wikimedia UK|Wikimedia UK Chair]]
|-
|[[User:Alno|Alno]]
| fr, en
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Alvaro|Alvaro]]
| fr, &lt;small&gt;en&lt;/small&gt;
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Anthere|Anthere]]
| fr, en
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Chair]] 
|-
|[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]]
| en
| Communications Committee member
|-
|[[User:Arria Belli|Arria Belli]]
|en, es, fr, &lt;small&gt;it, ca, pt, ru&lt;/small&gt;
|[[m:Special projects subcommittees/Languages|LangCom]] member
|-
|[[User:Astronomo|Astronomo]]
| es, en
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Bdamokos|Bdamokos]]
| hu, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Brion VIBBER|Brooke VIBBER]]
| en, eo 
| [[Current staff|Wikimedia employee, Developer]]
|-
|[[User:Cary Bass|Cary Bass]]
| en, fr
| [[Current staff|Wikimedia employee, Volunteer Coordinator]]
|-
|[[User:Cbrown1023|Cbrown1023]]
| en, es-1
| editor
|-
|[[User:CE|CE]]
| nl
| editor
|-
|[[User:Chaos|Chaos]]
| ar, en, (de)
| editor
|-
|[[User:Daniel Mayer|Daniel Mayer]]
| en
| former [[m:Chief Financial Officer|Chief Financial Officer]] 
|-
| [[User:Danny B.|Danny B.]]
| cs, en, sk, (ru)
| editor
|-
|[[User:Danutz|Danutz]]
| ro, de, es, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Datrio|Datrio]]
| pl, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Polska|Executive Secretary of Wikimedia Poland]]
|-
|[[User:DavidStrauss|David Strauss]]
| en
| editor
|-
|[[user:Effeietsanders|Effeiets]]'''[[w:nl:gebruiker:Effeietsanders|anders]]'''
| nl, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:ElC|ElC]]
| en, he
| editor
|-
|[[User:Elian|Elian]]
| de, en, fr 
| [[m:Communication committee|Communication committee member]]
|-
|[[User:Eloquence|Eloquence]]
| de, en 
| [[Current staff|Wikimedia Deputy Director]], Developer
|-
|[[User:Fantasy|Fantasy]]
| de, en, it
| editor
|-
|[[User:Frank Schulenburg|Frank Schulenburg]]
| de, fr, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Deutschland/Vorstand|Wikimedia Deutschland board member]]
|-
|[[User:Frieda|Frieda]]
| it, en
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Board Member]]
|-
|[[User:Fruggo|Fruggo]]
| nl, en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Gaillimh|gaillimh]]
| ga, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:GerardM|GerardM]]
| nl
| editor
|-
|[[User:Guillom|guillom]]
| fr, en
| [[m:Wikimedia France|Wikimedia France secretary]], former [[m:Communications committee|ComCom]] member, [[m:Marketing|Marketing]]
|-
|[[User:Habj|habj]]
| sv, en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Hemanshu|Hemanshu]]
| hi, en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Huji|Huji]]
| fa, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Isam|Isam]]
| ar, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Jacob.jose|Jacob Jose]]
| ml, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Jan-Bart|Jan-Bart]]
| nl, en
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Board member]]
|-
|[[User:Jd|Jd]]
| fr, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Jean-Christophe Chazalette|Jean-Christophe Chazalette]]
| fr, en, es, it, pt     
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo Wales]]
| en 
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Chairman Emeritus]]
|-
|[[User:Jon Harald Søby|Jon Harald Søby]]
| nb, nn, en, da, sv, &lt;small&gt;de, es, eo&lt;/small&gt;
| editor
|-
|[[User:Kaganer|Kaganer]]
| ru 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Kurt Jansson|Kurt Jansson]]
| de, en 
| [[m:Wikimedia Deutschland/Vorstand|Wikimedia Deutschland Chair]]
|-
|[[User:Lar|Lar]]
| en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Looxix|Looxix]]
| fr, en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:M7|M7]]
| it, en, &lt;small&gt;fr, es, pt, de&lt;/small&gt;
| [[m:Wikimedia Italia|Wikimedia Italia board member]]
|-
|[[User:ManuelGR|ManuelGR]]
| es, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:MaxSem|MaxSem]]
| ru, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Mbimmler|Mbimmler]]
| de, en, fr
| Wikimedia CH president
|-
|[[User:MBisanz|MBisanz]]
| en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Meno25|Meno25]]
| ar, en
|editor
|-
|[[User:Michael Davis|Michael Davis]]
| en 
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Treasurer]]
|-
|[[User:Mido|Mido]]
| ar,en
|editor
|-
|[[User:MikkoM|MikkoM]]
| fi, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Mschlindwein|Mschlindwein]]
| pt, en, fr 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Notafish|Notafish]]
| fr, en, de
| [[Current staff|Wikimedia employee, chapters coordinator]]
|-
|[[User:Oscar|oscar]]
| nl
| former [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Board member]]
|-
|[[User:Pabix|Pabix]]
| fr
| editor
|-
|[[User:Pathoschild|Pathoschild]]
| en, fr
| editor
|-
|[[User:pfctdayelise|pfctdayelise]]
| en, zh-2
| editor
|-
|[[User:Phroziac|Phroziac]]
| en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Pyb|Pyb]]
| fr
| [[m:Wikimédia France|Wikimédia France Chair]] 
|-
|[[User:RoseParks|RoseParks]]
| en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Ryo|Ryo]]
| fr, en, ja
| editor
|-
|[[User:Sean Whitton|Sean Whitton]]
|en
|admin
|-
|[[User:Snowdog|Snowdog]]
| it, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Italia|Wikimedia Italia Vice-Chair]]
|-
|[[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]]
| fr, en 
| editor (inactive)
|-
|[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]]
| zh, ru, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Sj|Sj]]
| en 
| Special Project Committee member
|-
|[[User:Solensean|Solensean]]
| fr, en
| editor (inactive)
|-
|[[User:Spangineer|Spangineer]]
| en, es
| editor
|-
|[[User:Suisui|Suisui]]
| ja, en 
| editor 
|-
| [[User:Tangotango|Tangotango]]
| en, ja
| [[m:Special projects subcommittees/Languages|Langcom]] member
|-
| [[User:Thunderhead|Thunderhead]]
| en, de, fr
| editor
|-
|[[User:Tim Shell|Tim Shell]]
| en 
| [[Board of Trustees| former Wikimedia Board member]]
|-
|[[User:Tim Starling|Tim Starling]]
| en
| Developer
|-
| [[User:Timichal|Timichal]]
| cs, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Timwi|Timwi]]
| de, en
| Developer
|-
|[[User:Tipiac|Tipiac]]
| fr, en
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Tom-|Tom-]]
| en
| editor 
|-
| [[User:TOR|TOR]]
| pl, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Polska|Wikimedia Poland Chair]] 
|-
|[[User:Ugur Basak|Ugur Basak]]
| tr, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:VasilievVV|VasilievVV]]
| ru, en
| editor, developer
|-
|[[User:Vipuser|Vipuser]]
| zh
| editor
|-
|[[User:Waerth|Waerth]]
| nl, en, de, af, th
| editor
|-
|[[User:Walter|Walter]]
| nl
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Yann|Yann]]
| fr, en
| editor  
|-
|[[User:Yuyu|Yuyu]]
| zh, en, fr-2
| [[m:Wikimedia Hong Kong|Deputy President, Wikimedia Hong Kong]]
|-
|[[User:Zanimum|Zanimum]]
| en, ik
| [[m:Communications committee|Communications committee member]]
|-
|[[User:Zuirdj|Zuirdj]]
| es, en
| [[m:Communications committee|Communications committee member]]
|}


==Advisory board==

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|-
|'''Name'''
|'''Languages'''
|'''Position'''
|-
|[[User:Angela|Angela]]
| en 
| Angela Beesley; [[Board of Trustees|former Wikimedia Board member]]
|-
|[[User:Tatejoris|Tatejoris]]
| en
| Joris Komen
|-
|[[User:Esperluette|Esperluette]]
| en
| Erin McKean
|-
|[[User:EthanZ|EthanZ]]
| en
| Ethan Zuckerman
|}

* [[User:Melissa|Melissa Hagemann]]
* [[User:Aprabhala|Achal Prabhala]]
* [[User:Cshirky|Clay Shirky]]
* [[User:Trevorneilson|Trevor Neilson]]
* [[User:Petersuber|Peter Suber]]
* [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|Benjamin Mako Hill]]
* [[User:Rmackinnon|Rebecca MacKinnon]]
* [[User:Mkapor|Mitch Kapor]]
* [[User:Danny Hillis|Danny Hillis]]
* [[User:Raoulw|Raoul Weiler]]
* [[User:Jay Rosen|Jay Rosen]]</text>
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''The following people are editors of this website, as of 2008.  It is not currently up to date.''
&lt;!-- Please add the languages you are fluent in to this list--&gt;
{| cellspacing=&quot;5&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;
|-
|'''Name'''
|'''Languages'''
|'''Position'''
|-
|[[User:ABCD|ABCD]]
| en
| editor
|-
|[[User:ACrush|ACrush]]
| ru, en, fr, es, pt
| editor
|-
|[[User:Ainali|Ainali]]
| en, sv
| [[:se:chapter:Huvudsida|Wikimedia Sverige board member]]
|-
|[[User:Akl|Akl]]
| de, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Deutschland/Vorstand|Wikimedia Deutschland]]
|-
|[[User:Alers|Alers]]
| sv, en
| editor 
|-
|[[user:alex756|alex756]]
| en, fr
|Member [[m:Legal department|Legal Department]] ad hoc ''legal counsel'' before Brad Patrick was hired
|-
|[[User:Alexsh|Alexsh]]
| zh, ja
| editor
|-
|[[User:Alison Wheeler|Alison Wheeler]]
| en
| [[m:Wikimedia UK|Wikimedia UK Chair]]
|-
|[[User:Alno|Alno]]
| fr, en
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Alvaro|Alvaro]]
| fr, &lt;small&gt;en&lt;/small&gt;
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Anthere|Anthere]]
| fr, en
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Chair]] 
|-
|[[User:Aphaia|Aphaia]]
| en
| Communications Committee member
|-
|[[User:Arria Belli|Arria Belli]]
|en, es, fr, &lt;small&gt;it, ca, pt, ru&lt;/small&gt;
|[[m:Special projects subcommittees/Languages|LangCom]] member
|-
|[[User:Astronomo|Astronomo]]
| es, en
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Bdamokos|Bdamokos]]
| hu, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Brooke Vibber (WMF)|Brooke VIBBER]]
| en, eo 
| [[Current staff|Wikimedia employee, Developer]]
|-
|[[User:Cary Bass|Cary Bass]]
| en, fr
| [[Current staff|Wikimedia employee, Volunteer Coordinator]]
|-
|[[User:Cbrown1023|Cbrown1023]]
| en, es-1
| editor
|-
|[[User:CE|CE]]
| nl
| editor
|-
|[[User:Chaos|Chaos]]
| ar, en, (de)
| editor
|-
|[[User:Daniel Mayer|Daniel Mayer]]
| en
| former [[m:Chief Financial Officer|Chief Financial Officer]] 
|-
| [[User:Danny B.|Danny B.]]
| cs, en, sk, (ru)
| editor
|-
|[[User:Danutz|Danutz]]
| ro, de, es, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Datrio|Datrio]]
| pl, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Polska|Executive Secretary of Wikimedia Poland]]
|-
|[[User:DavidStrauss|David Strauss]]
| en
| editor
|-
|[[user:Effeietsanders|Effeiets]]'''[[w:nl:gebruiker:Effeietsanders|anders]]'''
| nl, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:ElC|ElC]]
| en, he
| editor
|-
|[[User:Elian|Elian]]
| de, en, fr 
| [[m:Communication committee|Communication committee member]]
|-
|[[User:Eloquence|Eloquence]]
| de, en 
| [[Current staff|Wikimedia Deputy Director]], Developer
|-
|[[User:Fantasy|Fantasy]]
| de, en, it
| editor
|-
|[[User:Frank Schulenburg|Frank Schulenburg]]
| de, fr, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Deutschland/Vorstand|Wikimedia Deutschland board member]]
|-
|[[User:Frieda|Frieda]]
| it, en
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Board Member]]
|-
|[[User:Fruggo|Fruggo]]
| nl, en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Gaillimh|gaillimh]]
| ga, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:GerardM|GerardM]]
| nl
| editor
|-
|[[User:Guillom|guillom]]
| fr, en
| [[m:Wikimedia France|Wikimedia France secretary]], former [[m:Communications committee|ComCom]] member, [[m:Marketing|Marketing]]
|-
|[[User:Habj|habj]]
| sv, en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Hemanshu|Hemanshu]]
| hi, en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Huji|Huji]]
| fa, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Isam|Isam]]
| ar, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Jacob.jose|Jacob Jose]]
| ml, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Jan-Bart|Jan-Bart]]
| nl, en
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Board member]]
|-
|[[User:Jd|Jd]]
| fr, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Jean-Christophe Chazalette|Jean-Christophe Chazalette]]
| fr, en, es, it, pt     
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo Wales]]
| en 
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Chairman Emeritus]]
|-
|[[User:Jon Harald Søby|Jon Harald Søby]]
| nb, nn, en, da, sv, &lt;small&gt;de, es, eo&lt;/small&gt;
| editor
|-
|[[User:Kaganer|Kaganer]]
| ru 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Kurt Jansson|Kurt Jansson]]
| de, en 
| [[m:Wikimedia Deutschland/Vorstand|Wikimedia Deutschland Chair]]
|-
|[[User:Lar|Lar]]
| en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Looxix|Looxix]]
| fr, en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:M7|M7]]
| it, en, &lt;small&gt;fr, es, pt, de&lt;/small&gt;
| [[m:Wikimedia Italia|Wikimedia Italia board member]]
|-
|[[User:ManuelGR|ManuelGR]]
| es, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:MaxSem|MaxSem]]
| ru, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Mbimmler|Mbimmler]]
| de, en, fr
| Wikimedia CH president
|-
|[[User:MBisanz|MBisanz]]
| en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Meno25|Meno25]]
| ar, en
|editor
|-
|[[User:Michael Davis|Michael Davis]]
| en 
| [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Treasurer]]
|-
|[[User:Mido|Mido]]
| ar,en
|editor
|-
|[[User:MikkoM|MikkoM]]
| fi, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Mschlindwein|Mschlindwein]]
| pt, en, fr 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Notafish|Notafish]]
| fr, en, de
| [[Current staff|Wikimedia employee, chapters coordinator]]
|-
|[[User:Oscar|oscar]]
| nl
| former [[Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Board member]]
|-
|[[User:Pabix|Pabix]]
| fr
| editor
|-
|[[User:Pathoschild|Pathoschild]]
| en, fr
| editor
|-
|[[User:pfctdayelise|pfctdayelise]]
| en, zh-2
| editor
|-
|[[User:Phroziac|Phroziac]]
| en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Pyb|Pyb]]
| fr
| [[m:Wikimédia France|Wikimédia France Chair]] 
|-
|[[User:RoseParks|RoseParks]]
| en 
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Ryo|Ryo]]
| fr, en, ja
| editor
|-
|[[User:Sean Whitton|Sean Whitton]]
|en
|admin
|-
|[[User:Snowdog|Snowdog]]
| it, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Italia|Wikimedia Italia Vice-Chair]]
|-
|[[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]]
| fr, en 
| editor (inactive)
|-
|[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]]
| zh, ru, en 
| editor
|-
|[[User:Sj|Sj]]
| en 
| Special Project Committee member
|-
|[[User:Solensean|Solensean]]
| fr, en
| editor (inactive)
|-
|[[User:Spangineer|Spangineer]]
| en, es
| editor
|-
|[[User:Suisui|Suisui]]
| ja, en 
| editor 
|-
| [[User:Tangotango|Tangotango]]
| en, ja
| [[m:Special projects subcommittees/Languages|Langcom]] member
|-
| [[User:Thunderhead|Thunderhead]]
| en, de, fr
| editor
|-
|[[User:Tim Shell|Tim Shell]]
| en 
| [[Board of Trustees| former Wikimedia Board member]]
|-
|[[User:Tim Starling|Tim Starling]]
| en
| Developer
|-
| [[User:Timichal|Timichal]]
| cs, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:Timwi|Timwi]]
| de, en
| Developer
|-
|[[User:Tipiac|Tipiac]]
| fr, en
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Tom-|Tom-]]
| en
| editor 
|-
| [[User:TOR|TOR]]
| pl, en
| [[m:Wikimedia Polska|Wikimedia Poland Chair]] 
|-
|[[User:Ugur Basak|Ugur Basak]]
| tr, en
| editor
|-
|[[User:VasilievVV|VasilievVV]]
| ru, en
| editor, developer
|-
|[[User:Vipuser|Vipuser]]
| zh
| editor
|-
|[[User:Waerth|Waerth]]
| nl, en, de, af, th
| editor
|-
|[[User:Walter|Walter]]
| nl
| editor 
|-
|[[User:Yann|Yann]]
| fr, en
| editor  
|-
|[[User:Yuyu|Yuyu]]
| zh, en, fr-2
| [[m:Wikimedia Hong Kong|Deputy President, Wikimedia Hong Kong]]
|-
|[[User:Zanimum|Zanimum]]
| en, ik
| [[m:Communications committee|Communications committee member]]
|-
|[[User:Zuirdj|Zuirdj]]
| es, en
| [[m:Communications committee|Communications committee member]]
|}


==Advisory board==

{| cellspacing=&quot;5&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;
|-
|'''Name'''
|'''Languages'''
|'''Position'''
|-
|[[User:Angela|Angela]]
| en 
| Angela Beesley; [[Board of Trustees|former Wikimedia Board member]]
|-
|[[User:Tatejoris|Tatejoris]]
| en
| Joris Komen
|-
|[[User:Esperluette|Esperluette]]
| en
| Erin McKean
|-
|[[User:EthanZ|EthanZ]]
| en
| Ethan Zuckerman
|}

* [[User:Melissa|Melissa Hagemann]]
* [[User:Aprabhala|Achal Prabhala]]
* [[User:Cshirky|Clay Shirky]]
* [[User:Trevorneilson|Trevor Neilson]]
* [[User:Petersuber|Peter Suber]]
* [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|Benjamin Mako Hill]]
* [[User:Rmackinnon|Rebecca MacKinnon]]
* [[User:Mkapor|Mitch Kapor]]
* [[User:Danny Hillis|Danny Hillis]]
* [[User:Raoulw|Raoul Weiler]]
* [[User:Jay Rosen|Jay Rosen]]</text>
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La Maison des Metallos, Paris, 4 July 2004.

&lt;!--T:2--&gt;
Present: [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Angela&lt;/tvar&gt;|Angela Beesley]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;User:Anthere&lt;/tvar&gt;|Florence Nibart-Devouard]] and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;User:Jimbo Wales&lt;/tvar&gt;|Jimmy Wales]].

== Wikimedia website == &lt;!--T:3--&gt;

&lt;!--T:4--&gt;
The aim of the [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org/&lt;/tvar&gt; Foundation website] is to increase the visibility and transparency of the Foundation and to provide a central location and summary of all the information.

&lt;!--T:5--&gt;
It was decided to host the Wikimedia Foundation website on a separate wiki (see [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimedia.org/wiki&lt;/tvar&gt; wikimedia.org/wiki]). This allows other users to add translations, and to help with the addition of technical details, including page views. Some pages, such as the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Wikimedia mission statement&lt;/tvar&gt;|mission statement]], will be protected and editable only by the Board. Users can suggest changes to these on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Main Page&lt;/tvar&gt;|Meta-Wiki]], and the changes will be adopted onto the main site following Board approval.

&lt;!--T:6--&gt;
A number of translations will be needed for widely spoken languages, including those which currently have only small Wikipedias, such as Spanish.

&lt;!--T:7--&gt;
Information for the press will be included in a summarized format. Efforts will be made to keep this up to date, unlike the current pages on Wikimedia.

&lt;!--T:8--&gt;
Global policies, such as [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/draft privacy policy&lt;/tvar&gt;|privacy]] and terms of use, will be included on this website. While respecting the &quot;wiki way&quot;, these will need to be approved by the board before they are changed for legal reasons.

&lt;!--T:9--&gt;
The wiki will not be open to anonymous edits and only authorized accounts will be opened.

== Developer issues == &lt;!--T:10--&gt;

&lt;!--T:11--&gt;
The creation of a [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/developer committee&lt;/tvar&gt;|developer committee]] was proposed, with one or two [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/developer&lt;/tvar&gt;|developer]]s to be assigned [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/official position&lt;/tvar&gt;|official position]]s by Board.

&lt;!--T:12--&gt;
Sub-committees should be developed, such as one to discuss ways of checking performance. It was noted that [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Looxix&lt;/tvar&gt;|Looxix]] had requested shell access to help with the tracking of performance related issues.

&lt;!--T:13--&gt;
Assignment of shell access was discussed and the issue of whom should be allowed to hand out such access was raised. It was proposed that when a developer committee is formed, they work on a policy to cover such issues.

&lt;!--T:14--&gt;
Plans for downtime are needed. The developers should be aware of who is responsible for ensuring downtime notices are placed on the site, and that the relevant people, such as [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Brion VIBBER&lt;/tvar&gt;|Brooke Vibber]], are informed of downtime.

&lt;!--T:15--&gt;
Plans to avoid unnecessary downtime should be made.

&lt;!--T:16--&gt;
When planning the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia servers&lt;/tvar&gt;|hardware architecture]], it was noted that we need to think longer term about this.

== Grants and Official Positions == &lt;!--T:17--&gt;

&lt;!--T:18--&gt;
When making [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/grants&lt;/tvar&gt;|grant]] applications, it is important to present a united front. We should not be presenting multiple applications from different users without knowing who is sending what. We must appear to be collaborating on this, so all applications should be logged at one central location.

&lt;!--T:19--&gt;
Some grant applications require an authorized signature. It was proposed that grant applications be double signed by the person making the application and by one member of the Board. This requirement will be noted on the [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org/&lt;/tvar&gt; Wikimedia Foundation website] to prevent non-authorized applications which are not made in the name of Wikimedia.

&lt;!--T:20--&gt;
The Board does not believe there should be any requirements that people be qualified in any particular field to hold an official position. We should not limit these places to professionals.

== Trademark == &lt;!--T:21--&gt;

&lt;!--T:22--&gt;
There is a requirement for certain standards to be met in the places our [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/logos&lt;/tvar&gt;|logos]] are used. We should aim to be [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/NPOV&lt;/tvar&gt;|NPOV]] rather than give the impression that the Foundation is endorsing anything. Particular care should be taken in printed versions that [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Advertising on Wikipedia&lt;/tvar&gt;|advertising]] is appropriately marked as such, and does not appear to be an endorsement.

&lt;!--T:23--&gt;
A policy for situations in which the logo may be used will be developed. This will ensure it is only used in a way which is consistent with the community's values.

&lt;!--T:24--&gt;
The situation regarding the rights to use the logo is not yet clear. Jimbo is in contact with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:w:en:User:Nohat&lt;/tvar&gt;|David Friedland]] (Nohat) about this. It was felt important that David would not have veto rights over where the logo is used.

== Board members == &lt;!--T:25--&gt;

&lt;!--T:26--&gt;
Tim Shell and Michael Davis will have less active involvement than the other members of the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board]] but Jimbo stated that their presence on the Board would not mean the votes of Angela and Anthere would be automatically overridden. It was suggested that the Board should be enlarged at some point, possibly later this year, and that prominent people external to Wikipedia could be invited to hold positions on the Board.

== AOB == &lt;!--T:27--&gt;

&lt;!--T:28--&gt;
Jimbo will contact a German lawyer regarding the registration of the Wikipedia trademark in Germany, which someone else is currently attempting to register.

&lt;!--T:29--&gt;
Alex Roshuk is completing the forms required to gain 501(c)3 status.

&lt;!--T:30--&gt;
Approval was given for the proposed email from the German Wikipedia to wissen-de regarding the copyright violation that wissen-de claimed.

&lt;!--T:31--&gt;
[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Daniel Mayer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Daniel Mayer]] was appointed to the position of [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chief Financial Officer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Chief Financial Officer]]. He will work closely with Anthere on financial matters. Jimbo will ask Michael Davis to take on the role of [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Treasurer&lt;/tvar&gt;|treasurer]]. Michael will have the role of overseeing the finances at the end of the year, and occasionally during the year, but Anthere will be responsible for this on a more day-to-day basis.
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La Maison des Metallos, Paris, 4 July 2004.

&lt;!--T:2--&gt;
Present: [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Angela&lt;/tvar&gt;|Angela Beesley]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;User:Anthere&lt;/tvar&gt;|Florence Nibart-Devouard]] and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;User:Jimbo Wales&lt;/tvar&gt;|Jimmy Wales]].

== Wikimedia website == &lt;!--T:3--&gt;

&lt;!--T:4--&gt;
The aim of the [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org/&lt;/tvar&gt; Foundation website] is to increase the visibility and transparency of the Foundation and to provide a central location and summary of all the information.

&lt;!--T:5--&gt;
It was decided to host the Wikimedia Foundation website on a separate wiki (see [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimedia.org/wiki&lt;/tvar&gt; wikimedia.org/wiki]). This allows other users to add translations, and to help with the addition of technical details, including page views. Some pages, such as the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Wikimedia mission statement&lt;/tvar&gt;|mission statement]], will be protected and editable only by the Board. Users can suggest changes to these on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Main Page&lt;/tvar&gt;|Meta-Wiki]], and the changes will be adopted onto the main site following Board approval.

&lt;!--T:6--&gt;
A number of translations will be needed for widely spoken languages, including those which currently have only small Wikipedias, such as Spanish.

&lt;!--T:7--&gt;
Information for the press will be included in a summarized format. Efforts will be made to keep this up to date, unlike the current pages on Wikimedia.

&lt;!--T:8--&gt;
Global policies, such as [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/draft privacy policy&lt;/tvar&gt;|privacy]] and terms of use, will be included on this website. While respecting the &quot;wiki way&quot;, these will need to be approved by the board before they are changed for legal reasons.

&lt;!--T:9--&gt;
The wiki will not be open to anonymous edits and only authorized accounts will be opened.

== Developer issues == &lt;!--T:10--&gt;

&lt;!--T:11--&gt;
The creation of a [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/developer committee&lt;/tvar&gt;|developer committee]] was proposed, with one or two [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/developer&lt;/tvar&gt;|developer]]s to be assigned [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/official position&lt;/tvar&gt;|official position]]s by Board.

&lt;!--T:12--&gt;
Sub-committees should be developed, such as one to discuss ways of checking performance. It was noted that [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Looxix&lt;/tvar&gt;|Looxix]] had requested shell access to help with the tracking of performance related issues.

&lt;!--T:13--&gt;
Assignment of shell access was discussed and the issue of whom should be allowed to hand out such access was raised. It was proposed that when a developer committee is formed, they work on a policy to cover such issues.

&lt;!--T:14--&gt;
Plans for downtime are needed. The developers should be aware of who is responsible for ensuring downtime notices are placed on the site, and that the relevant people, such as [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Brooke Vibber (WMF)&lt;/tvar&gt;|Brooke Vibber]], are informed of downtime.

&lt;!--T:15--&gt;
Plans to avoid unnecessary downtime should be made.

&lt;!--T:16--&gt;
When planning the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia servers&lt;/tvar&gt;|hardware architecture]], it was noted that we need to think longer term about this.

== Grants and Official Positions == &lt;!--T:17--&gt;

&lt;!--T:18--&gt;
When making [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/grants&lt;/tvar&gt;|grant]] applications, it is important to present a united front. We should not be presenting multiple applications from different users without knowing who is sending what. We must appear to be collaborating on this, so all applications should be logged at one central location.

&lt;!--T:19--&gt;
Some grant applications require an authorized signature. It was proposed that grant applications be double signed by the person making the application and by one member of the Board. This requirement will be noted on the [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org/&lt;/tvar&gt; Wikimedia Foundation website] to prevent non-authorized applications which are not made in the name of Wikimedia.

&lt;!--T:20--&gt;
The Board does not believe there should be any requirements that people be qualified in any particular field to hold an official position. We should not limit these places to professionals.

== Trademark == &lt;!--T:21--&gt;

&lt;!--T:22--&gt;
There is a requirement for certain standards to be met in the places our [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/logos&lt;/tvar&gt;|logos]] are used. We should aim to be [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/NPOV&lt;/tvar&gt;|NPOV]] rather than give the impression that the Foundation is endorsing anything. Particular care should be taken in printed versions that [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Advertising on Wikipedia&lt;/tvar&gt;|advertising]] is appropriately marked as such, and does not appear to be an endorsement.

&lt;!--T:23--&gt;
A policy for situations in which the logo may be used will be developed. This will ensure it is only used in a way which is consistent with the community's values.

&lt;!--T:24--&gt;
The situation regarding the rights to use the logo is not yet clear. Jimbo is in contact with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:w:en:User:Nohat&lt;/tvar&gt;|David Friedland]] (Nohat) about this. It was felt important that David would not have veto rights over where the logo is used.

== Board members == &lt;!--T:25--&gt;

&lt;!--T:26--&gt;
Tim Shell and Michael Davis will have less active involvement than the other members of the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board]] but Jimbo stated that their presence on the Board would not mean the votes of Angela and Anthere would be automatically overridden. It was suggested that the Board should be enlarged at some point, possibly later this year, and that prominent people external to Wikipedia could be invited to hold positions on the Board.

== AOB == &lt;!--T:27--&gt;

&lt;!--T:28--&gt;
Jimbo will contact a German lawyer regarding the registration of the Wikipedia trademark in Germany, which someone else is currently attempting to register.

&lt;!--T:29--&gt;
Alex Roshuk is completing the forms required to gain 501(c)3 status.

&lt;!--T:30--&gt;
Approval was given for the proposed email from the German Wikipedia to wissen-de regarding the copyright violation that wissen-de claimed.

&lt;!--T:31--&gt;
[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Daniel Mayer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Daniel Mayer]] was appointed to the position of [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chief Financial Officer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Chief Financial Officer]]. He will work closely with Anthere on financial matters. Jimbo will ask Michael Davis to take on the role of [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Treasurer&lt;/tvar&gt;|treasurer]]. Michael will have the role of overseeing the finances at the end of the year, and occasionally during the year, but Anthere will be responsible for this on a more day-to-day basis.
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[[Meetings/September 17%2C 2004|Meeting on the Wikimedia Foundation]]

A discussion took place on the &lt;tt&gt;#wikimedia&lt;/tt&gt; [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels|IRC channel]] on Friday 17 September, 2004 to discuss the upcoming [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/fundraising drive|fundraising drive]] and the current progress being made with [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/grants|grant]] applications. A full log of the meeting is available at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Fundraising meeting, September 2004/Log|Fundraising meeting, September 2004/Log]].

The meeting addressed the following questions:
# What is the target amount for the drive?
#* Estimated costs:
#** We need to start paying half for the colo costs ([//65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html
 bandwidth info]). 2300 dollars/mo -&gt; 1100 dollars -&gt; 13200/y
#** Additional Apaches, additional squids, additional rack space, additional db servers : US$26,000 a year
#*** Thought Jamesday mentions US$30,000-US$50,000 on hardware for a quarter...
#** 10 domains/country * 100 countries = 10000/yr
#** At this moment, we have US$26,662.84 in the bank which will not be taken into account for this fundraising drive.
#* We will ask for 50 000 for the fundraising as a goal
#* The money will be used for
#** hardware
#** bandwidth (possibly)
#** colo costs
#** domain names
#** travel costs
# How long will the drive last?
#* 2 weeks
#&quot;This website is not yet official&quot; has to change. Does anything else need to change before this can happen?
#* Needs main page to be clean up properly -&gt; this week end
#* Brooke will try to have edit links and co, hidden for non loggued in
# Which set amounts should be in the monthly/yearly options?
#* Monthly : minimum given by Mav, up to 100 dollars/mo. For other currencies, make it round numbers as well, and make it fit with revenu level.
# How will the drive be publicised?
#* pumps
#* ml
#* goings on
#* press release (must warn translators)
#* unique site notice (look for the translations of the previous notice)
#* The template:fundraisingnotice will be used on all wikis? (Can this be added automatically?)
# Are the translations complete and ready to go live?
#* Not yet, but we will try hard to get it done this weekend.
# What technical load issues are there that will affect us during the fundraising period?
#* We hit 100Mbit/s on Wednesday for several hours. How will the website tolerate the peaks ?
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A discussion took place on the &lt;tt&gt;#wikimedia&lt;/tt&gt; [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC channel]] on Friday 17 September, 2004 to discuss the upcoming [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/fundraising drive&lt;/tvar&gt;|fundraising drive]] and the current progress being made with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/grants&lt;/tvar&gt;|grant]] applications. A full log of the meeting is available at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Fundraising meeting, September 2004/Log&lt;/tvar&gt;|Fundraising meeting, September 2004/Log]].

The meeting addressed the following questions:

# What is the target amount for the drive?
#* Estimated costs:
#** We need to start paying half for the colo costs ([//65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html
 bandwidth info]). 2300 dollars/mo -&gt; 1100 dollars -&gt; 13200/y
#** Additional Apaches, additional squids, additional rack space, additional db servers : US$26,000 a year
#*** Thought Jamesday mentions US$30,000-US$50,000 on hardware for a quarter...
#** 10 domains/country * 100 countries = 10000/yr
#** At this moment, we have US$26,662.84 in the bank which will not be taken into account for this fundraising drive.&lt;/translate&gt;
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#* We will ask for 50 000 for the fundraising as a goal
#* The money will be used for
#** hardware
#** bandwidth (possibly)
#** colo costs
#** domain names
#** travel costs&lt;/translate&gt;
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# How long will the drive last?
#* 2 weeks
#&quot;This website is not yet official&quot; has to change. Does anything else need to change before this can happen?
#* Needs main page to be clean up properly -&gt; this week end
#* Brooke will try to have edit links and co, hidden for non loggued in
# Which set amounts should be in the monthly/yearly options?
#* Monthly : minimum given by Mav, up to 100 dollars/mo. For other currencies, make it round numbers as well, and make it fit with revenu level.&lt;/translate&gt;
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#* pumps
#* ml
#* goings on
#* press release (must warn translators)
#* unique site notice (look for the translations of the previous notice)
#* The template:fundraisingnotice will be used on all wikis? (Can this be added automatically?)&lt;/translate&gt;
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# Are the translations complete and ready to go live?
#* Not yet, but we will try hard to get it done this weekend.
# What technical load issues are there that will affect us during the fundraising period?
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A discussion took place on the &lt;tt&gt;#wikimedia&lt;/tt&gt; [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC channel]] on Friday 17 September, 2004 to discuss the upcoming [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/fundraising drive&lt;/tvar&gt;|fundraising drive]] and the current progress being made with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/grants&lt;/tvar&gt;|grant]] applications. A full log of the meeting is available at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Fundraising meeting, September 2004/Log&lt;/tvar&gt;|Fundraising meeting, September 2004/Log]].

The meeting addressed the following questions:

# What is the target amount for the drive?
#* Estimated costs:
#** We need to start paying half for the colo costs ([//65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html
 bandwidth info]). 2300 dollars/mo -&gt; 1100 dollars -&gt; 13200/y
#** Additional Apaches, additional squids, additional rack space, additional db servers : US$26,000 a year
#*** Thought Jamesday mentions US$30,000-US$50,000 on hardware for a quarter...
#** 10 domains/country * 100 countries = 10000/yr
#** At this moment, we have US$26,662.84 in the bank which will not be taken into account for this fundraising drive.&lt;/translate&gt;
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#* We will ask for 50 000 for the fundraising as a goal
#* The money will be used for
#** hardware
#** bandwidth (possibly)
#** colo costs
#** domain names
#** travel costs&lt;/translate&gt;
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# How long will the drive last?
#* 2 weeks
#&quot;This website is not yet official&quot; has to change. Does anything else need to change before this can happen?
#* Needs main page to be clean up properly -&gt; this week end
#* Brooke will try to have edit links and co, hidden for non loggued in
# Which set amounts should be in the monthly/yearly options?
#* Monthly : minimum given by Mav, up to 100 dollars/mo. For other currencies, make it round numbers as well, and make it fit with revenu level.&lt;/translate&gt;
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# How will the drive be publicised?
#* pumps
#* ml
#* goings on
#* press release (must warn translators)
#* unique site notice (look for the translations of the previous notice)
#* The template:fundraisingnotice will be used on all wikis? (Can this be added automatically?)&lt;/translate&gt;
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# Are the translations complete and ready to go live?
#* Not yet, but we will try hard to get it done this weekend.
# What technical load issues are there that will affect us during the fundraising period?
#* We hit 100Mbit/s on Wednesday for several hours. How will the website tolerate the peaks ?
#* [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html&lt;/tvar&gt; 65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html]
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A discussion took place on the &lt;tt&gt;#wikimedia&lt;/tt&gt; [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC channel]] on Friday 17 September, 2004 to discuss the upcoming [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/fundraising drive&lt;/tvar&gt;|fundraising drive]] and the current progress being made with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/grants&lt;/tvar&gt;|grant]] applications. A full log of the meeting is available at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Fundraising meeting, September 2004/Log&lt;/tvar&gt;|Fundraising meeting, September 2004/Log]].

The meeting addressed the following questions:

# What is the target amount for the drive?
#* Estimated costs:
#** We need to start paying half for the colo costs ([//65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html
 bandwidth info]). 2300 dollars/mo -&gt; 1100 dollars -&gt; 13200/y
#** Additional Apaches, additional squids, additional rack space, additional db servers : US$26,000 a year
#*** Thought Jamesday mentions US$30,000-US$50,000 on hardware for a quarter...
#** 10 domains/country * 100 countries = 10000/yr
#** At this moment, we have US$26,662.84 in the bank which will not be taken into account for this fundraising drive.&lt;/translate&gt;
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#* We will ask for 50 000 for the fundraising as a goal
#* The money will be used for
#** hardware
#** bandwidth (possibly)
#** colo costs
#** domain names
#** travel costs&lt;/translate&gt;
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# How long will the drive last?
#* 2 weeks
#&quot;This website is not yet official&quot; has to change. Does anything else need to change before this can happen?
#* Needs main page to be clean up properly -&gt; this week end
#* Brooke will try to have edit links and co, hidden for non loggued in
# Which set amounts should be in the monthly/yearly options?
#* Monthly : minimum given by Mav, up to 100 dollars/mo. For other currencies, make it round numbers as well, and make it fit with revenu level.&lt;/translate&gt;
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# How will the drive be publicised?
#* pumps
#* ml
#* goings on
#* press release (must warn translators)
#* unique site notice (look for the translations of the previous notice)
#* The template:fundraisingnotice will be used on all wikis? (Can this be added automatically?)&lt;/translate&gt;
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# Are the translations complete and ready to go live?
#* Not yet, but we will try hard to get it done this weekend.
# What technical load issues are there that will affect us during the fundraising period?
#* We hit 100Mbit/s on Wednesday for several hours. How will the website tolerate the peaks ?
#* [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html&lt;/tvar&gt; 65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html]
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Sunday September 5, 2004. 12:04-12:36 (UTC)

Present: Angela Beesley (minutes), Florence Devouard, Tim Shell (from 12:22), and Jimbo Wales (chair).

An unplanned board meeting was held on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC]] on September 5 to discuss the proposal for[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//species.wikimedia.org/&lt;/tvar&gt; Wikispecies] becoming part of Wikimedia.

Wikispecies is a project proposed to us by a biologist who wants to create a species guide. There has been a discussion about wikispecies on the mailing list. mav strongly opposes the idea, Benedikt strongly supports, others are on a spectrum. Not much can happen either way until the software is written for it. Benedikt would like to have an initial wiki on wikispecies.org to evolve what features are needed, and then would be able to look for development help as they better understand their precise needs. Wikispecies seems more about collecting data than writing articles, which is not really overlapping with Wikipedia. This may have a good impact on the way we are perceived by academics. A separate wiki should be started to explore this idea. The idea of holding a public vote was discounted since the people who might vote would not really understand what it is all about. The software should allow easy integration with the Wikipedias, to avoid duplication of effort. Integrating Wikispecies into Wikimedia prevents a fork. It is emphasized that WikiSpecies should be different from just Wikipedia articles of biology. Wikispecies should be aimed at the needs of scientific users rather than general users. Wikispecies should integrate with all language Wikipedias. For example, it should work with the French Wikipedia's ecoregion project.

The following proposal was supported by Anthere, Jimbo and Angela. The proposal was summarised by Jimbo for Tim Shell who attended the meeting later. Tim also voted to support it.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;We set up the WikiSpecies wiki for biologists to begin organizing the project.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;We ask that Benedikt transfer the domain name to Wikimedia.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;We propose that as the software is developed, it should work to '''strongly''' support integration with Wikipedia, to help avoid duplication of effort.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;We ask the participants on wikispecies to particularly think about how their work should differ from a generalist encyclopedia&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''Other matters arising'''&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;It was agreed during this meeting that a database ought to be set up for the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:c:Special:MyLanguage/Main Page&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia Commons]] so that work on this may begin immediately.&lt;/translate&gt;
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Sunday September 5, 2004. 12:04-12:36 (UTC)

Present: Angela Beesley (minutes), Florence Devouard, Tim Shell (from 12:22), and Jimbo Wales (chair).

An unplanned board meeting was held on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC]] on September 5 to discuss the proposal for [&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//species.wikimedia.org/&lt;/tvar&gt; Wikispecies] becoming part of Wikimedia.

Wikispecies is a project proposed to us by a biologist who wants to create a species guide. There has been a discussion about wikispecies on the mailing list. mav strongly opposes the idea, Benedikt strongly supports, others are on a spectrum. Not much can happen either way until the software is written for it. Benedikt would like to have an initial wiki on wikispecies.org to evolve what features are needed, and then would be able to look for development help as they better understand their precise needs. Wikispecies seems more about collecting data than writing articles, which is not really overlapping with Wikipedia. This may have a good impact on the way we are perceived by academics. A separate wiki should be started to explore this idea. The idea of holding a public vote was discounted since the people who might vote would not really understand what it is all about. The software should allow easy integration with the Wikipedias, to avoid duplication of effort. Integrating Wikispecies into Wikimedia prevents a fork. It is emphasized that WikiSpecies should be different from just Wikipedia articles of biology. Wikispecies should be aimed at the needs of scientific users rather than general users. Wikispecies should integrate with all language Wikipedias. For example, it should work with the French Wikipedia's ecoregion project.

The following proposal was supported by Anthere, Jimbo and Angela. The proposal was summarised by Jimbo for Tim Shell who attended the meeting later. Tim also voted to support it.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;We set up the WikiSpecies wiki for biologists to begin organizing the project.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;We ask that Benedikt transfer the domain name to Wikimedia.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;We propose that as the software is developed, it should work to '''strongly''' support integration with Wikipedia, to help avoid duplication of effort.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;We ask the participants on wikispecies to particularly think about how their work should differ from a generalist encyclopedia&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''Other matters arising'''&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;It was agreed during this meeting that a database ought to be set up for the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:c:Special:MyLanguage/Main Page&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia Commons]] so that work on this may begin immediately.&lt;/translate&gt;
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On Saturday 24 July 2004, there was a meeting on the [[irc:wikimedia|wikimedia]] [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels|IRC channel]] regarding the [//wikimediafoundation.org Wikimedia Foundation website]. See also [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting%2C July 2004|on Meta-Wiki]].

== Meeting outcomes ==

Below is a summary of the outcomes of the meeting. The full transcript is available on [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004/Meeting log|Meta-Wiki]] along with an unofficial [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004/Summarised log|summarised log]] and the meeting [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004|agenda]].

* For now, [//wikimedia.org wikimedia.org] has no content and we do not own the .com, so it will redirect to [//wikimediafoundation.org wikimediafoundation.org] until both these things change, at which point the discussion can be re-opened. Discussions at that time will be whether we have two sites, and whether it is at wikimedia.org, wikimediafoundation.org or foundation.wikimedia.org.
* The domain wikimedia-foundation.org will be registered.
* We should try to get the wikimedia.com domain.
* The Foundation wiki will be separate from Meta-Wiki.
* Allowing HTML would require development work, ''which Brooke did during the meeting and checked in to CVS head the next morning.''
* The foundation site should look different from Meta-Wiki.
* The current page-export system is quite crude but could be reworked if wanted
* The skin could be changed to not look like a wiki. [[User:Brooke Vibber (WMF)|Brooke]] volunteered to make this.
* HTML will be used only where necessary
* There will be one site (no subdomains)
* Internationalization (different interfaces for different languages) is a high priority (bounties suggested – see later). Templates will be used until then.
* We can have interlanguage links on the same domain (possibly namespace conflicts)
* The board will pick trusted translators (more than one for each language), possibly using some sort of [[{{lwp|WP:RFA}}|RfA]] style selection process.
* No pages will be marked official or unofficial as only people approved by the [[board|board]] can edit.
* [[User:Sj|Sj]] promised to write something up about managing translations.
* Access will be restricted since the site will allow for full HTML.
* Could HTML be restricted to certain pages?
* The site will not be translated into Klingon! We will aim for around 12 languages
* Could we have draft pages not viewable by the public?
* Could we allow some people to edit but not create pages?
* High importance pages will be protected, with much more restricted access
* If talk pages are hidden from view, and we could allow anons to edit there without editing the rest of the site, we could use normal talk pages for comments. If that is not possible, we could direct them to a single comments page on Meta-Wiki, or use a bulletin board (problematic as harder to clean up). Talk pages also need to have HTML disabled if this is going to be allowed.
* Email confirmation will not be necessary.
* People will be able to create accounts so they can change their skin, but not able to edit before the board approves them. (Is this technically possible?)
* Talk pages should be hidden from search engines.
* Are per namespace permissions possible?
* There will be links explaining how to contact us privately.
* The design of the site was not discussed in detail. It was decided there would be a design contest. This would be held within a short period (not 3 months).
* We could use the award money for bounties or users could donate money specifically for bounties
* Alternatives to bounties discussed were working for an hourly rate, thank you bonuses afterwards, paying external people
* There may be tax and contract issues involved with bounties. Need to check with an accountant
* Problems with bounties include decreased willingness to work for free, discourages cooperation, takes developers away from improving site performance or working on what they want to work on.
* If bounties were used, the development committee could decide the amount, perhaps up to a maximum amount set by the board
* Anthere will poll developers (privately) and editors (publicly) on their views of bounties
* A clearer list of prioritized feature requests will be put together

'''Action points for the board''': register wikimedia-foundation.org, contact owner of wikimedia.com, set up a design contest, create multi-language templates until Internationalization occurs, get some translators, protect the most important pages, give accounts to approved editors, create a talk page on Meta-Wiki until anon editing talk page features are implemented, bounty opinion survey

'''Action points for the developers''': redirect wikimedia.org to [//wikimediafoundation.org wikimediafoundation.org], allow HTML to work on the Foundation wiki, new skin for the Foundation wiki, internationalization of the UI, allow interlanguage links, prevent HTML on talk pages, allow talk pages to be hidden from the public and from search engines.</text>
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On Saturday 24 July 2004, there was a meeting on the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;irc:wikimedia&lt;/tvar&gt;|wikimedia]] [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC channel]] regarding the[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org&lt;/tvar&gt; Wikimedia Foundation website]. See also [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting%2C July 2004&lt;/tvar&gt;|on Meta-Wiki]].

== Meeting outcomes ==

Below is a summary of the outcomes of the meeting. The full transcript is available on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004/Meeting log&lt;/tvar&gt;|Meta-Wiki]] along with an unofficial [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004/Summarised log&lt;/tvar&gt;|summarised log]] and the meeting [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004&lt;/tvar&gt;|agenda]].
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* &lt;translate&gt;For now,[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimedia.org&lt;/tvar&gt; wikimedia.org] has no content and we do not own the .com, so it will redirect to[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org&lt;/tvar&gt; wikimediafoundation.org] until both these things change, at which point the discussion can be re-opened. Discussions at that time will be whether we have two sites, and whether it is at wikimedia.org, wikimediafoundation.org or foundation.wikimedia.org.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The domain wikimedia-foundation.org will be registered.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We should try to get the wikimedia.com domain.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The Foundation wiki will be separate from Meta-Wiki.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Allowing HTML would require development work, ''which Brooke did during the meeting and checked in to CVS head the next morning.''&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The foundation site should look different from Meta-Wiki.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The current page-export system is quite crude but could be reworked if wanted&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The skin could be changed to not look like a wiki. [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Brooke Vibber (WMF)&lt;/tvar&gt;|Brooke]] volunteered to make this.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;HTML will be used only where necessary&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There will be one site (no subdomains)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Internationalization (different interfaces for different languages) is a high priority (bounties suggested – see later). Templates will be used until then.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We can have interlanguage links on the same domain (possibly namespace conflicts)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The board will pick trusted translators (more than one for each language), possibly using some sort of [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;{{lwp|WP:RFA}}&lt;/tvar&gt;|RfA]] style selection process.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;No pages will be marked official or unofficial as only people approved by the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;board&lt;/tvar&gt;|board]] can edit.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Sj&lt;/tvar&gt;|Sj]] promised to write something up about managing translations.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Access will be restricted since the site will allow for full HTML.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Could HTML be restricted to certain pages?&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The site will not be translated into Klingon! We will aim for around 12 languages&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Could we have draft pages not viewable by the public?&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Could we allow some people to edit but not create pages?&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;High importance pages will be protected, with much more restricted access&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;If talk pages are hidden from view, and we could allow anons to edit there without editing the rest of the site, we could use normal talk pages for comments. If that is not possible, we could direct them to a single comments page on Meta-Wiki, or use a bulletin board (problematic as harder to clean up). Talk pages also need to have HTML disabled if this is going to be allowed.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Email confirmation will not be necessary.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;People will be able to create accounts so they can change their skin, but not able to edit before the board approves them. (Is this technically possible?)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Talk pages should be hidden from search engines.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Are per namespace permissions possible?&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There will be links explaining how to contact us privately.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The design of the site was not discussed in detail. It was decided there would be a design contest. This would be held within a short period (not 3 months).&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We could use the award money for bounties or users could donate money specifically for bounties&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Alternatives to bounties discussed were working for an hourly rate, thank you bonuses afterwards, paying external people&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There may be tax and contract issues involved with bounties. Need to check with an accountant&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Problems with bounties include decreased willingness to work for free, discourages cooperation, takes developers away from improving site performance or working on what they want to work on.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;If bounties were used, the development committee could decide the amount, perhaps up to a maximum amount set by the board&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Anthere will poll developers (privately) and editors (publicly) on their views of bounties&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A clearer list of prioritized feature requests will be put together

'''Action points for the board''': register wikimedia-foundation.org, contact owner of wikimedia.com, set up a design contest, create multi-language templates until Internationalization occurs, get some translators, protect the most important pages, give accounts to approved editors, create a talk page on Meta-Wiki until anon editing talk page features are implemented, bounty opinion survey

'''Action points for the developers''': redirect wikimedia.org to[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org&lt;/tvar&gt; wikimediafoundation.org], allow HTML to work on the Foundation wiki, new skin for the Foundation wiki, internationalization of the UI, allow interlanguage links, prevent HTML on talk pages, allow talk pages to be hidden from the public and from search engines.
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On Saturday 24 July 2004, there was a meeting on the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;irc:wikimedia&lt;/tvar&gt;|wikimedia]] [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC channel]] regarding the  [&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org&lt;/tvar&gt; Wikimedia Foundation website]. See also [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting%2C July 2004&lt;/tvar&gt;|on Meta-Wiki]].

== Meeting outcomes ==

Below is a summary of the outcomes of the meeting. The full transcript is available on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004/Meeting log&lt;/tvar&gt;|Meta-Wiki]] along with an unofficial [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004/Summarised log&lt;/tvar&gt;|summarised log]] and the meeting [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Foundation website meeting, July 2004&lt;/tvar&gt;|agenda]].
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* &lt;translate&gt;For now,  [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimedia.org&lt;/tvar&gt; wikimedia.org] has no content and we do not own the .com, so it will redirect to  [&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org&lt;/tvar&gt; wikimediafoundation.org] until both these things change, at which point the discussion can be re-opened. Discussions at that time will be whether we have two sites, and whether it is at wikimedia.org, wikimediafoundation.org or foundation.wikimedia.org.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The domain wikimedia-foundation.org will be registered.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We should try to get the wikimedia.com domain.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The Foundation wiki will be separate from Meta-Wiki.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Allowing HTML would require development work, ''which Brooke did during the meeting and checked in to CVS head the next morning.''&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The foundation site should look different from Meta-Wiki.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The current page-export system is quite crude but could be reworked if wanted&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The skin could be changed to not look like a wiki. [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Brooke Vibber (WMF)&lt;/tvar&gt;|Brooke]] volunteered to make this.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;HTML will be used only where necessary&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There will be one site (no subdomains)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Internationalization (different interfaces for different languages) is a high priority (bounties suggested – see later). Templates will be used until then.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We can have interlanguage links on the same domain (possibly namespace conflicts)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The board will pick trusted translators (more than one for each language), possibly using some sort of [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;{{lwp|WP:RFA}}&lt;/tvar&gt;|RfA]] style selection process.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;No pages will be marked official or unofficial as only people approved by the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;board&lt;/tvar&gt;|board]] can edit.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Sj&lt;/tvar&gt;|Sj]] promised to write something up about managing translations.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Access will be restricted since the site will allow for full HTML.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Could HTML be restricted to certain pages?&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The site will not be translated into Klingon! We will aim for around 12 languages&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Could we have draft pages not viewable by the public?&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Could we allow some people to edit but not create pages?&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;High importance pages will be protected, with much more restricted access&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;If talk pages are hidden from view, and we could allow anons to edit there without editing the rest of the site, we could use normal talk pages for comments. If that is not possible, we could direct them to a single comments page on Meta-Wiki, or use a bulletin board (problematic as harder to clean up). Talk pages also need to have HTML disabled if this is going to be allowed.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Email confirmation will not be necessary.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;People will be able to create accounts so they can change their skin, but not able to edit before the board approves them. (Is this technically possible?)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Talk pages should be hidden from search engines.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Are per namespace permissions possible?&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There will be links explaining how to contact us privately.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The design of the site was not discussed in detail. It was decided there would be a design contest. This would be held within a short period (not 3 months).&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We could use the award money for bounties or users could donate money specifically for bounties&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Alternatives to bounties discussed were working for an hourly rate, thank you bonuses afterwards, paying external people&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There may be tax and contract issues involved with bounties. Need to check with an accountant&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Problems with bounties include decreased willingness to work for free, discourages cooperation, takes developers away from improving site performance or working on what they want to work on.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;If bounties were used, the development committee could decide the amount, perhaps up to a maximum amount set by the board&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Anthere will poll developers (privately) and editors (publicly) on their views of bounties&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A clearer list of prioritized feature requests will be put together

'''Action points for the board''': register wikimedia-foundation.org, contact owner of wikimedia.com, set up a design contest, create multi-language templates until Internationalization occurs, get some translators, protect the most important pages, give accounts to approved editors, create a talk page on Meta-Wiki until anon editing talk page features are implemented, bounty opinion survey

'''Action points for the developers''': redirect wikimedia.org to [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//wikimediafoundation.org&lt;/tvar&gt; wikimediafoundation.org], allow HTML to work on the Foundation wiki, new skin for the Foundation wiki, internationalization of the UI, allow interlanguage links, prevent HTML on talk pages, allow talk pages to be hidden from the public and from search engines.
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'''Board meeting with the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chief Financial Officer|Chief Financial Officer]]''', #board.wikimedia, 9 October, 2004

Present: Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Daniel Mayer, Florence Nibart-Devouard, Tim Shell, Jimmy Wales.

The agenda for the meeting was published at [//meta.wikimedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=68328#9_October Meta-Wiki].

== Financial report ==
* Wikimedia raised close to US$60,000 in the [[fundraising|fundraising]] drive. There is US$47,675.54 in the PayPal account, US$25k in the bank, and €10,000 due from Ars Electronica, making approximately US$85k overall. Quarterly fundraising drives are planned.

== Hardware budget ==
* Daniel presented a draft hardware budget at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia budget/Q4 Hardware|Wikimedia budget/Q4 Hardware]] and asked for policy direction on this.

* Daniel projected 85 percent growth by the end of the quarter, thereby requiring US$45,000 to be spent on hardware in this period. Florence noted that the sites are still at the stage where one server failing can have a large impact on speed. It was proposed that the developers be given the choice to order what they need within the constraints on the budget total. Tim Starling will be asked to report on the proposed budget at the next meeting. A total hardware budget of US$50,000 was approved.

== Bandwidth and hosting fees ==
* The Foundation has recently signed a bandwidth contract for 40Mbs, doubled from the previous 20Mbs commitment. Current activity suggests this may need to be increased again within this quarter, and at this point Jimmy would no longer maintain the 50% donation he currently pledges. Approaching the colo about donating bandwidth in exchange for a banner was felt to be unnecessary since the Foundation has received hosting offers which will soon allow us to divert bandwidth seamlessly. It was agreed that US$20,000 should be budgeted for bandwidth and hosting for this quarter.

== Domain names ==
* Jason Richey is preparing a comprehensive report regarding domain names, which will be discussed in more detail at the next meeting. Jimmy noted briefly that the Foundation is paid up with current domains. The Netherlands domain name is owned by Wikimedia technically but the legal transfer can not take place for some more days. Jason will be asked to inquire about this.

== Travel expenses ==
* Agreed upon travel costs for this quarter were US$3,000 for Jimmy, and US$1,000 each for Angela and Florence. These amounts are maximums, and any unused money would remain in the general Wikimedia fund. The Foundation will be sharing the cost of Tim Starling and Brooke Vibber attending the MediaWiki developers' conference in Berlin in December with Wikimedia Germany. Travel for the conference will cost US$2,600. Conference tickets may also need to be paid for. It was agreed that outside of the developer conference, the Foundation ought to be conservative about travel expenses.

== Other costs ==
* Jimmy and Michael are to investigate and report back on insurance costs, including liability insurance.

US$500 will be budgeted for an accountant at the end of the year.

== Donors ==
* Letter of thanks will be sent to all donors above some threshold at the end of this year, with consideration given to the fact that we can not solicit donations outside of Florida.

* Daniel will explore the possibility of sending emails acknowledging all donations made with PayPal.

* Jimmy will add the details of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/hardware donation September 2004|hardware donation September 2004]] to the [[benefactors|benefactors]] page on the Foundation website.

* Angela asked for feedback regarding the proposed scales at [[Talk:Benefactors|Talk:Benefactors]] to be given following the meeting.

== Merchandise ==
* Whether or not a printed newsletter should be funded by the Foundation was discussed. Florence agreed to publicise the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/newsletter poll|newsletter poll]] more widely in order to gain additional feedback on this. There was no opposition to printing locally on a small scale but mass printing was not felt to be a viable option.

* For small ventures, such as the printing of flyers for an event, approval of the entire Board was not deemed to be necessary.

* A report from the existing [//shop.wikipedia.org/ wikishop] should be obtained before decisions are made about the Foundation embarking on a similar venture.

== Convention 2005 ==
* [[User:Elian|Elian]] has been working on putting together the committee for selecting the location of the Wikimedia Convention 2005. This will be announced on October 10, along with a shortlist of cities. Volunteers will be asked to present their city to the committee.

== {{int string|Membership}} ==
* Membership issues were postponed so that Angela, Florence and Jimmy could discuss these in detail over the course of the next week. Their conclusions will be discussed at the next meeting.

== Other matters arising ==
* Tim requested that a [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/PR department|public relations committee]] be added to the agenda for the next meeting.
* Angela noted that boilerplate letters for [//ticket.wikimedia.org OTRS] were needed and Tim suggested that some emails being received by the board ought to be going to our PR department.

== Date of next meeting ==
* Saturday 16 October, 2004. 22:00 UTC. Tim Starling will be invited to this meeting.</text>
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'''Board meeting with the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chief Financial Officer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Chief Financial Officer]]''', #board.wikimedia, 9 October, 2004

Present: Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Daniel Mayer, Florence Nibart-Devouard, Tim Shell, Jimmy Wales.

The agenda for the meeting was published at[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//meta.wikimedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=68328#9_October&lt;/tvar&gt; Meta-Wiki].

== Financial report ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Wikimedia raised close to US$60,000 in the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;fundraising&lt;/tvar&gt;|fundraising]] drive. There is US$47,675.54 in the PayPal account, US$25k in the bank, and €10,000 due from Ars Electronica, making approximately US$85k overall. Quarterly fundraising drives are planned.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Hardware budget ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Daniel presented a draft hardware budget at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia budget/Q4 Hardware&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia budget/Q4 Hardware]] and asked for policy direction on this.
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* &lt;translate&gt;Daniel projected 85 percent growth by the end of the quarter, thereby requiring US$45,000 to be spent on hardware in this period. Florence noted that the sites are still at the stage where one server failing can have a large impact on speed. It was proposed that the developers be given the choice to order what they need within the constraints on the budget total. Tim Starling will be asked to report on the proposed budget at the next meeting. A total hardware budget of US$50,000 was approved.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Bandwidth and hosting fees ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;The Foundation has recently signed a bandwidth contract for 40Mbs, doubled from the previous 20Mbs commitment. Current activity suggests this may need to be increased again within this quarter, and at this point Jimmy would no longer maintain the 50% donation he currently pledges. Approaching the colo about donating bandwidth in exchange for a banner was felt to be unnecessary since the Foundation has received hosting offers which will soon allow us to divert bandwidth seamlessly. It was agreed that US$20,000 should be budgeted for bandwidth and hosting for this quarter.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Domain names ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Jason Richey is preparing a comprehensive report regarding domain names, which will be discussed in more detail at the next meeting. Jimmy noted briefly that the Foundation is paid up with current domains. The Netherlands domain name is owned by Wikimedia technically but the legal transfer can not take place for some more days. Jason will be asked to inquire about this.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Travel expenses ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Agreed upon travel costs for this quarter were US$3,000 for Jimmy, and US$1,000 each for Angela and Florence. These amounts are maximums, and any unused money would remain in the general Wikimedia fund. The Foundation will be sharing the cost of Tim Starling and Brooke Vibber attending the MediaWiki developers' conference in Berlin in December with Wikimedia Germany. Travel for the conference will cost US$2,600. Conference tickets may also need to be paid for. It was agreed that outside of the developer conference, the Foundation ought to be conservative about travel expenses.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Other costs ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy and Michael are to investigate and report back on insurance costs, including liability insurance.&lt;/translate&gt;
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US$500 will be budgeted for an accountant at the end of the year.

== Donors ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Letter of thanks will be sent to all donors above some threshold at the end of this year, with consideration given to the fact that we can not solicit donations outside of Florida.
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* &lt;translate&gt;Daniel will explore the possibility of sending emails acknowledging all donations made with PayPal.
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* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy will add the details of the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/hardware donation September 2004&lt;/tvar&gt;|hardware donation September 2004]] to the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;benefactors&lt;/tvar&gt;|benefactors]] page on the Foundation website.
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* &lt;translate&gt;Angela asked for feedback regarding the proposed scales at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Talk:Benefactors&lt;/tvar&gt;|Talk:Benefactors]] to be given following the meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Merchandise ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Whether or not a printed newsletter should be funded by the Foundation was discussed. Florence agreed to publicise the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/newsletter poll&lt;/tvar&gt;|newsletter poll]] more widely in order to gain additional feedback on this. There was no opposition to printing locally on a small scale but mass printing was not felt to be a viable option.
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* &lt;translate&gt;For small ventures, such as the printing of flyers for an event, approval of the entire Board was not deemed to be necessary.
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A report from the existing[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//shop.wikipedia.org/&lt;/tvar&gt; wikishop] should be obtained before decisions are made about the Foundation embarking on a similar venture.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Convention 2005 ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Elian&lt;/tvar&gt;|Elian]] has been working on putting together the committee for selecting the location of the Wikimedia Convention 2005. This will be announced on October 10, along with a shortlist of cities. Volunteers will be asked to present their city to the committee.&lt;/translate&gt;

== {{int string|Membership}} ==

* &lt;translate&gt;Membership issues were postponed so that Angela, Florence and Jimmy could discuss these in detail over the course of the next week. Their conclusions will be discussed at the next meeting.

== Other matters arising ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Tim requested that a [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/PR department&lt;/tvar&gt;|public relations committee]] be added to the agenda for the next meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Angela noted that boilerplate letters for[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//ticket.wikimedia.org&lt;/tvar&gt; OTRS] were needed and Tim suggested that some emails being received by the board ought to be going to our PR department.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Date of next meeting ==&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Saturday 16 October, 2004. 22:00 UTC. Tim Starling will be invited to this meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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'''Board meeting with the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chief Financial Officer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Chief Financial Officer]]''', #board.wikimedia, 9 October, 2004

Present: Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Daniel Mayer, Florence Nibart-Devouard, Tim Shell, Jimmy Wales.

The agenda for the meeting was published at [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//meta.wikimedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=68328#9_October&lt;/tvar&gt; Meta-Wiki].

== Financial report ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Wikimedia raised close to US$60,000 in the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;fundraising&lt;/tvar&gt;|fundraising]] drive. There is US$47,675.54 in the PayPal account, US$25k in the bank, and €10,000 due from Ars Electronica, making approximately US$85k overall. Quarterly fundraising drives are planned.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Hardware budget ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Daniel presented a draft hardware budget at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia budget/Q4 Hardware&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia budget/Q4 Hardware]] and asked for policy direction on this.
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Daniel projected 85 percent growth by the end of the quarter, thereby requiring US$45,000 to be spent on hardware in this period. Florence noted that the sites are still at the stage where one server failing can have a large impact on speed. It was proposed that the developers be given the choice to order what they need within the constraints on the budget total. Tim Starling will be asked to report on the proposed budget at the next meeting. A total hardware budget of US$50,000 was approved.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

== Bandwidth and hosting fees ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The Foundation has recently signed a bandwidth contract for 40Mbs, doubled from the previous 20Mbs commitment. Current activity suggests this may need to be increased again within this quarter, and at this point Jimmy would no longer maintain the 50% donation he currently pledges. Approaching the colo about donating bandwidth in exchange for a banner was felt to be unnecessary since the Foundation has received hosting offers which will soon allow us to divert bandwidth seamlessly. It was agreed that US$20,000 should be budgeted for bandwidth and hosting for this quarter.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

== Domain names ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jason Richey is preparing a comprehensive report regarding domain names, which will be discussed in more detail at the next meeting. Jimmy noted briefly that the Foundation is paid up with current domains. The Netherlands domain name is owned by Wikimedia technically but the legal transfer can not take place for some more days. Jason will be asked to inquire about this.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

== Travel expenses ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Agreed upon travel costs for this quarter were US$3,000 for Jimmy, and US$1,000 each for Angela and Florence. These amounts are maximums, and any unused money would remain in the general Wikimedia fund. The Foundation will be sharing the cost of Tim Starling and Brooke Vibber attending the MediaWiki developers' conference in Berlin in December with Wikimedia Germany. Travel for the conference will cost US$2,600. Conference tickets may also need to be paid for. It was agreed that outside of the developer conference, the Foundation ought to be conservative about travel expenses.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

== Other costs ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy and Michael are to investigate and report back on insurance costs, including liability insurance.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

US$500 will be budgeted for an accountant at the end of the year.

== Donors ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Letter of thanks will be sent to all donors above some threshold at the end of this year, with consideration given to the fact that we can not solicit donations outside of Florida.
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Daniel will explore the possibility of sending emails acknowledging all donations made with PayPal.
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy will add the details of the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/hardware donation September 2004&lt;/tvar&gt;|hardware donation September 2004]] to the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;benefactors&lt;/tvar&gt;|benefactors]] page on the Foundation website.
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* &lt;translate&gt;Angela asked for feedback regarding the proposed scales at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Talk:Benefactors&lt;/tvar&gt;|Talk:Benefactors]] to be given following the meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

== Merchandise ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Whether or not a printed newsletter should be funded by the Foundation was discussed. Florence agreed to publicise the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/newsletter poll&lt;/tvar&gt;|newsletter poll]] more widely in order to gain additional feedback on this. There was no opposition to printing locally on a small scale but mass printing was not felt to be a viable option.
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;For small ventures, such as the printing of flyers for an event, approval of the entire Board was not deemed to be necessary.
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A report from the existing [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//shop.wikipedia.org/&lt;/tvar&gt; wikishop] should be obtained before decisions are made about the Foundation embarking on a similar venture.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

== Convention 2005 ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Elian&lt;/tvar&gt;|Elian]] has been working on putting together the committee for selecting the location of the Wikimedia Convention 2005. This will be announced on October 10, along with a shortlist of cities. Volunteers will be asked to present their city to the committee.&lt;/translate&gt;

== {{int string|Membership}} ==

* &lt;translate&gt;Membership issues were postponed so that Angela, Florence and Jimmy could discuss these in detail over the course of the next week. Their conclusions will be discussed at the next meeting.

== Other matters arising ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Tim requested that a [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/PR department&lt;/tvar&gt;|public relations committee]] be added to the agenda for the next meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Angela noted that boilerplate letters for [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//ticket.wikimedia.org&lt;/tvar&gt; OTRS] were needed and Tim suggested that some emails being received by the board ought to be going to our PR department.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

== Date of next meeting ==&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Saturday 16 October, 2004. 22:00 UTC. Tim Starling will be invited to this meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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'''Board meeting with the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/developer liaison&lt;/tvar&gt;|developer liaison]]''', #board.wikimedia, 16 October, 2004

Present: Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Florence Nibart-Devouard, Tim Shell, Tim Starling, Jimmy Wales.

The agenda for the meeting was published at[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//meta.wikimedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=68328#16_October&lt;/tvar&gt; Meta-Wiki].

== Grants ==

The Beck Foundation is granting us US$10k to create a Junior Wikipedia. How the money is spent is open-ended subject to us meeting their requirements. They are awaiting our 501(c)(3) documentation. The 501(c)(3) answer must come from the IRS by the end of March, but it is expected sooner than this.

We have not heard recently from Lounsbury, and no other grants are currently under development by the Foundation

== Webshop ==

Sales are low and there is a lack of information available about this. Anthere will report on this at a later date and will ask TomK for an update on exact numbers. Jimbo will let Anthere know which people had previously raised issues with this area.

== Donations and Benefactors ==

Jimbo to post details of the hardware donation in September to the Foundation wiki.

There were no objections to the proposed scales at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Talk:Benefactors&lt;/tvar&gt;|Talk:Benefactors]] though the name &quot;contributors&quot; should not be used. Those donating over 5000 dollars will have their name and logo listed. Those donating between 500 and 4999, will have only their name listed.

A proposed donation for an Arabic-specific server hosted in Florida but serving only [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;ar:&lt;/tvar&gt;|ar:]] has stalled in negotiations and seems impractical at this point.

=== French squids ===

Med has the squids and the RAM and is planning to install them soon. Anthere will sign the standard customer service agreement with the colo. The DNS will be arranged after we get the IPs. The donor has requested not be detailed on the sponsors page. It should be noted that the servers will be owned by the Foundation, not the French chapter. Should donations in future be made directly to chapters, this issue will be discussed then.

== Development related matters ==

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Budget&lt;/tvar&gt;|Budget]] needs clarifying. Tim Starling agrees with the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia budget/Q4 Hardware&lt;/tvar&gt;|Q4 hardware budget]].

A potential problem is that MySQL does not scale well to multiple machines, so it may be better to have a small number of large machines than a large number of small machines. The possibility of having a homogeneous database cluster a year from now was discussed. Performance increases will require developer work, not only more hardware. Tim Starling will discuss with the developer committee about whether the main database server should be progressively upgraded and whether a big iron database server would be beneficial.

Michael and Jimbo will investigate setting up a joint developer PayPal account.

Registrations and extensions to domain names will be made following the report which Jason Richey is preparing. Comments on which domains ought to be prioritized are welcome at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/talk:domain names&lt;/tvar&gt;|talk:domain names]].

Tim Starling will discuss developer recruitment for the proposed membership task at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Developer task/membership&lt;/tvar&gt;|Developer task/membership]], and report to the Board in one week's time the fee that should be associated with this.

== French chapter feedback ==

A meeting is planned for October 23 at which the Board will be elected. The bylaws are almost finalized and will be signed by Jimbo following the meeting. The name &quot;Wikimedia France&quot; has been chosen, although it is noted that not all on fr agreed to this.

== Mandrake DVD ==

The contract will involve allowing Mandrake to use the trademark &quot;Wikipedia&quot; for a year on the DVD they produce. The contract will include an explicit disclaimer of warranty on the copyright and other issues, plus an indemnification clause.

The money that may be given by Mandrake is for the trademark. There is no deal involving the content itself, and creation of a DVD will not be a Foundation affair.

A more clear indemnification clause is needed in the contract, but aside from this, the draft was approved.

Mandrake will be sent the contract before Monday. A meeting may be arranged for Friday if they agree with the contract. Negotiations will be made regarding costs. Proposed minimum levels of fees from Mandrake were discussed.

== Legal issues and forks ==

Feedback from the Japanese, French and German Wikipedias had been received. The recommendation was to ask people to contact the board directly rather than making legal threats on the wiki or mailing lists.

The ongoing Russian fork has moved to[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//www.wikiznanie.ru/&lt;/tvar&gt; www.wikiznanie.ru/]. Anthere will enquire with her contact at the Russian Wikipedia about reclaiming the[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//www.wikipedia.ru/&lt;/tvar&gt; www.wikipedia.ru/] domain for the Foundation.

A possible Polish fork at[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//www.fanzine.pl/&lt;/tvar&gt; www.fanzine.pl/] now redirects to[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//www.camel.pl/&lt;/tvar&gt; www.camel.pl/] and is no longer accessible. It is not known whether it was supposed to be a fork and does not seem to have been the result of any dissatisfaction within the Polish community.

== Public relations ==

Tim Shell will consult with Sj and others regarding a public relations committee to handle public inquiries using the OTRS system, and also to deal with the preparation of fliers, pamphlets, or brochures. The committee will not need to be something which requires specific board approval. Training in handling correspondence may be provided.

The board agreed to obtain a new, non-publicized, board address for internal use, and to redirect board@wikimedia.org to the OTRS system, where it could be easily reassigned to those on the PR committees.

== Miscellaneous ==

Business cards for board members will be printed, possibly using the designs previously made by James Forrester.

A meeting to discuss membership will be held on October 20. Opt-in versus opt-out was discussed briefly and Jimbo will seek clarification of the objections to opt-out from users who have expressed dissatisfaction with the proposal before Wednesday.

Attempts will be made to hold discussions on the wiki prior to meetings in order to enable faster voting during meetings.

An open meeting will be held at the start of November. If necessary, a Board meeting will be held the 2nd week of November.
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'''Board meeting with the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/developer liaison&lt;/tvar&gt;|developer liaison]]''', #board.wikimedia, 16 October, 2004

Present: Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Florence Nibart-Devouard, Tim Shell, Tim Starling, Jimmy Wales.

The agenda for the meeting was published at [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//meta.wikimedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=68328#16_October&lt;/tvar&gt; Meta-Wiki].

== Grants ==

The Beck Foundation is granting us US$10k to create a Junior Wikipedia. How the money is spent is open-ended subject to us meeting their requirements. They are awaiting our 501(c)(3) documentation. The 501(c)(3) answer must come from the IRS by the end of March, but it is expected sooner than this.

We have not heard recently from Lounsbury, and no other grants are currently under development by the Foundation

== Webshop ==

Sales are low and there is a lack of information available about this. Anthere will report on this at a later date and will ask TomK for an update on exact numbers. Jimbo will let Anthere know which people had previously raised issues with this area.

== Donations and Benefactors ==

Jimbo to post details of the hardware donation in September to the Foundation wiki.

There were no objections to the proposed scales at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Talk:Benefactors&lt;/tvar&gt;|Talk:Benefactors]] though the name &quot;contributors&quot; should not be used. Those donating over 5000 dollars will have their name and logo listed. Those donating between 500 and 4999, will have only their name listed.

A proposed donation for an Arabic-specific server hosted in Florida but serving only [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;ar:&lt;/tvar&gt;|ar:]] has stalled in negotiations and seems impractical at this point.

=== French squids ===

Med has the squids and the RAM and is planning to install them soon. Anthere will sign the standard customer service agreement with the colo. The DNS will be arranged after we get the IPs. The donor has requested not be detailed on the sponsors page. It should be noted that the servers will be owned by the Foundation, not the French chapter. Should donations in future be made directly to chapters, this issue will be discussed then.

== Development related matters ==

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Budget&lt;/tvar&gt;|Budget]] needs clarifying. Tim Starling agrees with the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia budget/Q4 Hardware&lt;/tvar&gt;|Q4 hardware budget]].

A potential problem is that MySQL does not scale well to multiple machines, so it may be better to have a small number of large machines than a large number of small machines. The possibility of having a homogeneous database cluster a year from now was discussed. Performance increases will require developer work, not only more hardware. Tim Starling will discuss with the developer committee about whether the main database server should be progressively upgraded and whether a big iron database server would be beneficial.

Michael and Jimbo will investigate setting up a joint developer PayPal account.

Registrations and extensions to domain names will be made following the report which Jason Richey is preparing. Comments on which domains ought to be prioritized are welcome at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/talk:domain names&lt;/tvar&gt;|talk:domain names]].

Tim Starling will discuss developer recruitment for the proposed membership task at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Developer task/membership&lt;/tvar&gt;|Developer task/membership]], and report to the Board in one week's time the fee that should be associated with this.

== French chapter feedback ==

A meeting is planned for October 23 at which the Board will be elected. The bylaws are almost finalized and will be signed by Jimbo following the meeting. The name &quot;Wikimedia France&quot; has been chosen, although it is noted that not all on fr agreed to this.

== Mandrake DVD ==

The contract will involve allowing Mandrake to use the trademark &quot;Wikipedia&quot; for a year on the DVD they produce. The contract will include an explicit disclaimer of warranty on the copyright and other issues, plus an indemnification clause.

The money that may be given by Mandrake is for the trademark. There is no deal involving the content itself, and creation of a DVD will not be a Foundation affair.

A more clear indemnification clause is needed in the contract, but aside from this, the draft was approved.

Mandrake will be sent the contract before Monday. A meeting may be arranged for Friday if they agree with the contract. Negotiations will be made regarding costs. Proposed minimum levels of fees from Mandrake were discussed.

== Legal issues and forks ==

Feedback from the Japanese, French and German Wikipedias had been received. The recommendation was to ask people to contact the board directly rather than making legal threats on the wiki or mailing lists.

The ongoing Russian fork has moved to [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//www.wikiznanie.ru/&lt;/tvar&gt; www.wikiznanie.ru/]. Anthere will enquire with her contact at the Russian Wikipedia about reclaiming the [&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//www.wikipedia.ru/&lt;/tvar&gt; www.wikipedia.ru/] domain for the Foundation.

A possible Polish fork at [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//www.fanzine.pl/&lt;/tvar&gt; www.fanzine.pl/] now redirects to [&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//www.camel.pl/&lt;/tvar&gt; www.camel.pl/] and is no longer accessible. It is not known whether it was supposed to be a fork and does not seem to have been the result of any dissatisfaction within the Polish community.

== Public relations ==

Tim Shell will consult with Sj and others regarding a public relations committee to handle public inquiries using the OTRS system, and also to deal with the preparation of fliers, pamphlets, or brochures. The committee will not need to be something which requires specific board approval. Training in handling correspondence may be provided.

The board agreed to obtain a new, non-publicized, board address for internal use, and to redirect board@wikimedia.org to the OTRS system, where it could be easily reassigned to those on the PR committees.

== Miscellaneous ==

Business cards for board members will be printed, possibly using the designs previously made by James Forrester.

A meeting to discuss membership will be held on October 20. Opt-in versus opt-out was discussed briefly and Jimbo will seek clarification of the objections to opt-out from users who have expressed dissatisfaction with the proposal before Wednesday.

Attempts will be made to hold discussions on the wiki prior to meetings in order to enable faster voting during meetings.

An open meeting will be held at the start of November. If necessary, a Board meeting will be held the 2nd week of November.
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A [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was attended by Jimmy Wales, Florence Devouard (Anthere), and Angela Beesley, on IRC on 22 October 2004 to discuss adjustments to the sections of the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Foundation bylaws&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia Foundation bylaws]] concerning [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;membership&lt;/tvar&gt;|membership]].

== Members v. eligible voters ==
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== Allowing membership to be opt-in ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;This membership shall consist of all persons interested in supporting the activities of the Foundation who have contributed under a user name to any Wikimedia project prior to the election ballot request deadline. The only other qualification for membership shall be the creation of a user account on some Wikimedia project.&lt;/translate&gt;
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* &lt;translate&gt;This membership shall be open to all persons interested in supporting the activities of the foundation who have contributed under a user name to any Wikimedia project prior to the election ballot request deadline. The board may set minimum contribution requirements for the purpose of eliminating fraudulent votes.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Separate contributing and voluntary roles ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;The benefit of separate memberships is that those editing can pay less than the others.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Non-editing memberships allows us to invite people who are not part of the community of editors to be able to influence us by being members, creating a community of readers or other supporters.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Separate voting bases provide additional safety in terms of sockpuppet voting.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Fees ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;A fee of US$36 for non-editors and a minimum US$12 for editors will be required to become a &quot;contributing active member&quot;.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The fee has the advantage of being divisible by 12 and being a round number in the equivalent Euros (30/10)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Anthere notes that fees for the French and German chapters will be higher than this.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Other changes to bylaws ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;A volunteer member is not required to complete or sign and send any form to the Foundation.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;All contributors are ''eligible to become'' members&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The way to become a member is to turn up to vote or to opt-in&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;You have the option of later opting out&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Addition to bylaws ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;All board members shall attempt to listen to and represent the broad goals of the project and all interested parties to the best of their ability and judgment.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Other ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Angela notes that an opt-in button might need to wait for single-sign on before being implemented.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Quarter 4 ==
Agreed to at [[Meetings/October 9, 2004]]

 Hardware       $50,000.00   63.13%
 Hosting        $20,000.00   25.25%
 Board travel    $5,000.00    6.31%
 Other travel*   $2,600.00    3.28%
 Accountant        $500.00    0.63%
 Domain names      $500.00    0.63%
 Other/misc.       $600.00    0.76%
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 Total          $79,200.00  100.00%
 
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A [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC]] on November 6 to discuss new project policy, new language Wikipedia policy, and grants. The meeting was open to anyone. The [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Open Board meeting, November 2004&lt;/tvar&gt;|full transcript]] was published on Meta-Wiki. An agenda was published at[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;//meta.wikimedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=75617&lt;/tvar&gt; board agenda].
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A [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC]] on November 6 to discuss new project policy, new language Wikipedia policy, and grants. The meeting was open to anyone. The [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Open Board meeting, November 2004&lt;/tvar&gt;|full transcript]] was published on Meta-Wiki. An agenda was published at [&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;//meta.wikimedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=75617&lt;/tvar&gt; board agenda].
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A finance meeting was held on IRC on February 7, 2005.

* Present from the [[Board of Trustees|Board]]: Angela Beesley, Florence Nibart-Devouard, Jimmy Wales, Tim Shell
* Also present: Daniel Mayer ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chief Financial Officer|Chief Financial Officer]])

== Summary of meeting ==
* US$130k budget approved. See [[Budget/2005|Budget/2005]].
* Fundraising (US$75k): for 3 weeks starting 18 Feb
* Jimmy to discuss hiring options with Brooke Vibber
* Google proposal to be edited via emails later this week
* GuruNet have tentatively pledged €30,000 for [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania|Wikimania]] sponsorship
* [//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/d/d8/WikimediaBankHistory2004.pdf Bank account history] available (PDF)
* Open board meeting: 15 Feb
* Google meeting: March.
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== Incoming ==
* A US$40,000 [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants|grant]] from Lounsbery was received. In return, they expect &quot;a substantive update on The Wikimedia Foundation, as well as a financial report detailing the use of Lounsbery funds&quot; in one year's time.
*€30,000 has been tentatively pledged by GuruNet for [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania|Wikimania]] sponsorship
* There are no grant applications currently underway. OSI should be contacted again for potential grant opportunities. Florence is exploring collaboration with African countries, possibly something with Burkina Faso. More may be reported at the next meeting.
* A dedicated RSS service has been requested to provide sites with a live feed of our articles so they can update their indexes of our content more easily. Money raised from this will be spent on developer contracts.

== Fundraising ==
* A fundraising drive to raise US$75,000 will be held for three weeks starting 18 February.
* This date is after the new servers are installed, and should coincide with the publication of the ''Wired'' Magazine article and an article in ''Les Echos'', and with the release of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WQ/2|second edition of ''Quarto'']]
* Implementing improved fundraising feedback was discussed briefly, with Angela and Daniel supporting it but Jimmy suggesting that the standard feedback mechanism was fine and that fancier feedback would not bring in more money.
* The PayPal login will be shared more widely, so that more people can keep the counter updated during the fundraising drive.
* We are close to having the credit card account set up. This may require some developer time, which will be funded from the money set aside for promotions.

== Hardware and hosting ==
* Jimmy will talk to Google on Friday 11 February regarding their hosting offer. Edits to the terms will be made by email before then.
* Bomis will start paying proportionate to usage rather than half of the base charges, meaning they will pay approximately US$1,200 instead of US$2,200.
* Hardware estimates were made based it on a model by Daniel, and were confirmed with Jamesday.
* A minimum of US$55,000 is needed, though James has asked for 70K-100K
* Any shortfall on the expected US$75,000 fundraiser will be taken from the &quot;Extra hardware/dev projects&quot; section of the budget
* Ten new servers are being installed on Friday 11 February.

== Developers and employees ==
* Brooke Vibber will be employed using money which is being donated for [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Syndication feeds#Dedicated_feeds|dedicated RSS feeds]] and similar deals.
* Chad Perrin is being employed as a hardware assistant for one day per week. US$1,500 is budgeted for this in the first quarter of 2005.
* Brooke may be asked to complete the proposed membership task.
* Jimmy will to try to recruit more developers at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/FOSDEM 2005|FOSDEM 2005]] in Brussels later this month.

== Other expenses ==
* Jimmy is working full-time working on Wikimedia from the Wikimedia offices, as is Terry Foote half time, so office expenses are now being budgeted for.
* A mass mailing to previous donors is planned, with a &quot;thank you&quot; letter and receipt. &quot;Office expenses&quot; will include this mailing.
* Domain names were under-budgeted for in the final quarter of 2004, but this included trademark registrations. We now have a valid EU trademark. (See [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademarks|Trademarks]] for future clarifications of this.)
* The proposed Romanian local chapter may require some start-up money next quarter.
* The next budget needs to include a reserve amount.
* Some reimbursements are outstanding.

== Future meetings ==
* A general meeting will be held in #meeting.wikimedia on 15 February at 21:00 ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Timezone conversion|UTC]]). This is open to the public. An agenda is at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Board agenda|Board agenda]].
* A private meeting between the board and a representative from Google will be held in March to discuss proposed terms of the hosting contract.</text>
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A finance meeting was held on IRC on February 7, 2005.
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* &lt;translate&gt;Present from the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board]]: Angela Beesley, Florence Nibart-Devouard, Jimmy Wales, Tim Shell&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also present: Daniel Mayer ([[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chief Financial Officer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Chief Financial Officer]])&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Summary of meeting ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;US$130k budget approved. See [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Budget/2005&lt;/tvar&gt;|Budget/2005]].&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Fundraising (US$75k): for 3 weeks starting 18 Feb&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy to discuss hiring options with Brooke Vibber&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Google proposal to be edited via emails later this week&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;GuruNet have tentatively pledged €30,000 for [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimania]] sponsorship
*[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/d/d8/WikimediaBankHistory2004.pdf&lt;/tvar&gt; Bank account history] available (PDF)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Open board meeting: 15 Feb&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Google meeting: March.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Incoming ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;A US$40,000 [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants&lt;/tvar&gt;|grant]] from Lounsbery was received. In return, they expect &quot;a substantive update on The Wikimedia Foundation, as well as a financial report detailing the use of Lounsbery funds&quot; in one year's time.
*€30,000 has been tentatively pledged by GuruNet for [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimania]] sponsorship&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There are no grant applications currently underway. OSI should be contacted again for potential grant opportunities. Florence is exploring collaboration with African countries, possibly something with Burkina Faso. More may be reported at the next meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A dedicated RSS service has been requested to provide sites with a live feed of our articles so they can update their indexes of our content more easily. Money raised from this will be spent on developer contracts.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Fundraising ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;A fundraising drive to raise US$75,000 will be held for three weeks starting 18 February.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;This date is after the new servers are installed, and should coincide with the publication of the ''Wired'' Magazine article and an article in ''Les Echos'', and with the release of the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/WQ/2&lt;/tvar&gt;|second edition of ''Quarto'']]&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Implementing improved fundraising feedback was discussed briefly, with Angela and Daniel supporting it but Jimmy suggesting that the standard feedback mechanism was fine and that fancier feedback would not bring in more money.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The PayPal login will be shared more widely, so that more people can keep the counter updated during the fundraising drive.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We are close to having the credit card account set up. This may require some developer time, which will be funded from the money set aside for promotions.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Hardware and hosting ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy will talk to Google on Friday 11 February regarding their hosting offer. Edits to the terms will be made by email before then.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Bomis will start paying proportionate to usage rather than half of the base charges, meaning they will pay approximately US$1,200 instead of US$2,200.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Hardware estimates were made based it on a model by Daniel, and were confirmed with Jamesday.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A minimum of US$55,000 is needed, though James has asked for 70K-100K&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Any shortfall on the expected US$75,000 fundraiser will be taken from the &quot;Extra hardware/dev projects&quot; section of the budget&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Ten new servers are being installed on Friday 11 February.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Developers and employees ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Brooke Vibber will be employed using money which is being donated for [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Syndication feeds#Dedicated_feeds&lt;/tvar&gt;|dedicated RSS feeds]] and similar deals.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Chad Perrin is being employed as a hardware assistant for one day per week. US$1,500 is budgeted for this in the first quarter of 2005.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Brooke may be asked to complete the proposed membership task.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy will to try to recruit more developers at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/FOSDEM 2005&lt;/tvar&gt;|FOSDEM 2005]] in Brussels later this month.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Other expenses ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy is working full-time working on Wikimedia from the Wikimedia offices, as is Terry Foote half time, so office expenses are now being budgeted for.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A mass mailing to previous donors is planned, with a &quot;thank you&quot; letter and receipt. &quot;Office expenses&quot; will include this mailing.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Domain names were under-budgeted for in the final quarter of 2004, but this included trademark registrations. We now have a valid EU trademark. (See [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademarks&lt;/tvar&gt;|Trademarks]] for future clarifications of this.)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The proposed Romanian local chapter may require some start-up money next quarter.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The next budget needs to include a reserve amount.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Some reimbursements are outstanding.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Future meetings ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;A general meeting will be held in #meeting.wikimedia on 15 February at 21:00 ([[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Timezone conversion&lt;/tvar&gt;|UTC]]). This is open to the public. An agenda is at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Board agenda&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board agenda]].&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A private meeting between the board and a representative from Google will be held in March to discuss proposed terms of the hosting contract.&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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A finance meeting was held on IRC on February 7, 2005.
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* &lt;translate&gt;Present from the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board]]: Angela Beesley, Florence Nibart-Devouard, Jimmy Wales, Tim Shell&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also present: Daniel Mayer ([[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chief Financial Officer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Chief Financial Officer]])&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Summary of meeting ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;US$130k budget approved. See [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Budget/2005&lt;/tvar&gt;|Budget/2005]].&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Fundraising (US$75k): for 3 weeks starting 18 Feb&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy to discuss hiring options with Brooke Vibber&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Google proposal to be edited via emails later this week&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;GuruNet have tentatively pledged €30,000 for [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimania]] sponsorship&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/d/d8/WikimediaBankHistory2004.pdf&lt;/tvar&gt; Bank account history] available (PDF)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Open board meeting: 15 Feb&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Google meeting: March.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Incoming ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;A US$40,000 [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants&lt;/tvar&gt;|grant]] from Lounsbery was received. In return, they expect &quot;a substantive update on The Wikimedia Foundation, as well as a financial report detailing the use of Lounsbery funds&quot; in one year's time.
*€30,000 has been tentatively pledged by GuruNet for [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimania]] sponsorship&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There are no grant applications currently underway. OSI should be contacted again for potential grant opportunities. Florence is exploring collaboration with African countries, possibly something with Burkina Faso. More may be reported at the next meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A dedicated RSS service has been requested to provide sites with a live feed of our articles so they can update their indexes of our content more easily. Money raised from this will be spent on developer contracts.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Fundraising ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;A fundraising drive to raise US$75,000 will be held for three weeks starting 18 February.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;This date is after the new servers are installed, and should coincide with the publication of the ''Wired'' Magazine article and an article in ''Les Echos'', and with the release of the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/WQ/2&lt;/tvar&gt;|second edition of ''Quarto'']]&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Implementing improved fundraising feedback was discussed briefly, with Angela and Daniel supporting it but Jimmy suggesting that the standard feedback mechanism was fine and that fancier feedback would not bring in more money.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The PayPal login will be shared more widely, so that more people can keep the counter updated during the fundraising drive.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We are close to having the credit card account set up. This may require some developer time, which will be funded from the money set aside for promotions.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Hardware and hosting ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy will talk to Google on Friday 11 February regarding their hosting offer. Edits to the terms will be made by email before then.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Bomis will start paying proportionate to usage rather than half of the base charges, meaning they will pay approximately US$1,200 instead of US$2,200.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Hardware estimates were made based it on a model by Daniel, and were confirmed with Jamesday.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A minimum of US$55,000 is needed, though James has asked for 70K-100K&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Any shortfall on the expected US$75,000 fundraiser will be taken from the &quot;Extra hardware/dev projects&quot; section of the budget&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Ten new servers are being installed on Friday 11 February.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Developers and employees ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Brooke Vibber will be employed using money which is being donated for [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Syndication feeds#Dedicated_feeds&lt;/tvar&gt;|dedicated RSS feeds]] and similar deals.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Chad Perrin is being employed as a hardware assistant for one day per week. US$1,500 is budgeted for this in the first quarter of 2005.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Brooke may be asked to complete the proposed membership task.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy will to try to recruit more developers at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/FOSDEM 2005&lt;/tvar&gt;|FOSDEM 2005]] in Brussels later this month.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Other expenses ==
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy is working full-time working on Wikimedia from the Wikimedia offices, as is Terry Foote half time, so office expenses are now being budgeted for.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A mass mailing to previous donors is planned, with a &quot;thank you&quot; letter and receipt. &quot;Office expenses&quot; will include this mailing.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Domain names were under-budgeted for in the final quarter of 2004, but this included trademark registrations. We now have a valid EU trademark. (See [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Trademarks&lt;/tvar&gt;|Trademarks]] for future clarifications of this.)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The proposed Romanian local chapter may require some start-up money next quarter.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The next budget needs to include a reserve amount.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Some reimbursements are outstanding.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Future meetings ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;A general meeting will be held in #meeting.wikimedia on 15 February at 21:00 ([[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Timezone conversion&lt;/tvar&gt;|UTC]]). This is open to the public. An agenda is at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Board agenda&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board agenda]].&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A private meeting between the board and a representative from Google will be held in March to discuss proposed terms of the hosting contract.&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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A [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC]] on February 15, 2005, to discuss general Foundation-related issues. The meeting was open to anyone. The full transcript is included below. Times are [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Timezone conversion&lt;/tvar&gt;|UTC]]. An agenda was published at [&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=98113#February_15_2005:_open_general_meeting&lt;/tvar&gt; board agenda]. The [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;5&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Open Board meeting, February 2005&lt;/tvar&gt;|full transcript]] was published on Meta-Wiki.

Summary:
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# &lt;translate&gt;[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//shop.wikimedia.org&lt;/tvar&gt; Wikimedia shop] closed&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;Fundraising drive starts on Friday. Translations and letter needed.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Developer Liaison&lt;/tvar&gt;|Developer Liaison]] to be appointed&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;Board to discuss bounty-coordinator role.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;No consensus on Wikinews language policy&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;No consensus on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Wikisource:Wikisource:Scriptorium/Language domain proposal&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikisource language domains issue]]&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2005-January/015328.html&lt;/tvar&gt; Emergency Medicine Wikibook] is fine in Wikibooks.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Domains&lt;/tvar&gt;|Domains]] may be held by local chapters subject to agreement/contract with the Foundation.&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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These are events around Wikimedia Foundation and its projects. See also [[current events]].


== 2009 ==
'''Wikimedia Foundation receives $500,000 in operational support from Hewlett Foundation'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation has received a $500,000 grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to expand its work bringing free educational content to everyone on the planet. [[Press releases/Hewlett Foundation grant August 2009|Read more]] (20 August 2009)
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'''¡Viva Wikimanía! ¡Buenos Aires los espera! / Buenos Aires awaits you!'''&lt;br /&gt;
Media registration is now open for Wikimania 2009 in Buenos Aires. [[Press releases/Wikimania 2009 Media Registration|Read more]] (20 July 2009)
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'''NIH and Wikimedia Foundation Collaborate to Improve Online Health Information'''&lt;br /&gt;
Organizations are joining forces to make health and science information more accessible and reliable.
[[Press_releases/NIH_and_WMF_announce_first_WP_Academy_July_2009| Read more]] (14 July 2009)
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'''Ford Foundation Grant to support Wikimedia Commons'''&lt;br /&gt;
$300,000 will empower individuals around the world to share educational photos, illustrations, videos, and sound.
[[Press_releases/Wikimedia_Ford_Foundation_Grant_July_2009| Read more]] (1 July 2009)
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'''Wikimedia Selects Green Data Center EvoSwitch as Internet HUB for Europe'''&lt;br /&gt;
Evoswitch generously supports reach and access to the Wikimedia projects by providing data center space. [[Press_releases/Wikimedia_Selects_EvoSwitch_June_2009| Read more]] (22 June 2009)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation announces important licensing change for Wikipedia and its sister projects'''&lt;br /&gt;
Adoption of Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License will support greater interoperability and re-usability of Wikimedia content. The current GNU Free Documentation License will continue to be supported. [[Press_releases/Dual_license_vote_May_2009|Read more]] (21 May 2009)
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'''Orange forms world’s first mobile and internet partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation'''&lt;br /&gt;
Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership designed to mutually benefit each organization’s users by extending the way people can access free knowledge. [[Press releases/Orange and Wikimedia announce partnership April 2009|Read more]] (22 April 2009)
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'''Roger McNamee to Become Wikimedia Advisor'''&lt;br /&gt;
Media and entertainment investment pioneer joins non-profit's Advisory Board. [[Press releases/Roger_McNamee_to_Become_Wikimedia_Advisor_January_2009|Read more]] (13 January 2009)

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'''Wikipedia fundraising campaign surpasses $6 million USD goal'''&lt;br /&gt;
Over 125,000 donors worldwide show their support for the non-profit encyclopedia. [[Press releases/Wikipedia_fundraiser_surpasses_$6million_USD_January_2009|Read more]] (2 January 2009)

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== 2008 ==
'''Neeru Khosla to Become Wikimedia Advisor'''&lt;br /&gt;
Philanthropist and education pioneer joins non-profit's Advisory Board. [[Press_releases/Neeru_Khosla_to_Become_Wikipedia_Advisor_Dec_2008|Read more]] (15 December 2008)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation applauds IWF decision to reverse Wikipedia censorship in the United Kingdom'''&lt;br /&gt;
Removal from Internet blacklist will also allow UK Wikipedia users to resume editing. [[Press releases/Censorship resolution of WP in the UK Dec 2008|Read more]] (9 December 2008)
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'''Censorship in the United Kingdom disenfranchises tens of thousands of Wikipedia editors'''&lt;br /&gt;
Wikimedia Foundation opposes action by internet watchdog group to blacklist encyclopedia article. [[Press releases/Censorship_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008|Read more]] (7 December 2008)
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'''Wikipedia to become more user-friendly for new volunteer writers'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation has received a grant from the U.S.-based Stanton Foundation to make Wikipedia's writing and editing interface easier to use for first-time authors. [[Press releases/Wikipedia to become more user-friendly for new volunteer writers|Read more]] (3 December 2008)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation Launches 2008 Annual Campaign to Support Wikipedia'''&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign runs until Jan. 15, 2009 (Wikipedia's eight-year anniversary). In addition to raising funds for the organization, the campaign is also engaging users by asking how Wikipedia has made their lives easier. [[Press_releases/2008-9_Annual_Giving_Campaign_Launch|Read more]] (5 November 2008)
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'''SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation announce the 2008/9 Wikipedia Selection for Schools'''&lt;br /&gt;
SOS Children UK, in coordination with the Wikimedia Foundation, has released a complete 2008/9 revision of the Wikipedia Selection for Schools, which is perhaps the most successful &quot;checked content&quot; project derived from the English Wikipedia. [[Press releases/2008-9 Selection for Schools|Read more]] (22 October 2008)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation Announces New Appointments to Board of Trustees'''&lt;br /&gt;
Earlier today the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice-Chair, Jan-Bart De Vreede announced important changes to the Board, including the selection of a new Chair, and appointment of the newest community-elected member. [[Press releases/Board Changes July 2008|Read more]] (17 July 2008)
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'''Wikimedians Around the World Prepare for Wikimania 2008'''&lt;br /&gt;
Next week hundreds of Wikimedia volunteers and enthusiasts will converge at the historic center of global knowledge and wisdom, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, for the fourth annual Wikimania conference. [[Press releases/Wikimedians Prepare for Wikimania 2008|Read more]] (9 July 2008)
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'''Board of Trustees announces Board Restructure details'''&lt;br&gt;
Jan Bart de Vreede, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, today announced the details of the Board's restructuring.  The restructure will add new chapter-selected seats and more clearly defines the terms and details of other seats.  [[Board_of_Trustees/Restructure_Announcement|Read more]] (26 April 2008)
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'''Board of Trustees announces appointment of new Board Treasurer'''&lt;br&gt;
The Board of Trustees has appointed Stuart West as the new board treasurer.  West brings new financial experience and skill to the 
Board of Trustees.  [[Press releases/Stuart West|Read more]] (22 April 2008)
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'''Wikimedia is hiring!'''&lt;br&gt;
Three new fundraising and development [[job openings|job opportunities]] have been posted. The closing date is May 15. [[job openings|Read more]] (20 April 2008)
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&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width:150px; padding:3px; border:1px solid #CCC; background:#F0F0F0; font-size:0.9em;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border:1px solid #CCC;&quot;&gt;[[Image:Nicholas Hilliard 021.jpg|150px]]&lt;/div&gt;Nicholas Hilliard, subject of the 10 millionth article&lt;/div&gt;
'''Wikipedia Hits Milestone of Ten Million Articles Across 250 Languages'''&lt;br&gt;
The Hungarian biography of a 16th century painter has been declared the ten millionth article. [[Press releases/10M articles|Read more]] (28 March 2008)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation Receives $500K Donation'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation announces an unrestricted donation of $500K from philanthropists Vinod and Neeru Khosla. [[Press_Releases/Khosla_Gift|Read more]] (27 March 2008) 
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'''Sloan Foundation awards $3 million USD to support Wikipedia's quality and growth initiatives'''&lt;br&gt;
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced it is awarding $3 million of support to the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization which operates the world's largest and most popular encyclopedia, Wikipedia.  [[Press_Releases/Sloan_Foundation_Support|Read more]] (25 March 2008)
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&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width:150px; padding:3px; border:1px solid #CCC; background:#F0F0F0; font-size:0.9em;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border:1px solid #CCC;&quot;&gt;[[File:Egypt.Alexandria.BibliothecaAlexandrina.01.jpg|150px]]&lt;/div&gt;Library of Alexandria&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- {{image|name=Egypt.Alexandria.BibliothecaAlexandrina.01.jpg|width=150px|caption=Library of Alexandria}} --&gt;
'''Wikimania 2008 calls for participation'''&lt;/br&gt; 
The Wikimania 2008 Organizing Committee is accepting submissions for presentations, workshops, panels, posters, open spaces, and artistic artifacts until March 16, 2008. The conference will be held this summer at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. The [[wm2008:Call_for_Participation|submission guidelines]] are available online. Visit the [[wm2008:|official site]] for [[wm2008:Call_for_Participation|further information]]. (12 February 2008) 
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'''Wikimedia Foundation releases latest financial statements'''&lt;br&gt;
Although a bit later than we would have originally liked, I'm pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has approved the Foundation's 2006/2007 financial statements.
The financial statements are now posted on the Wikimedia Foundation wiki at http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Image:Wikimedia_2007_fs.pdf [[Finance report|Read more]] (Florence Devouard, 8 February 2008)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation announces new CFOO; Heads of Business Development and Communications'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff members: Veronique Kessler, Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFOO); Kul Takanao Wadhwa, Head of Business Development; and Jay Walsh, Head of Communications. [[Press_Releases/Jan2008_Staff_Release|Read more]] (29 January 2008)
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&lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width:150px; padding:3px; border:1px solid #CCC; background:#F0F0F0; font-size:0.9em;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border:1px solid #CCC;&quot;&gt;[[Image:Broadway tower edit.jpg|150px]]&lt;/div&gt;Wikimedia Picture of the Year 2007, &quot;[[:en:Broadway Tower|Broadway Tower]] in [[:en:Cotswolds|Cotswolds, England]]&quot; by [[:en:User:Newton2|Newton2]]&lt;/div&gt; 
'''Wikimedia Commmons announces Picture of the Year 2007'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee has announced the result of annual Picture of the Year competition, 2007. The winner is ''Broadway Tower in Cotswolds, England.'' photographed by an English Wikipedia contributor [[:en:User:Newton2|Newton2]]. Voting was in two rounds and in the first round 665 voted for 514 images. The top 28 made it to the final, where 919 voted. Congratulations to all the contributors who helped create these beautiful works and made them available to the world as free content. [[commons:Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2007/Results|See more]] (27 January 2008)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation and UNU-MERIT announce First Survey of Wikipedians'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation and the Collaborative Creativity Group at UNU-MERIT [a joint research and training centre of United Nations University (UNU) and Maastricht University] are pleased to announce a collaboration to conduct the first-ever, comprehensive Wikipedia survey. [[Press_releases/UNU_survey_agreement|Read more]] (24 January 2008)
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'''The Cape Town Open Education Declaration Launched Today'''&lt;br&gt;
The Cape Town Open Education Declaration, launched today, is part of a dynamic effort to make learning and teaching materials available to everyone online, regardless of income or geographic location. The Declaration is supported by an international coalition of foundations, educators, and internet pioneers. [http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/ Read more] (22 January 2008)
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'''Wikipedia Invites Users to Take Part in Open, Collaborative Video Experiment'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation, Kaltura and WikiEducator have announced a beta program to allow users to create collaborative video and other forms of rich media. Under this project, users will be invited to test new functionality that could one day enable Wikipedia articles to include collaboratively created video, audio, animations, and slideshows as well as text and images. [[Wikipedia_Invites_Users_to_Take_Part_in_Open%2C_Collaborative_Video_Experiment|Read more]] (17 January 2008)

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'''Wikipedia Celebrates its Seventh Birthday'''&lt;br&gt;
It's Wikipedia's birthday!! Founded on January 15, 2001, Wikipedia has become one of the world's ten most visited websites, and the fastest growing, most current encyclopedia ever created. Currently, the website has nine million articles in over two hundred and fifty languages. [[Wikipedia_Celebrates_its_Seventh_Birthday|Read more]] (14 January 2008)
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'''Deputy Director Hired'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of Erik Moeller as Deputy Director, effective January 10, 2008. [[Erik_M%C3%B6ller_Deputy_Director|Read more]] (9 January 2008)
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== 2007 ==
'''Japanese Wikipedia awarded with nationally famous &quot;Web of the Year&quot; 2007'''&lt;br&gt;
The Japanese Wikipedia won for the second time the &quot;[http://woy2007.sbcr.jp/ Web of the Year]&quot;-award Grand Prix from Yahoo! Japan. &quot;Web of the Year&quot; is a nationally famous award in Japan. Also today, the Japanese Wikipedia celebrated 450,000 articles. (26 December 2007)
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'''Wikis Go Printable'''&lt;br&gt;
''New open source technology will bring content from Wikipedia, WikiEducator, and other wikis to the world of paper''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation today announced a partnership that will make it possible to obtain high quality print and word processor copies of articles from Wikipedia and other wiki educational resources. The development of the underlying open source software is supported by the Open Society Institute (www.soros.org) and the Commonwealth of Learning (www.col.org), and led by PediaPress.com, a start-up company based in Germany. [[Wikis_Go_Printable|Read more]] (13 December 2007)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation improves performance and reduces costs by peering at AMS-IX'''&lt;br&gt;
''Direct interconnection with hundreds of networks in Amsterdam''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation, the international non-profit organization behind Wikipedia, and the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) have joined forces for “the good of the Internet.” As part of this joint program, AMS-IX will give Wikimedia a Gigabit Ethernet connection at no cost, which will enable Wikimedia to deliver up to 10,000 requests per second directly to hundreds of other networks, including many major internet service providers. [[AMS-IX|Read more]] (12 December 2007)
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'''Analysis Indicates that German Language Wikipedia Better than Brockhaus Online'''&lt;br&gt;
The German language version of Wikipedia is better than Brockhaus, Germany's commercial encyclopedia, according to an analysis commissioned by Stern Magazine. The popular German publication hired WIND research institute to compare 50 articles from Wikipedia and the Brockhaus online encyclopedia based on their 15 volume edition. On a scale where 1 is the best and 6 is the worst, Wikipedia's average rating was 1.7, while Brockhaus average rating was 2.7. [[Press_releases/German_Wikipedia|Read more]] (6 December 2007)
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'''Sue Gardner Hired as Executive Director'''&lt;br&gt;

The Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of Sue Gardner as its Executive Director, effective immediately. Gardner has worked with the Foundation since July 2007, when she was brought in as a consultant and special advisor to the board of trustees.  Prior to joining Wikimedia, Gardner was head of CBC.CA, the website of Canada’s national public broadcaster, and that country’s largest and most popular news site. [[Press_releases/Sue_Gardner|Read more]] (6 December 2007)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation has been selected as Technology Pioneers 2008'''&lt;br&gt;

The World Economic Forum announced 39 visionary companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2008 and the Wikimedia Foundation has been selected as one of these Technology Pioneers. Technology Pioneers 2008 are invited to participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 that will be held in Davos, Switzerland, from 23-27 January and in the Annual Meeting of the New Champions that will be held in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China from 25-27 September 2008. [[Press releases/World Economic Forum|Read more]] (29 November. 07)
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'''Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales leads South African Wikipedia Academies in Johannesburg'''&lt;/br&gt; 
The Wikimedia Foundation will co-host with iCommons the Wikipedia Academy workshops in various locations throughout South Africa on November 10 and 11, 2007 to be lead by Jimmy Wales. [[Press releases/Wikipedia Academies|Read more]] (31 Oct. 07)
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'''Library of Alexandria to Host Wikipedia's Annual Conference in 2008'''&lt;/br&gt; 
The Wikimedia Foundation announces that it will stage its 2008 Wikimania conference at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. The event will take place next summer. [[Press releases/Wikimania 2008|Read more]] or visit 
[http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page official site] (31 Oct. 07) 
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'''Wikimedia Foundation Begins Search for New Treasurer'''&lt;br/&gt;
The Foundation is looking for a new treasurer to serve on its Board of Trustees. [[Treasurer Search|Details]] (24 Oct. 07)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation Opens Positions''' &lt;br /&gt;
Due to its move to San Francisco, CA, the Wikimedia Foundation is opening several positions. [[Job openings|Apply now]] (15 Oct. 07)
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'''Wikimedia Foundation to Relocate to San Francisco''' &lt;br /&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation will be relocating its headquarters from St. Petersburg, FL to San Francisco, CA. The move will take place this winter. [[Press_releases/Relocation|Read more]] (9 Oct. 07)
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'''Alexandria to host Wikimania 2008'''&lt;br /&gt;
A 14-member panel has selected the Egyptian city of Alexandria as the host of Wikimania, Wikimedia's annual international conference.&lt;br&gt;
[http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Official site] | [[n:Wikimania jury chooses Alexandria for 2008 location|Wikinews coverage]]
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'''Wikipedia Reaches 2 Million Articles'''&lt;br /&gt;
On September 9, 2007, at 8:21 UTC, the English-language Wikipedia published its two millionth article with the entry &quot;El Hormiguero,&quot; about the popular Spanish TV show of the same name. The article was created by registered Wikipedia contributor Zzxc. [[Wikipedia_Reaches_2_Million_Articles|Read More]]
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'''2007 Fundraising planning begins'''&lt;br /&gt;
As announced at Wikimania, the Foundation plans to launch our 2007 fundraiser this fall. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-August/032469.html Read more] (22 August 07)
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'''Wikimania 2008 bidding open'''&lt;br /&gt;
The formal bidding has begun today  for Wikimania 2008 host city.  Bids can be placed on 
[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/Bids Bids]. The candidate city selection jury has been announced, the names can be found here:  [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2008/Jury Jury]. (20 August 07)
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'''First Wikimania in Asia a success'''&lt;br /&gt;
As we make our way back home from the hangover and euphoria of Wikimania 2007, I can only imagine the exhaustion but sense of accomplishment of the Wikimania conference team. Congratulations to all the planners for showing us an amazing time. But I wanted to specifically praise the superb [[Wikimania 2007|Read more...]]
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'''Finances'''&lt;br /&gt;
During June 2007, the board approved a new [[audit charter]]. During July 2007, Sue Gardner, consultant and special advisor of the board, was added to the audit committee by Florence Devouard, chair of the board.&lt;br /&gt; The Foundation's fiscal year end is June 30, which means that it's the time of year where we begin the audit process. In the prior year, the Foundation engaged the firm Gregory Sharer &amp; Stuart. [[Finance_report#July_2007_Update|Read more...]]
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'''New Consultant and Special Advisor to the Wikimedia Board of Trustees'''&lt;br /&gt; 
The Wikimedia Foundation is delighted to announce it has engaged digital media executive Sue Gardner as a consultant and special advisor to the board. Gardner is a nonprofit internet executive who was most recently head of CBC.CA, the website of Canada’s national public broadcaster and that country’s largest and most popular news site. [[Press releases/New Consultant and Special Advisor to the Wikimedia Board of Trustees|Read more...]]
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'''Wikimedia Foundation Seeking a COO'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation is currently seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO). The COO is responsible for the overall administration and business operations of the Foundation. [[Chief_Operating_Officer|Read more]]

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'''The Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation will be conducting its Board of Trustees elections from June 28 until July 7, 2007, in cooperation with Software in the Public Interest, Inc (SPI). Three successful candidates will be elected to the Board of Trustees for two-year terms, expiring in June 2009.[[Board_Elections_2007|Read more]] 
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'''Wikimedia Foundation participant to the ''Kronberg Declaration on the Future of Knowledge Acquisition and Sharing'''''&lt;br&gt;
In June 2007, Florence Devouard participated in the meeting of the High-Level Group of Visionaries on “The Future of Knowledge Acquisition and Sharing”, jointly organized by UNESCO and the German Commission for UNESCO, with the generous support of BASF. The High-Level Group of Visionaries met in Kronberg/Taunus, Germany, on 23 June 2007. The outcome of the meeting is a statement on the “[http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25109&amp;URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&amp;URL_SECTION=201.html Future of Knowledge Acquisition and Sharing]” for worldwide dissemination, which, in the future, will guide UNESCO’s work in this field.
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[[Image:Wikimania2007banner for news.gif|center|Wikimania2007]]
'''Mark your calendar: Wikimania 2007 in August'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation, the parent organization of Wikipedia, will be hosting their annual conference, Wikimania, in Tapei, Taiwan, from August 3-5, 2007. The event brings together international users from various Wikimedia projects, as well as individuals interested in learning about Wiki technology, free content and free knowledge, and educational and social trends in the internet culture. [[Press room/Wikimania 2007|Read more]]
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'''Board meeting of June 1st to 3rd'''&lt;br&gt;
The board of Wikimedia Foundation held a face to face meeting on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of June 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Major topics were hiring [[Job openings|new ED and a new legal person]], financial issue including audit and fundraising, and revision of [[Access to nonpublic data policy]].   [[Board meeting/june 2007|Read more]]
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'''SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation Launch Wikipedia Selection for Schools'''&lt;br/&gt;
SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation have launched the Wikipedia Selection for schools. The Selection DVD has the content of a 15 volume encyclopedia - with 24,000 pictures, 14 million words and articles on 4,625 topics. It includes the best of Wikipedia, and many thousands of pages of extra material specifically selected to be of interest to children aged 8-17 who follow the UK National Curriculum and similar curricula elsewhere in the world. [[Press_releases/SOSChildrenUK2007 | Read More]]

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'''Time is running out! Wikimania 2007 early registration is open until May 15'''&lt;br/&gt;
[[:wm2007:Registration|Early registration]] and [[:wm2007:Call for Participation|call for participation]] for [[Wikimania|Wikimania 2007]], the third International Wikimedia Conference, is open until May 15. The conference will be held in [[w:Taipei|Taipei]] from August 3-5. Please visit [[wm2007:|wikimania2007.wikimedia.org]] for further information. &lt;small&gt;(7 May 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''English Wikiquote reaches 10,000th article milestone'''&lt;br&gt;
The English language edition of [[Our projects#Wikiquote|Wikiquote]], a community-built multilingual compendium of quotations reaches 10,000th articles. 
The article is for quotes by or about [[q:en:Langdon Smith|Langdon Smith]], which was started by the Wikiquote contributor known with the username Kalki. Wikiquote as a whole contains over 60,000 articles in over 35 languages. [[q:en:Wikiquote:Press_releases/May_2007|Read more...]]&lt;small&gt;(7 May 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''Sponsors Sought for Wikimania'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation is currently searching for sponsors for their annual conference, Wikimania. This year, Wikimania will be held in Taipei, Taiwan. The event brings together international users from various Wikimedia Projects, as well as individuals interested in learning about Wiki technology, free content and free knowledge, and educational and social trends in the internet culture. In the past the event has received widespread, international media attention. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/0/0b/Wikimania_sponsorship.pdf Read more (PDF)]. &lt;small&gt;(April 25 2007)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Wikipedia Version 0.5 Released'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, a compact disc collection of approximately 2,000 articles from the English Wikipedia. The project paves the way for many such collections, with larger releases planned in a variety of languages. [http://www.wikipediaondvd.com  Secure your copy today.]&lt;small&gt;(April 18 2007)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Wikimedia Commons supports its RSS feed of Picture of the Day'''&lt;br /&gt;
The picture of the day is now officially available by RSS and email, among other ways. See [[Commons:Press_releases/Picture_of_the_Day_RSS|the press release from the Commons community]].&lt;small&gt;(April 9 2007)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Licensing policy is introduced'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation board has now passed [[Resolution:Licensing_policy|its resolution on the media licensing policy]]. This policy is intended to reflect the principles in the message
posted earlier at [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-February/027547.html mailing list] and to make the guidelines for acceptable media licenses clearer across all projects.&lt;small&gt;(27 March 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''Wikimania 2007 registration is now open'''&lt;br&gt;
[[:wm2007:Registration|Registration]] for [[Wikimania|Wikimania 2007]], the third International Wikimedia Conference, is now open. The conference, which will be held in Taipei from August 3-5, is now [[:wm2007:Call for Participation|calling for participation]], and [[:wm2007:Scholarships|scholarships]] for a limited number of Wikimedia editors are available. Please visit [[wm2007:|wikimania2007.wikimedia.org]] for further information. &lt;small&gt;(24 March 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''Wikimedia Advisory Board welcomes two new members'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation welcomes two new members to its [[Advisory Board]]. The addition of [[Advisory Board#Teemu Leinonen|Teemu Leinonen]] and [[Advisory Board#Debbie Garside|Debbie Garside]] brings the number of people in the Advisory Board up to 20 members. Full biographies can be found at [[Advisory Board]]. &lt;small&gt;(24 March 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''Cary Bass Hired as Volunteer Coordinator'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation has hired Cary Bass as [[Volunteer Coordinator]]. Bass is a long time community member, having worked extensively as an OTRS email response team member, as well as on numerous community projects. We welcome Bass, whose skills and experience will be a great asset to the Wikimedia Foundation. He will be working out of the St. Petersburg, FL office. &lt;small&gt;(19 March 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''Ménard hired for Chapters'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation continues to establish its basis by hiring long-time contributor Delphine Ménard as a part-time Chapters Coordinator. Based out of Germany, Delphine is Chair of the Chapters Committee, and speaks French, English, German, Italian and Spanish. &lt;small&gt;(1 February 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''Wikimedia Foundation signs the ''Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities'''''&lt;br&gt;
To order to show that WMF could be a part of the scientific Open Access Movement, WMF signed this month the [http://oa.mpg.de/openaccess-berlin/berlindeclaration.html Berlin Declaration], as well as the EU Petition about  Open Access &quot;[http://www.ec-petition.eu/ Petition for guaranteed public access to publicly-funded research results]&quot;.
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'''COO position created for Carolyn Doran'''&lt;br&gt;
As of today, Carolyn Doran is the full-time Chief Operating Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation. Ms. Doran has worked part time in a lesser role, in the months prior. [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation/14064 Read about her role.] &lt;small&gt;(29 January 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''World Economic Forum nominates Wales as Young Global Leader'''&lt;br&gt;
[[w:World Economic Forum|World Economic Forum]] has nominated Jimmy Wales and 249 others for &quot;Young Global Leader 2007&quot;. The event will take place September 4-8 in Dalian, China. The World Economic Forum selection committee is composed of the world's top media leaders and chaired by [[w:Queen Rania|Queen Rania]] of Jordan. &lt;small&gt;(23 January 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''Welcome to Sandra Ordonez'''&lt;br&gt;
The Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Sandra Ordonez as Communications Manager. Sandy is a public relations specialist living in Tampa, Florida, with prior experience in for-profit and non-profit organizations. Her role will include press relations, written and oral communications, and various other assignments. We are fortunate to have had Sandy approach us about a position, and we are excited to have her start working in the office. Please say hello if you run into her online (her wiki and irc name is &quot;wiki blue&quot;) and welcome her to the community. &lt;small&gt;(22 January 2007)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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'''Wikimedia Serbia''' has hosted an international regional meeting in Belgrade, near the end of 2006. Among others, there were guests from Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, as well as from Germany and the Netherlands. Due to the bad local weather conditions, guests from France couldn't make it, but overall, the meetup went well.
On January 7 2007, the 4th General assembly of Wikimedia Serbia was finished, and all proposed resolutions have passed. One of them involves promoting some members of the organization to vice-presidents.
On January 2 2007, Miloš Rančić, resigned from his post as a president. However, he will still be active in the organization. The search for the new president is still ongoing. &lt;small&gt;(15 January 2007)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Four wishes for year 2007'''&lt;br&gt;
Yet another year is over. We’ll soon celebrate our six years of existence.
Wikipedia has made an amazing transformation, growing from a grassroots 
effort to a global resource. A unique community-driven, non-commercial 
top 10 website, letting people share their knowledge, culture and 
resources with neighbours near and far.&lt;small&gt;[[4 wishes for year 2007|Read more]] (1 January 2007)&lt;/small&gt;
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== 2006 ==
'''Wikimedia Foundation releases its first audited financial statements'''&lt;br/&gt;
Brad Patrick announces the public release of audited financial statements of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. for fiscal years 2004, 2005
and 2006 inclusive, and appreciates the audit firm,  Gregory Sharer &amp; Stuart
(http://www.gsscpa.com). Two documents, [[Media:Wikimedia_2006_fs.pdf|financial statement]] and [[Media:Wikimedia_2006_Mgmt_Letter.pdf|management letter]] are online available. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-December/025521.html read more...]&lt;small&gt;(9 December 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Wikimedia Board reorganization'''&lt;br/&gt;
Wikimedia Foundation welcomes today 2 new [[Board of Trustees|board members]], Kat Walsh (known as Mindspillage) and Oscar van Dillen (known as Oscar), reflecting a recent [[Resolution:Board expansion|resolution on Board expansion]].&lt;br/&gt;
Tim Shell has chosen to resign from the board, effective 15th of December. At this date, he will be replaced by Jan-Bart de Vreede, Kennisnet Foundation. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-December/025503.html read more...]&lt;small&gt;(8 December 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Wikimedia Commons reaches 1 million media files'''&lt;br/&gt;
In just over two years since its launch, Wikimedia Commons, a free media repository, has grown to include over 1 million different files. The millionth upload was a photograph of the pygmy hippopotamus exhibit at the Singapore Zoo. The Commons community also created a 1200-picture mosaic representing the Wikimedia logo in honor of the occasion. [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Press_releases/1M Read more...] &lt;small&gt;(30 November 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''UN agency APDIP donates 15 e-Primers to Wikibooks'''&lt;br/&gt;
The United Nations Development Program has released the rights of 15 books to the GNU Free License, making them available to Wikibooks, a Wikimedia Foundation project. By letting the public [[:en:b:Category:APDIP_Books|edit the books]], the UN agency hopes the technical publications will be perpetually improved and up-to-date. [http://www.apdip.net/news/wikibooks Read more...] &lt;small&gt;(16 November 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Florence Devouard elected Chair of the Board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation'''&lt;br/&gt;
The Wikimedia Board met in Frankfurt, Germany on October 22, immediately following a planning retreat attended by the Board and more than 20 members of the Wikimedia community.  The Board voted
unanimously to elect [[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] as the Chair of the Board, Tim Shell as Vice-Chair, [[User:Eloquence|Erik Möller]] as Executive Secretary, and Michael Davis as Treasurer.  [[w:User:Jimbo_Wales|Jimmy Wales]] assumes the title of Chairman Emeritus of the Foundation.  [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation board reorganised|Read more...]] &lt;small&gt;(27 October 2006)&lt;/small&gt;

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'''Jimmy Wales visits Bangalore, India'''&lt;br&gt;
Jimmy Wales attended [http://www.infovision.org.in/ InfoVision 2006] in Bangalore, India on September 28-29 and gave a speech. &lt;small&gt;(4 October 2006)&lt;/small&gt;


'''Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Election concludes''' &lt;br /&gt;
The [[:m:Elections for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, 2006/En|election]] for a position on the [[Board of Trustees]] concluded on Thursday, September 21, and results were released the following Sunday. [[Board of Trustees#Erik Möller|Erik Möller]] was declared the winner and will serve the remainder of Angela Beesley's term, which lasts until July 2007. Beesley resigned earlier this year. [[:m:Election results 2006|Read more...]] &lt;small&gt;(25 September 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Taipei chosen to host Wikimania 2007'''&lt;br&gt;
The Wikimania jury are pleased to announce that [http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org Wikimania 2007] will be held in Taipei, Taiwan.  Taipei had the winning
combination of a dedicated and experienced bidding team, a great venue
with centralized accomodation and community areas, and strong
sponsorship opportunities. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2006-September/027725.html Read more...] &lt;small&gt;(25 September 2006)&lt;/small&gt;

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'''Vereniging in the Netherlands recognized as a chapter by the Wikimedia Foundation'''&lt;br&gt;
Wikimedia Foundation approved the Vereniging as its chapter in the Netherlands. [[Resolution:Vereniging_Wikimedia_Nederland|Read more...]] &lt;small&gt;(23 September 2006)&lt;/small&gt;

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'''Florence Devouard attends Digital World Africa 2006, in Abuja, Nigeria''' &lt;br&gt;
[[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] and [[User:Sj|Sj Klein]] attended the [http://www.digitalworldafrica.org Digital World Africa 2006 Conference] in Abuja, Nigeria.  Florence gave a presentation about Wikimedia projects, focusing on empowerment, and Sj spoke as a Wikipedian about volunteer motivation. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-September/023408.html Read more...] &lt;small&gt;(17 September 2006)&lt;/small&gt; 
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'''Wikipedia with five million articles in total'''&lt;br&gt;
On August 25, 2006, Wikipedia reached five million articles in total.

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'''Jimmy Wales invited to a debate about encyclopedia reliablility'''&lt;br&gt;
''Wall Street Journal Online'' invited Jimmy Wales and Dale Hoiberg, editor in chief of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Using email, they discussed their encyclopedias' editing systems and their approaches to ensuring reliability. The discussion is available [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115756239753455284-A4hdSU1xZOC9Y9PFhJZV16jFlLM_20070911.html?mod=blogs online]. &lt;small&gt;(12 September 2006)&lt;/small&gt;

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'''Regional Wikimedia conferences in Europe''' &lt;br&gt;
On September 2, two European cities hosted their nationwide conferences; Valentano, Italy and Utrecht, [[w:Netherlands|the Netherlands]]. The Italian conference was held for two days and there the third board of Wikimedia Italia was elected and inaugurated. &lt;small&gt;(3 September 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Chinese Wikimedia Conference 2006'''&lt;br&gt;
CWMC 2006, the first Wikimedia event billed as such to be held in Asia, took place this past weekend, August 26 and August 27, in Hong Kong. [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CWMC_2006 Read more...]&lt;small&gt;(29 August 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Operations report'''&lt;br&gt;
Servers are operating quite stable, compared to in previous months, with only an occasional hiccup. Increased budget allows the Wikimedia Foundation to acquire hardware before the systems are completely overloaded, instead of in response. Many changes have been made to system architecture lately as well, the way the systems store data, the way they serve and cache images, and text. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-August/022676.html Read more...]&lt;small&gt;(19 August 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Wikimedia to create advisory board'''&lt;br /&gt;
Wikimedia chair Jimmy Wales announced at Wikimania 2006 the intention to create an advisory board for Wikimedia. &lt;small&gt;(8 August 2006)&lt;/small&gt;

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'''One Laptop Per Child Includes Wikipedia on $100 Laptops'''&lt;br /&gt;
Wikimedia announced today that the [http://laptop.media.mit.edu/ One Laptop per Child] (OLPC) association has chosen to load a snapshot of select Wikipedia articles onto the laptops it is developing. OLPC is an MIT-based project established to provide every child in the world access to knowledge and the opportunity to explore, experiment and express themselves. The announcement took place at Wikimania 2006, a three-day conference focusing on Wikipedia, its sister projects, and the use of wikis to organize knowledge. Wikipedia is among the first content to be featured in OLPC laptops. [[Press releases/One Laptop Per Child Includes Wikipedia on $100 Laptops| Read more...]] &lt;small&gt;(4 August 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''MediaWiki to be developed rapidly'''&lt;br /&gt;
MediaWiki, the software that the Wikimedia Foundation runs on, will be developed by full-time employees of private organizations Wikia and Socialtext. Wikiwyg will be the highlight of this update, allowing intuitive editing with a small learning curve. According to Jimmy Wales, Wikimedia projects are expected to upgrade to this version of MediaWiki, at uncertain date. &lt;small&gt;(4 August 2006)&lt;/small&gt;

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'''Wikimania hosts second annual free content contest'''&lt;br /&gt;
Wikimania 2006 is hosting the [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_Awards Wikimania Awards] in Cambridge, Massachusetts in August.  This will be the second annual contest for the best free content writing and media in the world.  All are welcome to nominate their favorite media and writing that has been added to Wikimedia projects within the last year.  Entries are eligible to win one of three [[w:Nokia 770|Nokia 770]] internet tablets, and print-on-demand books of Wikipedia content. 
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[[Image:Angela Beesley.jpg|right|75px|Angela Beesley]] 
'''Angela Beesley resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board'''&lt;br /&gt;
Last week, on the 1st of July, Angela Beesley announced her resignation from the Wikimedia Foundation [[Board of Trustees]]. She has been a Wikipedia contributor for many years, and was elected to the board in mid-2004. She intends to continue to contribute in an editorial capacity, and to assist in forming the Wikimedia Foundation's Australia chapter. Her vacant seat on the Foundation board will be filled in an election, the details of which will be forthcoming. [[Press releases/Angela Beesley resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board|Read more...]]
&lt;small&gt;(8 July 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''New Privacy Policy Is Official'''&lt;br /&gt;
The newly revised [[Privacy policy]] became official on July 1. It was approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board in June, and now applies to all Wikimedia wikis. The primary modification includes coverage of [[m:CheckUser|CheckUser]], which had not yet been implemented when the previous version of the policy was introduced. [[Privacy policy|Read more...]]&lt;small&gt;(1 July 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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[[Image:Brad patrick cropped.jpg|right|75px|Brad Patrick.]]
'''Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation has hired Brad Patrick as general counsel and interim executive director, where he will oversee its staff and operations. In this capacity he will lead the search for a permanent executive director to be in charge of administering the Wikimedia Foundation's activities, after which he will settle into his permanent role as general counsel. [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|Read more...]]
&lt;small&gt;(12 June 2006)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;

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[[Image:Cscr-featured.png|right|75px|The star articles display when they reach featured status.]]
'''English Wikipedia Announces Thousandth Featured Article'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation announced today the 1000th featured article on the English Wikipedia. Featured articles are the best articles on Wikipedia, and are required to be comprehensive, factually accurate, and written from a neutral point of view. [[Press releases/English Wikipedia Announces Thousandth Featured Article|Read more...]]
&lt;small&gt;(8 June 2006)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;

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'''Power outage on the 9th of April 2006'''&lt;br /&gt;
PowerMedium had some sort of network and/or power outage for about an hour from circa 19:20 UTC. Brooke and their team restored the site as quickly as possible. The total editing-time outage was of 6 hours, 15 minutes. More technical information
[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-April/022471.html here] from Brooke Vibber. &lt;!-- and dream in a nutshell with our [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2006-April/022482.html hardware officer].--&gt; &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere|Anthere]] 14:19, 12 April 2006 (UTC))&lt;/small&gt;

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'''English Wikipedia publishes millionth article'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Wikimedia Foundation has announced the creation of [[Press releases/English Wikipedia Publishes Millionth Article|the 1,000,000th article]] in the English language edition of Wikipedia. The article is about the Jordanhill railway station in Scotland. Wikipedia is a free, multilingual, online encyclopedia with 3.3 million articles under development in more than 125 languages. &lt;small&gt;([[user:zanimum|N. Moreau]], 8 March 2006)&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Mediawiki software: the mythical Universal Login soon a reality'''&lt;br&gt;
Brooke, our head developer, visited Berlin to drop in on the 22C3 conference and get some face-to-face chatting done with some of our European folks (such as Magnus and JeLuf). They posted  [[m:User:Brion VIBBER/Berlin roundup|a report about that on Meta]]. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere|Anthere]], 02 January 2006)&lt;/small&gt;

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== 2005 ==

=== December &amp; November 2005 ===
*'''Wikipedia wins two Awards in Italy'''&lt;br&gt;
*:At the Premio WWW event of the Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore Wikipedia was honored as &quot;best website&quot; in the category Education and Work. The free encyclopedia also received a special award from Il Sole 24 Ore in cooperation with the Italian ministry of Technology and Innovation.  &lt;small&gt;([[User:Elian|elian]], 14 December 2005)&lt;/small&gt;

*'''Wikimedia Foundation supporting non-profit medical research....'''&lt;br&gt;
*:The Wikimedia Foundation is supporting non-profit medical research by participating in the Folding@Home program, donating
computer-time on servers when these do not have any other work to do.
*:*[http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&amp;username=wikimedia%2Eorg fah-web.stanford.edu]
*:*[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.science.linguistics.wikipedia.technical/20563 article.gmane.org]

*'''A meeting of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of *:Trustees was held on irc on November 13, 2005'''&lt;br&gt;
*:Notes may be found at [[Meetings/November 13, 2005]]. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]], 27 November 2005)&lt;/small&gt;

*'''The Wikimedia Foundation is honored by a World Technology Award in Communications Technology'''&lt;br /&gt;
*:This week, the Wikimedia Foundation was honored by a World Technology Award in communication, joining the ranks of other World Technology
*:Network members. See http://www.wtn.net/2005/summit/ &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]], 15 November 2005)&lt;/small&gt;

=== October 2005 ===

*'''Wikimania 2006 will take place in [[m:Wikimania 2006/Boston|Boston]], USA'''&lt;br /&gt;
*:After a very tight vote (5 to 4 and 1 abstention), Boston has been chosen to host Wikimania 2006, the second International Wikimedia Conference. All information about the location can be found on [[m:Wikimania_2006/Boston|this page]]. We wish to thank all participants for the work they have put into their bids, and especially the supporters of Toronto whose city made it to the shortlist. Definite dates and agenda to be confirmed shortly. &lt;small&gt; ([[User:Notafish|Delphine Ménard]], 22 October 2005) &lt;/small&gt;

*'''Answers.com and Wikimedia Foundation to Form New Partnership'''&lt;br /&gt;
*:''1-Click Answers, Wikipedia Edition'' software will be linked from the [[w:en:Wikipedia:Tools|English Wikipedia Tools]] page. Please see the [http://www.answers.com/main/ir/press10202005.jsp press release] and [[w:en:Wikipedia talk:Tools/1-Click Answers|discussion]] for more information. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]], 20 October 2005)&lt;/small&gt;

*'''Vote over the creation of a new project: Wikiversity'''&lt;br&gt;
*:The [[m:Wikiversity|Wikiversity]] project, which currently resides on Wikibooks, has started [[m:Wikiversity/Vote|a vote]] to move to wikiversity.org, which currently hosts a near-dormant German Wikiversity project.  The vote will last until November 1. Wikimedia Foundation board of Trustee will have the final decision over the creation of that new project after the community gave its opinion (a two-thirds majority and board approval is required to start a project beta period). The potential project was presented at the [[:m:Conference_reports/FLOSS%2C_South_Africa_2005/Workshop_2|Floss Workshop]] in September by Florence Devouard. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere]])&lt;/small&gt;

*'''End of fall fundraising'''&lt;br&gt;
*:The Wikimedia fundraising drive ended late Thursday, with the final tally of $243,930 USD, more than 20% over the initial goal. A decline in donations was noticed over the last third week, with relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina in the spotlight, however, donations still came pouring in from all over the world. A minor edit war resulted at some point when the administrators of the English wikipedia [[w:en:MediaWiki_talk:Sitenotice|argued over]] whether linking to the Red Cross or other charities from the fundraising sitenotice was prudent, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.  The argument ended when Jimbo Wales removed the links, and ordered other users not to add it back.
*:
*:The 3 weeks long fundraising drive started on August 19, aiming to pay in particular for the significant [[m:server]] costs, which have risen dramatically recently. Next fundraising should probably be expected at the end of 2005. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]])&lt;/small&gt;

*'''New Chief Research Officer'''&lt;br /&gt;
*:[[w:en:User:Jdforrester|James Forrester]] has been appointed to the position of [[meta:Chief Research Officer|Chief Research Officer]] by Jimmy Wales. The exact nature of the role is in the process of being changed; initial discussions can be found on [[meta:Talk:Official_positions#Rethinking_the_r.C3.B4le_of_Research_Officer|Meta]]. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Angela|Angela Beesley]], 12 October 2005)&lt;/small&gt;

*'''New license for Wikinews'''&lt;br&gt;
*:The Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License [CC-BY 2.5] was the favored license in the recent poll at [[meta:Wikinews/Licensure Poll]]. 31 people supported the license, which was an 82% supporting vote; including over 87% of the Wikinewsies who voted.  Many other options had few voters. Of the options with more than 12 voters, the GFDL was supported by 21% of voters, and Wikinews License 0.2 by 60% of its 17 voters (64% of Wikinewsies).  
*:
*:CC-BY 2.5 has now been agreed upon by the  Wikimedia Foundation to be the new license for all existing and future versions of Wikinews. Any edits made previously remain public domain - only new edits will need to be under this Creative Commons License.
*:
*:The license can be read at [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ creativecommons.org] (that page links to other language versions of the license, and the full legal code). &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] - 8 October 2005)&lt;/small&gt;

*'''A very successful fundraising : $243,930 USD raised'''&lt;br&gt;
*:The third quarter 2005 fund drive was held from Friday 19 August to Friday 9 September 2005 (2005.08.19 &amp;ndash; 2005.09.09). The primary goal was to raise US$200,000 (&lt;small&gt;[http://finance.yahoo.com/currency?u Yahoo! Currency Converter]&lt;/small&gt;) to meet income requirements in the [[Budget/2005|third quarter 2005 budget]]. More information can be found at [[Fund drives/2005/Q3]]. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]])&lt;/small&gt;
 
*'''Boston and Toronto shortlisted as host cities for Wikimania 2006:'''&lt;br /&gt;	 
*:After a long debate from the jury to chose among 4 excellent propositions, namely [[m:Wikimania 2006/Boston|Boston]], [[m:Wikimania 2006/London|London]], [[m:Wikimania 2006/Milano|Milano]] and [[m:Wikimania 2006/Toronto|Toronto]], the shortlist for host cities for [[m:Wikimania 2006|Wikimania 2006]] comprises [[m:Wikimania 2006/Boston|Boston]] in the US and [[m:Wikimania 2006/Toronto|Toronto]] in Canada . The second round of deliberations will elect the host city for the conference in mid-October. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Notafish|Delphine Ménard]]), 5 October 2005&lt;/small&gt;

=== September 2005 ===
*'''New Wikimedia Foundation appointment'''
*:Danny Wool has accepted the offer of a job at the Wikimedia Foundation to be the Executive Assistant for the foundation.  This job will primarily entail removing work from me so that I ([[Board of Trustees#Jimmy Wales|Jimbo Wales]]) can better focus on the parts of my job that I am best at.
*:
*:Danny has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector and has been our (volunteer) grant co-ordinator for some time.  I have worked with Danny on many projects and we are an excellent working team with a fine personal relationship.
*:
*:It is envisioned that Danny's staff role as my assistant will be temporary as he comes in and sets up professional systems for our work and begins to look for a replacement Executive Assistant (sometime within a year, depending on the flow of events) so that he can focus more and more over time in writing grant proposals.
*:
*:[[meta:Wikimedia_Assistant|This page]] has a very cursory look at the position. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy Wales]]) 19:50, 18 September 2005 (UTC)&lt;/small&gt;
*:''See also. [[current staff]]''

*'''Database crash'''&lt;br&gt;
*:The disc subsystem on ''Adler'', one of the two main database servers, crashed a week ago, decreasing our database power. It has been fixed and re-synced, restoring most of the power. We currently have issues with the other main database server, ''Samuel'', but hope to resolve them soon. Three new database servers have been ordered and should be deployed within two or three weeks. &lt;small&gt;(Domas) 08:33, 17 September 2005 (UTC)&lt;/small&gt;

*'''New servers - 15 September 2005'''&lt;br&gt;
*:In the past few days, we have set up a few Squid servers on the newly installed Yahoo! cluster in Seoul, South Korea. They have started serving requests from several Asian countries last night, as can be seen on [//noc.wikimedia.org/stats.php our stats] (yellow = yahoo, blue = florida, green = amsterdam, purple = paris)
*:
*:Work is underway to experiment with using the remaining boxes in the Yahoo cluster as Apache/mediawiki application servers, to offload the Florida cluster and make things more redundant. As this will create many complex problems and management overhead, we are not sure if and when
that situation will be used in production.&lt;small&gt;(Mark Bergsma) 08:33, 17 September 2005 (UTC)&lt;/small&gt; &lt;br&gt;

*'''[[m:Chapter Coordinator|Chapter Coordinator]] appointed'''&lt;br /&gt;
*:To keep in touch with the current local chapters and help the creation of new chapters, the Wikimedia Foundation has appointed [[User:Notafish|Delphine Ménard]] as chapter co-ordinator.  The position, defined during a board-local chapters meeting during [[m:Wikimania|Wikimania 2005]], includes the following tasks: working with the Chief Financial Officer on financial matters concerning the chapters, and acting as a liaison between the Foundation Board and local chapters by ensuring information flow.  &lt;small&gt;([[user:Anthere|Florence Devouard]], 14 September 2005)&lt;/small&gt;

=== August 2005 ===
*'''[[Fundraising]] drive begins'''&lt;br /&gt;
*:The Wikimedia Foundation and all its [[our projects|projects]] are growing at a rate faster than we ever dreamed. To meet our [[Budget/2005|needs for this quarter]] alone, the [[Wikimedia needs your help|Wikimedia Foundation needs your help]] to raise $200,000 in our first fundraising drive in six months. See [[Fund drives/2005/Q3]] for feedback. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Angela|Angela Beesley]])&lt;/small&gt;

*'''[[Budget/2005|Budget]] for the third quarter of 2005 released for public scrutiny'''&lt;br&gt;
*:Daniel Mayer published the last approved budget on 14th of august. The total amount of the budget is $198,000.00, 63% of this amount being dedicated to [[m:server|hardware]]. The next main expenses are planned for hosting costs (8%), and a financial reserve (10%). The Chief Technical Officer will now be employed full-time, and the board is looking for a Hardware assistant as well as an Executive assistant. &lt;small&gt;([[user:Anthere|Anthere]])&lt;/small&gt;

*'''Chief Research Officer resigns'''&lt;br /&gt;
*:[[w:User:Eloquence|Erik Möller]], the Chief Research Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation has submitted his [//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2005-August/017269.html resignation] to the Board, stating that fruitful collaboration is no longer possible due to personal differences and a fundamental disagreement about the nature and scope of the role. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Angela|Angela Beesley]])&lt;/small&gt;

*'''Wikimania 2005: The First International Wikimedia Conference'''&lt;br /&gt;
*:Wikimania 2005 was held between August 4 and August 8. This was the First International Wikimedia Conference and was attended by around 400 Wikimedians. See the official Wikimania site at [//wikimania.wikimedia.org/ wikimania.wikimedia.org] for more information. &lt;small&gt;([[User:Angela|Angela Beesley]])&lt;/small&gt;

=== July 2005 ===

*'''Wikimedia Board of the Trustees election 2005'''. 
*:After two weeks' of voting, from 28 June to 11 July, the Wikimedia Board of the Trustees has seen its two user representatives re-elected with a large margin, in an election involving over 1400 active Wikimedia project contributors. The final results of the 2005 elections to the Wikimedia Board of Trustees are as follows, along with the number of votes received:
*:* '''[[User:Angela|Angela]] (Angela Beesley)''' - 1044
*:* '''[[User:Anthere|Anthere]](Florence Nibart-Devouard)''' - 823
*:* Sj (Samuel Klein) - 487
*:* Cimon avaro (Jussi-Ville Heiskanen) - 374
*:* Arno Lagrange - 306
*:* Francis Schonken - 178
*:Congratulations to both of the re-elected representatives, and the other candidates, who all made a strong showing and brought many important issues to the forefront. 
*:The Elections Officials wish to thank everyone who voted in the elections, noting that they found no evidence of fraud after a week's review, and wish the new Board a successful and productive two years. &lt;small&gt;[[:en:User:Danny|Danny]] and [[:pl:User:Datrio|Datrio]]&lt;/small&gt;

=== June 2005 ===

*'''Annual meeting of Wikimedia Deutschland'''.
*:On Sunday 26th June, 2005 Wikimedia Deutschland held its annual meeting at the c-base in Berlin and elected its new board. [[w:de:Benutzer:Kurt Jansson|Kurt Jansson]], [[w:de:Benutzer:Akl|Arne Klempert]], [[w:de:Benutzer:Henriette Fiebig|Henriette Fiebig]] and [[w:de:Benutzer:Elian|Elisabeth Bauer]] were confirmed in their positions as executive board members, additional members are [[w:de:Benutzer:PatrickD|Patrick Danowski]], [[w:de:Benutzer:Southpark|Dirk Franke]], [[w:de:Benutzer:Nina|Nina Gerlach]], [[w:de:Benutzer:Maha|Martin Haase]], [[w:de:Benutzer:APPER|Christian Thiele]] und [[w:de:Benutzer:JakobVoss|Jakob Voß]]. The protocol of the meeting (in German) can be found [[meta:Mitgliederversammlung_2005/Protokoll|here]]. &lt;small&gt;([[:de:Benutzer:Elian|Elian]])&lt;/small&gt;

*'''At the Linuxtag in Karlsruhe, Germany, Wikimedia and the KDE project announced a cooperation.'''
*:Wikimedia will develop an API which will allow developers to integrate Wikimedia content in their programs. In his keynote on the 23rd of June at Linuxtag, Jimbo Wales presented first examples of Wikipedia content integrated in the KDE applications AmaroK and the Wikipedia offline reader Knowledge which is currently developped. [[meta:KDE and Wikipedia|Read more...]] &lt;small&gt;([[:de:Benutzer:Elian|Elian]])&lt;/small&gt; 

*'''Wikimedia Italia, the Italian chapter of Wikimedia Foundation, has been formed on Friday 17th June, 2005''',
*:in  [[w:it:Canino|Canino]] by 18 wikimedians (some photos are available on [[:commons:Costituzione_dell%27Associazione_Wikimedia_Italia|here]]).
*:The day after they had their first assembly, which confirmed their first board:
&lt;!-- you could change those nicks into real names, add real names, or keep them as are --&gt;
*:* [[w:it:Frieda|Frieda]], president
*:* [[w:it:Snowdog|Snowdog]], vicepresident
*:* [[w:it:Gac|Gac]], councilor
*:* [[w:it:M7|M/]], councilor
*:* [[w:it:Sbisolo|Sbisolo]], councilor &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;small&gt;([[w:it:User:Frieda|Frieda Brioschi]])&lt;/small&gt;

*'''Wikimedia servers gets a new facility'''
*:On June 7, 2005 (UTC), Wikimedia cluster was moved to another facility, as there would be more space. The newer facility is better designed and in the same city of former one, in Tampa, Florida. Moving had to be done all at once, with all network and servers turned off and moved across the street. It took nearly 11 hours from 07:00 UTC, 03:00 at the local time. ''&lt;small&gt;[[m:User:Midom|Domas Mituzas]]&lt;/small&gt;''

*'''New appointements on the Foundation team'''
*:On the 25th of June, Jimbo Wales has announced the appointement of the following people on official positions within the [[Foundation organigram]]&lt;br&gt;
*:*Chief Financial Officer : DanielMayer (renewal)
*:*Chief Technical Officer (servers and development): Brooke Vibber
*:*Hardware Officer: Domas Mituzas
*:*Developer Liaison: Jens Frank
*:*Chief Research Officer: Erik Möller
*:*Grants Coordinator: Danny Wool
*:*Press Officer: Elisabeth Bauer
*:*Lead Legal co-ordination: Jean-Baptiste Soufron&lt;br /&gt;
*:As Jimmy Wales best put it, the board encourages these people to work closely with, and even helps to formulate committees within Wikimedia. These appointed positions do not have any special power within any of those groups, but serve as a point of contact to the Board, and to the community, to ensure that information is flowing between all concerned parties within their own fields of xpertise. The appointment is a reflection of the work these people are already doing in these areas, and should not be seen as a disincentive to others to become involved. ''&lt;small&gt;[[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]]&lt;/small&gt;''

=== March 2005 ===
*'''Wikiquote reaches 10,000 articles.'''
*:As of March 25, [[Our projects#Wikiquote|Wikiquote]] has 10,000 articles in total, 21 months after its inception on July 2003. 
*:Other Wikimedia project milestones on March -- 100 articles: [[:scn:|Sicilian Wikipedia]], [http://os.wikipedia.org Ossetian Wikipedia], [[:br:|Breton Wikipedia]], [[:pl:n:Strona główna|Polish Wikinews]], [[:hy:|Armenian Wikipedia]], [[:pt:q:Página principal|Portuguese Wikiquote]] and [[:ka:|Georgian Wikipedia]]. 1,000 articles: [[:th:|Thai Wikipedia]]. 

*'''The second issue of the Wikimedia Quarto was released.'''
*:[[Wikimedia_Quarto/2/En-1|Wikimedia Quarto]], covering the last quarter of 2004, was released last Saturday, March 19. The ''[[Wikimedia Quarto]]'' was begun in September 2004 as the official newsletter of the Wikimedia Foundation. For this issue, ''Quarto'' editor-in-chief Samuel Klein tracked down Stanford law professor [[Wikimedia_Quarto/2/En-5|Lawrence Lessig]], founder and chairman of [[w:en:Creative Commons]], for an exclusive interview. In a whirlwind session, Lessig talked about copyright, copyleft, barriers to free culture, legal pitfalls for Wikipedia, and fighting the good fight. &lt;small&gt;''[[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]]''&lt;/small&gt;.

*'''Wikimedia server was down for several hours on 17 March.'''
*:On 17 March there was read only service for several hours after a disk drive used for logging on the master database server became full. Monitoring tools showed combined space for all drives and the last human check of that drive alone showed apparently sufficient space available. Improved montoring and larger disk drives are being obtained. ''&lt;small&gt;James Day&lt;/small&gt;'' &lt;br&gt;
*:[[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-03-21/Database disk space|''More downtime analysis.'']]

*'''Wikimédia France launches officially.'''
*:[[m:Wikimédia France|Wikimédia France]], the French chapter of Wikimedia, has been officially created and recognized as a non-profit entity. The chapter can now open bank accounts, be brought to courts by disgruntled trolls, and offer tax breaks to donors.  A vote for membership fees has been completed.  Amendments to the bylaws are being written for next month's General Assembly, at the end of the intiial 6-month transition period.  &lt;small&gt;-''[[User:Ryo|Nicolas Weeger]]''&lt;/small&gt;

* '''Jimmy Wales asked for more developers at the FOSDEM 2005 conference in Brussels.'''
*:  As the opening speaker at the FOSDEM conference, Jimmy appealed to the development community for support in running the technical side of Wikipedia, and his remarks were published in several places last week. [[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-03-07/FOSDEM|read more...]]  &lt;small&gt;-''[[:en:User:Michael Snow|Michael Snow]]''&lt;/small&gt;

*'''Thank you for your generosity - first fund drive of 2005 a phenomenal success.'''
*:  After all sources were added together, we had brought in the equivalent of US$94,648.70 (26% more than our goal of $75.000).  We reached this amount in 11 days.  21% of the total (15,254.66 Euros, or US$20,046.15) was via Wikimedia Deutschland.  For detailed fund drive statistics, see [[Fund drives/2005/Q1]].
*:Thank you for your generosity. '''''Daniel Mayer, Wikimedia CFO.'''''
*:[[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-03-07/Fundraiser ended|''More fund drive analysis.'']]

=== February 2005 ===

* On February 22, two circuit breakers blew, removing power from most of the Wikimedia servers and leading to the loss of all service for several hours, no editing for most of a day and slowness for a week.  Full recovery of database robustness took the better part of a month.  Uninterruptible power supplies could have reduced the effect of this incident (but not all power incidents; law requires an emergency power-off switch, which has caused outages for other sites, most notably for LiveJournal not long ago).  Additional UPS systems will be used for key systems, fire code willing.  &lt;small&gt;-''[[meta:User:JamesDay|James Day]]''&lt;/small&gt;

* The Foundation began its second global [[Wikimedia needs your help|fundraising drive]] on February 18. It was planned to continue until March 11 or until the goal of 75,000 USD was reached.  The fund drive was stopped after 11 days, but donations continued to come in, exceeding the goal by 26% once all were totalled up. Thanks to everyone who contributed! Details and daily breakdowns are available: [[Fund drives/2005/Q1]].

* The Hebrew Wikipedia received an Honor Certificate from the Israeli [[:w:en:ISOC|Internet Society]] and the National Society for Volunteering in Israel, in honor of its voluntary activity on the Internet for the benefit of man and society.  Check out the [//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/he/3/3c/Othokara.jpg Honor Certificate Image (in Hebrew)].
*:
* The [[:de:|German Wikipedia]] reached 200,000 articles.
* The [[:ja:|Japanese Wikipedia]] reached 100,000 articles. 
*:
* The [[:be:|Belarusan Wikipedia]] reaches 1000 articles.
*:
* The [[:an:|Aragonese Wikipedia]] reached 100 articles.
* The [[:lv:|Latvian Wikipedia]] reaches 1000 articles.

* The [[:it:wikt:Pagina principale|Italian Wiktionary]] reached 10,000 articles.
* The [[:ru:wikt:Заглавная страница|Russian Wiktionary]] reached 1,000 articles.
* The [[:hi:wikt:मुख्य पृष्ठ|Hindi Wiktionary]] reached 1,000 articles.
* The [[:et:wikt:Esileht|Estonian Wiktionary]] reached 1,000 articles.

* [[:de:b:Hauptseite|German Wikibooks]] reached 200 books in 1300 chapters.

* The [[wikisource:|Wikisource]] reaches 10,000  pages with Japanese language document [[wikisource:北海道舊土人保護法|北海道舊土人保護法]], about a Japanese law.

* Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian editions of [[Our projects#Wikinews|Wikinews]] are set up: See also [//www.wikinews.org/ Wikinews portal]

=== January  2005 ===
*'''Two benefactors''': [http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Lounsbery Foundation] grants us 40,000 USD. [http://lost-oasis.fr/ Lost Oasis] hosts three of our servers for free in Paris. See [[Benefactors]] and report on [[Wikimedia Quarto/2/En-3|Wikimedia Quarto]] for further information.

* On January 15, Wikipedia celebrated its 4th [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Day|birthday]]. English Wikipedia celebrated this day with its 450,000th article. 

* Other significant milestones of [[Our projects|Wikimedia projects]] reached on January 2005 are as following: 100 articles: [[:li:|Limburgish Wikipedia]], 500 articles: [[:hi:wikt:मुख्य पृष्ठ|Hindi Wiktionary]], 1,000 articles: [[:pt:wikt:Página_principal|Portuguese Wiktionary]], [[:hi:|Hindi Wikipedia]], 2,500 articles: [[:simple:|Simple English Wikipedia]], 5,000 articles: [[:cs:|Czech Wikipedia]], [[:hu:|Hungarian Wikipedia]], 50,000 articles: [[:nl:|Dutch Wikipedia]], 450,000 articles    

* Dutch, French, Spanish and Swedish Wikinews were created.

* Several wikimedia projects set multilingual portals.

== 2004 ==

=== December 2004 ===
* All Wikimedia project has been powered by MediaWiki1.4beta
* A completely rewritten [[:en:Wikipedia:spam|spam]] filter has been incorporated into [[m:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], which blocks URLs containing certain domains and words. The new filter comes with a greatly expanded blacklist, derived from the publically available Wikiblacklist (now moved to [http://blacklist.chongqed.org/]). 
* All [[:wikt:|Wiktionaries]] became unaccessible because its domain name was expired. The problem was solved on December 17 and Wiktionary regained its connectivity.

* The [[:pl:Strona_g%C5%82%C3%B3wna|Polish Wikipedia]] reached 50,000 articles.
* The [[:ru:Заглавная страница|Russian Wikipedia]] reached 10,000 articles.
* The [[:hi:मुख्य पृष्ठ|Hindi Wikipedia]] reached 500 articles.
* The [[:lv:Sākumlapa|Latvian Wikipedia]] reached 500 articles. 
* The [[:ro:Pagina principală|Romanian Wikipedia]] reached 10,000 articles.
* With the Romanian milestone, 20 Wikipedias now contain over 10,000 articles. [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/Sitemap.htm Wikistats] has up-to-date [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/TablesArticlesTotal.htm size comparisons].
* [[:id:Main_Page|The Indonesian Wikipedia]] reached 5000 articles. 
* The [[:scn:Paggina principali|Sicilian wikipedia]] reached 100 articles.  

*[[:hr:wikt:Glavna stranica|Croatian Wiktionary]] reached 100 entries.
*[[:gl:wikt:Páxina Principal|Galician wiktionary]] reached 10,000 articles.

* The [[:ja:q:メインページ|Japanese Wikiquote]] reached 100 articles. 
*[[:zh:q:|Chinese Wikiquote]] reached 100 articles.

* [[:de:b:|German Wikibooks]] reached 1000 chapters (in 124 books).

* The English Wikinews project has left the demo stage and now resides at http://en.wikinews.org - more languages will follow soon.
* The German Wikinews project started at http://de.wikinews.org.

=== November 2004 ===
* In Rotterdam the first Wikipedia Symposium was held. It was a great success, with over 40 people present, among which were three trustees, Jimmy Wales, Angela Beesley and Florence Nibart Devouard.

* Wikipedia.org is the 172nd most visited site on the Internet according to [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=3m&amp;size=medium&amp;compare_sites=&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org#top Alexa.com].

* The [[:en:|English Wikipedia]] reached 8.00 [[:en:Special:Statistics|average edits per page]], suggesting increasing quality even with increasing quantity.
* The English Wikipedia has over 1 million total pages (over a third are legitimate articles).

* The [[:el:|Greek Wikipedia]] reached 2,500 articles.
*[[:it:|Italian Wikipedia]] reached 30,000 articles.
*[[:ko:|Korean Wikipedia]] reached 5000 articles. 
*[[:kn:|Kannada Wikipedia]] reached 100 articles.
*[[:wikt:it:Pagina_principale|Italian wiktionary]] reached 1000 articles. 
*[[:sv:|Swedish Wikipedia]] reached 50.000 articles.
* [[:ca:|Catalan wikipedia]] reached 10,000 articles.
* [[:uk:Головна стаття|Ukrainian wikipedia]] reached 10,000 articles.
* The Swedish Wikipedia became the world's seventh biggest wiki, by page count.

* The [[:pt:wikt:Página_principal|Portuguese Wiktionary]] had reached 500 articles. 
*The English Wiktionary reached 50,000 articles.
*The [[:nl:wikt:|Dutch Wiktionary]] has its 1000th word in the Dutch language. There are 7129 articles and 233 languages. 
* The [http://gu.wiktionary.org Gujarati Wiktionary] reached 100 articles.

*The [[:pl:q:Strona główna|Polish Wikiquote]] reached 500 articles. 

*The [[:en:b:|English Wikibooks]] reached 5,000 modules.

=== October 2004 ===
* We have exceeded our goal of raising 50,000 dollars in two weeks. Thanks to all who donated!
* The location of [[m:Wikimania:Main Page|Wikimania 2005]] was determined to be [[:en:Frankfurt|Frankfurt]] am Main.
* The [[Local chapters|French chapter]] had its inaugural meeting ([//fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipédia:Assemblée_générale]) in Paris and via the Wiki and IRC and elected its board members.
* [[:it:Utente:Vala|Vala]], a user of the [[:it:|Italian Wikipedia]], graduated in sociology with a thesis on Wikipedia. She graduated &quot;summa cum laude&quot;. This is the first time in Italy that a thesis on this subject has been discussed.
[[Image:Vancouver-Carlos-mission.jpg|thumb|The 1000th WikiCommons file]]

* Images on Wikimedia Commons can now be linked to like local images. 

* Wikipedia.org's daily Alexa rank hits 218 - a new record.[http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=30d&amp;size=large&amp;url=www.wikipedia.org#graph] See [[m:Wikipedia.org is more popular than...]].
* There has been a huge spike in traffic over the last two days leading to slower than normal load times. Our previous [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&amp;url=wikipedia.org Alexa] ranking record was 349 on September 22nd; we climbed to 260.

* The [[:zh-min-nan:|Southern Min Wikipedia]] reached 500 articles.
* The [[:fi:|Finnish Wikipedia]] reached 10 000 articles ([[:fi:Wikipedia:Lehdistötiedote 10000 artikkelia|Press release in Finnish]])
* The [[:lt:|Lithuanian Wikipedia]] reached 1000 articles.
* The [[:no:|Norwegian Wikipedia]] reached 10,000 articles ([[:no:Wikipedia:Pressemeldinger/10_000_artikler|Press release in Norwegian]])
* The [[:sa:|Sanskrit Wikipedia]] reached 1,000 articles.
* [[:bg:|Bulgarian Wikipedia]] reached 10,000 articles. 
* The [[:pl:|Polish Wikipedia]] reached 40,000 articles.

* The [//hi.wiktionary.org/ Hindi Wiktionary] reached  100 articles.
* [[:ja:wikt:メインページ|ウィクショナリー]], the Japanese Wiktionary, has passed 1,000 words.

* [[commons:Main Page|WikiCommons]] reached 1000 uploaded files (mostly images, but also over 100 sound fragments and 1 movie).

=== September 2004 ===
* The Foundation begins a two week [[Fundraising|Fundraising drive]] with the aim of raising $50,000.
* Publication of the Foundation Wikimedia, Inc Newsletter: [[Wikimedia Quarto/0409/En|Wikimedia Quarto]]

* Wikipedia reaches a total of one million articles across all languages. See the international [[m:Wikimedia press releases/One million Wikipedia articles (US)|press release]].</text>
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'''Nové projekty'''&lt;br &gt;
Mnohokrát se již psalo a hovořilo o projektu &lt;font color=purple&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font &gt;, který od chvíle, kdy byl v listopadu spuštěn, skoro soutěží o největší obsah napsaný pro jediný projekt.
Někteří jej milují, jiní jej nenávidí. Dohromady nabyl asi 200 článků, zároveň s trochu kousavou debatou o pravidlech ve wiki, a pevné jádro 8 až 10 aktivních přispěvatelů. Podívejte se dále na článek věnovaný přímo jemu. 

'''Krátké zprávy z projektů'''&lt;br &gt;
Podívejte se na vývoj poslední tištěné publikace ve zprávě z projektu &lt;font color=green&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font &gt;.

V lednu 2005 se web &lt;font color=orange&gt;'''Wikipedie'''&lt;/font &gt; změnil na mnohojazyčný portál. Stalo se tak na základě více než dvou let sporadických diskusí o tom, že by se doména www.wikipedia.org měla změnit z prostého přesměrování na anglickou Wikipedii na portál ukazující všechny jazyky Wikipedie mající více než 100 článků.&lt;br &gt;
Anglická Wikipedie byla původně umístěna na www.wikipedia.org (ještě dříve na www.wikipedia.com). Jiné jazyky obdržely domény založené na jejich jazykových kódech podle ISO 639. Anglická Wikipedie byla na odpovídající doménu, en.wikipedia.org, přemístěna v říjnu 2002 a její předcházející domény sloužily pouze k přesměrování uživatelů na správné umístění.&lt;br &gt;
Přesun a vytvoření portálu podporovala dozorčí rada a uvítali jej wikipedisté z ostatních jazyků jako dlouho očekávaný krok a potvrzení mnohojazyčné povahy projektu. Nicméně změna překvapila množství lidí a rozčílila některé uživatele anglické Wikipedie, kterým nevyhovuje současné uspořádání. Více si přečtete ve zprávě Michaela Snowa [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/MP|zde]].

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[[Image:Wikinews-logo2.png|left|Wikinews]]  ([http://www.wikinews.org]) byly v angličtině a němčině oficiálně odstartovány v prosinci 2004. Jedná se o první Wikimedia projekt, který prošel tvořivou diskusí, hlasováním široké mnohojazyčné komunity a schválením dozorčí rady. Erik Moeller (alias Eloquence) se postavil do čela tvorby návrhu organizace hlasování a navíc rozvrhl základní strukturu webu a plán prací. Ačkoliv byl projekt nastartován jako demo verze, upoutal pozornost bloggerů, portálu slashdot.org a hromadných sdělovacích prostředků.

Pravděpodobně největší otázkou bylo, zda lze úspěch Wikipedie opakovat u zpravodajství. Mnoho zkušených wikipedistů se obávalo, že předpojaté zprávy, neslučitelné s naší politikou neutrálního úhlu pohledu, by mohly být vydávány v mnohem kratších pracovních cyklech, než v jakých je stačíme hodnotit. Přesvědčivé odpovědi na tyto otázky jsme dosud nenašli, třebaže projekt se už významně posunul vpřed.

Wikinews se nyní dostaly do fáze &quot;beta&quot;. Ještě se sice stále formují, ale jejich existence jako Wikimedia projektu je nyní obecně přijata. Erik napsal esej, ve které přemýšlí o minulosti a budoucnosti projektu a vyzdvihuje, že  formalizovaný proces přezkoumávání je znovu zvažován a přepracováván směrem k jednoduššímu, samospádovému mechanismu. Stále je zde napětí mezi snahou zjednodušit pravidla a procedury a udělat tak místo přátelské pro nováčky, trvat na principu wiki &quot;každý může udělat jakoukoliv editaci&quot; a mezi snahou zavést určitou míru záruk kvality &amp;ndash; formalizovaný proces přezkoumávání řídící se zvláštními pravidly. Publikování nepřezkoumaných nebo neúplných událostí na hlavní straně je také dost diskutováno. Někteří aktivní uživatelé, jako IlyaHaykinson, TalkHard a Lyellin, toto téma detailně probrali. 

Když uvážíme, že asi polovina nových příspěvků je psána v oblasti politických zájmů a konfliktů, jeví se obava o nezaujatost a přesnost přiměřená situaci. Někteří si myslí, že bychom měli zdůraznit rozebrání dění do hloubky podobně jako je to u zpravodajských týdeníků, spíše než nejčerstvější zprávy a posílit kontrolu kvality. Calrosar, který se aktivně podílí na Wikinews a je účastníkem mnoha diskusí na téma neutrality článků, si všiml, že Wikinews jsou stále lepší a dávají dobré výsledky. Projekt však stále čelí velkým výzvám. Mnoho lidí říká, že vytvořit vskutku svobodný, otevřený a neutrální zdroj zpráv bude ještě obtížnější než vytvoření svobodné encyklopedie. Vítáme všechny editory z jiných Wikimedia projektů, kteří jsou ochotni přijít, podílet se na diskusích, psaní článků a pomoci budovat komunity, které jsme založili.

''Odkazy:''
Názory přispěvatelů Wikinews:
* Erikova esej: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Eloquence/State_of_the_Wiki:_December_12%2C_2004]
* IlyaHaykinson: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AAlternative_Review_Process_Proposal]
* TalkHard: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AQuality_over_Quantity]
* Lyellin: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Lyellin/Thoughts]
* Carlosar: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#Wikinews%3A_some_troubles.2C_but_not_so_bad_at_all] a další kapitoly na stránce. 

''Média a slashdot''
* Wired News: ''Tvůrci Wikipedie jdou do zpravodajství'' (''Wikipedia Creators Move Into News'') od Joanny Glasner, 29. listopadu 2004. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1  ]
* TechNewsWorld: ''Open-source zpravodajství? Wiki buduje nový druh novinařiny'' (''Open-Source News? Wiki Builds a New Kind of Journalism'' od Johna P. Mello Jr., 30. listopadu 2004. [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Open-Source-News-Wiki-Builds-a-New-Kind-of-Journalism-38506.html]
* Slashdot: [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/03/2220255&amp;tid=149&amp;tid=95]

''Statistiky:''&lt;br &gt;
Asi 2&amp;nbsp;000 stránek a 150-200 článků, 150 kategorií, více než 800 registrovaných uživatelů, téměř 8000 editací.

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Na počátku nestálo nic víc než pouhá říjnová výzva [[User:Danny|Dannyho]] a po nečekaném úspěchu  překladu [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]] do různých jazyků se nastartoval projekt [[Translation of the week]] (Překlad týdne), navržený na podporu překladu jednoho článku týdně do různých jazyků wikipedií. Projekt se rychle uchytil a do dnešního dne již zahrnuje 10 překladů. Idea překladu týdne spočívá na výběru článku na jedné z wikipedií a jeho představení jako kandidáta na překlad mezi wikipediemi. Články, které se těší největšímu množství přívrženců, jsou vystaveny jako ''Překlad týdne'' a komunita je vybídnuta k překladu do co největšího množství jazyků. Po 10 týdnech projekt nabral 64 deklarovaných účastníků a bezpochyby ještě více uvnitř různých wikipedií. Přestože rekord dosažený článkem [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]], přeloženým do 40 jazyků, ještě nebyl vyrovnán, žádný článek nebyl přeložen do méně než 16 jazyků.

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[[Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg|160px|right|Mezinárodní rok dětí - dětské kresby]]Potvrzením, že naše snahy jsou všeobecně uznávány, je to, že nás před časem kontaktovala nadace Beck s dotazem, zda bychom nebyli schopni vytvořit výukový materiál pro mladší publikum. Poté, co jsme návrh přijali, souhlasili představitelé nadace s grantem 10&amp;nbsp;000&amp;nbsp;USD na zahájení tištěného a online projektu pro děti věku 8-11 let.

Projekt byl zpočátku přivítán na nadačním mailing listu s mírnou nechutí a byl přezdíván jako druhé Wikispecies, projekt vytvořený dozorčí radou, který trpí malým zájmem z vnějšku. Jakmile však začal vývoj na Metě, stavba projektu začala lépe vyhovovat jeho záměru a získal jednomyslnou podporu a povzbuzení od každého přispěvatele Wikimedia, který na něj narazil.  

Jakmile bude dokončen, budou naše knihy přístupny na celém světě, buď zadarmo nebo za částku přijatelnou pro místní děti, spíše než jen pro jejich rodiče. Doufáme, že malebné a bohatě ilustrované brožury nablýskané a plné barev ve stylu časopisů, pomohou podnítit zvědavost a zájem o literaturu.

Projekt je nyní vyvíjen jako část Wikibooks. Jakmile vytvoříme první knížku, převedeme informace na needitovatelný web určený pro naše čtenáře. Všechen obsah bude přezkoumán a ověřen kvalifikovanými pedagogy.

Jednou z našich zatím největších výzev je adaptace našeho psaného projevu a obsahu pro děti. Přispěvatelé se pohybují na úzké hraně mezi přílišnou nenáročností a přílišnou odborností. Nakonec, jak se vrháme do dalších témat, také se musíme rozhodovat mezi cenzurou a vkusem. První náměty jsou bezpečně mimo tyto problémy; Velké kočky, Sluneční soustava, Jižní Amerika jsou prvními knihami, které se komunita rozhodla vytvořit. Máme zde také některé zajímavé experimenty, jak rázem uspořádat vícevrstevný obsah.

Vývoj publikace o Jižní Americe je, jak se zdá, nejrychlejší především díky pomoci přispěvatelů z tohoto kontinentu.

Pro překlad do dánštiny, francouzštiny, portugalštiny, španělštiny a švédštiny již máme nabídky. Naším případným cílem pro tyto projekty je tvorba obsahu nezávisle na anglickém projektu. Na tvorbu tiskových edicí ve všech jiných jazycích bychom potřebovali další granty. 

Vyzývám každého, aby přišel a podíval se, jak se Wikijunior vytváří, přispěl nějakými informacemi, zapsal se jako schopný překladatel nebo podebatoval nad názvem projektu. Wikijunior doufejme ještě vylepší pověst jména Wikimedia jako jeden z našich prvních projektů, který bude mít vskutku viditelné výsledky v reálném světě.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikiversity'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

[[image:versity.jpg|left|130px|Wikiversity]]
Právě teď roste španělská Wikiversita mnohem rychleji než &quot;Wikilibros&quot; (španělské Wikibooks). Projekt se silně ujal a nyní již máme Školy s aktivními členy v chemii, fyzice, informatice, filosofii a lingvistice. Zvláště aktivní v této chvíli jsou Škola informatiky ([[:b:es:Wikiversidad:Escuela_de_Ingenier%C3%ADa_Inform%C3%A1tica|Escuela de Ingeniería Informática]]) se sedmi členy, osmi katedrami a jedním navrženým universitním kursem; katedra fyziky a katedra chemie mají také velmi aktivní členy a katedra lingvistiky již dříve vytvořila Oblast sinologie (''Area de Sinología''). V &quot;Claustro&quot; diskutujeme, jaká by měla být organizace Wikiversity.

Jedno z diskutovaných témat bylo, zda máme v komunitě Wikimedie navrhnout nezávislost Wikiversity na projektu Wikibooks, a zvažovali jsme, zda má mít nebo nemá vlastní doménové jméno (například .wikiversity.org). Vzali jsme v úvahu, že ačkoliv Wikiversita může nebo by měla používat Wikibooks na vytváření výukového materiálu, různé katedry se mohou zabývat dalšími projekty Wikimedie. Například ''Area de Sinología'' směřuje k zahájení čínsko-španělské a španělsko-čínské sekce ve Wikcionáři a pracuje také na článku ''Literatura de China'' ve Wikipedii. Z toho je vidět, že vize Wikiversity je značně rozsáhlejší než Wikibooks. Zajímá se, těží a podílí se na všech projektech Wikimedie. Prosím přijďte, nahlédněte a zúčastněte se :P. Cože? Vy dosud nemáte Wikiversitu ve Vašem jazyce? Tak proč váháte s jejím vytvořením ;-)?

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'''Ar''': Spousta úsilí byla věnována do vylepšování existujících článků, každý den přibyly i nějaké nové přírůstky. V současné době nepřipravujeme žádné zvláštní projekty.

'''En''': Vzhledem k velikosti Wikipedie je pro lidi stále složitější sledovat důležité události v komunitě. Michael Snow se nově věnoval sbírání těchto informací a psaní o nich a založil periodikum zvané ''The Wikipedia Signpost'' (''Rozcestník Wikipedie''). Má v plánu publikovat magazín jednou týdně. Přečtete si: [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]].

'''Es''': Velmi úspěšný projekt nazvaný [[:w:es:Wikipedia:País_de_la_semana|País de la Semana]] (''Země týdne'') povzbuzuje přispěvatele k vylepšování článku o zemi vybrané pro daný týden. Upřednostňovány jsou země s málo nebo žádnými informacemi.

'''Ja''': [http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html Japonské ministerstvo životního prostředí, infrastruktury a dopravy] (MLIT) upřesnilo, že jeho letecké snímky jsou dostupné pod GFDL. To pro nás byla velmi dobrá zpráva, protože obrázky pod licencí fair-use nelze z právních důvodů v japonské Wikipedii akceptovat. Naše velké díky si zaslouží zejména úsilí [[ja:User:っ|User:っ]] a velkomyslnost MLIT. [[User:Electric goat|e-Goat]]. ([http://csp.netratings.co.jp/nnr/PDF/Newsrelease1220_j.pdf zpráva v PDF]) V Japonsku se zvýšil provoz Wikipedia.org o 635% za poslední rok, který byl na japonském webu v mnoha směrech největším předělem. Wikipedie zde dosáhla 7% popularity zdejšího nejpopulárnějšího webu, &lt;tt &gt;yahoo.co.jp&lt;/tt &gt;.

'''Zh''': S novým MediaWiki 1.4 přichází dlouho očekávaná vlastnost - automatická konverze mezi tradiční a zjednodušenou čínštinou, což doufejme přiláká k Mediawiki projektům více uživatelů užívajících tradiční čínštinu a změní strukturu komunity. Jsme velmi vděčni wikipedistovi [[zh:User:Zhengzhu|Zhengzhu]] za jeho úžasné dílo.

'''It''' : Jednou z vánočních tradic je posílání vánočních a novoročních pohlednic, kde na italských pohlednicích bývá “Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo” a na anglických “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!”. ''Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!'' je hlavní stránkou tohoto úsilí. Chceme dosáhnou nejen překladu do tolika jazyků, do kolika je to jen možné, ale mít překlad a zvukový soubor s výslovností na Commons pro skutečně každý z jazyků, které mají svůj Wikimedia projekt.

[[image:kerstkrans.jpg|left|250px|kerstkrans]] 
Jedním ze způsobů, jak můžete pomoci rozšířit tento projekt, je napsat o způsobu, jak jsou Vánoce tradičně slaveny ve Vaší zemi nebo oblasti. Mnoho křesťanů například slaví Vánoce v lednu a nikoliv v prosinci. Ne každý například ví o “vánočním pudingu” a o sněhu, který by měl provázet Vánoce všude kromě Austrálie.
[[:wikt:it:Wikizionario%3ABuon_Natale|Buon Natale]] je stránka, kde lze najít mnoho informací o Vánocích.

Poslechněte si vzkazy &quot;Veselé Vánoce a šťastný Nový rok!&quot;:
 
*En-US: [[Media:En-US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.ogg|Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!]]
*Fr: [[Media:Fr-Joyeux Noël et bonne année.ogg|Joyeux Noël et bonne année]]
*It: [[Media:it-Buon_Natale_e_felice_Anno_Nuovo.ogg|Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!]]

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[[Image:ibis2.jpg|right|200px]] &lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;T&lt;/font &gt;ento rok jsme založili první dvě pobočky nadace Wikimedia ve Francii a Německu. Obě pobočky mají zvolené rady a jsou nyní aktivní v příslušných zemích.

Skupiny italských, holandských a rumunských wikimedistů na podzim vyjádřily zájem o vytvoření svých vlastních poboček a uskutečnily několik setkání, online i osobně, k prodiskutování detailů. Rumuni dokonce již navrhli část stanov ([//ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Rom%C3%A2nia/Statut]). 

Ústřední otázkou všech těchto poboček, ať již zformovaných nebo zamýšlených, je to, zda vytvořit pobočku pro jednotlivou zemi nebo pro jednotlivý jazyk nebo žádnou (například je zájem vytvořit evropskou pobočku, která by měla proměnlivé místní určení a vůbec žádné jazykové určení). Prozatímní zprávy z italských a holandských diskusí se nacházejí  [[:w:it:Wikipedia:Fondazione_Wikimedia_Italia|zde]] a [[:w:nl:Wikipedia:Vereniging_of_Stichting_voor_Nederlandstalig_Wikimedia|zde]].
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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia Deutschland'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Wikimedia Deutschland ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland]) je zaměstnaná spoustou správních úkolů. Německá pobočka uspěla při získávání oficiálního statutu neziskové organizace osvobozené od daní. Aby mohla rozhodnout některé opakovaně pokládané otázky týkající se vlivu autorských zákonů na GNU FDL ve Wikipedii, objednala si Wikimedia Deutschland  pro německou Wikipedii vypracování odpovědí na často kladené otázky v oblasti práva od německého právníka specializujícího se na ''open source'' a problémy licencí otevřeného obsahu.

Na konci září Wikimedia Deutschland spolu se Stuttgartskou společností regionálního ekonomického vývoje (WRS) a profesorkou  Deborah Weber-Wulff z Univerzity aplikovaných věd (FHTW) v Berlíně začali spolupracovat na výnosném výzkumném projektu zadaném Německým spolkovým ministerstvem vzdělávání a výzkumu (BMBF), který nazvali &quot;Nová média ve vzdělávání [http://www.medien-bildung.net/].&quot; Podali nakonec dvě přihlášky a výběrové řízení bude pokračovat až do konce tohoto roku.

Na začátku října navázala Wikimedia Deutschland kontakty s OSCE, které ve Waršavě organizovalo &quot;Setkání OSCE na téma zavádění lidských dimenzí [http://www.osce.org/odihr/meetings/2004/hdim/]&quot;, kde Jimbo Wales mluvil o Wikipedii na pozadí panelu &quot;Zajišťování svobody médií na Internetu.&quot; V průběhu měsíce tým z německé pobočky zajišťoval reprezentaci Wikipedie na vlastním stánku a 22. a 23. října 2004 uspořádal přednášku v Berlinuxu, Linuxovém kongresu v Berlíně. Říká se, že zde byl viděn John &quot;maddog&quot; Hall (přezdívka znamená &quot;šílený pes&quot;), jak má oblečené tričko Wikipedie. Kontakty s nakladatelstvím Brockhaus byly upevněny na několika setkáních, stejně jako kontakty s berlínskou společností Directmedia, která vyrábí CD verzi Wikipedie. Vydání CD Wikipedie se setkalo s několika příznivými recenzemi v německých médiích a bylo distribuováno jako příloha počítačového časopisu ''Chip''. Directmedia nyní plánuje jarní DVD verzi Wikipedie a pozvala nás k účasti na jejich stánku na veletrhu knih v Lipsku, který se nachází v těsném sousedství stánku nakladatelství Brockhaus.

V prosinci Wikimedia Deutschland navštívila 21C3, výroční Kongres Chaotického počítačového klubu (''Congress of the Chaos Computer Club''). Jimbo Wales zde prezentoval Wikipedii. Wikimedia Deutschland na zdejší Mediawiki konferenci pozvala dva z hlavních vývojářů software MediaWiki, Brookea Vibbera a Tima Starlinga.

V posledních třech měsících jsme zaznamenali množství zmínek o Wikipedii v německém tisku. Například ''Tageszeitung'' věnoval Wikipedii hlavní článek a ''Bild-Zeitung,'' německé největší bulvární noviny, publikoval článek &quot;jak na to&quot;, věnující se Wikipedii. Počátek nové služby Wikinews byl německými novináři velmi dobře přijat, ačkoliv německé Wikinews jsou stále teprve v rané fázi.

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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimédia France'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Wikimédia France ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_France]), francouzská nezisková společnost, byla oficiálně založena 23. října 2004 v Paříži [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(membres_fondateurs)|dvaceti zakládajícími členy]]. Mezi zakládající členy patřila i dozorčí rada Wikimedia Foundation.  Na tomto setkání byla přijata finální verze [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(statuts)|stanov]]. Cílem Wikimédia France je podporovat všechny projekty Wikimedie se zaměřením na projekty ve francouzském jazyce. Wikimédia France bude také reprezentovat Wikimedia Foundation ve Francii a jiných zemích, kde je tato pomoc potřebná. '''Nebude''' uplatňovat jakýkoliv vydavatelský vliv na francouzskou Wikipedii, smí zasahovat jen statutárně v právních záležitostech.

Zakládající členové a jiní zainteresovaní uživatelé pracují na ustanovení sady interních zásad Wikimédia France za účelem dalšího vymezení jejích cílů a metod.&lt;br &gt;
Wikimédia France zvolila 25. října přes IRC členy její dozorčí rady. [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] byl zvolen presidentem, [[User:Yann|Yann]] tajemníkem a [[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]] tajemníkem.&lt;br &gt;
Posledním krokem byla francouzská úřední registrace společnosti jako neziskové a pro tento krok bylo nezbytné mít stanovy podepsané všemi zakládajícími členy. Poslední chybějící podpis patřil Jimbovi. Jelikož byly podepsané stanovy právě vráceny do Francie, očekává se, že společnost začne právně existovat v únoru 2005. To umožní Wikimédia France fungovat jako právní subjekt, například si otevřít bankovní účet. Mezi počáteční cíle společnosti patří její uznání jako společnosti &quot;obecně prospěšné&quot;, jejíž členské příspěvky jsou částečně osvobozeny od daní. Poté může začít skutečná práce jako založení účtů, získávání darů a podobně.

Měli jsme několik příležitostí prezentovat Wikimedia (zvláště Wikipedii) na různých setkáních. Podívejte se prosím na [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France_(manifestations)], kde najdete další podrobnosti.

Wikipedie měla velký ohlas ve francouzských médiích: články v novinách ''Libération'' a ''La Tribune de Genève'', v rádiu ''France-Info'', v časopisu ''Univers Mac'' a na mnoha webových stránkách.


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[[Image:City_hall_london_banner.JPG|center|Londýnská radnice. Autor: ChrisO]]

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'''Wikimania 2005: První mezinárodní Wikimedia konference''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) je název konference plánované pro všechny uživatele Wikimedia projektů (od 4. srpna 2005 do 8. srpna 2005).

Této události se zúčastní mluvčí z Wikipedie i odjinud. Jedním z cílů konference bude vzájemné seznámení účastníků a výměna informací o dění v různojazyčných projektech.

Jako místo konání první Wikimedia konference v létě 2005 byl vybrán Frankfurt. V půlce listopadu si Jimbo Wales, Arne Klempert, Mathias Schindler a Elian prohlédli místo setkání, Haus der Jugend, a promluvili si s potencionálními sponzory. Haus der Jugend je známý jako nádherná směsice starých a nových budov postavených kolem půvabného nádvoří. Zamluvili jsme od 4. do 8. srpna téměř celou budovu, velkou konferenční halu pro 400 lidí, několik menších hal a asi 300 lůžek. V dalším kroku zprovozníme rezervační systém pro účastníky a zveřejníme výzvu zájemcům o přednesení vlastního příspěvku.

Pro první výroční Wikimanii plánujeme tři pracovní a dva diskusní dny. Budou zde technické, akademické a obchodní prezentace týkající se wiki webů a Wikimedia projektů.

Ubytování během setkání a prostory pro pořádání konference bude zajišťovat noclehárna pro mládež / sociální centrum v Frankfurtu nad Mohanem v Německu, což je časté místo konání akcí neziskových organizací. Máte-li zájem zúčastnit se, na Meta stránce věnované tomuto tématu ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) můžete najít více informací o programu a místu konání i s možností zaregistrovat se.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Setkání v Bolzanu'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

[[image:Bozen2.JPG|left|Bolzano při pohledu z Hocheppanu. Autor: RKraasch]]
V den, kdy byla Wikipedie představena na konferenci LinuxDay (27. listopadu), italští wikipedisté uspořádali setkání v Bolzanu. Jedním z hlavních témat bylo zformování místní italské pobočky; zúčastnili se také někteří němečtí wikipedisté a podělili se o cenné zkušenosti z formování své vlastní pobočky. Byly přijaty některé důležité body: aby byl pro společnost pobočkou vytvořen a prodiskutován návrh stanov a že společnost může mít status obecně prospěšné či jiné neziskové společnosti. V současné době se na italské Wikipedii diskutuje a hlasuje o statutu správců. V mezidobí se rozhodlo, že ti, kteří nejsou aktivní, se na seznam umístí zvlášť, aby se zabránilo snaze uživatelů kontaktovat je a posléze si stěžovat na to, že neodpovídají. Poslední byl bod o používání kategorií namísto seznamů: chybějící články zobrazované v seznamech je možno převádět do editovatelné části kategorie.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Setkání v Taipei'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

Setkání v Tajpeji bylo uspořádáno 4. prosince. Právě ten den zasáhl Tajwan velmi vzácný zimní hurikán.  Odpoledne hustý déšť ustal a setkání začalo v Yun-men Café poblíž tajpejského nádraží. Setkání se účastnili čtyři wikipedisté, jejich přátelé a jeden reportér z United Daily News.

Předmětem diskuse se nejprve stala automatická konverze z tradiční do zjednodušené čínštiny a naopak, kterou umožnil MediaWiki 1.4, tato vlastnost byla shledána velmi užitečnou a schopnou přilákat k našim projektům mnoho dalších Tajwanců. Následně si tajpejští wikipedisté povídali o různých typech osobností v ZH Wikipedii, což bylo zajímavé téma. V době, kdy [http://tw.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Taiwan] založil novou online komunitu - [http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt;], byl v pevninské Číně webem [http://www.sina.com Sina.com] spuštěn velmi podobný projekt – [http://ask.sina.com.cn/ iAsk]. V jejich komunitách může kdokoliv klást a odpovídat na otázky a obsah webu je také podle otázek uspořádán. Byly diskutovány rozdíly mezi Kimo Knowledge+ a Wikipedií a všichni přispěvatelé se shodli, že by ZH Wikipedie měla zavést podobný systém ocenění, jaký je u Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; a iAsk - ačkoliv wikipedisté ze ZH vědí, že v anglické Wikipedii již existují systémy [[en:Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] a [[en:Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstars]]. Měla by se organizovat zvláštní propagace nebo se spíše spoléhat na spontánní růst komunity? To je vskutku dobrá otázka hodná zamyšlení.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Konference v Berlíně'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

Na konci prosince 2004 se v Berlíně konal 21. kongres Chaotického počítačového klubu (21C3), což poskytlo příležitost k setkání mnoha wikipedistům a vývojářům MediaWiki. Pro mnoho vývojářů to byla první šance osobně prodiskutovat budoucí směřování tohoto software.

Konference probrala témata hackingu, vědy, komunity, společnosti a kultury a zahrnovala také dva rozhovory vztahující se k Wikimedii a dva semináře. Tim Starling a Brooke Vibberuspo připravili prezentaci nazvanou &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/63 Edituj tuto stránku] naplnilo Wiki více než miliónem článků&quot; a stejně tak moderovali [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/194.en.html vývojářský seminář MediaWiki], kde proběhla diskuse věnovaná současnému software a představám o budoucích vlastnostech MediaWiki. Jejich prezentace probrala otázky software i hardware a obsahovala také informace o implementaci kompresních algoritmů. Jimmy Wales promluvil na téma &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/59 Sociografie Wikipedie]: Co o sobě komunita Wikipedie sama neví&quot;, kde objasnil rozdílné role uvnitř komunity a podal vysvětlení, že Wikipedia není vytvořena milionem lidí, kteří přidali jeden řádek, ale komunitou uživatelů, kteří při spolupráci věří jeden druhému. Elisabeth Bauer, Angela Beesley a Jimmy Wales moderovali [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/225.en.html Seminář Wikimedie o spolupráci]. Mezi diskutovaná témata patřila role nadace, mezinárodní spolupráce a konference Wikimania.

Prostor Wikipedie v přízemí s pohovkami a matracemi se stal místem setkání wikipedistů a poskytoval příležitost prodávat wikičtenářům CD Wikipedie a propagovat Wikipedii před ostatními účastníky konference.

Čas strávený v Berlíně byl také využit k setkání na téma Wikimania. Seznam řečníků a jiné aspekty této události jsme byli schopni probrat i offline.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Vědecká práce o Wikipedii'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Vědeckou práci na téma Wikipedie napsal jeden z italských wikipedistů, Valentina Paruzzi. Práci psanou v italštině lze najít na [//wikisource.org/wiki/Produrre_sapere_in_rete_in_modo_cooperativo_-_il_caso_Wikipedia Wikisource] (anglická verze je  [//wikisource.org/wiki/The_Cooperative_Production_of_Knowledge_on_the_Internet%E2%80%94the_Case_of_Wikipedia zde]).

Jeho práce se zaměřuje na často debatovanou problematiku “kolektivní tvorby” vědomostí, která již více než 40 let formuje moderní média, charakterizovaná úlohou počítačů jako nástroje “sdílení vědomostí” a “prostředku pro navazování vztahů”. Práce probírá zejména kolektivní tvorbu vědomostí v její online dimenzi a zvláště uvnitř projektu Wikipedie, typického příkladu činnosti založené na tomto principu. Kromě hloubkového empirického průzkumu uvnitř komunity Wikipedie (“virtuální etnografie” kombinovaná s “účastnickým sledováním” při setkáních a interview ve skutečném světě kombinovaná s interview po síti) sleduje složitou cestu od prvních kroků ve fázi budování sociálních vazeb na PC, až ke kritické analýze produkčního modelu a sociální struktury, kde se těsněji zaměřuje na fenomény pozorované ve Wikipedii, která je podobná open-source, a analyzuje především myšlenky dvou hlavních teoretiků: Richarda Stallmana a Erica Raymonda.
Dále se věnuje zásahům, u kterých se zdá, že nejlépe přispívají k objasnění uspořádání  sociální struktury, která udržuje prostředí spolupráce na tvorbě vědomostí na síti: používá při tom strukturální teorii o sítích a z nich vyplývajících systémů, jak ji formalizoval Albert Làszlò Barabàsi, a teorii složitosti na těchto systémech, alespoň tak, jak byly popsány na poli humanitních věd. Vycházejíc z tohoto teoretického rámce, dochází práce k originálnímu výsledku ve výzkumné sféře, přičemž v italské Wikipedii spatřuje hybridní model, na jedné straně znovu vyvolávající dynamiku objevování a dynamiku komplexních systémů, na straně druhé vykazující takové typické aspekty komunity, jaké byly popsány ve velkém množství materiálů věnovaných virtuálním komunitám.


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| align=center | [[Image:Ecuador cajas national park.jpg|220px|Národní park Cajas v Ekvádoru. Autor: Delphine Ménard (notafish)]]

| align=center | [[image:Pin_tumbler_with_key.png|160px|Model cylindrového zámku s uzavíracími čepy, vytvořený výhradně softwarovými nástroji uvolněnými pod GFDL. Autor : Wapcaplet]] 
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| align=center | [[Image:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|200px|Koh Samui (Surat Thani, Thajsko). Autor: Manfred Werner (Tsui)]]

| align=center | [[image:Gallium1_640x480.jpg|200px|Krystaly gallia. Autor: Foobar]]

| align=center | [[image:BonsaiTridentMaple.jpg|200px|Bonsai javoru Buergerova. Autor: Peggy Greb]]

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| align=center | [[image:410px-Sun_halo_optical_phenomenon.jpg|170px|Sluneční halo zachycené u jižního pólu. Autor: JG Cindy McFee]]

| align=center | [[Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|180px|Složené oči vážky. Autor: David L. Green]]

| align=center | [[image:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg|140px|Flašinetář v Rakousku. Autor: Chepry]]

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'''Nuevos proyectos'''&lt;br &gt;
Se ha dicho y escrito mucho sobre &lt;font color=purple&gt;'''Wikinoticias'''&lt;/font &gt;, casi tanto como del resto de los proyectos comunes desde que se inició en noviembre. Algunos la adoran y otros la detestan. En todo caso, ya tiene cerca de 200 artículos, una buena cantidad de debate y un grupo de 8 a 10 colaboradores activos. Véase el artículo completo sobre Wikinoticias más adelante en esta sección.

'''Informes cortos de los proyectos'''&lt;br &gt;
Véase la última publicación en progreso en el informe sobre 
&lt;font color=green&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font &gt; más adelante.

En enero de 2005, la página principal de &lt;font color=orange&gt;'''Wikipedia'''&lt;/font &gt; cambió su portal en inglés por un portal plurilingüe que muestra todas las Wikipedias con más de 100 artículos. Esto se realizó luego de más de dos años de discusiones esporádicas.
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Al ser creada, la Wikipedia en inglés se ubicó en la dirección www.wikipedia.org (originalmente www.wikipedia.com). Los otros idiomas se ubicaron en dominios con nombres basados en el código de idiomas ISO 639. La Wikipedia en inglés fue movida en octubre de 2002 a su respectivo dominio por el código de idioma, en.wikipedia.org, y los dominios anteriores se configuraron para redirigirlos a su nueva ubicación.
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La decisión de crear un portal fue apoyada por la Junta de Administración y aplaudida por los wikipedistas de los demás idiomas como algo que debía hacerse desde hacía tiempo en senal de la verdadera vocación plurilingüe del proyecto. El cambio que ha sorprendido a un gran número de usuarios ha fastidiado sin embargo a muchos de los usuarios de la Wikipedia en inglés, que no estuvieron complacidos con las nuevas disposiciones. Léase más sobre ésto en el reporte de  Michael Snow [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/MP|aquí]].

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Wikinoticias'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

[[Image:Wikinews-logo2.png|left|Wikinoticias]]  ([http://www.wikinews.org]) en inglés y alemán fue oficialmente lanzado en diciembre de 2004, seguida por las versiones en alemán, español, francés, holandés y sueco en enero de 2005. Por la primera vez para un nuevo proyecto Wikimedia, se pasó por un proceso de discusión, voto de la comunidad plurilingüe y aprobación de la Junta de Administración. Erik Moeller (alias Eloquence) liderizó el diseño de una propuesta para organizar la votación, además de diseñar la estructura básica del sitio y su flujo de trabajo. Aún si solo arrancó como una versión de demostración, la noticia ha sido difundida en blogs, en Slashdot y en algunos de los medios principales de comunicación.

La principal pregunta fue probablemente si el éxito de la Wikipedia podría ser replicado para la producción de noticias. Muchos Wikipedistas experimentados se preocupan porque se lleguen a producir noticias con sesgo, algo incompatible con nuestra política de punto de vista neutral, dado el corto tiempo de trabajo que implica la producción de noticias. No se tiene todavía respuestas concluyentes a estas preguntas, si bien se han visto importantes progresos en el proyecto.

Actualmente Wikinoticias ha entrado en la fase de ''pruebas beta''. Todavía está en su fase de formación pero su existencia como proyecto Wikimedia es algo generalmente aceptado. Erik escribió un ensayo que refleja el pasado y futuro del proyecto, señalando que el proceso de revisión formal está siendo reconsiderado y rediseñado para llevarlo a un mecanismo simple y con buen flujo. No es clara la opción a tomar entre hacer el sitio más amigable para los recién llegados simplificando las reglas y procedimientos, ajustándose al principio de los wikis que permite a todo el mundo hacer ediciones o el imponer medidas de control de calidad -  un proceso formal de revisión con un conjunto específico de reglas a seguir. La publicación de noticias no revisados o incompletas en la página principal también es tema de discusión. Algunos usuarios activos, incluyendo a IlyaHaykinson, TalkHard y Lyellin han escrito profusamente sobre el tema.

Tomando en cuenta que cerca de la mitad de las contribuciones están en el área de la política y los conflictos, es lógica la preocupación sobre sesgo y exactitud. Algunos piensan que debemos enfatizar la cobertura en profundidad al estilo de las publicaciones semanales en lugar de atacar las noticias de último momento, pasando más tiempo en control de calidad.  Calrosar, uno de los participantes más activos en Wikinoticias y un activo interlocutor en las discusiones sobre neutralidad, observa que Wikinoticias va mejorando y produciendo resultados positivos. Sin embargo, el proyecto enfrenta grandes retos. Muchos piensan que crear una fuente de noticias neutral, libre y realmente abierta es todavía más difícil que que la creación de una enciclopedia libre. Los editores en otros proyectos Wikimedia son bienvenidos para que participen en discusiones, escriban artículos y ayuden a construir las comunidades que hemos iniciado. 

''Direcciones:''
Punto de vista de las personas enteradas de Wikinoticias
* Ensayo de Erik: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Eloquence/State_of_the_Wiki:_December_12%2C_2004]
* IlyaHaykinson: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AAlternative_Review_Process_Proposal]
* TalkHard: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AQuality_over_Quantity]
* Lyellin: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Lyellin/Thoughts]
* Carlosar: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#Wikinews%3A_some_troubles.2C_but_not_so_bad_at_all] y otras secciones en la página. 

''Medios y slashdot''
* Wired News ''Wikipedia Creators Move Into News'' by Joanna Glasner, November 29, 2004. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1  ]
* TechNewsWorld ''Open-Source News? Wiki Builds a New Kind of Journalism'' by John P. Mello Jr., November 30, 2004. [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Open-Source-News-Wiki-Builds-a-New-Kind-of-Journalism-38506.html]
* Slashdot: [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/03/2220255&amp;tid=149&amp;tid=95]

''Estadísticas:''&lt;br &gt;
Aproximadamente 2.000 páginas y 150-200 artículos. 150 categorías. Más de 800 usuarios registrados, 8.000  ediciones.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Traducción de la semana'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

Iniciado por [[:en:User:Danny|Danny]] a finales de octubre como un poco menos que un reto y después del éxito alcanzado con la traducción de [[:w:es:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]] a varios idiomas, la [[m:Traducción de la semana|Traducción de la semana]], un proyecto diseñado para traducir un mismo artículo de la Wikipedia al mayor número de idiomas, ha arrancado muy bien, y lleva 10 traducciones hasta ahora. La idea que persigue la traducción de la semana es escoger un artículo en una de las Wikipedias y presentarlo como candidato para una traducción entre wikis. Los artículos que logran el mayor número de votos favorables son seleccionados como la ''traducción de la semana'' de manera de ser traducidos al mayor número de lenguas posible. Luego de 10 semanas, el proyecto cuenta con 64 participantes declarados y  seguramente muchos más entre las diferentes Wikipedias. Si bien el récord de 39 traducciones de [[:w:es:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]] no ha sido igualado, el mínimo de traducciones para un artículo hasta ahora es de 16 idiomas.


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[[Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg|160px|Año Internacional de los Niños - Dibujos de niños|right]] En una muestra de que nuestros esfuerzos han sido reconocidos como legítimos, la Fundación Beck se acercó a Wikimedia hace un tiempo preguntando si podríamos desarrollar materiales educativos para un público más joven.  Después de presentarse la propuesta, aceptaron donarnos 10.000 dólares para crear un proyecto en línea e impreso para chicos de 8 a 11 años de edad.

Inicialmente se recibió al proyecto con algo de desagrado por parte de la lista de correo electrónico de la Fundación, y fue llamado una copia de Wikiespecies, un proyecto creado por la Junta de Administración con poca participación externa.  Pero una vez comenzado en Meta, el proyecto se ha vuelto más estructurado en cuanto a su enfoque, y ha ganado un apoyo unánime y aliento por parte de cada contribuyente de Wikimedia que lo ha descubierto.

Una vez completados, nuestros libros estarán disponibles a nivel mundial, ya sea gratuitamente o a un un precio al alcance del bolsillo de los niños, en vez de sólo el de sus padres.  Brillantes y a todo color, estos libritos en estilo de revistas serán coloridos y ricamente ilustrados, para incentivar la alfabetización y la curiosidad.

Actualmente el proyecto se desarrolla como parte de Wikilibros. En cuanto hayamos creado nuestro primer librito, la información será transferida a un sitio web no editable para nuestros lectores.  Todo el contenido será revisado y verificado por educadores calificados.

Uno de nuestros mayores retos hasta ahora ha sido adaptar nuestros estilos de redacción y contenidos para un público joven.  Los contribuyentes se tambalean sobre una cuerda floja que separa lo demasiado lindo de lo demasiado técnico. Eventualmente, mientras nos aventuramos en otros temas, tendremos que decidir también entre censura y buen gusto. Los primeros temas están a salvo de tales problemas; Gatos Grandes, El Sistema Solar, y Sudamérica son los primeros libros que la comunidad decidió poner en desarrollo.  También han habido algunos experimentos interesantes sobre cómo estructurar varios niveles de contenido al mismo tiempo.

La entrega sudamericana parece estarse desarrollando con la mayor rapidez, gracias a la ayuda de Wikipedistas del continente.

Ya se nos han ofrecido traducciones para los idiomas danés, francés, portugués, español y sueco.  Nuestra meta final es que estos proyectos desarrollen contenidos independientemente del proyecto en inglés.  Se necesitarán donaciones adicionales para imprimir las ediciones en todos los demás idiomas.

Ánimo a todos a que vengan y vean en lo que Wikijunior se está convirtiendo.  Contribuye información, enlístate como un traductor competente, discute el nombre del proyecto.  Con suerte Wikijunior prestará más credibilidad al nombre de Wikimedia, como uno de nuestros primeros proyectos que tenga resultados verdaderamente notables en el mundo real.

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[[image:versity.jpg|left|130px|Wikiversity]]
En la actualidad, la Wikiversidad en español está creciendo mucho más rápido que Wikilibros.  Al parecer, los cimientos de este proyecto se están fortaleciendo ya que tenemos Escuelas con miembros activos en Química, Física, Ingeniería Informática, Filosofía y Lingüística. 

En el momento se encuentran especialmente activas la ([[:b:es:Wikiversidad:Escuela_de_Ingenier%C3%ADa_Inform%C3%A1tica|Escuela de Ingeniería Informática]]), con 7 miembros, 8 departamentos y 1 curso universitario delineado; el Departamento de Física y el Departamento de Química tienen también miembros muy activos y el Departamento de Lingüística recientemente creó al Área de Sinología.  En el &quot;Claustro&quot; discutimos la forma de organización de la Wikiversidad. 

Uno de los temas a discutir es si debemos proponer a la comunidad de Wikimedia el que la Wikiversidad sea un proyecto independiente de Wikilibros, con o sin un nuevo dominio (por ejemplo, .wikiversity.org)  En realidad, aunque la Wikiversidad pueda o deba usar a Wikilibros para crear material didáctico, distintos departamentos pueden involucrarse en otros proyectos de Wikimedia.  Por ejemplo, el &quot;Área de Sinología&quot; va a empezar la sección Chino-Español y Español-Chino del Wikcionario y también el artículo &quot;Literatura de China&quot; de la Wikipedia. Así que la visión de la Wikiversidad es mucho más amplia que Wikilibros.  Los aliento a darle un vistazo y a participar :P. ¿Qué, no tienes una Wikiversidad en tu idioma? ¿Y qué estás esperando para crearla ;-)?

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'''Ar''': Se han realizado grandes esfuerzos en mejorar los artículos existentes, con algunos nuevos artículos cada día. En este momento no se llevan a cabo proyectos especiales. 

'''En''' : En vista del tamaño de la Wikipedia, cada vez es más difícil para la gente seguir los acontecimientos que ocurren en la comunidad. Michael Snow ha realizado un nuevo esfuerzo para coleccionar esta información, y ha iniciado un periódico llamado '' The Wikipedia Signpost''. Se espera publicar este medio semanalmente. Puede leerlo desde ya en:
[[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]].

'''Es''': Se lleva a cabo un proyecto muy exitoso llamado el  [[:w:es:Wikipedia:País_de_la_semana|País de la Semana]], en el que se anima a los participantes a mejorar el artículo del país escogido esa semana. Se le da prioridad a países para los que se tiene poca o ninguna información.

'''Ja''': El [http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html Ministerio Japonés de Tierras, Infraestructura y Transporte] (MLIT) aclaró que sus fotos están disponibles bajo licencia GFDL. Estas son muy buenas noticias, debido a que por razones legales la Wikipedia en Japonés no acepta imágenes de uso lícito. Muchísimas gracias por sus esfuerzos a  [[:ja:User:っ|User:っ]] y a la generosidad del  MLIT. [[:ja:User:Electric goat|e-Goat]]. ([http://csp.netratings.co.jp/nnr/PDF/Newsrelease1220_j.pdf PDF source]).
En Japón, el tráfico de Wikipedia.org ha crecido 635% durante el pasado año, se trata de la crecida más fuerte en la web japonesa por un gran margen.  Wikipedia está actualmente cerca en popularidad del sitio más popular del país, &lt;tt &gt;yahoo.co.jp&lt;/tt &gt;.

'''Zh''': La tan solicitada opción de conversión automática entre chino tradicional y simplificado – llega con MediaWiki 1.4, lo que permitirá atraer más usuarios chinos a los proyectos Mediawiki y reformar la comunidad. Agradecemos mucho a [[:zh:User:Zhengzhu|Zhengzhu]] por este hermoso trabajo.

'''It''' : Una tradición de navidad es la de enviar tarjetas de navidad y de año nuevo, y el texto tradicional de estas tarjetas en italiano es  “Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo”, que en castellano sería “¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!”.  
Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo! Es la página principal de este esfuerzo. Lo que queremos es  traducir estas frases en tantos idiomas como sea posible, ciertamente incluyendo los idiomas que tienen una Wikipedia, así como los correspondientes archivos de sonido con la pronunciación en la comuna de Wikimedia.

[[image:kerstkrans.jpg|left|250px|kerstkrans]] 
Una forma en la que puede usted extender este proyecto es escribiendo sobre la forma en que se celebra la navidad en su región, tradición o país. Muchos cristianos celebran Navidad en enero, por ejemplo, en lugar de diciembre. No es todas partes se consumen los mismos platos tradicionales y ciertamente no en todas partes la navidad se celebra bajo la nieve. [[:wikt:it:Wikizionario%3ABuon_Natale|Buon Natale]] es una página donde se puede encontrar muchos contenidos sobre Navidad&quot;&quot;&quot;

Véase también
 
*[[Media:En-US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.ogg|US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!]]
*[[Media:Fr-Joyeux Noël et bonne année.ogg|Joyeux Noël et bonne année]]
*[[Media:it-Buon_Natale_e_felice_Anno_Nuovo.ogg|Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!]]

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[[Image:ibis2.jpg|right|200px|Ibis]] &lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;E&lt;/font&gt;ste año se fundaron las primeras dos asociaciones locales de Wikimedia, basadas en Alemania y Francia. Ambas asociaciones tienen Juntas Directivas electas y están actualmente activas en sus respectivos países.

Grupos de wikimedianos de Italia, los Países Bajos y Rumania han expresado interés en formar sus propias asociaciones locales y han llevado a cabo algunas reuniones, tanto en línea como personales, para discutir los detalles. Los Rumanos en particular ya han redactado los estatutos. ([//ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Rom%C3%A2nia/Statut]). 

Un punto presente en todos las asociaciones locales, tanto formadas como en planificación, es si crear una asociación por país o una asociación por idioma o por ninguna de estas opciones (por ejemplo, hay interés en crear una asociación europea, que tendría afiliación regional internacional mas no tendría afiliación lingüística).  
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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia Alemania'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

Wikimedia Alemania ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland]) ha estado muy ocupada con tareas administrativas. La asociación local alemana ha logrado obtener su clasificación oficial como organización sin ánimo de lucro eximida de pago de impuestos. Para responder a una serie de preguntas hechas frecuentemente sobre el impacto de las leyes de derechos de autor y la licencia GNU FDL de la Wikipedia, Wikmedia Alemania comisionó a un abogado alemán especialista en asuntos de licencias de software abierto para que escribiera un FAQ legal para la Wikipedia alemana. 

A finales de septiembre, Wikimedia Alemania junto con la ''Corporación para el desarrollo económico de la región de Stuttgart'' (WRS) y la Profesora Deborah Weber-Wulff de la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas (FHTW) de Berlín, iniciaron trabajos para participar en un proyecto de desarrollo financiado por el Ministerio Federal Alemán de Educación e Investigación (BMBF), llamado &quot;Nuevos Medios en la Educación  [http://www.medien-bildung.net/].&quot;  Finalmente se enviaron dos propuestas de proyectos; el proceso de selección continuará hasta finales de año.

A principios de octubre, Wikimedia Alemania estableció contactos con la OSCE, que organiza la &quot;Reunión de Implantación de la Dimensión Humana OSCE [http://www.osce.org/odihr/meetings/2004/hdim/]&quot; en Varsovia, donde Jimbo Wales realizó una presentación sobre Wikipedia en el panel &quot;Garantizando la libertad de los medios en la Internet.&quot;  Más tarde ese mes, un equipo de la asociación alemana representó a la Wikipedia y dio una charla en Berlinux, un congreso de Linux en Berlín entre el 22 y el 23 de octubre de 2004. Existen rumores de que John &quot;maddog&quot; Hall fue visto portando una franela de la Wikipedia allí. Los contactos con la casa editora Brockhaus se han estrechado en varias reuniones, así como los contactos con Directmedia, una empresa de Berlín, que produjo la versión en CD de la Wikipedia. La publicación del CD de la Wikipedia recibió varias críticas favorables en los medios alemanes y fue distribuido en la cubierta de la revista ''Chip''. Directmedia tiene actualmente planificada la elaboración de una versión en DVD de la Wikipedia para la primavera y nos invitó a compartir su puesto en la feria del libro de Leipzig, que se encuentra cerca de la caseta de Brockhaus'. 

En diciembre, Wikimedia Alemania participó en el 21C3, el Congreso anual del ''Chaos Computer Club''. Jimbo Wales realizó una presentación sobre la Wikipedia. Wikimedia Alemania invitó a dos de los principales desarrolladores del software MediaWiki, Brooke Vibber y Tim Starling, a participar en una conferencia sobre Mediawiki.

En los últimos tres meses, ha habido numerosas menciones de la Wikipedia en la prensa de habla alemana. Por ejemplo, ''Tageszeitung'' presentó una artículo sobre la Wikipedia, y ''Bild-Zeitung,'' el tabloide de mayor circulación en Alemania, publicó una artículo con un ''como'' para la Wikipedia. El arranque del servicio de noticias Wikinoticias ha sido bien recibido por las periodistas alemanes , si bien Wikinoticias en alemán está en sus inicios.

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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia Francia'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

Wikimedia Francia ([[:m:Wikimedia_France|Wikimédia Fance]]), es una asociación sin ánimo de lucro que fue oficialmente fundada el 23 de octubre de 2004 en París, con [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(membres_fondateurs)|20 miembros fundadores]]. Entre los miembros fundadores están lo miembros del Junta de Administración de la Fundación Wikimedia. En esta reunión, los [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(statuts)|estatutos]] finales fueron adoptados. El objetivo de Wikimedia Francia es el de promover todos los proyectos Wikimedia, enfocándose en los de proyectos en francés. Wikimedia Francia también actúa como representante de la Fundación Wikimedia en Francia y otros países, donde su ayuda sea requerida. '''No''' ejercerá ningún tipo de influencia editorial sobre la Wikipedia francesa e intervendrá, según sus estatutos, solamente en casos de asuntos legales.

Los miembros fundadores y otros usuarios interesados trabajan en el establecimiento de un conjunto de políticas internas para Wikimedia Francia, para definir más precisamente sus objetivos y métodos.&lt;br &gt;
Wikimedia Francia eligió su Junta de Administración el 25 de octubre por medio del IRC. [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] fue electo presidente, [[User:Yann|Yann]], secretario y [[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]], tesorero. 

El último paso es el registro de la asociación como asociación sin ánimo de lucro con las autoridades francesas, y para ello es necesario tener los estatutos firmados por todos los miembros fundadores. La  última firma faltante era la de Jimbo. Dado que los estatutos firmados ya regresaron a Francia, se espera que la asociación tenga existencia legal a partir de febrero de 2005. Esto permitirá que Wikimedia Francia funcione como ente legal y, por ejemplo, abra una cuenta bancaria. Entre los primeros objetivos de la asociación está su reconocimiento como ''organización de utilidad pública'' y que el costo de inscripción pueda ser parcialmente deducible de los impuestos. Luego de ello, el trabajo real será la creación de cuentas para recibir las donaciones.

Wikimedia Francia ha tenido algunas ocasiones de presentar la Wikipedia en diferentes reuniones. Véase por favor [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France_(manifestations)] para más detalles.

La Wikipedia últimamente ha recibido mucha cobertura en los medios franceses, que incluye artículos en los principales periódicos como ''Libération'' y ''La Tribune de Genève'', por la radio en ''France-Info'', en revistas como ''Univers Mac'' y en muchos sitios web.
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[[Image:City_hall_london_banner.JPG|center|Londres, sede del gobierno local. Autor : ChrisO]]

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[[Image:Olympia looping barth dueren.jpg|Montaña rusa Olympia|center|220px]]'''Wikimania 2005: La Primera Conferencia Internacional de Wikimedia''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) es una conferencia planificada para todos los usuarios de proyectos Wikimedia (del 4 al 8 de agosto de 2005).

El acontecimiento incluirá conferenciantes de dentro y fuera de la Wikipedia. Uno de los propósitos de la conferencia es el encuentro entre personas y el intercambio de experiencias similares

Frankfurt ha sido seleccionada como sede de la primera conferencia Wikimedia que se celebrará en agosto de 2005. A mediados de noviembre, Jimbo Wales, Arne Klempert, Mathias Schindler y Elian visitaron el lugar de la conferencia, la  Haus der Jugend y hablaron con posibles patrocinadores. La  Haus der Jugend resultó ser una gran mezcla de edificaciones antiguas y nuevas en un hermoso jardín. Se reservó prácticamente todo el recinto para el período entre el 4 y el 8 de agosto: una gran sala de conferencias para 400 personas, varias salas más pequeñas y cerca de 300 camas. Los próximos pasos serán establecer el sistema de reservas y publicar la convocatoria para ponentes.

Hay tres días de actividades y dos días de conferencias previstos para el primer encuentro anual de Wikimania. Habrán presentaciones técnicas, académicas y de negocios sobre wikis, colaboración y sobre la creatividad emergente y auto corrección del patrimonio global.

Tanto el alojamiento para el encuentro como el espacio para la conferencia serán proporcionados por el principal centro de hospedaje juvenil / social en  Frankfurt am Main, Alemania, una localización frecuente para organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro. Puede registrarse como interesado en participar y encontrar más información sobre el programa y la localización en la página en meta sobre el tema  ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]).

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Reunión en Bolzano'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

[[image:Bozen2.JPG|left|Bolzano, visto desde Hocheppan. Autor : RKraasch]]
Los wikipedistas italianos organizaron una reunión en Bolzano, el mismo día de la presentación de la Wikipedia en la conferencia LinuxDay (el 27 de noviembre). Uno de los principales tópicos discutidos fue la formación de la asociación local; participaron también wikipedistas alemanes, y resultó de gran valor su experiencia en la formación de su propia asociación local. Se llegó a un acuerdo sobre  algunos puntos importantes: Un borrador de los estatutos de la asociación será creado y discutido y la asociación será de alguno de los tipos sin fines de lucro, por ejemplo &quot;onlus&quot;. El estatuto de administrador está todavía en discusión, se llevan a cabo varias consultas en la Wikipedia italiana. Mientras tanto, se decidió que aquellos que no están activos deben aparecer de forma separada en la lista, de forma que los usuarios para evitar que los usuarios los contacten y luego se quejen por no recibir respuesta de ellos. Al final se discutió sobre la sustitución de listas por categorías, cuando una lista contenga artículos por escribir (enlaces en rojo), estos serán transferidos a la parte modificable de la categoría.

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Reunión en Taipei'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
El encuentro de Taipei se llevó a cabo el 4 de diciembre. Había un viento huracanado muy raro ese día. En la tarde, la fuerte lluvia se calmó y el encuentro pudo iniciarse en el café Yun-men, cerca de la estación ferroviaria de Taipei. En el encuentro participaron cuatro wikipedistas, sus familias y un reportero del United Daily News.

Se habló primero de la conversión entre chino tradicional y simplificado que llega con MediaWiki 1.4, y se considera que esta característica será muy útil para atraer mas taiwaneses hacia nuestros proyectos. Luego se comentó sobre los diferentes estilos de wikipedistas y de la personalidad en Wikipedia ZH. Se comentó la introducción por [http://tw.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Taiwan] de una nueva comunidad en línea - [http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt;], y en China continental de un proyecto similar de [http://www.sina.com Sina.com] llamado – [http://ask.sina.com.cn/ iAsk]. En estas comunidades, cada uno puede hacer preguntas y responder. El contenido está organizado por por preguntas. Se discutió la diferencia entre Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; y Wikipedia, y de opinión de los participantes, Wikipedia ZH debe introducir algún tipo de premios como están haciendo en Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; e iAsk – y se mencionaron los sistemas de premios [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] y [[:en:Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstars]] en la Wikipedia de habla inglesa, que son los conocidos por el grupo. Finalmente, el grupo discutió sobre como atraer nuevos usuarios. ¿Debe haber algún tipo de publicidad o sólo hay que esperar el crecimiento espontáneo? Realmente es una pregunta en la que debemos reflexionar.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Reuniones en Japón'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

Durante los meses de octubre y noviembre, se han celebrado tres reuniones de wikipedistas en tres ciudades: [[:es:Osaka|Osaka]], [[:es:Tokyo|Tokyo]] y [[:es:Nagoyoa|Nagoya]]. Algunos wikipedistas de otras ciudades como [[:es:Yokohama|Yokohama]] se acercaron a estas reuniones. La gama de participantes va desde un estudiante de bachillerato hasta una pareja en los cuarenta.  El usuario francés [[:fr:User:Aoineko|Aoineko]] de Yokohama trajo un [[:m:Trophy_box|trofeo]] para la reunión de Tokyo. Había sido otorgado por la ''Asociación de Anunciantes de Japón'' para la Wikipedia en japonés en septiembre y sería enviado posteriormente a Jimbo. Entre los temas de discusión se incluyeron los planes para mejorar la autogestión de los proyectos japoneses, las actividades recientes de los wikipedistas y su participación en le proyecto.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Conferencia en Berlín'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

El vigésimo primer ''Chaos Communication Congress'' (21C3) se llevó a cabo en Berlín a finales de diciembre de 2004, dando oportunidad a que muchos wikipedistas y desarrolladores de MediaWiki se encontraran. Para muchos de los desarrolladores, fue la primera oportunidad de tener discusiones presenciales sobre el futuro del software.

La conferencia incluyó los temas de hacking, ciencia, sociedad comunitaria y cultura, e incluyó dos charlas relacionadas con Wikimedia y dos sesiones de trabajo. Tim Starling y Brooke Vibber realizaron una presentación cuyo título es &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/63  Modifique esta página]
Escalando el Wiki más allá de un millón&quot;. También moderó la sesión de trabajo sobre 
[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/194.en.html Desarrollo de MediaWiki] donde se discutió tanto el software como ideas sobre futuras características de MediaWiki. En su presentación se discutieron temas tanto de equipos como de software, con información sobre la implantación de algoritmos de compresión. Jimmy Wales habló sobre &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/59 Sociografía de la Wikipedia]: Lo que la comunidad de la Wikipedia no sabe sobre si misma&quot; donde explicó los diferentes papeles dentro de la comunidad y explicó como la Wikipedia no se crea por un millón de personas escribiendo una línea sino por una comunidad donde se tiene confianza el las personas con las que se trabaja. 
Elisabeth Bauer, Angela Beesley y Jimmy Wales moderaron una sesión de trabajo sobre 
[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/225.en.html Colaboración en Wikimedia]. Entre los temas tratados estaban el papel de la fundación, cooperación internacional y la conferencia  Wikimania.

El área de la Wikipedia en la planta baja, con sofás y un colchón, fue el punto de reunión que permitió a los wikipedistas vender wikilecturas y copias de la Wikipedia en CD, para promover la Wikipedia entre los otros asistentes.

La estadía en Berlín también se utilizó para discutir sobre el evento Wikimania, se establecieron planes y se discutió entre los asistentes muchos aspectos relacionados con el evento.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Tesis sobre la Wikipedia'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

La wikipedista italiana, Valentina Paruzzi, escribió una tesis sobre la Wikipedia. La tesis puede está disponible en Wikisource, en [//wikisource.org/wiki/Produrre_sapere_in_rete_in_modo_cooperativo_-_il_caso_Wikipedia italiano] y en [//wikisource.org/wiki/The_Cooperative_Production_of_Knowledge_on_the_Internet%E2%80%94the_Case_of_Wikipedia inglés].

El trabajo de esta tesis se enfoca en el punto, frecuentemente debatido, de la ''producción colectiva'' de conocimiento, que por más de 40 años ha ido tomando forma en los medios contemporáneos, caracterizada por el carácter céntrico de los computadores como herramienta para ''compartir conocimiento'' y como un ''instrumento relacional''.
En particular, la tesis discute la producción colectiva de conocimiento en su dimensión en línea, y específicamente, dentro del proyecto Wikipedia, como un trabajo emblemático en el tratamiento de este argumento.
Además de investigación empírica profunda dentro de la comunidad Wikipedia (''etnografía virtual'' combinada con ''observación participativa'' en reuniones y entrevistas presenciales combinadas con entrevistas en línea), se traza una ruta compleja desde los primeros pasos en la fase de construcción social en un computador personal, a un análisis crítico del modelo de producción y conjunto social, que se acerca a lo observable dentro de la Wikipedia: es decir,  el software abierto, analizando en particular el pensamiento de sus dos principales teóricos:  Richard Stallman y Eric Raymond.
Luego se mira a las intervenciones que mejor parecen contribuir a clarificar la forma socio-cultural que sostiene la producción cooperativa de conocimiento en la red: es decir, la teoría estructural de las redes y de los sistemas emergentes, tal como fue formalizada por  Albert Làszlò Barabàsi y con las teorías de complejidad y sistemas emergentes, al menos como se observa desde el punto de vista de las ciencias sociales.
Partiendo de este marco teórico, se llega a un resultado original en la esfera de investigación, reconociendo el la edición italiana de la Wikipedia un modelo híbrido, por una parte similar a las dinámicas de sistemas emergentes y sistemas complejos y, por la otra, presentando aspectos más típicamente comunitarios, tales como han sido descritos en la amplia literatura sobre comunidades virtuales.  


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&lt;small&gt;Una colección de algunos de los más bellos contenidos&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| align=center | [[Image:Plumpollen0060.jpg|200px|Autor : Pollinator]]

| align=center | [[Image:Ecuador cajas national park.jpg|220px|Parque Nacional de Cajas, en Ecuador. Autor : Delphine Ménard (notafish)]]

| align=center | [[image:Pin_tumbler_with_key.png|160px|Modelo de una cerradura de pines, enteramente realizada con software distribuido bajo licencia GFDL. Autor : Wapcaplet]] 
&lt;br &gt; [[image:Pin_tumbler_unlocked.png|160px|Modelo de una cerradura de pines, enteramente realizada con software distribuido bajo licencia GFDL. Autor : Wapcaplet]]

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| align=center | [[Image:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|200px|Koh Samui (Surat Thani, Tailandia). Autor : Manfred Werner (Tsui)]]

| align=center | [[image:Gallium1_640x480.jpg|200px|Cristales de galio. Autor : Foobar]]

| align=center | [[image:BonsaiTridentMaple.jpg|200px|Arce tridente en bonsai. Autor : Peggy Greb]]

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| align=center | [[image:410px-Sun_halo_optical_phenomenon.jpg|170px|Un halo alrededor del Sol cerca del Polo Sur. Autor : JG Cindy McFee]]

| align=center | [[Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|180px|Libélula con ojos compuestos. Autor: David L. Green]]

| align=center | [[image:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg|140px|Organista austriaco. Autor : Chepry]]

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;'''Out of the projects'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

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'''New projects'''&lt;br &gt;
A great deal has been written and said about &lt;font color=purple&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font &gt;, almost rivaling the total amount of content written for the project since it began in November.
Some love it, Some hate it.  All in all, it has acquired around 200 articles, along with a fair bit of on-wiki policy debate and a core group of 8 or 10 active contributors. See how full article about it below.

'''Quick reports from the projects'''&lt;br &gt;
See the latest paper publication in progress in the  
&lt;font color=green&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font &gt; report below.

In January 2005, the &lt;font color=orange&gt;'''Wikipedia'''&lt;/font &gt; website changed its main page from the English main page to a multilingual portal showing all Wikipedia languages having over 100 articles, after more than two years of sporadic discussion.
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When it was created, the English Wikipedia was located at www.wikipedia.org (originally www.wikipedia.com). Other languages were assigned domains based on ISO 639 language codes. The English Wikipedia was eventually moved in October 2002 to the appropriate domain for its language code, en.wikipedia.org, while the previous domains were set to redirect people to the correct location.
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The move to create a portal was supported by the board and acclaimed by Wikipedians from other languages as long overdue and a true sign of the multilingual nature of the project. However, the change surprised a number of people and upset some users of the English Wikipedia who disliked the new arrangement. Read more of Michael Snow's report [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/MP|here]].

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

[[Image:Wikinews-logo2.png|left|Wikinews]]  ([http://www.wikinews.org]) in English and German was officially launched in December 2004,  followed by the Dutch version in January 2005. For the first time for a new Wikimedia project, it has gone through brainstorming, multilingual community-wide voting, and the approval of the Board of Trustees. Erik Moeller (aka Eloquence) spearheaded the drafting of a proposal to organize the vote, in addition to laying out the basic site structure and workflow. Even though it started as a demo version, bloggers, slashdot.org and mainstream media outlets have taken notice. 

The biggest question probably was whether the success of Wikipedia could be replicated for news production. Many of the experienced Wikimedians worried that biased news, incompatible with our policy of neutral point of view, might be released in the much shorter cycle of work that is news production. Conclusive answers to these questions have not yet been discovered, although we have seen significant progress on the project.

Wikinews has now entered the &quot;beta&quot; phase. It is still in its formation phase but its existence as a Wikimedia project is now generally accepted. Erik wrote an essay reflecting on the project's past and future, and pointed out that the formal review process is being reconsidered and redesigned leading to a simpler, free-flowing mechanism. There is tension between making the site more newcomer-friendly by simplifying rules and procedures, sticking to the wiki principle of &quot;anyone can make any edit&quot;, and imposing quality assurance measures - a formal review process with a specific set of rules to follow. Publication of unreviewed and incomplete stories on the main page has likewise been discussed. Some active users, including IlyaHaykinson, TalkHard, and Lyellin, have written at length on the topic. 

Considering that around half of the new contributions are written in the area of politics and conflicts, it is quite normal to worry about bias and accuracy. Some think that we should emphasize in-depth coverage like that of weekly news publication rather than breaking news, and spend more time on quality control. Calrosar, one of the many active participants on Wikinews and a participant in many discussions of article neutrality, observes that Wikinews is getting better and producing positive results. Nevertheless, the project faces great challenges. Many have said that creating a truly free, open and neutral news source would be more difficult than even the creation of a free encyclopedia. We welcome all editors on other Wikimedia projects to come by, participate in discussions, write articles, and help build the communities that we have already started.

''URLs:''
Wikinews insiders' views
* Erik's essay: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Eloquence/State_of_the_Wiki:_December_12%2C_2004]
* IlyaHaykinson: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AAlternative_Review_Process_Proposal]
* TalkHard: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AQuality_over_Quantity]
* Lyellin: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Lyellin/Thoughts]
* Carlosar: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#Wikinews%3A_some_troubles.2C_but_not_so_bad_at_all] and other sections on the page. 

''Media and slashdot''
* Wired News ''Wikipedia Creators Move Into News'' by Joanna Glasner, November 29, 2004. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1  ]
* TechNewsWorld ''Open-Source News? Wiki Builds a New Kind of Journalism'' by John P. Mello Jr., November 30, 2004. [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Open-Source-News-Wiki-Builds-a-New-Kind-of-Journalism-38506.html]
* Slashdot: [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/03/2220255&amp;tid=149&amp;tid=95]

''Stats:''&lt;br &gt;
Approximately 2,000 pages and 150-200 articles. 150 categories. 800+ registered users, 8000- edits.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Translation of the week'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Started by [[User:Danny|Danny]] at the end of October as little less than a challenge, after the success encountered with the translation of [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]] into various languages, the [[Translation of the week]], a project designed to translate an article across the different language Wikipedias has picked up very well, and counts 10 translations to this day. The idea behind the translation of the week is to choose an article in one of the Wikipedias and present it as candidate for a cross-wiki translation. Articles that reach a majority of supporters are then put up as ''Translation of the week'' and set to be translated in as many languages as possible. After 10 weeks, the project counts 64 declared participants, and surely that many more across the different Wikipedias. Although the record established by [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]], translated into 40 languages, has yet to be matched, no article has been translated into less than 16 languages.

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[[Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg|160px|International Childrens' Year - Child Drawings|right]] Proof our efforts are being recognised as legitimate, the Beck Foundation approached Wikimedia a while ago, asking whether we could develop educational materials for a younger audience. After a proposal was submitted, they agreed to grant us US$10 000 to create an online and print project for 8-11 year olds.

The project was initially greeted with a bit of distaste on the Foundation mailing list, and was called dubbed as being another Wikispecies, a project created by the Board with little outside input. But once development started on Meta, the project has become more structured in its focus, and gained unanimous support and encouragement from every Wikimedia contributor that has discovered it.

Once completed, our books will be available worldwide, either for free, or at a cost affordable to local children, rather than just their parents. Glossy and full colour, these magazine-style booklets will be colourful and richly illustrated, to help encourage literacy and curiosity.

The project is currently being developed as part of Wikibooks. Once we've created our first booklet, the information will be transferred to a non-editable site for our readers. All of the content will be reviewed and verified by qualified educators.

One of our greatest challenges so far is adapting our writing styles and content for kids. Contributors walk a fine line between too fluffy and too nerdy. Eventually, as we venture into other topics, we'll also have to decide between censorship and tastefulness. The first topics are safe from any such issues; Big Cats, the Solar System, and South America are the first books the community decided to put into development. There's also been some interesting experiments in how to layout multiple levels of content at once.

The South American issue seems to be developing the quickest, thanks to the help of Wikimedians from the continent.

We've already had translation offers for Danish, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. Our eventual goal is for these projects to develop content independently of the English project. Additional grants will be needed to create print editions of all other languages.

I encourage everyone to come and see what Wikijunior's shaping up to be. Contribute some info, list yourself as an eligible translator, debate over the project's name. Wikijunior will hopefully lend more creditability to the Wikimedia name, as one of our first projects to have truly noticeable results in the real world.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Wikiversity'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

[[image:versity.jpg|left|130px|Wikiversity]]
Right now, the Spanish Wikiversity is growing quite faster than &quot;Wikilibros&quot; (Spanish Wikibooks). It seems that the foundations of this project are getting stronger as we already have Schools with active members in Chemistry, Physics, Computing Science, Philosophy and Linguistics. Especially active at the moment are the School of Computing Science ([[:b:es:Wikiversidad:Escuela_de_Ingenier%C3%ADa_Inform%C3%A1tica|Escuela de Ingeniería Informática]]), with 7 members, 8 departments and 1 university course outlined; the Physics Department and the Chemistry Department have also very active members and the Department of Linguistics have a recently created Area of Synology. In the &quot;Claustro&quot; we discuss how the organization of the Wikiversity should be. 

One of the topics being discussed is if we should propose to Wikimedia community that the Wikiversity should be an independent project from Wikibooks, with or without another domain name (for example .wikiversity.org). Actually, eventhough Wikiversity may/should use Wikibooks to create didactic material, different departments may be involved in other Wikimedia projects. For example, the &quot;Area de Sinología&quot; is going to begin the Chinese-Spanish and Spanish-Chinese section of the Wiktionary and also the article &quot;Literatura de China&quot; from the Wikipedia. So, the vision of the Wikiversity is quite wider than Wikibooks. It involves and tends to get profit and participate in all the projects from Wikimedia. I encourage you to have a look and to participate :P. What? don't you have a Wikiversity in your language, and what are you waiting for creating it ;-)?

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'''Ar''': A lot of effort is put into improving the existing articles, with some new additions everyday. No special projects are currently going on. 

'''En''' : In light of the size of Wikipedia, it's increasingly difficult for people to keep track of significant happenings in the community. Michael Snow has made a new effort to collect this information by actually writing about it and has started a newspaper called The Wikipedia Signpost. The paper is planned to be published on the weekly basis. Read it at:
[[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]].

'''Es''': A very successful project called [[:w:es:Wikipedia:País_de_la_semana|País de la Semana]] (''Country of the Week'') encourages contributors to enhance the article of the country chosen for that week.  Countries with little to no information are prioritized.

'''Ja''': [http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation] (MLIT) clarified that their aerial photos are available under GFDL. This is a big good news for us, because fair-use images are not accepted for legal reasons on Japanese Wikipedia. Our big thanks go to the effort of [[:ja:User:っ|User:っ]] and the magnanimity of MLIT. [[:ja:User:Electric goat|e-Goat]]. ([http://csp.netratings.co.jp/nnr/PDF/Newsrelease1220_j.pdf PDF source])
In Japan, Wikipedia.org traffic has grown 635% over the past year, the biggest spike on the Japanese web by a wide margin.  Wikipedia is currently 7% as popular there as the country's most popular site, &lt;tt &gt;yahoo.co.jp&lt;/tt &gt;.

'''Zh''': The long-requested feature - Traditional/Simplified Chinese automated conversion - are coming with MediaWiki 1.4, which will attract more traditional Chinese users to Mediawiki projects and reshape the community. We owe [[:zh:User:Zhengzhu|Zhengzhu]] a lot for this wonderful work.

'''It''' : One Christmas tradition is sending Christmas and New Year cards, and the text on an Italian card would be “Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo”, on an English card “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!”.  
Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo! is the leading page for this effort. What we want is the translation for as many languages as possible but certainly one for all each language that has a Wikimedia project AND a sound file with the pronunciation on Commons.

[[image:kerstkrans.jpg|left|250px|kerstkrans]] 
One way in which you can extend this project is by writing about the way Christmas is celebrated in your area, tradition or country. Many Christians do celebrate Christmas in January for instance and not in December. Not everyone knows about a “Christmas pudding” for instance and snow should go with Christmas but not in Australia. [[:wikt:it:Wikizionario%3ABuon_Natale|Buon Natale]] is a page where you can find many resources about Christmas&quot;&quot;&quot;

See also
 
*[[Media:En-US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.ogg|US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!]]
*[[Media:Fr-Joyeux Noël et bonne année.ogg|Joyeux Noël et bonne année]]
*[[Media:it-Buon_Natale_e_felice_Anno_Nuovo.ogg|Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!]]

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[[Image:ibis2.jpg|right|200px]] &lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;T&lt;/font &gt;he first two Wikimedia chapters, based in Germany and France, were founded this year.  Both chapters have elected boards and are now active in their respective countries. 

Groups of Italian, Dutch and Romanian Wikimedians expressed interest in forming their own chapters this fall, and held a few meetings, online and in person, to discuss the details. The Romanians in particular already drafted some bylaws ([//ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Rom%C3%A2nia/Statut]). 

A common sticking point for all of these chapters, both formed and proposed, is whether to create a chapter for a particular country, or one for a particular language, or neither (for instance, there is interest in forming a European chapter, which would have a changeable regional affiliation and no language affiliation at all).  Interim reports on the Italian and Dutch deliberations can be found [[:w:it:Wikipedia:Fondazione_Wikimedia_Italia|here]] and [[:w:nl:Wikipedia:Vereniging_of_Stichting_voor_Nederlandstalig_Wikimedia|here]], respectively.
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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia Deutschland'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

Wikimedia Deutschland ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland]) has been busy with a lot of administrative tasks. The German chapter has succeeded in gaining official status as a tax-exempt, non-profit organization. To resolve some repeatedly asked questions about the impact of copyright laws and the GNU FDL on Wikipedia, Wikmedia Deutschland has ordered a legal FAQ for the German Wikipedia from a German lawyer who specializes in Open Source and Open Content license issues. 

At the end of September, Wikimedia Deutschland, together with the Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation (WRS) and Prof. Deborah Weber-Wulff from the University of Applied Sciences (FHTW) in Berlin, began working to participate in a well capitalized research project developed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), called &quot;New Media in Education  [http://www.medien-bildung.net/].&quot; Two applications have finally been submitted; the selection process will continue until the end of the year.

In early October, Wikimedia Deutschland established contacts with the OSCE, which organised the &quot;OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting [http://www.osce.org/odihr/meetings/2004/hdim/]&quot; in Warsaw,  where Jimbo Wales gave a speech about Wikipedia at the panel &quot;Guaranteeing Media Freedom on the Internet.&quot; Later that month, a team from the German chapter represented Wikipedia at a booth and gave a speech at Berlinux, a Linux congress in Berlin from the 22nd to the 23rd of October, 2004. Rumours exist that John &quot;maddog&quot; Hall was seen wearing a Wikipedia T-Shirt there. Contacts with the Brockhaus publishing house were strengthened at several meetings, as well as contacts with Directmedia, a company from Berlin, which produced the CD version of Wikipedia. The Wikipedia CD release received several favorable reviews in the German media and was distributed on the cover of the computer magazine ''Chip''. Directmedia currently plans a DVD version of Wikipedia for spring and invited us to share their booth at the Leipzig book fair, which is in the immediate neighbourhood of Brockhaus'. 

In December, Wikimedia Deutschland attended the 21C3, the annual Congress of the Chaos Computer Club. Jimbo Wales gave a presentation about Wikipedia. And, Wikimedia Deutschland invited two of the main developers of the MediaWiki software, Brooke Vibber and Tim Starling, to meet for a Mediawiki conference there.

In the last three months, there have been numerous mentions of Wikipedia in the German-language press. For example, ''Tageszeitung'' featured an article on Wikipedia, and ''Bild-Zeitung,'' Germany's biggest tabloid, published an article with a &quot;how-to&quot; on Wikipedia. The start of the new Wikinews-Service has been very well received by German journalists, although de:Wikinews is still at its very beginnings.

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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia France'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

Wikimédia France ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_France]), a French non-profit association, was officially founded on October 23, 2004 in Paris, with [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(membres_fondateurs)|20 founding members]]. Among the founding members were the Board of the Wikimedia Foundation. At this meeting, the final [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(statuts)|bylaws]] were adopted. The goal of Wikimédia France is to promote all Wikimedia projects, with a focus on French language projects. Wikimédia France will also act as a representative of the Wikimedia Foundation in France and other countries, where its help is required. It will '''not''' exercise any editorial influence on the French-language Wikipédia, and may intervene only statutorily in the case of legal matters.

The founding members and other interested users are working to establish a set of internal policies for Wikimédia France, in order to further define its goals and methods.&lt;br &gt;
Wikimédia France elected its Board members on October 25th via IRC. [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] was elected president, [[User:Yann|Yann]], secretary and [[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]], treasurer. 

The last step is to register the association as a non-profit with the French authorities, and for this it is necessary to have the bylaws signed by all founding members. The last missing signature was Jimbo's.  Since the signed bylaws have just been returned to France, it is expected that the association will legally exist in February 2005. This will enable Wikimédia France to function as a legal entity and, for example, to open a bank account. Some early goals will be for the association to be recognized as an organization of &quot;public usefulness&quot; and to have membership fees that are partially deductible from income taxes. After that, the real work of setting up accounts, getting donations and such can begin.

Wikimédia France have had a few occasions to present Wikipedia in different meetings. Please see [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France_(manifestations)] for more details.

Wikipedia lately received a lot of coverage in French language medias: articles from maintream newspapers ''Libération'' and ''La Tribune de Genève'', the radio ''France-Info'', the magazine ''Univers Mac'' and many web site reviews.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;'''International'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
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[[Image:City_hall_london_banner.JPG|center|London City Hall. Author : ChrisO]]

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Wikimania 2005'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

[[Image:Frankfurt2.JPG|left|Frankfurt Skyline]]
'''Wikimania 2005: The First International Wikimedia Conference''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) is a planned conference for all users of Wikimedia projects (4 August 2005 to 8 August 2005). 

The event will include speakers from within Wikipedia and from outside Wikipedia as well.  One of the purposes of the conference will be to have people meet and learn about other language projects.

Frankfurt was chosen as location for the first Wikimedia conference in Summer 2005. In mid-November, Jimbo Wales, Arne Klempert, Mathias Schindler and Elian inspected the place for the meetup, the Haus der Jugend, and talked to possible sponsors.  The Haus der Jugend turned out to be great, a mixture of ancient and new buildings, set around a beautiful courty yard. We booked nearly the entire building for the time from 4th to 8th August, a big conference hall for 400 people, several smaller halls and about 300 beds. As next steps we will work on setting up the reservation system for participants and issuing a Call for papers.

There are three days of activity and two days of conference planned for the first annual Wikimania event. There will be technical, academic, and business presentations about wikis and the Wikimedia projects.

Both housing for the event and conference space will be provided by the main youth hostel / social center in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, a frequent venue for non-profit organizations.  You can register your interest in attending, and find out more about the schedule and location, at the Meta page on the subject ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]).
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Meeting in Bolzano'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

[[image:Bozen2.JPG|left|Bolzano viewed from Hocheppan. Author : RKraasch]]
Italian Wikipedians held a meeting in Bolzano on the same day of the presentation of Wikipedia at the LinuxDay conference (nov 27th). One of the main topics was the formation of the Italian local chapter; some German Wikipedians have also participated, and their experience with their own local chapter formation was valuable. Some important points have been accepted: a draft of the Bylaws for the Association is to be created and discussed by chapter and the Association can be a &quot;onlus&quot; or any other non-profit type. The status of administrators is currently under discussion with various polls on the Italian Wikipedia. In the meantime it has been decided that those who are not active, have to appear separately in the list, in order to avoid that users can contact them and complain about receiving no feedback. In the end, there was a point about usage of categories in substitution of the lists, where the list still presents missing articles, they can be transferred in the editable part of the category.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Meeting in Taipei'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

The Taipei meetup was held on 4th Dec. There was a very rare winter hurricane raiding Taiwan on that day. In the afternoon, the heavy rain stopped, and the meetup began in Yun-men Café near Taipei Railway Station. Four Wikipedians, their   friends and one reporter from the United Daily News joined the meetup.

Traditional/Simplified Chinese automated conversion which is coming with MediaWiki 1.4 was discussed first, and this feature will be very helpful for attracting more Taiwanese to attend our projects. Then Taipei Wikipedians gossiped about different styles of Wikipedians’ personality in ZH Wikipedia, which was an interesting topic. As [http://tw.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Taiwan] introduced a new online community - [http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt;], and meanwhile in Mainland China, [http://www.sina.com Sina.com] also introduced a very similar project – [http://ask.sina.com.cn/ iAsk]. In their communities everyone can ask and answer questions, and their content are also organized by questions. The difference between Kimo Knowledge+ and Wikipedia was discussed, and all the participants thought ZH Wikipedia should introduced some award system just as Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; and iAsk are doing -- although there are the [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] and [[:en:Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstars]] System in English Wikipedia that had been known by ZH Wikipedians. Finally the group talked about recruitting newbies. Should there be some special propaganda or just spontaneous growth of the community? It's really a good question to think about.
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During the months of October and November, Japanese Wikipedians had three meet-ups in three cities, [[:en:Osaka, Osaka|Osaka]], [[:en:Tokyo|Tokyo]] and [[:en:Nagoyoa|Nagoya]]. Some Wikipedians in other cities like in [[:en:Yokohama|Yokohama]] joined. Participants ranged from a high school boy to a couple in their 40s.  French user [[:fr:User:Aoineko|Aoineko]] in Yokohama brought a [[:m:Trophy_box|trophy]] to Tokyo meetup. It had been awarded from Japan Advertisers Association to Japanese Wikipedia in September and would be later sent to Jimbo. Conversation topics included plans to improve the self-governance of Japanese projects, recent significant activities of Wikipedians and their own activities on Wikipedia.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Berlin Conference'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

The 21st Chaos Communication Congress (21C3) was held in Berlin at the
end of December, 2004, and provided a chance for many Wikimedians and
MediaWiki developers to meet up. For many of the developers, it was
their first chance to have face to face discussions about the future
direction of the software.

The conference included the themes of hacking, science, community,
society, and culture, and included two Wikimedia related talks and two
workshops. Tim Starling and Brooke Vibber made a presentation entitled
&quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/63  Edit This Page]
Scaling the Wiki Beyond 1 million&quot; as well as moderating the
[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/194.en.html MediaWiki Developer Workshop] which discussed both the current software, and
ideas for future features of MediaWiki. Their presentation discussed
both hardware and the software issues, with information on the
implementation of compression algorithms. Jimmy Wales spoke about &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/59 Wikipedia Sociographics]: What the wikipedia community doesn't know about
itself&quot; where he explained different roles within the community, and
explained how Wikipedia is not created by a million people adding one
line, but by a community of users who trusted each other working
together. Elisabeth Bauer, Angela Beesley, and Jimmy Wales moderated a
[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/225.en.html Wikimedia Collaboration Workshop]. Topics discussed included the role of the
Foundation, International cooperation, and the Wikimania conference.

The Wikipedia area on the ground floor, with sofas and a mattress, was
a meeting point for Wikipedians and gave the opportunity to sell
Wikireaders and Wikipedia CDs and to promote Wikipedia to other
conference attendees.

The time in Berlin was also used for a meeting about the Wikimania
event, and plans for speakers and other aspects of the event were able
to be discussed offline.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Thesis on Wikipedia'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

A thesis on Wikipedia has been written by an Italian Wikipedian, Vala. The thesis may be found on [[Wikisource:Produrre sapere in rete in modo cooperativo - il caso Wikipedia|Wikisource]], it's in Italian (English version is [[Wikisource:The Cooperative Production of Knowledge on the Internet%E2%80%94the Case of Wikipedia|here]]).

The work of this thesis focuses on the issue, often debated, of the “collective production” of knowledge, which for more than 40 years has been taking shape in contemporary media, characterized by the centrality of computers as a tool of “knowledge sharing” and as a “relational instrument”.
In particular, the thesis discusses the collective production of knowledge in its online dimension, and specifically, inside the Wikipedia project, as an emblematic work in the treatment of this argument.
Beside in-depth empirical research inside the Wikipedia community (“virtual ethnography” combined with “participative observation” in meetings, and offline interviews combined with interviews directly on the net), we trace a complex route from the first steps in the phase of social construction of the PC, to critical analysis of the production model and social ensemble, which comes closer to that observable within Wikipedia: that is to say, open-source, analyzing in particular the thoughts of its two main theoreticians: Richard Stallman and Eric Raymond.
Then we look at the interventions that best seem to contribute to clarifying the socio-structural form sustaining the cooperative production of knowledge on the net: that is, with the structural theory of networks and emerging systems, as formalized by Albert Làszlò Barabàsi, and with the theories of complexity and emerging systems, at least as revealed in the field of human sciences.
Starting from this theoretical frame, we came to an original result in the research sphere, recognizing in the Italian edition of Wikipedia a hybrid model, on one side recalling the dynamics of emergence and of complex systems, on the other presenting more typically communitarian aspects, such as have been described in the vast literature on virtual communities.
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| align=center | [[Image:Ecuador cajas national park.jpg|220px|&quot;Mirrored Lakes&quot;, Cajas National Park, in Ecuador. Author : Delphine Ménard (notafish)]]

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| align=center | [[Image:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|200px|Koh Samui (Surat Thani, Thailand). Author : Manfred Werner (Tsui)]]

| align=center | [[image:Gallium1_640x480.jpg|200px|Crystals of gallium. Author : Foobar]]

| align=center | [[image:BonsaiTridentMaple.jpg|200px|A bonsai trident maple. Author : Peggy Greb]]

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| align=center | [[Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|180px|Dragonfly with compound eyes. Author: David L. Green]]

| align=center | [[image:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg|140px|A man in Austria playing his barrel organ. Author : Chepry]]

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'''Nuovi progetti'''&lt;br &gt;
Si è detto e scritto molto su &lt;font color=purple&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font &gt;, arrivando a rivaleggiare con la quantità di contenuti scritti per il progetto sin dal suo inizio in novembre.
Alcuni lo amano, altri lo odiano. In definitiva ha acquisito circa 200 articoli, assieme a una buona fetta del dibattito sulle politiche dei wiki e ad un gruppo di 8 o 10 contributori attivi. Si veda l'articolo completo più sotto.

'''Brevi rapporti dai progetti'''&lt;br &gt;
Si veda l'ultima pubblicazione cartacea in corso nella relazione su &lt;font color=green&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font &gt;.

Nel gennaio 2005, il sito web di &lt;font color=orange&gt;'''Wikipedia'''&lt;/font &gt; è diventato un portale multilingue. &amp;Egrave; stato dopo più di due anni di discussioni sporadiche che il dominio www.wikipedia.org è cambiato da reindirizzamento alla Wikipedia in inglese, ad un portale che mostra tutte le lingue di Wikipedia che hanno più di 100 articoli.&lt;br &gt;
Quando venne creata, la Wikipedia in inglese era collocata su www.wikipedia.org (in origine www.wikipedia.com). Alle altre lingue vennero assegnati domini basati sui codici di lingua dell'ISO 639. La Wikipedia in inglese venne infine spostata nell'ottobre 2002 nel dominio relativo al suo codice di lingua, en.wikipedia.org, mentre i domini precedenti vennero impostati per reindirizzare la gente alla pagina corretta.&lt;br &gt;
La mossa di creare un portale è stata appoggiata dal consiglio e acclamata dai Wikipediani delle altre lingue, come cosa da tempo dovuta e come un vero segno della natura multilingue del progetto. Comunque, il cambiamento ha sorpreso diverse persone e infastidito alcuni utenti della Wikipedia in inglese cui non piace la nuova sistemazione. Si legga la relazione di Michael Snow [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/MP|qui]].

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

[[Image:Wikinews-logo2.png|left|Wikinews]] Wikinews ([http://www.wikinews.org]) è stato lanciato ufficialmente in inglese e tedesco nel dicembre 2004. Per la prima volta un nuovo progetto di Wikimedia è stato creato mediante un brainstorming, seguito da una votazione multilingue di tutta la comunità e poi approvato dal consiglio degli amministratori fiduciari. Erik Moeller (conosciuto come Eloquence) ha curato la preparazione di una proposta per organizzare il voto e inoltre anche il layout, la struttura di base del sito e il workflow. Anche se è partito con una versione demo, i blogger, slashdot.org ed altre edizioni di media importanti ne hanno subito parlato. 

Quello che probabilmente si chiedevano tutti era se il successo di Wikipedia poteva essere replicato nella produzione di notizie. Molti dei Wikipediani più esperti avevano il dubbio che notizie di parte, che sono incompatibili con il nostro regolamento relativo al punto di vista neutrale, potessero venir pubblicate con un ciclo di lavoro molto più veloce della produzione di notizie. Ad oggi non abbiamo risposte assolute a queste domande anche se abbiamo visto un significativo progresso del progetto.

Wikinews ora ha raggiunto la fase &quot;beta&quot;. È ancora nella sua fase di formazione, ma la sua esistenza come progetto Wikimedia è oggi generalmente accettata. Erik ha scritto un saggio riflettendo sul passato e sul futuro del progetto e ha sottolineato che il processo formale della revisione verrà rivalutato e reimpostato, per renderlo più semplice e con un flusso più libero. Esiste una divergenza tra le misure intraprese per facilitare l'accesso a nuovi utenti, semplificando le regole e i processi basandosi sul principio wiki che &quot;chiunque possa fare qualsiasi modifica&quot;, e la necessità di imporre misure che assicurino la qualità - un processo di revisione formale con regole specifice da seguire. È stata discussa anche la pubblicazione di notizie non revisionate e incomplete sulla pagina principale. Alcuni utenti attivi, incluso IlyaHaykinson, TalkHard e Lyellin hanno scritto molto su questo tema. 

Considerando che circa metà dei nuovi contributi è stata scritta relativamente a politica e conflitti il fatto di preoccuparsi di tendenze e accuratezza è abbastanza logico. Alcuni pensano che dovremmo enfatizzare la coperture in profondità come la pubblicazione settimanale di notizie invece di notizie attualissime e perdere più tempo sul controllo della qualità. Calrosar, uno dei molti partecipanti attivi su Wikinews, che è anche partecipe in molte discussioni sulla neutralità degli articoli, osserva che Wikinews sta migliorando e produce risultati positivi. Nonostante ciò il progetto va incontro a grandi sfide. Molti hanno detto che sarebbe stato più difficile creare una fonte neutra di notizie che creare una enciclopedia libera. Invitiamo tutti i partecipanti di altri progetti Wikimedia a raggiungerci e a partecipare nelle discussioni, scrivere articoli e aiutarci a costruire le communità per le quali abbiamo già creato le basi.

''URL:''
Wikinews visto dall'interno
* Il saggio di Erik: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Eloquence/State_of_the_Wiki:_December_12%2C_2004]
* IlyaHaykinson: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AAlternative_Review_Process_Proposal]
* TalkHard: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AQuality_over_Quantity]
* Lyellin: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Lyellin/Thoughts]
* Carlosar: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#Wikinews%3A_some_troubles.2C_but_not_so_bad_at_all] e altre parti della pagina. 

''I media e slashdot''
* Wired News ''Wikipedia Creators Move Into News'' (I creatori di Wikipedia si occupano di notizie) di Joanna Glasner, 29 novembre 2004. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1  ]
* TechNewsWorld ''Open-Source News? Wiki Builds a New Kind di Journalism'' (Notizie open source? Wiki costruisce un nuovo modo di fare giornalismo) di John P. Mello Jr., 30 novembre 2004. [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Open-Source-News-Wiki-Builds-a-New-Kind-of-Journalism-38506.html]
* Slashdot: [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/03/2220255&amp;tid=149&amp;tid=95]

''Statistiche:''&lt;br &gt;
Circa 2.000 pagine e 150-200 articoli. 150 categorie. 800 e più utenti registrati, quasi 8000 modifiche.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Traduzione della settimana'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Il progetto [[Translation of the week]] (la [[Traduzione della settimana]]) è stato avviato un po' per sfida da [[User:Danny|Danny]] alla fine di ottobre ed è diventato un vero e proprio progetto che prosegue con cadenza settimanale dopo il successo con la traduzione di [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]] in diverse lingue. La traduzione della settimana inizia con la scelta di un articolo in una delle edizioni di Wikipedia e la sua presentazione come articolo candidato per una traduzione incrociata tra le diversi lingue. Gli articoli che raggiungono la maggioranza dei partecipanti vengono quindi presentati come &quot;Traduzione della settimana&quot;, con lo scopo di aumentarne la diffusione nel numero maggiore possibile di lingue. Dopo 10 settimane il progetto ha l'adesione esplicita di 64 participanti, sicuramente ve ne sono molti altri nelle diverse Wikipedia. Anche se il record di [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]], che è stato tradotto in 39 lingue, non è stato ancora raggiunto, nessun articolo è stato tradotto in meno di 16 lingue.

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

[[Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg|160px|right|Anno internazionale dell'infanzia - Disegni di bambini]] A dimostrazione che i nostri sforzi sono stati riconosciuti e legittimati, la Beck Foundation si è avvicinata a Wikimedia qualche tempo fa, chiedendo se avremmo potuto sviluppare materiale formativo per un pubblico più giovane. A seguito della presentazione di una proposta, hanno deciso di concederci 10.000$ per creare un progetto da mettere online e stampare, destinato a bambini tra gli 8 e gli 11 anni.

Inizialmente il progetto non è stato visto di buon occhio sulla mailing list della Fondazione e si disse che sarebbe stato un altro Wikispecies, un progetto creato dal Comitato con poco apporto dall'esterno. Una volta che lo sviluppo è iniziato su Meta, il progetto ha delineato meglio i propri obiettivi, guadagnando supporto unanime ed incoraggiamento da ogni contributore di Wikimedia che ne è venuto a conoscenza.

Una volta completati, i nostri libri saranno disponibili in tutto il mondo, gratuitamente oppure a un costo sostenibile dai bambini del luogo o dai loro genitori. Stampati su carta lucida ed a colori, questi volumetti in stile rivista saranno pieni di colori e riccamente illustrati per incoraggiare la lettura e la curiosità.

Il progetto è in corso di sviluppo come parte di Wikibooks. Una volta che avremo creato il primo volumetto, l'informazione sarà trasferita in un sito non editabile per i nostri lettori. Tutti i contenuti saranno rivisti e verificati da educatori qualificati.

Una delle sfide più grandi finora è stata adattare il nostro stile di scrittura ed i contenuti ai bambini. I contributori sono in bilico tra l'essere troppo leggeri e troppo complessi. Infine, quando ci siamo avventurati in altri argomenti, abbiamo dovuto decidere fra censura e tatto. I primi argomenti sono immuni da questo problema; Grandi Felini, il Sistema Solare e il Sudamerica sono i primi libri che la comunità ha deciso di cominciare a sviluppare. Ci sono stati inoltre interessanti esperimenti su come strutturare livelli multipli di contenuto in un articolo solo.

Lo sviluppo della voce sul Sudamerica sembra procedere in modo più rapido grazie all'aiuto dei Wikimediani del luogo.

Abbiamo inoltre ricevuto offerte per tradurre in danese, francese, portoghese, spagnolo e svedese. Il nostro obiettivo finale è di sviluppare i contenuti indipendentemente dal progetto inglese. Ulteriori donazioni saranno necessarie per creare edizioni stampate in tutte queste lingue.

Incoraggio chiunque a venire e vedere che forma sta assumendo Wikijunior. Aggiungete qualche informazione, iscrivetevi come traduttori, discutete sul nome del progetto. Wikijunior darà una mano a dare maggior credito al nome Wikimedia essendo uno dei primi progetti ad avere risultati veramente apprezzabili nel mondo reale.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikiversity'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

[[image:versity.jpg|left|130px|Wikiversity]]
Attualmente, la Wikiversity spagnola sta crescendo in modo più rapido di &quot;Wikilibros&quot; (la Wikibooks spagnola). Sembra che le fondamenta di questo progetto si stiano rafforzando, in quanto abbiamo già delle scuole con membri attivi su chimica, fisica, informatica, filosofia e linguistica. Particolarmente attiva in questo momento è la Scuola di Informatica ([[:b:es:Wikiversidad:Escuela_de_Ingenier%C3%ADa_Inform%C3%A1tica|Escuela de Ingeniería Informática]]), con 7 membri, 8 dipartimenti e lo schema di un corso universitario; anche il Dipartimento di Fisica e quello di Chimica hanno membri molto attivi e il Dipartimento di Linguistica ha recentemente creato un'Area di Sinologia. Nel &quot;Claustro&quot; discutiamo come dovrebbe essere l'organizzazione di Wikiversity. 

Uno degli argomenti in discussione è se si debba proporre alla comunità di Wikimedia che Wikiversity diventi un progetto indipendente da Wikibooks, con o senza un altro nome di dominio (ad esempio .wikiversity.org). Attualmente, anche se Wikiversity potrebbe/dovrebbe usare Wikibooks per creare il materiale didattico, diversi dipartimenti potrebbero essere coinvolti in altri progetti di Wikimedia. Ad esempio, l'&quot;Area de Sinología&quot; sta per dare il via ad una sezione Cinese-Spagnolo e Spagnolo-Cinese del Wiktionary, oltre all'articolo &quot;Literatura de China&quot; per Wikipedia. Quindi, la visione della Wikiversity è certamente più ampia di Wikibooks. Essa coinvolge e tende a trarre profitto e a partecipare a tutti i progetti di Wikimedia. Vi incoraggio a dare un occhiata e a partecipare :P. Cosa? Non c'è una Wikiversity nella tua lingua? Cosa stai aspettando per crearla ;-)?

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'''Ar''': Molto sforzo viene dedicato al miglioramento degli articoli esistenti, con alcune nuove aggiunte ogni giorno. Nessun progetto speciale è attualmente in corso. 

'''En''' : Alla luce delle dimensioni di Wikipedia, diventa sempre più difficile per le persone riuscire a tener traccia degli eventi significativi della comunità. Michael Snow ha fatto un nuovo sforzo per raccogliere queste informazioni, scrivendone a riguardo, ed ha iniziato un giornale chiamato The Wikipedia Signpost. Il foglio è previsto per essere pubblicato su base settimanale. Leggetelo su:
[[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]].

'''Es''': Un progetto di grande successo chiamato [[:w:es:Wikipedia:País_de_la_semana|País de la Semana]] (''Nazione della settimana'') incoraggia i contributori a migliorare l'articolo della nazione scelta per quella settimana. Le nazioni con poche o nessuna informazione sono privilegiate.

'''Ja''': Il [http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html Ministero giapponese del Territorio, Infrastruttura e Trasporti] (MLIT) ha fatto sapere che le sue foto aeree sono disponibili con licenza  GFDL. Questa è una gran bella notizia per noi, perché le immagini fair-use non sono accettate per motivi legali sulla Wikipedia in giapponese. Il nostro ringraziamento va all'impegno di [[:ja:User:っ|User:っ]] e alla magnanimità dell'MLIT. [[:jaUser:Electric goat|e-Goat]].&lt;br &gt; ([http://csp.netratings.co.jp/nnr/PDF/Newsrelease1220_j.pdf fonte in PDF])
In Giappone, il traffico di Wikipedia.org è cresciuto del 635% durante l'ultimo anno, la punta più alta sul web giapponese, con un ampio margine. Wikipedia in Giappone ha al momento una popolarità pari al 7% del sito più popolare della nazione, &lt;tt &gt;yahoo.co.jp&lt;/tt &gt;.

'''Zh''': La funzione da lungo tempo attesa - conversione automatica cinese Tradizionale/Semplificato - è arrivata con la versione 1.4 di MediaWiki. Questa attrarrà un maggior numero di utenti del cinese tradizionale nei progetti Mediawiki e cambierà il volto della comunità. Dobbiamo molto a [[:zh:User:Zhengzhu|Zhengzhu]] per questo fantastico lavoro.

'''It''': Una tradizione natalizia è quella di inviare biglietti per gli auguri di Natale e per l'Anno Nuovo, e il testo sui biglietti italiani reciterà “Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo”, su quelli inglesi sarà “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!”.  
Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo! è la pagina principale di questo sforzo. Ciò che vogliamo è la traduzione per il maggior numero possibile di lingue, e sicuramente una per ogni lingua che possiede un progetto Wikimedia &quot;E&quot; un file sonoro con la pronuncia su Commons.

[[image:kerstkrans.jpg|left|250px|Un addobo natalizio]] 
Un modo in cui potete ampliare questo progetto è quello di scrivere come il Natale viene celebrato nel vostro paese, nazione o secondo la vostra tradizione. Molti cristiani ad esempio, celebrano il Natale a gennaio e non a dicembre. Non tutti ad esempio sanno del “Christmas pudding”, e la neve si abbina bene al Natale, ma non in Australia. [[:wikt:it:Wikizionario%3ABuon_Natale|Buon Natale]] è la pagina dove potete trovare molte risorse sul Natale.

Vedi anche:
 
*[[Media:En-US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.ogg|US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!]]
*[[Media:Fr-Joyeux Noël et bonne année.ogg|Joyeux Noël et bonne année]]
*[[Media:it-Buon_Natale_e_felice_Anno_Nuovo.ogg|Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!]]

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[[Image:ibis2.jpg|right|200px|Due ibis su una staccionata]] &lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;L&lt;/font &gt;e prime due Fondazioni Wikimedia, con sede in Germania e in Francia, sono state fondate nel 2004. Entrambe hanno eletto dei consigli di amministrazione e sono ora attive nelle rispettive nazioni. 

Gruppi di Wikimediani italiani, olandesi e rumeni, lo scorso autunno hanno espresso interesse a formare le loro associazioni, e hanno tenuto alcuni incontri, online e di persona, per discutere i dettagli. I rumeni in particolare hanno già abbozzato uno statuto ([//ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Rom%C3%A2nia/Statut]). 

Un comune momento di incertezza per tutte queste associazioni, sia costituite che proposte, è se creare un'associazione per una particolare nazione, o per una particolare lingua, o per nessuna delle due (ad esempio, c'è interesse nel formare un'associazione europea, che avrebbe un'affiliazione regionale variabile e nessuna affiliazione linguistica). Un rapporto parziale sulle delibere italiana e olandese si può trovare [[:w:it:Wikipedia:Fondazione_Wikimedia_Italia|qui]] e [[:w:nl:Wikipedia:Vereniging_of_Stichting_voor_Nederlandstalig_Wikimedia|qui]], rispettivamente.

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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia Deutschland'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Wikimedia Deutschland ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland]) è stata impegnata in numerosi compiti amministrativi. L'associazione tedesca è riuscita ad ottenere lo status ufficiale di organizzazione no-profit e esentasse. Per risolvere alcune domande frequenti sull'impatto delle leggi sul copyright e della GNU FDL su Wikipedia, Wikmedia Deutschland ha ordinato una FAQ legale per la Wikipedia in tedesco ad un avvocato tedesco specializzato in questioni sull'Open Source e le licenze Open Content. 

Alla fine di settembre, Wikimedia Deutschland, assieme all'Ente per lo Sviluppo Economico della Regione di Stoccarda (WRS) e alla Prof. Deborah Weber-Wulff dell'Università di Scienze Applicalte (FHTW) di Berlino, ha iniziato a lavorare alla partecipazione ad un progetto di ricerca ben finanziato del Ministero Federale Tedesco per l'Educazione e la Ricerca (BMBF), chiamato &quot;Nuovi Media nell'Educazione [http://www.medien-bildung.net/]&quot;. Alla fine sono state presentate due richieste di iscrizione; il processo di selezione continuerà fino alla fine dell'anno.

Ai primi di ottobre, Wikimedia Deutschland ha stabilito dei contatti con l'OSCE, che ha organizzato l'&quot;OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting [http://www.osce.org/odihr/meetings/2004/hdim/]&quot; a Varsavia, dove Jimbo Wales ha tenuto un discorso su Wikipedia alla commissione &quot;Guaranteeing Media Freedom on the Internet&quot;. Più tardi nel mese, un team dell'associazione tedesca ha rappresentato Wikipedia ad uno stand e tenuto un discorso al Berlinux, una conferenza Linux a Berlino, dal 22 al 23 ottobre 2004. Esistono voci secondo cui John &quot;maddog&quot; Hall è stato visto indossare una T-shirt di Wikipedia. I contatti con la casa editrice Brockhaus sono stati rafforzati da diversi incontri, così come i contatti con Directmedia, una società berlinese che produce la versione su CD di Wikipedia. La pubblicazione del CD di Wikipedia ha ricevuto diverse recensioni favorevoli sui media tedeschi ed è stata distribuita assieme alla rivista informatica ''Chip''. Directmedia attualmente progetta una versione su DVD di Wikipedia per la primavera e ci ha invitato a condividere il loro stand alla fiera del libro di Lipsia, che è nelle immediate vicinanze della Brockhaus. 

In dicembre, Wikimedia Deutschland ha partecipato al 21C3, il congresso annuale del Chaos Computer Club. Jimbo Wales ha tenuto una presentazione di Wikipedia, e Wikimedia Deutschland ha invitato due dei principali sviluppatori del software MediaWiki, Brooke Vibber e Tim Starling, per incontrarli in una conferenza su Mediawiki.

Negli ultimi tre mesi, ci sono state munerose menzioni di Wikipedia nella stampa tedesca. Ad esempio, la ''Tageszeitung'' ha fatto un articolo su Wikipedia, e la ''Bild-Zeitung'', il principale tabloid tedesco, ha pubblicato un articolo con un &quot;how-to&quot; su Wikipedia. L'avvio del nuovo progetto Wikinews è stato ben accolto dai giornalisti tedeschi, anche se de:Wikinews è ancora ai suoi inizi.

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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia France'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Wikimédia France ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_France]), un'associazione no-profit francese, è stata fondata ufficialmente il 23 ottobre 2004, a Parigi, da [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(membres_fondateurs)|20 membri fondatori]]. Tra i membri fondatori è presente il consiglio d'amministrazione della Wikimedia Foundation. In questo incontro è stato adottato l'ultimo [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(statuts)|statuto]]. Lo scopo di Wikimédia France è di promuovere tutti i progetti di Wikimedia, con attenzione a quelli in lingua francese. Wikimédia France agirà inoltre come rappresentante della Wikimedia Foundation in Francia e in altre nazioni dove sia richiesto il suo aiuto. '''Non''' eserciterà alcuna influenza editoriale sulla Wikipedia in lingua francese, e potrà intervenire solo in base al suo statuto, in caso di questioni legali.

I membri fondatori e altri utenti interessati stanno lavorando per stabilire un insieme di politiche interne per Wikimédia France, allo scopo di definire ulteriormente i suoi fini e metodi.&lt;br &gt;
Wikimédia France ha eletto il suo consiglio d'amministrazione il 25 ottobre via IRC. [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] è stato eletto presidente, [[User:Yann|Yann]], segretario e [[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]], tesoriere. 

L'ultimo passo è quello di registrare l'associazione come no-profit presso le autorità francesi, e per questo è necessario che lo statuto sia firmato da tutti i membri fondatori. L'ultima firma mancante era quella di Jimbo. Poiché lo statuto firmato è appena tornato in Francia, ci si aspetta che l'associazione esisterà legalmente nel febbraio 2005. Questo permetterà a Wikimédia France di funzionare come entità legale e, ad esempio, poter aprire un conto in banca. Alcuni dei primi obbiettivi saranno quelli di farsi riconoscere come organizzazione di &quot;pubblica utilità&quot; e di avere quote di iscrizione che siano parzialmente deducibili dalle tasse. Dopo ciò, il vero lavoro di apertura dei conti e di ricevimento delle donazioni potrà iniziare.

Wikimédia France ha avuto alcune occasioni di presentare Wikipedia in diversi raduni. Si veda [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France_(manifestations)] per ulteriori dettagli.

Ultimamente Wikipedia ha ricevuto molta copertura dai media in lingua francese: articoli degli importanti quotidiani ''Libération'' e ''La Tribune de Genève'', la radio ''France-Info'', il periodico ''Univers Mac'' e molte recensioni su siti web.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikimania 2005'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[Image:Frankfurt2.JPG|left|La skyline di Francoforte]]
'''Wikimania 2005: La prima conferenza internazionale di Wikimedia''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) è la conferenza prevista per tutti gli utenti dei progetti Wikimedia (dal 4 all'8 agosto 2005). 

L'evento comprenderà relatori provenienti sia da Wikipedia che dall'esterno. Uno degli scopi della conferenza sarà di far incontrare la gente e apprendere dai progetti in altre lingue.

Francoforte è stata scelta come sede della prima conferenza di Wikimedia dell'estate 2005. A metà novembre, Jimbo Wales, Arne Klempert, Mathias Schindler e Elian hanno ispezionato il luogo dell'incontro, la Haus der Jugend, e parlato con possibili sponsor. La Haus der Jugend si è rivelata grandiosa, un misto di edifici antichi e moderni, disposti attorno ad un bel cortile. Abbiamo prenotato quasi l'intero edificio per il periodo dal 4 all'8 agosto, una grossa sala congressi da 400 posti, diverse sale più piccole e circa 300 posti letto. Come prossimo passo lavoreremo per preparare un sistema di prenotazioni per i partecipanti e faremo una richiesta per degli oratori.

Sono previsti tre giorni di attività e due di conferenze per il primo evento annuale di Wikimedia. Ci saranno presentazioni tecniche, accademiche e commerciali sui wiki e sui progetti Wikimedia.

Sia l'alloggio per l'evento che lo spazio per le conferenze verrà fornito dal principale ostello della gioventù/centro sociale di Francoforte sul Meno, Germania, un luogo abituale per le organizzazioni no-profit. Puoi segnalare il tuo interesse a partecipare e saperne di più su luogo e programma, alla pagina Meta sull'argomento ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]).
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Incontri in Giappone'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

Nei mesi di ottobre e novembre, i Wikipediani giapponesi hanno tenuto tre raduni in tre diverse città, [[:it:Osaka|Osaka]], [[:it:Tokio|Tokio]] e [[:it:Nagoya|Nagoya]]. Hanno partecipato anche alcuni Wikipedani di altre città, per esempio, alcuni sono venuti da [[:it:Yokohama|Yokohama]]. I partecipanti erano molto eterogenei anche per fasce d'età: si andava da uno studente della scuola media fino ad una coppia sposata sui quaranta. L'utente francese [[:fr:Utilisateur:Aoineko|Utente:Aoineko]] di Yokohama ha ricevuto una coppa in occasione del raduno di Tokio. Il premio, che sarà in seguito spedito a Jimbo, è un dono dello scorso settembre dell'Associazione dei Pubblicitari del Giappone alla Wikipedia in giapponese. Gli argomenti di discussione hanno riguardato i progetti per migliorare le capacità di autogoverno dei progetti giapponesi e le ultime attività svolte dai Wikipediani, anche nella loro partecipazione a Wikipedia.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Incontro a Bolzano'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

[[image:Bozen2.JPG|left|Bolzano vista dall'Hocheppan. Autore: RKraasch]]
I Wikipediani italiani hanno tenuto un raduno a Bolzano, nel giorno della presentazione di Wikipedia ad una conferenza del LinuxDay (27 nov.). Uno degli argomenti principali è stato la costituzione dell'associazione locale italiana; hanno partecipato anche alcuni utenti della Wikipedia in tedesco, e la loro esperienza con la fondazione tedesca è stata preziosa. Sono stati accettati alcuni punti importanti: una bozza dello statuto dell'associazione verrà creato e discusso per capitoli e l'associazione potrà essere una &quot;onlus&quot; o un qualsiasi altro tipo di organizzazione no-profit. Lo status degli amministratori è attualmente in discussione con vari sondaggi sulla wikipedia in italiano. Nel frattempo si è deciso che quelli non attivi devono comparire separatamente nella lista, allo scopo di evitare che altri utenti li contattino per poi lamentarsi di non aver ricevuto risposta. Infine, si è discusso dell'uso delle categorie in sostituzione alle liste. Nel caso la lista presenti ancora degli articoli non scritti, questi possono essere trasferiti nella parte modificablie della categoria.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Incontro a Taipei'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
Il raduno di Taipei si è tenuto il 4 dicembre. C'è stato un raro uragano invernale che ha spazzato Taiwan in quel giorno. Nel pomeriggio la pioggia intensa è cessata, e il raduno ha avuto inizio al Yun-men Café vicino alla stazione ferroviaria di Taipei. Quattro Wikipediani, i loro amici e un reporter dello United Daily News hanno partecipato al raduno.

La conversione automatizzata tra cinese tradizionale/semplificato, che arriverà con MediaWiki 1.4, è stata discussa per prima, e questa funzionalità sarà molto utile per attrarre altri Taiwanesi a partecipare ai nostri progetti. I Wikipediani di Taipei hanno quindi spettegolato sui differenti stili delle personalità dei Wikipediani di ZH Wikipedia, il che ha costituito un argomento interessante. [http://tw.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Taiwan] ha introdotto una nuova comunità online - [http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt;], mentre nella Cina continentale, [http://www.sina.com Sina.com] ha introdotto anch'essa un progetto molto simile – [http://ask.sina.com.cn/ iAsk]. In queste comunità ognuno può fare domande e rispondere, ed i contenuti sono organizzati per domande. La differenza tra Kimo Knowledge+ e Wikipedia è stata discussa, e tutti i partecipanti pensano che ZH Wikipedia dovrebbe introdurre un qualche sistema di premiazione come fanno Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; e iAsk -- anche se esistono i sistemi [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] e [[:en:Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstars]] sulla Wikipedia in inglese, che sono noti ai Wikipediani cinesi. Infine il gruppo ha parlato del reclutamento dei nuovi arrivati. Dovrebbe esserci qualche forma di propaganda o solo una crescita spontanea della comunità? &amp;Egrave; un'ottima domanda su cui riflettere.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Conferenza di Berlino'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

Il 21° Chaos Communication Congress (21C3) si è svolto a Berlino alla fine di dicembre 2004, ed ha fornito un'opportunità d'incontro a molti Wikimediani e sviluppatori di MediaWiki. Per molti degli sviluppatori, è stata la prima occasione di discutere faccia a faccia della direzione che prenderà il software in futuro.

La conferenza trattava i temi di hacking, scienza, comunità, società, e cultura, e comprendeva due colloqui relativi a Wikimedia e due laboratori. Tim Starling e Brooke Vibber hanno fatto una presentazione intitolata &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/63 Edit This Page] Scaling the Wiki Beyond 1 million&quot; oltre a moderare il
[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/194.en.html MediaWiki Developer Workshop] nel quale si è discusso sia il software attuale, che le idee per le future caratteristiche di MediaWiki. Le loro presentazioni hanno trattato sia di questioni hardware che software, con informazioni sull'implementazione degli algoritmi di compressione. Jimmy Wales ha parlato sul tema &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/59 Wikipedia Sociographics]: What the wikipedia community doesn't know about itself&quot; dove ha spiegato diversi ruoli interni alla comunità, e come Wikipedia non è creata da un milione di persone che aggiungono una riga di testo ciascuna, ma da una comunità di utenti che hanno fiducia reciproca e lavorano assieme. Elisabeth Bauer, Angela Beesley, e Jimmy Wales hanno moderato il
[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/225.en.html Wikimedia Collaboration Workshop]. Gli argomenti discussi comprendevano il ruolo della fondazione, la cooperazione internazionale e la conferenza di Wikimania.

L'area di Wikipedia al piano terra, con sofà e materassi, è stata un punto di incontro per i Wikipediani e ha dato l'opportunità di vendere Wikireaders e CD di Wikipedia, e di promuovere Wikipedia presso gli altri partecipanti.

Il tempo a Berlino è stato usato anche per un incontro sull'evento Wikimania ed è stato possibile discutere &quot;offline&quot; i programmi per gli oratori e altri aspetti dell'evento.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Tesi su Wikipedia'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Una tesi su Wikipedia è stata scritta da una Wikipediana italiana, Valentina Paruzzi. La tesi, scritta in italiano, è reperibile su [//wikisource.org/wiki/Produrre_sapere_in_rete_in_modo_cooperativo_-_il_caso_Wikipedia Wikisource] (la versione inglese è [//wikisource.org/wiki/The_Cooperative_Production_of_Knowledge_on_the_Internet%E2%80%94the_Case_of_Wikipedia qui]).

Il lavoro di tesi si è concentrato sulla questione, assai dibattuta, della “produzione collettiva” di sapere che da oltre 40 anni caratterizza il prendere forma degli scenari mediali contemporanei, caratterizzati dalla centralità del computer come strumento di “condivisione di conoscenza” e come “strumento di relazione”.
Si è scelto in particolare di affrontare il discorso della produzione collettiva di sapere nella sua dimensione “on-line” e, in particolar modo, all’interno del progetto di Wikipedia, come opera emblematica nella trattazione dell’argomento.
Accanto ad un’approfondita ricerca empirica all’interno della comunità dei Wikipediani (alle pratiche di “etnografia virtuale” si è affiancata l’“osservazione partecipante” di incontri e raduni, alle interviste offline si sono affiancate quelle svolte direttamente in rete), si è tracciato un percorso complesso che muove i primi passi nelle tappe della costruzione sociale del pc e segue nell’analisi critica del modello produttivo, e sociale assieme, che più si avvicina a quelle osservabile nella Wikipedia: ossia, con l’open source, affrontato in particolare a partire dal pensiero dei suoi due principali teorici: Richard Stallman e  Eric Raymond.
In seguito si decide di confrontarsi con gli interventi che meglio sembrano contribuire a chiarire la forma sociostrutturale che sorregge la produzione cooperativa di sapere in rete: ossia, con la teoria strutturale delle reti, così come formalizzata da Albert Làszlò Barabàsi, e con la teoria della complessità e dei sistemi emergenti, perlomeno così come divulgata nel campo delle scienze umane.
A partire da tale quadro teorico, si è giunti ad un risultato originale nell’ambito di ricerca, riconoscendo nella versione italiana di Wikipedia un modello ibrido, che da una parte richiama le dinamiche dell’emergenza e dei sistemi complessi, mentre dall’altra presenta però aspetti più tipicamente comunitari, così come descritti dalla vasta letteratura sulle comunità virtuali.


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| align=center | [[Image:Ecuador cajas national park.jpg|220px|&quot;Laghi allo specchio&quot;, parco nazionale Cajas, in Ecuador. Autore: Delphine Ménard (notafish)]]

| align=center | [[image:Pin_tumbler_with_key.png|160px|Un modello di una serratura, fatto interamente utilizzando software rilasciato sotto GFDL. Autore: Wapcaplet]] 
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| align=center | [[Image:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|200px|Koh Samui (Surat Thani, Thailandia). Autore: Manfred Werner (Tsui)]]

| align=center | [[image:Gallium1_640x480.jpg|200px|Cristalli di gallio. Autore: Foobar]]

| align=center | [[image:BonsaiTridentMaple.jpg|200px|Un acero tridente bonsai. Autore: Peggy Greb]]

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| align=center | [[image:410px-Sun_halo_optical_phenomenon.jpg|170px|Un'aureola che circonda il Sole nei pressi del Polo Sud. Autore: JG Cindy McFee]]

| align=center | [[Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|180px|L'occhio composito di una libellula. Autore: David L. Green]]

| align=center | [[image:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg|140px|Un uomo in Austria suona il suo organeto. Autore: Chepry]]

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[[Image:City_hall_london_banner.JPG|center|London City Hall. Author : ChrisO]]

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikimania 2005'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[Image:Frankfurt2.JPG|left|Frankfurt Skyline]]
'''Wikimania 2005: la première conférence internationale Wikimedia''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:Accueil]) est une conférence destinée à tous les utilisateurs des projets Wikimedia (du 4 au 8 août 2005).

Cet événement fera appel à des intervenants contribuant à Wikipedia mais également à d'autres, extérieurs au projet. L'un des buts de cette conférence est de permettre aux personnes de se rencontrer et d'en apprendre plus sur les projets dans d'autres langues.

La ville de Francfort en Allemagne a été choisie pour accueillir cette première conférence Wikimedia de l'été 2005. Mi-novembre, Jimbo Wales, Arne Klempert, Mathias Schindler et Elian ont visité le lieu de cette rencontre, la ''Haus der Jugend'' (Maison des jeunes) et ont également rencontré d'éventuels sponsors. La ''Haus der Jugend'' s'est avérée un excellent choix, un mélange de constructions anciennes et récentes, réparties autour d'une jolie cour. Nous avons réservé la quasi-totalité du bâtiment : une grande salle de réunion pour 400 personnes, plusieurs autres salles plus petites et environ 300 lits. L'étape suivante sera de mettre en place un système de réservation pour les participants et lancer un appel à communication.

Trois jours d'activités et deux jours de conférence sont prévus pour cette première rencontre annuelle Wikimania. Des présentations techniques, universitaires et financières sont programmées au sujet des wikis, et des différents projets Wikimédia.

L'hébergement et les lieux de réunion seront fournis par la plus grande Maison des jeunes (et centre social) de Francfort, un lieu fréquemment utilisé par des organisations à but non-lucratif. Vous pouvez indiquer votre souhait de participer à la conférence et en apprendre plus sur le programme et l'hébergement sur la page Meta consacrée à ce sujet ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:Accueil]).
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Rencontre à Bolzano'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

[[image:Bozen2.JPG|left|Bolzano vu depuis Hocheppan. Auteur : RKraasch]]
Les wikipédiens italiens se sont réunis à Bolzano le jour même de la présentation de Wikipédia à la conférence LinuxDay (le 27 novembre 2004). Un des principaux points abordés concernait la constitution de l'association locale pour l'Italie ; quelques wikipédiens allemands ont également participé à cette rencontre, et leur expérience acquise lors de la formation de leur propre association s'est avérée utile. Quelques points importants ont été validés : un brouillon des statuts de l'association est sur le point d'être créé et d'être discuté chapitre par chapitre, l'association pourra être de type &quot;onlus&quot; ou d'une autre forme juridique sans but lucratif. Le statut des administrateurs est actuellement en discussion, avec différents sondages sur la Wikipédia en italien. En parallèle, il a été décidé que ceux qui ne sont pas actifs doivent apparaître dans une section spécifique de la liste, afin d'éviter que les utilisateurs qui les contacteraient se plaignent ensuite de ne pas recevoir de réponse. Pour finir, le dernier point à l'ordre du jour concernant l'utilisation des catégories à la place des listes a été traité, pour les cas de listes incomplètes, qui pourront être transférées dans la partie éditable de la catégorie équivalente.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Rencontre à Taipei'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
La rencontre à Taipei a eu lieu le 4 décembre. Il y avait un ouragan tout à fait inattendu sur Taïwan ce jour là. Mais, durant l'après-midi, les pluies torrentielles ont pris fin. La rencontre, entre quatre wikipédistes, s'est déroulée au café Yun-men, à deux pas de la gare. Des amis et un journaliste du  United Daily News se sont joints à eux.

La discussion débuta sur la conversion automatique du chinois traditionel au chinois simplifié ; une fonctionalité fournie dans la version 1.4 de mediawiki. Un atout essentiel pour attirer de nouveaux contributeurs taiwanais. Puis de façon informelle, les participants échangèrent leurs impressions sur les différentes personnalités du wikipédia en langue chinoise.

[http://tw.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Taïwan] a développé un nouveau projet communautaire en ligne - [http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt;], à l'instar de [http://www.sina.com Sina.com] en Chine principale qui a démarré un projet similaire [http://ask.sina.com.cn/ iAsk]. Dans leurs communautés, chacun peut poser des questions et y répondre, et le contenu est également organisé sous forme de questions. La différence entre Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; et Wikipédia a été discutée, et les participants ont tous estimé que ZH Wikipedia devrait introduire un système de récompense comme Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; et iAsk le font déjà - bien qu'il existe déjà la [[en:Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] et les [[en:Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstars]] sur la Wikipédia en anglais qui sont connus des ZH wikipédiens. Enfin, le groupe évoqua le recrutement de nouveaux contributeurs. Devrait-il y avoir une propagande particulière ou une simple expansion naturelle de la communauté ? C'est réellement une question qui doit être étudiée.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Rencontre au Japon'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

Durant les mois d'octobre et de novembre, les Wikipédiens japonais ont eu trois rencontres dans trois villes, [[fr:Osaka|Osaka]], [[fr:Tokyo|Tokyo]] et [[fr:Nagoya|Nagoya]]. Certains Wikipédiens venant d'autres villes comme [[fr:Yokohama|Yokohama]] se sont joints. Les participants variaient du garçon de la première école au couple dans la quarantaine. L'utilisateur français [[fr:Utilisateur:Aoineko|Aoineko]] de Yokohama a apporté un [[:m:Trophy_box|trophée]] à la rencontre de Tokyo. Il avait été décerné par l'Association des Annonceurs du Japon au Wikipedia du Japon en septembre et devrait être envoyé ensuite à Jimbo. Les sujets de conversation inclurent des plans pour améliorer la gouvernance autonome des projets japonais, les activités récentes significatives des Wikipédiens et leurs propres activités sur la Wikipedia.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Conférence de Berlin'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

Le 21ème Chaos Communication Congress (21C3) s'est tenu à Berlin à la fin décembre 2004, permettant à de nombreux wikimédiens et développeurs sur mediawiki de se rencontrer.
Pour beaucoup de développeurs, il s'agissait de la première opportunité d'échanger en direct sur les futures orientations des logiciels.

La conférence abordait les thèmes du hacking, de la science, de la communauté, de la société et de la culture, ainsi que deux conférences sur Wikimedia et deux groupes de travail.
Tim Starling and Brooke Vibber ont fait un exposé intitulé &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/63  Edit This Page] Scaling the Wiki Beyond 1 million&quot; et ont été modérateurs pour une [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/194.en.html une réunion de travail pour les développeurs sur MediaWiki] où furent discutés l'état actuel des logiciels de MediaWiki ainsi que leur évolution à venir.
Leur exposé aborda les deux aspects matériel et logiciel, avec une information sur l'implémentation d'algorithmes de compression. Jimmy Wales parla quand à lui de « [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/59 Wikipedia Sociographics]: Ce que la communauté de wikipedia ignore à son propre sujet » et il y expliqua les différents rôles présents dans la communauté, et également comment Wikipedia n'est pas créé par un million de personnes ajoutant une ligne chacun, mais par une communauté d'utilisateurs ayant cru qu'il était possible de travailler ensemble.

Elisabeth Bauer, Angela Beesley, et Jimmy Wales animèrent un [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/225.en.html groupe de travail sur la collaboration dans Wikimedia]. Les sujets évoqués incluant le rôle de la Fondation, la coopération internationale et la conférence Wikimania.

Le lieu consacré à Wikipedia au rez-de-chaussée, avec des sofas et un matelas, était un point de rencontre pour les wikipédiens et permit de vendre des CDs Wikireaders et Wikipedia et de promouvoir Wikipedia auprès de participants à d'autres conférences.

Le séjour à Berlin fut aussi utilisé pour une réunion au sujet de Wikimania, et il a été possible de parler de projet pour des conférenciers et d'autres aspects de cet événement en direct.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Thèse sur Wikipédia'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Une thèse sur wikipédia a été écrite par une wikipédiste italienne, Valentina Paruzzi. Cette thèse est disponible en version italienne [//wikisource.org/wiki/Produrre_sapere_in_rete_in_modo_cooperativo_-_il_caso_Wikipedia ici], ou dans une version traduite en anglais,  [//wikisource.org/wiki/The_Cooperative_Production_of_Knowledge_on_the_Internet%E2%80%94the_Case_of_Wikipedia ici].

Cette thèse se concentre sur la question, souvent débattue, de la production collaborative de connaissances. Un travail collaboratif qui depuis quarante ans se mue en véritable média ; grâce à la centralisation des ordinateurs et à leur utilisation en tant qu'outil de partage de connaissances ainsi que de communication. Le thème de la production de connaissances en-ligne est particulièrement abordé, et bien-sûr par l'entremise de sa mise en application la plus emblématique : Wikipédia.

&amp;Agrave; côté de cette recherche empirique au sein de la communauté wikipédiste (une &quot;ethnographie virtuelle&quot; associée à des &quot;observations concrètes&quot; lors de conférences, d'entretiens en ligne et hors-ligne) ; ce document relate la route tortueuse qui mena de la phase de construction sociale qui accompagna l'émergence du PC jusqu'à une analyse critique du modèle social et de production mise en œuvre dans wikipédia : c'est à dire le modèle open-source. Une reflexion alimentée par les pensées de ses deux plus grands théoriciens: [[:w:fr:Richard_Stallman|Richard Stallman]] et [[:w:fr:Eric_S._Raymond|Eric Raymond]].

On examine ensuite les interventions qui semblent le mieux contribuer à clarifier l'aspect socio-structurel sous-tendant la production coopérative de savoir sur Internet : c'est-à-dire, avec la théorie structurelle des réseaux et des systèmes émergeants, telle que formalisée par Albert Làszlò Barabàsi, et avec les théories de la complexité et des systèmes émergeants, au moins telle qu'elle a été mise en évidence dans le champ des sciences humaines.
En partant de ce cadre théorique, nous sommes parvenus à un résultat de recherche original, en reconnaissant un modèle hybride dans les contributions à la Wikipédia italienne : d'un côté rappelant les dynamiques de l'émergeance et des systèmes complexes, de l'autre présentant les aspects les plus typiques d'une communauté, comme ils ont été décrits dans la - déjà fournie - littérature sur les communautés virtuelles.
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&lt;small&gt;Quelques-unes de nos plus belles illustrations&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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| align=center | [[Image:Plumpollen0060.jpg|200px|Auteur : Pollinator]]

| align=center | [[Image:Ecuador cajas national park.jpg|220px|&quot;Lacs en miroir&quot;, Parc national de Cajas, en Équateur près de Cuenca. Auteur : Delphine Ménard (notafish)]]

| align=center | [[image:Pin_tumbler_with_key.png|160px|Un modèle de serrure à goupille, dessin exécuté à l'aide de programmes de dessin libres. Auteur : Wapcaplet]] 
&lt;br &gt; [[image:Pin_tumbler_unlocked.png|160px|Un modèle de serrure à goupille, dessin exécuté à l'aide de programmes de dessin libres. Auteur : Wapcaplet]]

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| align=center | [[Image:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|200px|Koh Samui (Surat Thani, Thaïlande). Auteur : Manfred Werner (Tsui)]]

| align=center | [[image:Gallium1_640x480.jpg|200px|Cristaux de gallium. Auteur : Foobar]]

| align=center | [[image:BonsaiTridentMaple.jpg|200px|Un bonsaï d'érable trident. Auteur : Peggy Greb]]

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| align=center | [[image:410px-Sun_halo_optical_phenomenon.jpg|170px|Un halo autour du soleil près du Pôle Nord. Auteur : JG Cindy McFee]]

| align=center | [[Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|180px|Libellule avec des yeux à facettes. Auteur: David L. Green]]

| align=center | [[image:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg|140px|Un homme en Autriche jouant de l'orgue de barbarie. Auteur : Chepry]]

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'''Nouveaux projets'''&lt;br &gt;
Beaucoup de choses ont été écrites et dites à propos de &lt;font color=purple&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font &gt;, pratiquement autant que le contenu total de ce qui a été écrit dans le projet depuis son début en novembre. Certains l'aiment, certains le détestent. Il compte aujourd'hui environ 200 articles, ''along with a fair bit of on-wiki policy debate'' et un noyau de 8 à 10 contributeurs actifs. Regardez comment dans l'article complet ci-dessous.


'''Bref compte rendu des projets'''&lt;br &gt;
''See the latest paper publication in progress in the  
&lt;font color=green&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font &gt; report below.''

En janvier 2005, le site de &lt;font color=orange&gt;'''Wikipedia'''&lt;/font &gt; a transformé sa page d'acceuil en anglais en un portail multilingue montrant toutes les langues de Wikipedia qui ont plus de 100 articles, après plus de deux ans de discussions irrégulières.
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Lors de sa création, le Wikipedia anglophone lais étaut siuée à l'adresse www.wikipedia.org (au départ www.wikipedia.com). Les autres langues s'étaient vu assignées des noms de domaines basés sur les codes de langues ISO 639. Le Wikipedia anglophone fut déplacé en octobre 2002 vers le domaine de son code de langue, en.wikipedia.org, alors que son ancien domaine servit à rediriger les internautes vers le bon site.
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Le déplacement permettant la création d'un portail fut soutenu par le Bureau et loué par les wikipédiens des autres langues comme un véritable signe de la nature multilingue du projet. Cependant, le changement a surpris beaucoup de monde et contrarié des utilisateurs du Wikipedia anglophone qui n'aimaient pas ce nouvel arrangement. Lire plus du rapport de Michael Snow  [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/MP|ici]].

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

[[Image:Wikinews-logo2.png|left|Wikinews]] [http://www.wikinews.org Wikinews] a officiellement vu le jour en décembre 2004, en langue anglaise et allemande. Pour la première fois dans l'histoire d'un projet Wikimédia, le projet est passé par une phase de discussion, par un vote multilingue à l'échelle de la communauté entière et par l'approbation du conseil d'administration. Erik Moeller (alias Eloquence) a été le fer de lance du projet et est à l'origine de la mise en place de la structure du site et de son fonctionnement, ainsi que du vote. Bien que le projet ait été lancé en version de démonstration, les blogueurs, slashdot.org et les médias en général ont suivi le lancement du projet. 

La question récurrente concernant le projet était de savoir si le succès de Wikipédia pouvait être reproduit pour la production de dépêches d'actualités. Beaucoup de wikipédiens expérimentés ont exprimé leur crainte que le traitement de l'actualité, soumis à un cycle de travail bien plus court que celui d'articles encyclopédiques, ne puisse respecter la neutralité de point de vue. La question reste en suspens, bien que le projet ait avancé de manière conséquente.

Wikinews est maintenant dans une phase « beta ». Le projet est encore en gestation, mais son existence en tant que projet Wikimédia à part entière est maintenant acceptée. Erik a écrit un article dans lequel il analyse la genèse et l'avenir du projet et dans lequel il explique que le processus de révision des articles est reconsidéré afin d'aboutir à un fonctionnement plus simple et plus fluide. Deux visions s'affrontent encore : rendre le site attrayant pour de nouveaux contributeurs en simplifiant les règles et les procédures, en appliquant le principe de base du wiki qui dit que « tout le monde peut modifier » et imposer des mesures d'assurance qualité - un processus formel de révision des articles qui suivrait des règles et des procédures strictes. La publication d'articles non révisés ou incomplets en page d'accueil a de même été longuement discutée. Certains contributeurs actifs, dont IlyaHaykinson, TalkHard, and Lyellin, se sont longuement exprimés sur le sujet. 

Considérant qu'environ la moitié des nouvelles contributions sont écrites dans le domaine de la politique et des conflits, il paraît normal de se poser la question de l'impartialité et de l'exactitude. Certains pensent que Wikinews devrait se concentrer sur des reportages de fond, comme ceux de magazines hebdomadaires, plutôt que sur l'actualité brûlante et ainsi passer plus de temps sur le contrôle de la qualité. Calrosar, l'un des nombreux contributeurs actifs sur Wikinews et participant à de nombreuses discussions sur la neutralité des articles, observe que Wikinews s'améliore et que les résultats sont positifs. De nombreux contributeurs ont affirmé que la création d'une source de dépêches d'actualité véritablement gratuite, ouverte et neutre s'avérerait plus difficile que la création d'une encyclopédie du même type. La communauté Wikinews encourage tous les contributeurs d'autres projets Wikimédia à venir faire un tour, à participer aux discussions, à écrire des articles et à aider au renforcement de la communauté déjà existante. 

''URL :''
Wikinews vu de l'intérieur, par :
* [[:n:en:User:Eloquence/State_of_the_Wiki:_December_12%2C_2004|Erik]]
* [[:n:en:Wikinews%3AAlternative_Review_Process_Proposal|IlyaHaykinson]]
* [[:n:en:Wikinews%3AQuality_over_Quantity|TalkHard]]
* [[:n:en:User:Lyellin/Thoughts|Lyellin]]
* [[:n:en:Talk:Main_Page#Wikinews%3A_some_troubles.2C_but_not_so_bad_at_all|Carlosar]] et autres sections sur la même page.

''Média et slashdot''
* [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 Wired News ''Wikipedia Creators Move Into News'' par Joanna Glasner, 29 novembre 2004.]
* [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Open-Source-News-Wiki-Builds-a-New-Kind-of-Journalism-38506.html TechNewsWorld ''Open-Source News? Wiki Builds a New Kind of Journalism'' par John P. Mello Jr., 30 november 2004.]
* [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/03/2220255&amp;tid=149&amp;tid=95 Slashdot]

''Statistiques :''&lt;br &gt;
* Environ 2000 pages et 150 à 200 articles,
* 150 catégories,
* plus de 800 contributeurs enregistrés,
* environ 8000 modifications.


&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Traduction de la semaine'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

[[image:Gutenberg Bible.jpg|left|100px|Gutenberg Bible]]Lancé par [[User:Danny|Danny]] à la fin du mois d'octobre, après le succès remporté par la traduction de [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]] en plusieurs langues, le projet se présentait presque comme une gageure. Cependant, la [[:w:fr:Wikip%C3%A9dia%3ATraduction_de_la_semaine|Traduction de la semaine]], projet de traduction d'un article dans les différentes langues des wikipédias a très bien décollé et présente un total de dix traductions à ce jour. L'idée qui sous-tend la ''traduction de la semaine'' est de choisir un article dans l'une des wikipédias et de le proposer comme candidat pour une traduction inter-wiki. Les articles ayant obtenu le plus de votes sont ensuite promus comme « traduction de la semaine » et sont donnés à traduire dans le plus grand nombre de langues possible. Après dix semaines d'existence, le projet compte 64 participants déclarés, et sûrement beaucoup plus encore dans l'ensemble des wikipédias. Bien que le record établi par [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]], traduit dans trente-neuf langues, n'ait pas encore été égalé, aucun article n'a été traduit dans moins de seize langues.

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

[[Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg|160px|Année Internationale des Enfants  - Dessins d'enfant|right]] 
Nos efforts portent leurs fruits en terme de légitimité ! Pour preuve, la Fondation Beck (''Beck Foundation'') a approché Wikimedia il y a un an, en nous demandant s'il était possible de produire du contenu pour un public plus jeune. Après une proposition de notre part, les membres de la fondation ont accepté de nous accorder 10 000 [[w:fr:USD|USD]] afin de créer un projet en-ligne et imprimé, à destination des 8-11 ans.

Le projet a d'abord été quelque peu dédaigné sur la liste de diffusion de la Fondation et a été comparé à un nouveau Wikispecies, un projet qui avait été accepté par les membres du Bureau et qui avait suscité peu d'enthousiasme par la suite. Mais une fois le développement lancé sur Meta, le projet Wikijunior s'est structuré et a gagné en cohérence, ce qui lui a assuré le soutien et les encouragements de tous les contributeurs de Wikimedia qui l'ont découvert.

Une fois terminé, notre livre sera disponible sur toute la planète, soit gratuitement, soit à un prix abordable pour les enfants des régions concernées, plutôt que par leurs parents. Colorés et sur papier brillant, ces livrets, ayant l'aspect d'un magazine, seront richement illustrés pour favoriser l'alphabétisation et la curiosité.

Le projet est actuellement développé en tant que partie intégrante de Wikilivres (''Wikibooks''). Une fois le premier livret terminé, son contenu sera transféré sur un site statique, en lecture seule. Tout le contenu sera revu et corrigé par des éducateurs qualifiés.

L'un de nos plus grands défis jusqu'à présent est d'adapter nos styles d'écriture et nos contenus à des enfants. Les contributeurs essayent de trouver un équilibre entre ''trop léger'' et ''trop compliqué''. Finalement, comme nous nous aventurons dans de nouveaux sujets, il nous faut décider entre censure et bon goût. Les premiers livrets sont sur des sujets à l'abri de ces dilemmes : les grands félins, le système solaire et l'Amérique du sud sont les premiers livres que la communauté a décidé de mettre en chantier. Ont également été menées d'intéressantes expérimentations sur la façon de mettre en page plusieurs niveaux de contenus en même temps.

Le livre sur l'Amérique du sud semble être celui qui se développe le plus vite, merci aux Wikimédiens du continent pour leur aide.

Nous avons d'ores et déjà reçu des propositions d'aide pour traduire ces livres en danois, français, portugais, espagnol et suédois. Notre objectif final est que ces projets proposent un contenu propre à chaque langue, indépendant du projet anglophone initial. Une aide supplémentaire sera nécessaire pour créer les éditions imprimées dans toutes ces langues. 

Nous encourageons toute personne à venir et regarder Wikijunior prendre forme et vie. Contribuez en ajoutant du contenu, proposez-vous comme traducteur potentiel, participez aux débats sur le nom du projet. Nous avons bon espoir que Wikijunior apporte plus de crédibilité au nom ''Wikimedia'', car il s'agit là de l'un de nos premiers projets à avoir des résultats concrets dans le monde réel.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikiversity'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

[[image:versity.jpg|left|130px|Wikiversity]]
En ce moment, la Wiki-Université espagnole se développe bien plus rapidement que &quot;Wikilibros&quot; (le Wikibooks espagnol). Il semble que les fondations de ce projet deviennent plus importantes, car plusieurs Écoles participent déjà au projet avec des membres actifs dans les domaines de la Physique, Chimie, Informatique, Philosophie, et Linguistique. Le projet le plus actif pour le moment est l'École d'Informatique ([[:b:es:Wikiversidad:Escuela_de_Ingenier%C3%ADa_Inform%C3%A1tica|Escuela de Ingeniería Informática]]), avec 7 membres, 8 départements et un cours universitaire ébauché ; le Département de Physique et celui de Chimie ont également des membres très actifs,  le département de Linguistique a quant à lui récemment créé une section dédiée au Chinois. Dans le &quot;Claustro&quot;, nous discutons de l'organisation de la Wiki-Université. 

L'un des sujets de discussion actuels concerne l'éventuelle soumission à la fondation Wikimedia d'un projet de Wiki-Université indépendant de Wikibooks, avec, ou non, un autre nom de domaine (par exemple .wikiversity.org). Cependant, même si la Wiki-Université peut/devrait utiliser Wikibooks pour créer son matériel didactique, les différents départements pourraient aussi s'impliquer dans d'autres projets de Wikimédia. Par exemple, le département d'étude du Chinois (&quot;Area de Sinología&quot;) va lancer la section Espagnol-Chinois et Chinois-Espagnol de Wiktionary et aussi enrichir l'article &quot;Literatura de China&quot; du wikipédia Espagnol. Nous vous encourageons tous à y jeter un œil et à participer. :P . Quoi ? Il n'y a toujours pas de Wiki-Université dans votre langue ? Qu'attendez-vous donc pour en créer une !

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Projets locaux'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
'''Ar''': Beaucoup d'effort sont investis pour améliorer les articles existants, avec de nouvelles additions tous les jours. Aucun projet spécial n'est en cours actuellement.

'''En''' : À la lumière de la taille de wikipédia, il devient de plus en plus difficile de suivre les événements significatifs dans la communauté. Michael Snow a fait un nouvel effort pour collecter cette information en l'écrivant et en démarrant un journal appelé ''The Wikipedia Signpost''. Le journal doit paraître une fois par semaine. Pour en savoir plus lisez : [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]]

'''Es''' : Un projet appelé [[:w:es:Wikipedia:País_de_la_semana|País de la Semana]] (''Pays du monde'') rencontre beaucoup de succès, il encourage les contributeurs à améliorer les articles concernant un pays choisi pour une semaine. Les pays sur lesquels les articles n'ont que peu ou pas d'informations sont traités en priorité.

'''Ja''' : [http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html Le ministère japonais de terre, des infrastructures et des transports] (MLIT) a clarifié le statut légal de leurs photos aériennes qui sont disponibles sous la GFDL. C'est une grande nouvelle pour nous car les images utilisées sous le principe du fair use ne sont pas acceptées pour des raisons légales sur le wikipédia japonais. Tous nos remerciements pour les efforts fournis par [[:ja:User:っ|User:っ]] et la magnanimité du MLIT. ([http://csp.netratings.co.jp/nnr/PDF/Newsrelease1220_j.pdf en PDF])
Au Japon, la fréquentation de wikipedia.org a augmenté de 635% depuis un an, ce qui est de loin la plus grande augmentation sur le web japonais. Wikipédia est actuellement 7% aussi populaire que le site le plus populaire du pays,  &lt;tt &gt;yahoo.co.jp&lt;/tt &gt;

'''Zh''' : La fonctionnalité longtemps attendue -- la conversion automatique du chinois traditionnel/simplifié -- devient disponible avec mediawiki 1.4 ce qui attirera plus de contributeurs en chinois traditionnel et reformera la communauté. Nous devons beaucoup à [[:zh:User:Zhengzhu|Zhengzhu]] pour ce merveilleux travail.

'''It''': Une tradition de Noël est d'envoyer une carte de Noël et de nouvel an, le texte sur cette carte pourrait être « Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo », et sur une carte en français « Joyeux Noël et bonne année ».
Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo! est la page principale pour cet effort. Nous avons besoin d'une traduction dans le plus de langues possible, au moins pour toutes celles pour lesquelles un projet wikimédia existe AINSI qu'un fichier son avec leur prononciation sur Commons.

[[image:kerstkrans.jpg|left|250px|kerstkrans]] 
Une façon dont nous pouvons étendre ce projet est d'écrire sur la façon dont noël est célébré dans votre région, dans votre tradition ou dans votre pays. Beaucoup de chrétiens célèbrent Noël en janvier par exemple et non en décembre et la neige va avec noël mais pas en Australie. [[:wikt:it:Wikizionario%3ABuon_Natale|Buon Natale]] est une page ou vous pouvez trouver des ressources à propos de noël.

Voir aussi
 
*[[Media:En-US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.ogg|US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!]]
*[[Media:Fr-Joyeux Noël et bonne année.ogg|Joyeux Noël et bonne année]]
*[[Media:it-Buon_Natale_e_felice_Anno_Nuovo.ogg|Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!]]

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[[Image:ibis2.jpg|right|200px|]] &lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;L&lt;/font &gt;es deux premières associations locales de Wikimedia, en Allemagne et en France, ont été fondées en 2004. Ces deux associations ont élu leur Conseil d'Administration et sont maintenant opérationnelles dans leur pays respectifs. 

Des groupes d'utilisateurs italiens, néerlandais et roumains ont 
exprimé leur envie de constituer de telles associations cet automne, et ont organisé des réunions (virtuelles et réelles) pour en discuter les détails. Les roumains, en particulier, ont déjà écrit la base de leurs statuts ([//ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Rom%C3%A2nia/Statut]). 

Un des points sur lesquels ces associations (existantes ou en gestation) s'interrogent concerne notamment la vocation de représentation ou non d'une communauté géographique (limitée à un pays  ou par exemple à l'échelle européenne, fédérant des associations nationales en faisant abstraction des langues employées) ou linguistique. Il est possible de se rendre compte de l'état actuel des délibérations en Italie et aux Pays-Bas, respectivement [[:w:it:Wikipedia:Fondazione_Wikimedia_Italia|ici]] et [[:w:nl:Wikipedia:Vereniging_of_Stichting_voor_Nederlandstalig_Wikimedia|là]].
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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimédia Deutschland'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

L'association Wikimédia Deutschland ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland]) a été très occupée par de nombreuses tâches administratives. L'association allemande a réussi à obtenir le statut d'intérêt général, et donc de proposer la déductibilité des dons. Afin de répondre aux questions récurrentes concernant l'impact des lois sur les droits d'auteur et l'utilisation de la GNU GFDL sur Wikipédia, Wikimédia Deutschland a passé commande d'une FAQ légale auprès d'un avocat allemand spécialisé dans le domaine de l'Open Source et des licences de contenus libres. 

Fin septembre, Wikimédia Deutschland, en association avec le comité de développement de la région de Stuttgart (WRS) et le Professeur Deborah Weber-Wulff de l'université des Sciences appliquées (FHTW) de Berlin, a commencé à participer à un projet déjà avancé de recherches développé par le Ministère allemand de l'Éducation et de la recherche (BMBF), intitulé ''Les nouveaux médias dans l'éducation'' [http://www.medien-bildung.net/]. Deux candidatures ont été soumises, le processus de sélection continuera jusqu'à la fin de l'année.

Début octobre, Wikimédia Deutschland a pris contact avec l'OSCE, qui a organisé le &quot;[http://www.osce.org/odihr/meetings/2004/hdim/ OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting]&quot; à Varsovie, où Jimbo Wales a fait une intervention à propos de Wikipédia lors de la table ronde &quot;Guaranteeing Media Freedom on the Internet.&quot; Plus tard dans le mois, une équipe de l'association allemande a représenté Wikipédia sur un stand et a fait une conférence lors de Berlinux, un congrès sur Linux à Berlin, du 22 au 23 octobre 2004. Une rumeur circule selon laquelle John &quot;maddog&quot; Hall a été aperçu avec un T-Shirt Wikipédia lors de ce congrès. Les contacts avec la maison d'édition Brockhaus ont été renforcés lors de plusieurs réunions, ainsi que les contacts avec Directmedia, une entreprise berlinoise, qui a produit la version CD de Wikipédia. Le lancement de ce CD a reçu un écho favorable dans les médias allemands et a été distribué avec le magazine ''Chip''. Directmedia a pour projet une version DVD de Wikipédia pour le printemps et nous ont invités à partager leur stand au salon du livre de Leipzig, qui se situe tout près de Brockhaus.

En décembre, Wikimédia Deutschland a participé au 21C3, le congrès Annuel du [[:w:fr:Chaos_Computer_Club|Chaos Computer Club]]. Jimbo Wales est intervenu à propos de Wikipédia et Wikimédia Deutschland a invité deux des développeurs principaux du logiciel MediaWiki, Brooke Vibber et Tim Starling, à participer à une conférence sur MediaWiki.

Au cours des trois derniers mois, Wikipédia a été souvent mentionnée dans la presse germanophone. Par exemple, ''Tageszeitung'' a publié un article sur Wikipédia et ''Bild-Zeitung'', l'un des quotidiens les plus importants d'Allemagne, a publié un ''mode d'emploi'' de Wikipédia. Le lancement de Wikinews a aussi été reçu favorablement par les journalistes allemands, bien que la version allemande de Wikinews n'en soit qu'à ses débuts.

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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimédia France'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;

Wikimédia France ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_France]), une association française à but non lucratif, a officiellement été créée le 23 octobre 2004, à Paris, avec [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(membres_fondateurs)|20 membres fondateurs]]. Parmi les membres fondateurs, on compte le conseil d'administration de la Fondation Wikimedia. Lors de cette réunion, les [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(statuts)|statuts]] définitifs ont été adoptés. Le but de Wikimédia France est de promouvoir l'ensemble des projets liés à Wikimedia, en s'intéressant plus particulièrement aux projets francophones. Wikimédia France servira aussi de représentant de la Fondation Wikimedia en France et dans d'autres pays, où son aide est requise. L'association '''n'influencera en aucun cas''' la ligne éditoriale de la Wikipédia francophone et n'interviendra, dans un cadre statutaire, qu'en cas de besoin dans des affaires légales.

Les membres fondateurs et d'autres contributeurs travaillent à l'établissement d'un règlement interne pour Wikimédia France, afin de mieux définir ses objectifs et ses modes d'actions.

Wikimédia France a élu son conseil d'administration le 25 octobre 2004, par IRC. [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] a été élu président, [[User:Yann|Yann]], secrétaire, et [[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]], trésorier. La dernière étape est l'inscription légale de l'association en tant qu'association à but non lucratif auprès des autorités françaises et, à cette fin, il est nécessaire que les statuts soient signés par l'ensemble des membres fondateurs. Il ne manquait que la signature de Jimbo... Les statuts, dûment signés, viennent de revenir en France et l'association devrait être reconnue légalement avant la fin de l'année 2004. Cela permettra à Wikimédia France de fonctionner comme une entité légale et, par exemple, d'ouvrir un compte en banque. Les premiers objectifs de l'association sont de se faire reconnaître comme organisme d'''intérêt public'' et d'instaurer des cotisations qui seront en partie déductibles des impôts. Après cela pourra commencer le véritable travail de mise en place des comptes et de recherche de financement.

Nous avons eu l'occasion de présenter Wikimedia (plus particulièrement Wikipédia) au cours de différentes manifestations. Voir [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France_(manifestations)] pour plus de détails.
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[[Image:Jimbo_Wales_in_France.jpg|right|150px]]
&lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#7E0000&quot;&gt;T&lt;/font &gt;o był bardzo ekscytujący rok dla Fundacji Wikimedia, a jeszcze więcej czeka nas w przyszłym roku!

Wydaje się, że minęły wieki od chwili, kiedy przez 3 dni Wikipedia nie działała, ponieważ mieliśmy tylko 3 serwery, a dwa z nich padły z powodu problemów z płytami głównymi i dyskami. A miało to miejsce dokładnie rok temu. Obecnie dysponujemy 40 serwerami, a kolejne już są w drodze.

W tym roku z serwisu internetowego, który w pewnym stopniu obawiał się wyróżnienia w internetowych portalach informacyjnych takich jak Slashdot, ponieważ nie mógł sobie poradzić ze wzrostem ruchu, staliśmy się... serwisem, który ledwo taki wzrost ruchu zauważa.

Jednakże popularność naszych serwisów nie spada, a może nawet wzrosnąć. Dokonaliśmy bezprecendensowego wyczynu, czegoś, co stanowi inspirację dla wielu, pokazuje czym mógłby być Internet: miejscem, w którym ludzie dzielą się swoją wiedzą, udostępniają ją bezpłatnie i współpracują ze sobą, tworząc coś, co może uczynić ten świat lepszym.

Nikt nie potrafi dokładnie powiedzieć, co przyniesie nam nowy rok, ale niektórzy deweloperzy sugerują, że jeśli utrzymamy obecne tempo wzrostu, będziemy w pierwszej setce lub pięćdziesiątce stron internetowych przed końcem tego roku i będziemy potrzebować setek serwerów. Taka popularność cieszyłaby każdego, ale nas cieszy szczególnie z uwagi na sposób w jaki ją osiągneliśmy, sposób z założenia niemożliwy do spełnienia... setki wolontariuszy współpracujący w bez sztywnych ram formalnych, w pewnym sensie na sposób anarchistyczny, dla osiągnięcia czegoś, w co naprawdę wierzymy.

Jak poradzimy sobie z tym wzrostem popularności? W ten sam sposób, w jaki radziliśmy sobie dotychczas: poprzez 
wnikliwe, rozsądne poszukiwanie najlepszych rozwiązań, które potrafimy znaleźć. Musimy określić obszary, w których najbardziej potrzebna jest nam pomoc i aktywnie poszukiwać tej pomocy.

Przykładowo ważnym problemem staje się potrzeba przyciągnięcia i włączenia w pracę nad projektem nowych deweloperów. A to może okazać się trudniejsze niż pozyskiwanie nowych autorów, z uwagi na fakt, że muszą posiąść znaczne zasoby nowych umiejętności zanim staną sie w pełni produktywni. Inny przykład: wiemy że niektóre tematy są w Wikipedii lepiej reprezentowane niż inne, i dlatego musimy obmyśleć sposoby przyciągnięcia autorów zainteresowanych odmiennymi tematami niż obecni autorzy Wikipedii.

Zwracam się do wszystkich, by w ramach postanowień noworocznych zastanowili się nad rozwiązaniami jak możemy radzić sobie z wzrostem popularności, a zwłaszcza jak znaleźć więcej ludzi do pomocy. Jeśli każdy aktywny wolontariusz mógłby znaleźć jedną osobę, która wniosłaby jakieś nowe rozwiązania, mogłoby to znacznie zwiększyć nasze możliwości rozwoju.

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&lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;R&lt;/font &gt;ok 2004 był zadziwiający nie tylko z powodów wspomnianych wyżej przez Jimiego Walesa, ale też z innych. Był on zwłaszcza rokiem ewolucji w kierunku międzynarodowej współpracy.

'''2004 charakteryzował się fenomenalnym współczynnikiem wzrostu projektów w językach innych niż angielski.''' To właśnie w tym roku ilość artykułów encyklopedycznych w innych językach przewyższyła ilość artykułów w angielskiej Wikipedii. Instalacja wielojęzycznego portalu pod adresem http://www.wikipedia.org, po dwóch latach dyskusji, dodatkowo odzwierciedla międzynarodowość projektu.

Wiele lokalnych społeczności połączyły silne więzi i działają autonomicznie, zamiast kopiować wzory ze społeczności anglojęzycznej. Nawet lepiej, stały się one źródłem inspiracji dla innych projektów. Niezwykle uderzająca jest ilość poszczególnych inicjatyw rodzących się w lokalnych społecznościach, takich jak publikacje na płytach CD, czy tych, których zadaniem jest wzmacnianie współpracy między projektami, takich jak ''Merry Christmas'' czy ''Tłumaczenie tygodnia'', a ostatnio ''Międzynarodowy konkurs pisarski''. Te projekty są opisane w niniejszej publikacji, aby je uwidocznić.

'''Miniony rok był także okresem osobistych spotkań Wikipedystów w wielu krajach''', zwłaszcza w Europie i w Azji: w Paryżu, Berlinie, Monachium, Rotterdamie, Londynie, Tajpej - by wymienić tylko niektóre z nich. Istnienie tak aktywnych społeczności jest żywym dowodem na globalny rozwój naszych projektów.

Mimo to komunikacja między różnymi społecznościami jest czasami trudna. Nic dziwnego, zważywszy na różnorodność języków, którymi posługują się Wikipedyści. Wiele wysiłków było w tym roku włożone w lepsze kontakty między społecznościami, w meta-stronę, http://meta.wikimedia.org, otwartą dla wszystkich społeczności, w tłumaczenia najważniejszych stron na meta i na innych witrynach, wreszcie w braniu pod uwagę wszystkich opinii w większym stopniu niż dotychczas.

'''Jeszcze rok temu publikacja taka jak Quarto mogła być jedno-, lub, w najlepszym razie, dwujęzyczna. Teraz jest tłumaczona na wiele języków.'''

Międzynarodowy aspekt naszego projektu jest również widoczny w kwestiach organizacyjnych i prawnych, poprzez stworzenie fundacji mającej wspierać wzrost i rozwój wszystkich naszych projektów, oraz przez wybór dwóch członków zarządu reprezentujących Wikipedystów - obie są kobietami, czego nigdy nie mam dosyć powtarzać, ponieważ to bardzo rzadkie w administracji. Ten rok zaowocował też stworzeniem dwóch lokalnych stowarzyszeń, niemieckiego i francuskiego, oraz przygotowaniami do założenia następnych struktur prawnych.

Krótko mówiąc - trzy lata temu dołączyłam do małego anglojęzycznego projektu pod adresem http://www.wikipedia.com, posiadanego przez nieznanego amerykańskiego przedsiębiorcę. To był świetny projekt, ale frustrujący ze względu na swoje skupienie na jednym języku. Dziś zmieniliśmy się w złożony, międzynarodowy projekt, utrzymywany przez organizację non-profit.

Mam nadzieję, że w 2005 uda się nam z jednej strony zwiększyć ilość uczestników posługujących się językami, w których Wikipedie są mniejsze (na przykład arabskim), nawet przez współpracę z zewnętrznymi projektami, jeśli to konieczne. Z drugiej strony chciałabym, żebyśmy stali się istotnym zasobem dla potencjalnych czytelników w krajach o słabej infrastrukturze technicznej, gdzie nie ma dostępu do Internetu.

Nikomu z nas, którzy to czytają, nie brak dostępu do informacji; przeciwnie, topimy się w nadmiarze informacji dostarczanych przez telewizję, radio, gazety, Internet i inne media. Naszym problemem jest z kolei ich filtrowanie i zdobywanie wiarygodnych informacji. Mimo to większość ludzkości nie ma dostępu do tych wszystkich źródeł i potrzebuje pomocy. '''Musimy unikać poszerzania się luki między tymi, którzy mają dostęp do informacji, a tymi, którzy go nie mają!'''

[[image:Anthere02.jpg|right|Anthere]]
Międzynarodowy aspekt naszego projektu jest ważny! Jest ważny, bo naszym celem jest dostarczanie informacji do możliwie jak największej ilości ludzi. Wolność dostępu i wolność rozpowszechniania są istotne. Ale docieranie do czytelników w ich własnym języku jest równie istotne. Niezbędne jest także uczestnictwo twórców ze wszystkich kultur, aby spełniać nasze postulaty neutralności i wyważonej perspektywy.

Jest to wreszcie nieoczekiwana okazja dla nas wszystkich, aby poznawać mężczyzn i kobiety ze wszystkich krajów świata, aby równoważyć nasze podobieństwa i różnice, i postarać się żyć z tymi różnicami, tolerować je i doceniać. W wielu krajach takie różnice są regulowane za pomocą wybuchów granatów, aby uciszyć protagonistów. Nie mamy innego wyjścia niż znajdować porozumienie. Mamy ''tylko'' słowa i ''musimy'' ich używać.

:''--Anthere / Florence Devouard''

Jeśli masz jakieś pytania lub komentarze, chcielibyśmy je usłyszeć. Możesz się z nami skontaktować przez nasze strony dyskusji (odwiedź [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board#Contact_us]), lub przez pocztę elektroniczną wysłaną na adres: &lt;tt &gt;board&lt;/tt &gt;&amp;nbsp;(at)&amp;nbsp;&lt;tt &gt;wikimedia.org&lt;/tt &gt;.

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'''Gdzie znajduje się informacja o Fundacji?'''&lt;br &gt;

Informacje o Fundacji zawarte są wydawanym co kwartał biuletynie, 
na przeznaczonej dla tego celu liście dyskusyjnej ([//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l]), na serwerze Meta ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page]) oraz na stronie internetowej
Fundacji ([//wikimedia.org/wiki/Home]). Rozwój strony internetowej
Fundacji był bardzoa aktywny na początku jesieni, zamieszczono zestaw
stron we wstępnej wersji i większość z tych stron została przetłumaczona na 10 języków. Obecnie 38 ludzi, którzy są native speakerami wielu z języków, ma konta na stronie internetowej Fundacji. Jednak w chwili obecnej strona Fundacji znajduje się w letargu.
 
'''Jak Rada się porozumiewa?'''&lt;/br &gt;

[[image:Dominoes_sml.JPG|100px|left]] Działalność Rady jest rejestrowana na stronach Meta-Wiki ([http://meta.wikimedia.org]) oraz na stronach Fundacji Wikimedia ([http://wikimediafoundation.org]). Komunikacja odbywa się zarówno przez majla jak i przez publiczną listę dyskusyjną foundation-l z publicznie dostępnymi archiwami. Członkowie Rady pojawiają się także na kanale IRC #Wikimedia na serwerze freenode ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC]).

W dowolnej sprawie można także używać zbiorczego adresu board(at)wikimedia.org. Prosimy tylko pamiętać, że ten adres nie jest już prywatny. Wszystkie majle są przekazywane do systemu obsługi zgłoszeń OTRS ([//ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl]), i mogą na nie odpowiedać członkowie Rady lub kilka zaufanych osób. OTRS zawiera jednocześnie informacje o niemieckim oddziale oraz spis subskrybentów list informacyjnych po angielsku i niemiecku.

Wreszcie Jimbo, Angela i Anthere, jako nieustrszeni zdobywcy, zaczęli prowadzić blogi. Najbogatszy pod względem informacji o Wikipedii jest blog Angeli ([http://www.wikisearch.org/]). Szukajcie tam najnowszych wieści o Wikipedii i wszystkim związanym z wikisearch; Jimbo ([http://blog.jimmywales.com/]) korzysta z okazji do opowiadania o Wolnym Oprogramowaniu (także po angielsku), natomiast Anthere ([http://anthere.shaihome.net/] po francusku) zdecydowała się używać swojego bloga do wyrażania swobodnych opinii i skupiła się na rosnącej widoczności Wikimediów w świecie frankofońskim (szczególnie z nadzieją na dotarcie do krajów afrykańskich, gdzie francuski jest szeroko używany).


'''Czy Rada zbiera lub publikuje gdzieś zapisy swojej działalności?'''&lt;/br &gt;

Jesienią odbyło się kilka spotkań członków Rady.
* [[:m:wmf:Meetings/September_17%2C_2004|Zbiórka pieniędzy i granty]], 17 września 2004 ([[:m:Fundraising_meeting%2C_September_2004/Log|pełen zapis]])
* [[:m:wmf:Meetings/October_9%2C_2004|Zebranie Rady]], 9 października 2004
* [[:m:wmf:Meetings/October_16%2C_2004|Zebranie Rady]], 16 października 2004
* [[:m:wmf:Meetings/October_22%2C_2004|Członkostwo]], 22 października 2004
* [[:m:wmf:Meetings/November_6%2C_2004|Otwarte zebranie Rady]], listopad 2004 ([[:m:Open_Board_meeting%2C_November_2004|pełen zapis]] na Meta)

Rada miała także sposobność spotkać się twarzą w twarz przy paru okazjach: w listopadzie w Rotterdamie, dzień po zlocie Wikipedystów, oraz w Nowym Jorku, przed spotkaniem OSI. Rozmowy dotyczyły kilku tematów, w tym o planach nadchodzących zlotów, czy Fundacja Wikimedia powinna angażować się w działania polityczne, jak zwiększyć zaaangażowanie lokalnych oddziałów w działalność WMF, oraz swobodnych dyskusji na temat przyszłego kształtu Rady. Wszystkie te tematy łatwiej było omawiać na żywo w trakcie posiłku w schroniskach młodzieżowych niż na IRC czy przez majla.

'''Życie Rady'''&lt;br &gt;

Michael i Tim niezbyt się udzielali w tym trymestrze, choć Michael pomógł w decyzjach finansowych po ostatniej zbiórce.
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Ostatnie miesiące okazały się bardzo pracowite dla Angeli, Jimbo i Anthere, z wieloma miłymi spotkaniami Wikipedystów (zobacz w raportach ze zlotów) oraz wywiadami dla gazet, serwisów sieciowych i stacji radiowych, udzielanych przez wszystkich członków Rady. Wikipedia staje się sławna, a nasze projekty wzbudzają spore zainteresowanie.

Jimbo i Angela spędzili 2 tygodnie w BBC (zobacz specjalny raport na ten temat) podczas gdy Anthere przeprowadzała się do nowego, przestronnego mieszkania z ogrodem, ale przez kilka tygodni bez telefonu i Internetu. Anthere utrzymywała kontakt i swoją działalność dzięki łączu sieciowemu w pracy oraz nieregularnym wizytom w laboratorium komputerowym pobliskiego uniwersytetu, ale nie mogła w pełni zaspokoić swojego prawdziwego wikipedioholizmu ani rozmawiać na IRC.
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Anthere podziękowała za pomoc w trakcie jej przymusowych wakacji i poleciła wszystkim odciętym od sieci wikiholikom korzystanie z  [[:m:wikipatch|wikiplastra]], wysyłanego tradycyjną pocztą przez Ryo i notafish.&lt;br &gt;

'''Jak można zostać członkiem Fundacji?'''&lt;br &gt;

Podjęto kilka decyzji w kwestii członkostwa ([//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Meetings/October_22%2C_2004]). W wyniku przemyśleń i dyskusji z autorami, wizja Rady na temat członkostwa zmieniła się.&lt;br &gt;
Początkowo panowało przekonanie, że większość wpływów finansowych dla utrzymania projektu będzie pochodzić ze składek członkowskich, więc w pierwszej wersji zostały one ustalone na dosyć wysoką kwotę (około 100 dolarów). Mimo to część członków Rady i wielu autorów nie popierała tak wysokich opłat, i w krótce stało się jasne, że większość przychodów Fundacji może pochodzić z innych źródeł. Dodatkowe rozmowy doprowadziły do ustalenia składki w kwocie 36 dolarów (dla nie-autorów) oraz 12 dolarów (zniżkowa).

Poza tym dalsze dyskusje z Jamesday i Kate zmieniły stan członkostwa z automatycznego dla autorów na procedurę wymagającą samodzielnego zapisania się.

Przeglądu technicznego rozwoju systemu członkostwa dokona w najbliższych tygodniach Tim Starling.


'''Czy praca deweloperów jest opłacana?'''&lt;br /&gt;

W lipcu 2004 deweloperów Wikimediów zapytano o sensowność wprowadzenia systemu płatności za wykonywanie zadań technicznych, co zaowocowało próbą zainicjowania takiego systemu oraz innych nagród dla deweloperów którzy zechcieliby zająć się poszczególnymi zadaniami. Zaproponowaliśmy czteromiesięczny okres próbny przed wydaniem oceny jego działania.

W ciągu ostatnich 3 miesięcy rada zaproponowała jedno zadanie, związane z rozwojem systemu obsługi człokostwa (kluczowe dla samej Fundacji, a więc mało prawdopodbne aby wzbudzało kontrowersje). Ponad 2 miesiące później Tim Starling złożył swoją propozycję, która została zaakceptowana pod koniec listopada. System będzie wykonany za określoną ilość pieniędzy pod koniec 2004 lub na początku roku 2005.

Ze strony Rady nie padły żadne inne propozycje; jedna była wysunięta przez dewelopera, ale została odrzucona.

To każe sądzić, że perspektywa zapłaty za zadanie nie jest silną motywacją dla naszego zespołu deweloperów. Szczegóły na temat okresu próbnego są dostępne pod  [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Developer_payment]. Wszystkich uczestników projektów Wikimediów zachęcamy do jego oceny gdy już się zakończy.

Więcej informacji na ten temat zawiera orędzie Założyciela.


'''Jaki jest obecny stan nazw domen?'''&lt;br &gt;

Jason Richey utrzymują pełną listę nazw domen ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Domain_names]) zarejestrowanych na Fundację. Niektóre domeny w innych krajach są własnością innych osób; na przykład GeredM zajmuje się kilkoma domenami .nl. Francuska nazwa domeny www.wikipedia.fr została jesienią podebrana. Francuscy wikipedyści zdecydowali na razie nie podejmować żadnych działań w tej sprawie, a domena zawiera kurtuazyjne przekierowanie na Wikipedię. Niestety podebrana rosyjska nazwa domeny www.wikipedia.ru została wykorzystana do celów zarobkowych.

W następnym trymestrze zostaną podjęte decyzje w sprawie rezerwacji domen. Wielu autorów wolałoby, aby domeny wszystkich projektów były wykupione w ich krajach, ale koszt takiej operacji jest zbyt duży aby udało się go pokrywać. Mamy nadzieję, że rejestracja znaku handlowego pomoże nam załatwić ten problem.


'''Prywatność w projektach Wikimediów'''&lt;br &gt;

Na życzenie kilku autorów długo oczekiwana polityka prywatności jest obecnie opracowywana i powinna zostać ukończona i przetłumaczona w okresie pierwszego trymestru 2005. Nie wahajcie się dopisać swojego komentarza ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy]).


'''Lokalne oddziały'''

Anthere zaangażowała się w utworzenie oddziału francuskiego, Wikimédia France (zobacz specjalny raport na ten temat) i jest członkiem jego rady. Mamy już dwa lokalne oddziały zbudowane na różnych podstawach prawnych, co pokazuje możliwości wyboru formy oddziałów. Francuski oddział jest prawnym reprezentantem Fundacji Wikimedia we Francji. Oddziały francuski i niemiecki mają ze sobą wspólną cechę: zostały oparte o terytorium, a nie o język (mimo tego oba chcą rozwinąć swoją działalność poza granice tych krajów).

W ostatnich paru miesiącach kilka innych projektów dyskutowało nad stworzeniem swoich oddziałów, zwłaszcza wikipedie holenderska i włoska. Niektórzy autorzy są zainteresowani stworzeniem oddziałów opierających się raczej o język niż o narodowość, lub wręcz oddziału europejskiego.


'''Fundacja Wikimedia i zaangażowanie polityczne'''

Jesienią rozprawiano nad politycznym zaangażowaniem Fundacji i jej lokalnej gałęzi Wikimedia France. Rada chciałaby wyjaśnić, że nie chce uprawiania przez Fundację Wikimedia aktywizmu, a zwłaszcza nie związanego bezpośrednio z naszą działalnością. Każde działanie, takie jak podpisanie petycji, powinno być dokładnie przemyślane i będzie miało miejsce tylko przy bardzo dużym poparciu społeczności.


'''Przyszłość rady'''

Na jesieni rada dyskutowała nad zaangażowaniem rad lokalnych oddziałów oraz nad przyszłością samej rady Wikimediów. Jeśli chodzi o oddziały, rada jest otwarta na wszelkie dyskusje i propozycje ze strony ich członków. Bądźcie aktywni w tej sprawie.

Co do samej rady, Anthere, Angela i Jimbo są zgodni, że obecna sytaucja jest trudna do utrzymania. Działalnością rady zajmuje się troje ludzi, co wymaga silnego zaangażowania innych wikipedystów. Padła sugestia, że skład rady, a przynajmniej ilość jej aktywnych członków, powinien się zwiększyć.
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'''Angela i Jimbo w BBC'''&lt;br /&gt;

W listopadzie 2004 Angela i Jimmy przez dwa tygodnie pracowali dla BBC w Londynie. Wszyscy dobrze się bawili i wygląda na to, że wszystko poszło dobrze, ponieważ zostali zaproszeni do ponownej wizyty kiedyś w przyszłości. Niektórzy z pracowników BBC przyszli na londyński zlot zwołany w trakcie tych dwóch tygodni. Angela opisała swoje doświadczenia w dalszej części biuletynu (podsumowanie, str. 8).

'''Lost Oasis i hosting'''&lt;br /&gt;

Wikimedia otrzymała ofertę darmowego hostingu z serwera we Francji, [http://lost-oasis.fr/ Lost Oasis], gdzie ostatnio zostały postawione trzy nowe serwery squid. &lt;br &gt;
Były też inne oferty darmowego hostingu, zwłaszcza podczas przygotowywania [[:m:Contingency_plans|planów awaryjnych]] z okazji pierwszego huraganu na Florydzie pod koniec sierpnia.

'''Mandrakesoft DVD'''&lt;br /&gt;

Ku naszemu rozczarowaniu wydanie przez Mandrakesoft dwujęzycznej migawki zawartości francuskiej i angielskiej Wikipedii wraz z najbliższą wersją Mandrakelinuksa zostało opóźnione.

Intensywna praca nad oznaczaniem licencji grafik i przygotowanie do tego wydania ich listy, zalegające od dawna, pomogły w poprawieniu jakości zaangażowanych w to projektów Wikipedii. Pomóż w tej sprawie pod [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Untagged_images].
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Społeczność'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[image:763px-21c3-wp-024.jpg|150px|right|Społeczność i Wikipedia w Berlinie]]
'''Jesienne zloty Wikipedystów'''&lt;br /&gt;
* zlot w Tokio 8 listopada i zlot w Nagoi 10 listopada.
* zlot w Berlinie w listopadzie ([[:m:w:de:Wikipedia_Diskussion:Treffen_der_Wikipedianer/Berlin|tutaj]]).
* zlot w Rotterdamie, listopad. Obejrzyj [[:m:w:nl:Wikipedia:Symposium/Najaar_2004#Report_from_Rotterdam|raport i zdjęcia ze zlotu]]
* zlot w Bolzano 27 listopada (włoski i niemiecki). Przeczytaj informacje w sekcji międzynarodowej.
* zlot w Londynie, listopad.
* zlot w Nowym Jorku, 12 grudnia. [[:m:w:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC1|Raport i zdjęcia]]
* zlot w Tajpej (4 grudnia), przeczytaj informacje w sekcji międzynarodowej.
* zlot w Pekinie ([//zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E8%81%9A%E4%BC%9A/2004%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%88%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E7%BB%B4%E5%9F%BA%E4%BA%BA%E8%81%9A%E4%BC%9A])
* zlot w Berlinie, grudzień ([//de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chaos_Communication_Congress/Bilder]). Przeczytaj informacje w sekcji międzynarodowej.

'''Wikimania 2005: Pierwsza Międzynarodowa Konferencja Wikimediów''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) jest zaplanowana dla wszystkich użytkowników projektów Wikimediów (od 4 sierpnia 2005 do 8 sierpnia 2005). Przeczytaj informacje na ten temat w sekcji &quot;Wieści międzynarodowe&quot;.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Finanse'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[image:Monopoly.JPG|left|Monopol]]
Daniel Mayer jest głównym skarbnikiem. Jest odpowiedzialny za finanse pod nadzorem Michaela Davisa. W szczególności do jego zadań należy ustanawianie naszego budżetu i prowadzenie ksiąg. 

'''Datki i zbiórki'''&lt;br /&gt;

Dwutygodniowa zbiórka funduszy we wrześniu 2004 sięgnęła 60 tysięcy dolarów, nieco ponad założony cel 50 tysięcy dolarów. Około 10% tych wpływów przekazano bezpośrednio do oddziału niemieckiego. Te pieniądze utrzymywały projekt przez jesień.

Datki od stycznia do sierpnia wynosiły średnio 200 dolarów dziennie.

Przy bieżącym tempie wydatków na łącza i sprzęt wystarczy to tylko na utrzymanie i rozwój projektu przez cztery miesiące. Następna zbiórka jest zaplanowana na początek lutego 2005. Wcześniej (na koniec stycznia 2005) planowane jest otwarte spotkanie w celu przedyskutowania w jaki jeszcze sposób możemy utrzymać długofalowy wzrost projektu.

Zatwierdzony budżet na 4 kwartał (który był obfity; suma wydatków za ten kwartał niewiele tylko przekroczyła kwotę 50 tysięcy dolarów, częściowo dzięki kilku datkom w naturze) można obejrzeć tu: [//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Budget/2004].

Następny formalny przegląd budżetu, włączając w to szczegółowy rozkład datków od ostatniej zbiórki, będzie dostępny w styczniu.

'''Zobacz w sieci'''
*[[:m:wmf:Bank_history/2004|Historia konta bankowego w 2004]]
*[[:m:Wikimedia_budget|Budżet Wikimediów]]
*[[:m:wmf:PayPal_donations/2004|Datki przez PayPal w 2004]]
*[[:m:Wikimedia_servers/hardware_orders|Zamówienia sprzętu]]
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Granty'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[image:Grants.png|left|Granty]]
Jeden z grantów dostaliśmy niespodziewanie tej jesieni, kiedy '''[http://www.ahbeck.com/ Fundacja Becka]''' zasugerowała, że może być zainteresowana wsparciem projektu Wikijunior. Chcieliby przekazać Wikimedii grant wartości 10 tysięcy dolarów na stworzenie materiałów dla małej encyklopedii dla dzieci na zadane tematy. Obecny plan zakłada przygotowanie materiałów na 48-stronicową książkę o geografii, zwierzętach i astronomii. Aby uzyskać więcej szczegółów odwiedź [[:m:Wikijunior|Wikijuniora]] i związane projekty Wikibooks oraz zapoznaj się ze specjalnym raportem w sekcji raportów w tym biuletynie.

W styczniu 2005 otrzymaliśmy grant w wysokości 40 tysięcy dolarów od '''[http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Fundacji Lounsbery]'''. Nasza aplikacja stanowi, że wydamy je na 1) pokrycie bieżących kosztów działania, 2) uruchomienie naszego nowego projektu Wikispecies, i 3) utrzymanie i rozwój naszych obecnych projektów.

Bardzo dziękujemy za zaufanie okazane nam przez obie te fundacje.

W grudniu odbyło się także ważne spotkanie z '''[http://www.soros.org/ Open Society Institute Information Project]''' w Nowym Jorku. Zaprosili radę Wikimedii na część ich corocznego spotkania rady i byli zainteresowani pomocą Wikipedii w rozwoju najważniejszych jezyków oraz dla krajów rozwijających się. Nie zostały podjęte żadne konretne decyzje, ale pomysły na rozwijanie lepszej zawartości arabskojęzycznej lub zwiększenie ilości autorów z krajów afrykańskich będzie szczególnie mile widziane.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Rozwój techniczny'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[Image:TechDev2.jpg|220px|center|Rozwój techniczny]]

Większość tego raportu została sporządzona przez [[:m:User%3AJamesDay|Jamesa Daya]]; dużą część fragmentu o komputerach znajdujących się w Paryżu napisał [[:m:User:David.Monniaux|David Monniaux]].&lt;br &gt;
Informacje o naszych serwerach można znaleźć w każdej chwili na stronie [[:m:Wikimedia_servers|Wikimedia servers]].
Działalność developerów dotyczy dwóch głównych dziedzin: administracji serwerami i pracy nad rozwijaniem oprogramowania MediaWiki, które ma również wiele zastosowań niezwiązanych z projektami Wikimedia. Większość developerów  jest wymieniona [[:m:wmf:Developer|tu]] (niektórzy wolą pozostać anonimowi). Można im okazać swoją wdzięczność przekazując im podziękowania lub udzielając wsparcia finansowego. Dziękujemy!&lt;br &gt;
Dotychczas wszyscy developerzy pracowali za darmo, ale w przyszłości może to ulec zmianie, ze względu na oszałamiające tempo rozwoju naszych projektów.

====Instalacja komputerów buforujących we Francji====
[[image:Wikimedia_Paris_servers_front_1218_144219X.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Klaster niedaleko Paryża&lt;br &gt; &lt;small &gt;Nasze serwery to te trzy pośrodku:&lt;br &gt;(od góry: bleuenn, chloe i ennael.)&lt;/small &gt;]]

18 grudnia 2004, 3 podarowane nam serwery zostały zainstalowane w serwerowni w [[:en:Aubervilliers|Aubervilliers]] na przedmieściach [[:pl:Paryż|Paryża]] we [[:pl:Francja|Francji]]. Na życzenie ofiarodawców nazwano je ''bleuenn'', ''chloe'' i ''ennael''. Dla lubiących technikalia są to serwery: [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentGroup=NT_CT_Specifications&amp;locale=en_US&amp;docIndexId=178991&amp;taskId=101&amp;prodTypeId=15351&amp;prodSeriesId=62929 HP sa1100] 1U z 640 Mb [[:pl:RAM|RAM]]-u, 20 Gb dyskami twardymi ATA, i procesorami [[:pl:Celeron|Celeron]] 600 MHz.

Maszyny te zostaną wyposażone w oprogramowanie buforujące [[:pl:Squid|Squid]]. Posłużą do treningu metod dodawania [[:pl:pośrednik HTTP|buforów sieciowych]] bliżej użytkowników, celem zmniejszenia opóźnień. Użytkownicy z Francji, posiadający łącze typu [[:pl:DSL|DSL]], mogą połączyć się z tymi komputerami ze średnim opóźnieniem 30 ms, podczas gdy połączenie z głównym klastrem serwerów Wikimedia na [[:pl:Floryda|Florydzie]] zajmuje około 140 ms. Pomysł polega na tym, że użytkownicy z niektórych części Europy będą używali francuskich serwerów Squid, co obniży opóźnienia w dostępie do multimediów (dla wszystkich użytkowników) i tekstu (dla użytkowników anonimowych) o 1/10 sekundy. Użytkownicy zarejestrowani nie zyskają aż tak wiele, ponieważ strony są generowane dla każdego z nich osobno i dlatego nie są buforowane wspólnie dla wielu użytkowników. Jeśli strona nie jest w buforze lub jest przeznaczona dla zarejestrowanego użytkownika, serwery Apache muszą poświęcić 1/5 do 3 i więcej sekund plus dostęp do bazy danych na złożenie strony. Czas dostępu do bazy danych to około 1/20 sekundy dla bardzo prostych rzeczy, ale rośnie dla kategorii, a dla bardzo dużej listy obserwowanych artykułów może wynieść nawet 100 sekund.

[[Image:Data_center_1218_143155.jpg|right|160px|Centrum danych Telecity]]

Serwery zostały uruchomione na początku stycznia 2005, co rozpoczęło okres eksperymentalny. Od 31 stycznia maszyny te przechowują w buforach zawartość projektów anglo- i francuskojęzycznych dla użytkowników z Belgii, Francji, Luksemburga, Szajcarii i Zjednoczonego Królestwa. Cały system jest nadal w fazie testów i spodziewana jest możliwość wzrostu wydajności buforowania po wprowadzeniu drobnych poprawek. Obecnie rozważana jest możliwość instalacji podobnych klastrów w innych krajach.

====Instalacja większej ilości serwerów na Florydzie====
W [[:m:Hardware_ordered_October_2004|połowie października]] zamówiono dwie maszyny przeznaczone na podporządkowane (ang. slave) bazy danych, każda z dwoma procesorami Opteron, 6 dyskami w połączonymi w RAID 0 i 4GB RAM. Zamówiono też pięć maszyn o parametrach 5GHz/1GB RAM przeznaczonych na serwery Apache. 

Opóźnienia, spowodowane problemami z kompatybilnością, z którymi dostawca musiał się uporać przed wysłaniem serwerów, spowodowały niedostatek mocy baz danych. Skutkiem tego było okresowe wyłączanie funkcji przeszukiwania bazy. Trwało to do początku grudnia. W listopadzie 2004, 5 serwerów WWW, w tym cztery z dużą ilością RAMu (pamięci operacyjnej) używane przez serwery buforujące Memcached lub Squid, uległo awariom. To spowodowało bardzo wolne działanie Wiki. 

Na początku grudnia zamówiono [[:m:Hardware_ordered_December_2004|pięć serwerów 3GHz/3GB RAM]]. Na czterech z nich będą uruchomione usługi [[m:Squid]] oraz [[m:Memcached]] przez co z nawiązką zastąpią one uszkodzone komputery, do czasu ich naprawienia. Jedna maszyna, wyposażona w dyski [[:pl:SATA|SATA]] w układzie [[:pl:RAID (informatyka)|RAID]] 0, będzie używana do testów mających na celu sprawdzenie jakie obciążenie mogłyby wytrzymać tego typu tańsze serwery. Ma ona również służyć jako serwer podporządkowany (slave) przechowujący kopie zapasowe bazy danych oraz serwer Apache. Komputery te zostały wyposażone w karty rozszerzające umożliwiające zdalne monitorowanie stanu zasilania i temperatur systemu, za dodatkowe $60 od sztuki. Opcja ta została wybrana przy tym zakupie, by umożliwić porównanie jej efektywności ze zdalnie obsługiwaną listwą zasilającą i innymi bardziej ograniczonymi sposobami monitoringu. Zdalne monitorowanie pozwoli zredukować zapotrzebowanie na pracę w samej serwerowni, co czasem wymaga dodatkowych kosztów i może powodować opóźnienia.

Kolejne zamówienie planowane jest na koniec tego kwartału lub pierwsze dni następnego. Obejmie ono jeden podstawowy (master) serwer bazy danych, dzięki czemu możliwy stanie się podział zespołu serwerów baz danych na dwie grupy, każda złożona z jednego serwera podstawowego i dwóch podporządkowanych. Każda grupa będzie obsługiwała około połowy aktywności projektu. Zamówienie zawiera też pięć dodatkowych serwerów Apache. Zamówienie to zużyje resztę z 50000 dolarów zebranych podczas ostatniej zbiórki pieniędzy. Podział serwerów bazy danych spowoduje, że ilość zapisów na dyskach dla każdego zestawu serwerów baz danych zmniejszy się o połowę, co uwolni zasoby potrzebne do obsługi żądań czytania z bazy. Podział ten ma nastąpić za około trzy miesiące, po tym jak kandydat na serwer podstawowy zdąży udowodnić swoją wiarygodność podczas kilkumiesięcznej pracy w roli serwera poporządkowanego.

====Zwiększony ruch i przepustowość====
Natężenie ruchu wzrosło podczas trzeciego kwartału ubiegłego roku od 400-500 żądań na sekundę do około 800 na sekundę. Na początku czwartego kwartału wzrastało dalej, często przekraczając 900 żądań na sekundę, a w godzinach szczytu wahając się pomiędzy 1000 a 1100 żądań na sekundę. Później nastąpiła stabilizacja na poziomie 900 i powolny wzrost. Prawdopodobne przyczyny to koniec gwałtownego zainteresowania związanego z początkiem roku szkolnego i zniechęcająco długie okresy oczekiwania na odpowiedź systemu ([//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/100]). [http://65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html Wykorzystanie pasma wzrosło] z około 32 megabitów na sekundę na początku kwartału do 43 megabitów na sekundę na końcu. Szczyt dzienny to przeważnie około 65-75 megabitów na sekundę, czasem na krótko osiągana jest wartość 100 megabitów na sekundę, co stanowi limit pojedynczego wychodzącego połączenia eternetowego. W serwerowni na Florydzie tymczasowo skorzystano z podwójnych łącz 100 megabitowych, zastosowano też połączenie za pomocą [[:pl:światłowód|światłowodów]] o przepustowości 1 [[:pl:gigabit|gigabita]] oraz [http://www.netgear.com/products/details/AGM731F.php zamówiono wymagane części].
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Projekty'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Ballon2.jpg|right|160px]]

Jest dziewięć aktywnych projektów Wikimediów:
* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]  (encyklopedia)
* [http://www.wiktionary.org Wiktionary (Wikisłownik)]  (słownik i słownik wyrazów bliskoznacznych)
* [http://www.wikiquote.org Wikiquote (Wikicytaty)]  (kolekcja cytatów)
* [[:m:b:en:Wikibooks_portal|Wikibooks]]  (wolne skrypty i podręczniki)
* [//wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikisource (Wikiźródła)]  (wolne dokumenty źródłowe)
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org Meta] (koordynacja projektów Wikimediów)
* [[:m:commons:Main_Page|Wikicommons]] (repozytorium współdzielonych mediów) - założony we wrześniu
* [[:m:w:species:Main_Page|Wikispecies]] (katalog gatunków) - założony we wrześniu 
* [[:m:n:en:Main_Page|Wikinews]] (wolny serwis informacyjny) - założony w listopadzie

Memorial Wiki jest obecnie poświęcona tylko pamięci ofiar 11 września, składa się z 200 stron i nie jest prawdziwym projektem.

'''Zasady zakładania nowych projektów'''&lt;br &gt;

W związku z wysypem nowych projektów i kontrowersjami przy powstawaniu Wikispecies, została ustanowiona procedura dla otwierania nowego projektu, dostępna pod [[:m:New_project_policy|New project policy]]. Wikinews był pierwszym projektem, który przeszedł przez tą procedurę, która wymaga dokładnego opisu projektu (i tłumaczenia w kilku językach), uznania go w głosowaniu przez społeczność i ostatecznego zatwierdzenia przez radę Fundacji Wikimedia.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Public Relations'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[image:Interview_jimbo.jpg|150px|left|Wywiad z Jimmym Walesem w Rotterdamie]] 
Tej jesieni było kilka dużych wydarzeń: notatka prasowa o milionowym artykule, która rozprzestrzeniła się po świecie w ponad 10 językach, notatka o niemieckiej Directmedia CD, o której było głośno w Niemczech, oraz uruchomienie Wikinews, o którym donosiło wielu dziennikarzy i blogowiczów w wielu językach (Zobacz w sekcji W mediach, str. 7).

W tym trymestrze dało się zauwazyć, że parę większych Wikipedii poza angielską zaczęło być opisywane w ważnych mediach. Na przykład francuska Wikipedia była tematem kilku bardzo dobrych artykułów, a wśród nich jeden w Liberation ([http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=255781]) i bardzo krytyczny
w Charlie Hebdo ([http://leserged.online.fr/img/charliepedia.png]). 27 listopada Anthere uczestniczyła w wywiadzie w [http://www.radiobfm.com/ radiu BFM] (zobacz [http://philippe.blogspirit.com/archive/2004/11/27]). Inny wywiad radiowy z Yann:
[http://www.radiofrance.fr/listen.php?pr=rtsp&amp;file=/chaines/france-info/chroniques/ficom/ficom_150105_0549.rm] w styczniu.

Aby przeczytać więcej cytatów z artykułów na nasz temat zobacz &quot;W mediach&quot; na str. 6.

[[Image:Angelabeesley.jpg|right|130px|Angela Beesley]]
Angela także brała udział w wywiadzie dla BBC Radio4. Jej raport:

''17 listopada udzieliłam mojego pierwszego radiowego wywiadu o Wikipedii. Było to dla programu BBC Radio 4 pod nazwą ''You and Yours''. Kiedy się zgodziłam nie zdawałam sobie sprawy, że to ma być na żywo, ale okazało się to mniej straszne niż sobie wyobrażałam. Nagrywaliśmy go w studiu BBC Suffolk w Ipswitch, ponieważ BBC Essex, do którego mam bliżej, było wtedy zajęte. Kiedy przybyłam, zaproszono mnie do poczekania w &quot;Zielonym pokoju&quot;, który nie był tak imponujący jakby to wynikało z nazwy; był to pokój z tapczanami, wodą do picia i zbiorem wycinków prasowych o BBC Radio Suffolk. Krótko przed rozpoczęciem nagrania zostałam zaprowadzona do małego studia i dostałam słuchawki, w których słyszałam zarówno program jak i mówiącego do mnie wydawcę z Manchesteru. W trakcie nagrania zostawiono mnie w studiu samą.''

''[[:m:w:en:Bamber_Gascoigne|Bamber Gascoigne]] zaczął od historii encyklopedii w pigułce, a następnie zostało odtworzone nagranie o rodzinie szukającej informacji w tradycyjnej encyklopedii, w porównaniu z przeszukiwaniem Internetu. Następnie [http://www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/eng/staff/profile.php?id=158 Michael Schmidt], angielski profesor z Instytutu Nauki i Technologii na Uniwersytecie Manchester, opowiedział jak jego studenci do swoich badań używają częściej komputerów niż książek. Prowadząca program Liz Barclay poprosiła mnie o wytłumaczenie jak działa Wikipedia, a ja opowiedziałam jak strona jest edytowana przez wszystkich odwiedzających, oraz jak szybko wandalizm jest namierzany i naprawiany. Bamber był w studiu w Londynie i opowiadał o swojej stronie [http://historyworld.net/ HistoryWorld]. Zarówno Bamber jak i Michael uważali, że artykuły Wikipedii po pewnym czasie powinny zostać &quot;zamknięte&quot;, aby zapobiec ich dalszej edycji, ja jednak zaproponowałam, że zamiast trwałego zamknięcia można je oznaczać jako &quot;stabilne&quot;, zostawiając edycję otwartą dla drobnych zmian. Ten punkt programu trwał około 20 minut i zakończył się stwierdzeniem Bambera: &quot;wyobrażenie, że drukowane encyklopedie są rzetelne, jest bezpodstawne&quot;.

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/ram/youandyours_20041117_5.ram Wysłuchaj nagrania programu].
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'''Nowe projekty'''&lt;br &gt;
Dużo zostało napisane i powiedziane o &lt;font color=purple&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font &gt;, ilość tych wypowiedzi niemal dorównuje wszystkiemu co napisano o projekcie od jego założenia w listopadzie. Jedni są zachwyceni, drudzy zirytowani. Tak czy inaczej pojawiło się tam już około 200 artykułów, wraz ze sporą dyskusją na wiki nad zasadami, i wyłoniła się 8-10-osobowa grupa aktywnych autorów. Przeczytaj pełen artykuł na ten temat poniżej.

'''Krótkie raporty z życia projektów'''&lt;br &gt;
Przeczytaj o postępach najnowszej drukowanej publikacji w raporcie o &lt;font color=green&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font &gt;.

Po ponad dwóch latach sporadycznych dyskusji, w styczniu 2005 witryna &lt;font color=orange&gt;'''Wikipedii'''&lt;/font &gt; zmieniła swoją główną stronę z głównej strony angielskiej Wikipedii na wielojęzyczny portal pokazujący wszystkie języki ze 100 lub więcej artykułami.
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Angielska Wikipedia powstała początkowo pod adresem www.wikipedia.org (wcześniej www.wikipedia.com). Innym językom przyznano domeny bazujące na kodach języków opisanych w ISO 639. W końcu także angielska Wikipedia została w październiku 2002 przeniesiona do odpowiedniej dla tego języka subdomeny, en.wikipedia.org, a na poprzednio używanych przez nią domenach zostały ustawione przekierowania do właściwej lokacji.
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Stworzenie portalu było popierane przez Radę i zaaprobowane przez Wikipedystów z innych języków, jako długo oczekiwany rzeczywisty krok wyrażający wielojęzyczną naturę projektu. Tym niemniej zmiana zaskoczyła wielu ludzi i zdenerwowała niektórych użytkowników angielskiej Wikipedii, którym nie spodobało się to nowe rozwiązanie. Przeczytaj więcej w raporcie Michaela Snowa  [[:m:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/MP|tutaj]].

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[[Image:Wikinews-logo2.png|left|Wikinews]]  ([http://www.wikinews.org]) w językach angielskim i niemieckim oficjalnie rozpoczęło działalność w grudniu 2004, następnie w styczniu 2005 utworzono wersję holenderską. Pomysł ten, jako pierwszy w historii projektów Wikimedia, przeszedł najpierw fazę &quot;burzy mózgów&quot;, decyzja o jego utworzeniu została przegłosowana przez całą społeczność i zatwierdzona przez Radę Powierniczą. Erik Moeller (znany również jako Eloquence) wykonał pionierską pracę nad przygotowaniem propozycji organizacji głosowań, brał również udział w projektowaniu podstawowej struktury i przepływu zadań. Pomimo tego, że projekt rozpoczął istnienie jako wersja demo, został zauważony przez blogowiczów, serwis Slashdot.org oraz media głównego nurtu. 

Najważniejszą wątpliwością było to, czy sukces Wikipedii może być powtórzony w przypadku serwisu informacyjnego. Wielu z doświadczonych autorów Wikimediów wyrażało zaniepokojenie, że przy krótszym cyklu redakcyjnym mogą się pojawiać informacje stronnicze, niezgodne z neutralnym punktem widzenia. Nie uzyskaliśmy jeszcze definitywnych odpowiedzi na te pytania, chociaż projekt znacząco się rozwinął.

Obecnie projekt Wikinews wszedł w fazę &quot;beta&quot;. Nadal nabiera kształtu, ale jego istnienie jako jednego z projektów Wikimediów jest teraz ogólnie akceptowane. Erik napisał esej na temat przeszłości i przyszłości projektu, w którym zuważył, że formalny proces recenzowania artykułów przechodzi reorganizacje w kierunku prostszego, swobodnego przepływu zadań. Powstał konflikt pomiędzy staraniami się by serwis był przyjazny dla nowych użytkowników, poprzez proste zasady i procedury oraz trzymaniem się zasady wiki, mówiącej że &quot;każdy może edytować&quot; a wprowadzaniem metod kontroli jakości - formalnym procesem recenzowania, ze sztywnym systemem zasad. Umieszczanie niezweryfikowanych i niekompletnych artykułów na stronie głównej również było przedmiotem dyskusji. Niektórzy aktywni użytkownicy, w tym IlyaHaykinson, TalkHard oraz Lyellin, dużo się rozpisywali na ten temat.

Biorąc pod uwagę fakt, iż około połowa nowych artykułów dotyczy polityki i konfliktów, normalną rzeczą są obawy o tendencyjność i niedokładność. Niektórzy uważają, że powinniśmy kłaść nacisk na dogłębne analizy w stylu cotygodniowego przeglądu nowości zamiast gorących nowinek, i spędzać więcej czasu na kontroli jakości. Calrosar, jeden z wielu aktywnych uczestników projektu oraz uczestnik wielu dyskusji o neutralności artykułów, zauważył, iż Wikinews staje się coraz lepsze i daje dobre efekty. Niemniej jednak projekt stoi przed wielkimi wyzwaniami. Wielu ludzi twierdzi, że stworzenie naprawdę wolnego, otwartego i neutralnego źródła informacji byłoby trudniejsze niż stworzenie wolnej encyklopedii. Zapraszamy wszystkich użytkownikow innych projektów Wikimediów do pomocy, brania udziału w dyskusjach, pisania artykułów oraz pomocy przy rozwijaniu społeczności, które już powstały.

''Adresy:''

Obserwacje twórców Wikinews
* Esej Eryka: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Eloquence/State_of_the_Wiki:_December_12%2C_2004]
* IlyaHaykinson: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AAlternative_Review_Process_Proposal]
* TalkHard: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AQuality_over_Quantity]
* Lyellin: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Lyellin/Thoughts]
* Carlosar: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#Wikinews%3A_some_troubles.2C_but_not_so_bad_at_all] i inne sekcje na tej stronie.

''Media i Slashdot''
* Wired News ''Wikipedia Creators Move Into News'', Joanna Glasner, 29 listopada 2004. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1  ]
* TechNewsWorld ''Open-Source News? Wiki Builds a New Kind of Journalism'', John P. Mello Jr., 30 listopada 2004. [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Open-Source-News-Wiki-Builds-a-New-Kind-of-Journalism-38506.html]
* Slashdot: [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/03/2220255&amp;tid=149&amp;tid=95]

''Statystyki:''&lt;br &gt;
Około 2,000 stron, w tym 150-200 artykułów. 150 kategorii. Ponad 800 zarejestrowanych użytkowników, niemal 8000 edycji.

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Pod koniec października, za sprawą [[User:Danny|Danny'ego]], ruszył projekt pod nazwą '''[[m:Translation of the week|Tłumaczenie tygodnia]]''' - wyzwanie dla autorów wszystkich wersji językowych Wikipedii. Jest ono swoistą mobilizacją do tłumaczenia artykułów na możliwie jak największą ilość języków. Idea projektu opiera się na skupieniu uwagi tłumaczy na jednym, wybranym spośród pewnej grupy kandydatów haśle i przetłumaczeniu go na możliwie jak największą liczbę języków w ramach projektu Wikipedii. Po 10 tygodniach,  projekt liczy sobie oficjalnie 64 uczestników. Mimo iż rekord ustaanowiony przy tłumaczeniu artykułu [[:m:w:pl:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]], który został przełożony na 39 języków, nie został dotąd pobity, każdy z dotychczasowych artykułów został przetłumaczony na conajmniej 16 języków.

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[[Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg|160px|Międzynarodowy Rok Dzieci - dziecięce rysunki|right]] Dowodem tego, iż nasze wysiłki są doceniane, jest skierowana do Fundacji Wikimedia przez Fundację Becka propozycja stworzenia materiałów edukacyjnych dla młodszych odbiorców. Po złożeniu przez nas oferty, Fundacja Becka wyraziła zgodę na udzielenie grantu w wysokości 10000 dolarów w celu stworzenia wydawnictwa encyklopedycznego dla dzieci w wieku 8-11 lat, w formie elektronicznej i drukowanej.

Projekt początkowo spotkał się na liście dyskusyjnej Fundacji z pewną dozą niechęci i był porównywany do Wikispecies, projektu zapoczątkowanego przez sam Zarząd, z minimalnym wkładem szerokiej społeczości Wikimediów. Ale gdy zaczął się on rozwijać na Meta, zyskał spójną strukturę i jasny cel, a także zdobył jednogłośne poparcie wszystkich uczestników projektów Wikimediów, którzy się o nim dowiedzieli.

Po ukończeniu nasze książki będą dostępne dla dzieci na całym świecie, za darmo bądź za opłatą, na którą nie tylko rodzice, ale i miejscowe dzieci będą mogły sobie pozwolić. Błyszczące i kolorowe książeczki, przypominające raczej prasę dziecięcą, będą miały bogatą szatę graficzną, która przyczyni się do wzbudzenia zainteresowania i ułatwienia nauki czytania.

Projekt ten jest obecnie rozwijany jako część Wikibooks. Kiedy tylko stworzymy pierwszą książeczkę zostanie ona przeniesiona na nie-edytowalny serwis dostępny dla naszych czytelników. Cała zawartość będzie oceniana i weryfikowana przez wykwalifikowanych pedagogów.

Jak dotąd, najtrudniejsze było dopasowanie stylu pisania i treści merytorycznych dla potrzeb czytelnika dziecięcego. Autorzy kroczą wąską ścieżką pomiędzy zbytnią cukierkowością a zbytnim hermetyzmem. W końcu, kiedy wejdziemy na inne tematy, będziemy musieli też zdecydować czy wprowadzić cenzurę. Pierwsze tematy są jednak dalekie od tych problemów; Wielkie Koty, Układ Słoneczny, oraz Południowa Ameryka są pierwszymi książkami jakie zdecydowaliśmy się opracować. Eksperymentowano także z przedstawianiem wielu poziomów treści jednocześnie.

Temat &quot;Ameryka Południowa&quot; rozwija się prawdopodobnie najszybciej, dzięki pomocy Wikipedystów z tego kontynentu.

Otrzymaliśmy już oferty tłumaczeń na następujące języki: duński, francuski, portugalski, hiszpański i szwedzki. Chcielibyśmy jednak, by te projekty zaczęły także same opracowywać treść publikacji niezależnie od wersji angielskiej. By wydać drukiem wersje w innych językach konieczne będą dodatkowe granty.

Zachęcamy wszystkich do zapoznania się z projektem Wikijunior. Można uzupełnić nieco treść, zapisać się na listę tłumaczy lub wziać udział w dyskusji nad nazwą projektu. Miejmy nadzieję, że Wikijunior przyczyni się do zwiększenia wiarygodności Wikimediów, jako jeden z pierwszych projektów, którego owoce będzie naprawdę widać w realnym świecie.

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[[image:versity.jpg|left|130px|Wikiwersytet]]
Obecnie hiszpański Wikiwersytet rośnie szybciej niż &quot;Wikilibros&quot; (hiszpańskie Wikibooks). Wygląda na to, że podstawy tego projektu wzmacniają się, ponieważ mamy już Szkoły z aktywnymi uczestnikami w działach Chemii, Fizyki, Informatyki, Filozofii i Lingwistyki. Szczególnie aktywna w tej chwili jest Szkoła Informatyki ([[:m:b:es:Wikiversidad:Escuela_de_Ingenier%C3%ADa_Inform%C3%A1tica|Escuela de Ingeniería Informática]]), z 7 członkami, 8 wydziałami i jednym naszkicowanym kursem; Wydział Fizyki i Wydział Chemii również mają aktywne grono uczestników, a Wydział Lingwistyki utworzył niedawno Obszar Sinologii. W &quot;Claustro&quot; dyskutujemy nad kształtem organizacyjnym Wikiwersytetu.

Jednym z tematów rozmów jest propozycja wydzielenia Wikiwersytetu z Wikibooks jako osobnego projektu, pod tą samą lub inną nazwą domeny (na przykład .wikiversity.org). Choć Wikiwersytet może/powinien korzystać z Wikibooks do przygotowywania materiałów dydaktycznych, różne wydziały mogą być zaangażowane w inne projekty Wikimediów. Na przykład Obszar Sinologii planuje utworzyć sekcje chińsko-hiszpańską i hiszpańsko-chińską w Wikisłowniku oraz artykuł &quot;Literatura chińska&quot; na Wikipedii. Tak więc wizja Wikiwersytetu jest znacznie szersza niż Wikibooks. Wiąże się i ma tendencje do korzystania oraz uczestniczenia we wszystkich projektach Wikimediów. Zachęcam cię do zajrzenia i współuczestnictwa :P. Co, jeszcze nie ma Wikiwersytetu w twoim języku? To na co czekasz zamiast go utworzyć ;-)?

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'''Ar''': Wiele wysiłku wkłada się w rozwijanie istniejących artykułów, a codziennie dochodzą kolejne. Obecnie nie ma żadnych specjalnych projektów.

'''En''': W świetle wielkości Wikipedii jest coraz trudniej śledzić co ważnego dzieje się w społeczności. Michael Snow dokonał nowego przedsięwzięcia aby zbierać te informacje w postaci pisemnej i stworzył biuletyn pod nazwą The Wikipedia Signpost. Biuletyn ma się ukazywać raz na tydzień. Czytaj go pod adresem: [[:m:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]].

'''Es''': Bardzo udany projekt pod nazwą [[:m:w:es:Wikipedia:País_de_la_semana|País de la Semana]] (''Kraj tygodnia'') zachęca uczestników do rozwijania artykułów o kraju wybranym na dany tydzień. Najwyższy priorytet mają kraje, o których jest mało wiadomości lub wręcz ich brak.

'''Ja''': [http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html Japońskie Ministerstwo Terenu, Infrastruktury i  Transportu] (MLIT) wyjaśniło, że ich fotografie lotnicze są dostępne na GFDL. To dla nas świetna wiadomość, ponieważ grafiki na zasadach fair use z powodów prawnych nie są akceptowalne na japońskiej Wikipedii. Wielkie podziękowania składamy Wikipedyście [[ja:User:っ|っ]] za jego wysiłek oraz MLIT za ich wielkoduszność. [[User:Electric goat|e-Goat]]. ([http://csp.netratings.co.jp/nnr/PDF/Newsrelease1220_j.pdf Źródło w PDF]) W Japonii ruch na Wikipedia.org wzrósł o 635% w porównaniu do poprzedniego roku, i jest to najwyższy skok w japońskim Internecie, wyraźnie dystansujący wszystkie inne. Wikipedia ma w tej chwili 7% oglądalności najbardziej popularnej strony w tym kraju, &lt;tt &gt;yahoo.co.jp&lt;/tt &gt;.

'''Zh''': Długo oczekiwana funkcja - automatyczna konwersja między tradycyjnym a uproszczonym zapisem  języka chińskiego - nadchodzi wraz z MediaWiki 1.4, co przyciągnie więcej użytkowników tradycyjnej odmiany chińskiego do projektów MEdiawiki i zmieni kształt społeczności. Jesteśmy bardzo wdzięczni Wikipedyście [[zh:User:Zhengzhu|Zhengzhu]] za jego wspaniałą robotę.

'''It''': Bożonarodzeniową tradycją jest wysyłanie pocztówek z okazji Bożego Narodzenia i Nowego Roku, co po włosku brzmi &quot;Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo&quot;, a po angielsku “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!”.
Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo! to główna strona która się tym zajmuje. Zależy nam na tłumaczeniu tych życzeń na tak wiele języków, jak to tylko możliwe, a przynajmniej po jednym na każdy język używany w projektach Wikimedii ORAZ plik dźwiękowy z ich wymową na Commons.

[[image:kerstkrans.jpg|left|250px|stroik]] 
Możesz pomóc w tym projekcie opisując jak obchodzi się Boże Narodzenie w twojej okolicy, kulturze lub kraju. Na przykład wielu chrześcijan świętuje Boże Narodzenie w styczniu zamiast w grudniu. Nie wszyscy wiedzą co to jest choćby &quot;Christmas pudding&quot; i że śnieg w tym czasie jest normą, ale nie w Australii. [[:m:wikt:it:Wikizionario%3ABuon_Natale|Buon Natale]] to strona gdzie znajdziecie wiele zasobów związanych z Bożym Narodzeniem.

Zobacz też
*[[Media:En-US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.ogg|US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!]]
*[[Media:Fr-Joyeux Noël et bonne année.ogg|Joyeux Noël et bonne année]]
*[[Media:it-Buon_Natale_e_felice_Anno_Nuovo.ogg|Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!]]

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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | [[Image:ibis2.jpg|right|200px]] &lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;W&lt;/font &gt; tym roku powstały dwa pierwsze oddziały, w Niemczech i we Francji. Obydwa wybrały już swoje rady i działają w obu tych krajach.

Grupy włoskich, holenderskich i rumuńskich wikimedian wyraziły tej jesieni zainteresowanie założeniem swoich własnych oddziałów, i zwołały kilka spotkań, na żywo i w sieci, aby omówić konkrety. W szczególności Rumuni już naszkicowali część statutu ([//ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Rom%C3%A2nia/Statut]). 

Wspólnym problemem dla wszystkich oddziałów, zarówno tych już działających jak i dopiero proponowanych, jest to, czy należy tworzyć oddziały według krajów, języków, czy według innego kryterium (istnieją na przykład zainteresowani w stworzeniu oddziału europejskiego, który miałby zmienną afiliację regionalną i brak afiliacji językowej). Tymczasowe raporty z włoskich i holenderskich dyskusji można znaleźć odpowiednio [[:m:w:it:Wikipedia:Fondazione_Wikimedia_Italia|tu]] i [[:m:w:nl:Wikipedia:Vereniging_of_Stichting_voor_Nederlandstalig_Wikimedia|tu]].
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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia Deutschland'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Wikimedia Deutchland ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland]),
oddział niemiecki Fundacji Wikimedia, miał wiele
zajęć w sferze organizacyjnej. Udało się zdobyć oficjalny status organizacji non-profit, zwolnionej z podatku. Aby udzielić odpowiedzi na często pojawiające się pytania dotyczące wpływu prawa autorskiego i GNU FDL, na której opierają się Wikimedia, Wikimedia Deutchland zamówiła u niemieckiego prawnika, specjalizującego się w licencjach Otwartego Oprogramowania i Otwartej Treści, prawnicze FAQ dla niemieckiej Wikipedii.

Pod koniec września Wikimedia Deutchland, wraz z Korporacją Ekonomicznego Rozwoju Regionu Stuttgart (WRS) i prof. Deborah Weber-Wulff z Uniwersytetu Nauk Stosowanych (FHTW) w Berlinie, rozpoczęła starania o uczestnictwo w dobrze finansowanym projekcie badawczym &quot;Nowe media w edukacji [http://www.medien-bildung.net/]&quot;, prowadzonym przez niemieckie Federalne Ministerstwo Edukacji i Badań (BMBF). Ostatecznie zostały złożone dwie aplikacje; procedura
kwalifikacyjna będzie trwać do końca roku. 

Na początku października Wikimedia Deutchland nawiązała kontakt z OSCE, która organizowała w Warszawie spotkanie &quot;OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting [http://www.osce.org/odihr/meetings/2004/hdim/]&quot;, gdzie Jimbo Wales opowiadał o Wikipedii w ramach panelu &quot;Zapewnianie wolności mediów w Internecie&quot;. W dalszej części miesiąca ekipa oddziału niemieckiego reprezentowała Wikipedię na Berlinux, linuksowym kongresie w Berlinie w dniach 22-23 października 2004, gdzie mieli własne stoisko i wygłaszali prelekcje. Krążą plotki, że John &quot;maddog&quot; Hall nosił tam koszulkę Wikipedii. W trakcie kilku spotkań wzmocniły się kontakty z wydawnictwem Brockhaus, berlińską firmą, która wydała wersję Wikipedii na płytach CD-ROM. Edycja Wikipedia CD dostała kilka dobrych recenzji od niemieckich mediów i była rozpowszechniana na okładce magazynu komputerowego &quot;Chip&quot;. Directmedia planuje na wiosnę wydanie wersji DVD i zaprosiła nas do swojego stoiska na targach książki w Lipsku, które będzie sąsiadować ze stoiskiem Brockhausu.

W grudniu Wikimedia Deutschland uczestniczyła w dorocznym kongresie Chaos Computer Club, 21C3. Jimbo Wales zaprezentował tam Wikipedię. Wikimedia Deutschland zaprosiła z kolei dwóch głównych programistów MediaWiki, Brookea Vibbera i Tima Starlinga, na tamtejszą konferencje dotyczącą MediaWiki.

W ciągu ostatnich trzech miesięcy artykuły o Wikipedii wielokrotnie pojawiały się w niemieckojęzycznej prasie. Na przykład &quot;Tageszeitung&quot; zamieścił artykuł o Wikipedii, a &quot;Bild-Zeitung&quot;, największy niemiecki tabloid, opublikował artykuł z poradnikiem dotyczącym korzystania z Wikipedii. Powstanie nowego serwisu, Wikinews, zostało bardzo dobrze przyjęte przez niemieckich dziennikarzy, choć niemieckie Wikinews jest jeszcze w powijakach.

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Wikimédia France ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_France]), francuskie stowarzyszenie non-profit, zostało oficjalnie założone 23 października 2004 r. w Paryżu przez [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(membres_fondateurs)|20 członków założycieli]]. Wśród nich był zarząd Fundacji Wikimedia. Na spotkaniu została przyjęta ostateczna wersja [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(statuts)|statutu]]. Celem Wikimédia France jest promocja wszystkch projektów Wikimedii, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem projektów francuskojęzycznych. Wikimédia France będzie także reprezentować Fundację Wikimedia we Francji i w innych krajach, gdzie będzie potrzebna jej pomoc. '''Nie''' będzie przy tym wpływać na zawartość francuskiej Wikipedii, zgodnie ze statutem może tylko interweniować w kwestiach prawnych.

Założyciele i inni zainteresowani użytkownicy pracują nad ustaleniem wewnętrznych zasad obowiązujących w Wikimédia France, w celu dalszego określenia jej celów i metod działania.&lt;br &gt;
Wikimédia France wybrała członków swojego zarządu 25 października przez IRC. Funkcję prezesa objął [[User:Ryo|Ryo]], na sekretarza wybrano [[User:Yann|Yann]], a skarbnikiem został [[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]].

Ostatnim krokiem jest rejestracja stowarzyszenia jako non-profit przez francuskie władze, do czego niezbędne jest podpisanie statutu przez wszystkich członków założycieli. Ostatnim brakującym był podpis Jimbo. Ponieważ podpisany statut właśnie powrócił do Francji, stowarzyszenie prawdopodobnie zostanie formalnie powołane do życia w lutym 2005. Pozwoli to Wikimédia France rozpocząć działalność jako podmiotu prawa, czyli na przykład otworzyć konto bankowe. Jednym z najbliższych celów będzie uznanie jej za stowarzyszenie użyteczności publicznej, co pozwoli na częściowe odliczanie składek członkowskich od podatku dochodowego.

Wikimédia France miała kilka okazji zaprezentowania Wikipedii na różnych spotkaniach. Proszę odwiedzić [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(manifestations)|odpowiednią stronę]] aby uzyskać więcej informacji na ten temat.

Wikipedia ostatnio uzyskała dużo zainteresowania ze strony francuskojęzycznych mediów: informacje o niej pojawiły się w gazetach &quot;Libération&quot; i &quot;La Tribune de Genève&quot;, w stacji radiowej &quot;France-Info&quot;, magazynie &quot;Univers Mac&quot; oraz w wielu recenzjach w sieci.
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''W ciszy długiego, grudniowego wieczora Quatro dopadło [[pl:Lawrence Lessig|Lawrenca Lessiga]], profesora wykładającego prawo na Stanfordzie, założyciela i prezesa [[pl:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]], a także człowieka pracującego nad rozwojem wolnej kultury. Podczas chaotycznej sesji, rozmawialiśmy o prawie autorskim, licencji '''[[pl:Copyleft|copyleft]]''', barierach wolnej kultury, prawnych pułapkach Wikipedii i walce w słusznej sprawie.
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=== Prace zbiorowe i granica prawa autorskiego ===

''Jedno z najczęstszych pytań jakie zadają użytkownicy Wikipedii dotyczy prawa autorskiego: jak ich obecna praca zostanie wykorzystana. Jakie są w dłuższej perspektywie największe zagrożenia dla zwykłego wykorzystywania prac zbiorowych? Jak możemy zminimalizować te zagrożenia?''

'''LL''': Największym długofalowym zagrożeniem byłaby seria rozstrzygnięć prawnych, które podważałyby zaufanie do możliwości oparcia projektu na koncepcji praw zbiorowych. Sądzę, że najlepszym sposobem radzenia sobie z tym jest zrozumienie struktury [[pl:GNU Free Documentation License|FDL]], która najlepiej służy prawu do wykorzystywania materiałów tworzonych zbiorowo. Wiem o istnieniu projektów oraz grup zajmujących się tym zagadnieniem.

''Skąd się wziął pomysł na Creative Commons?''

'''LL''': Zauważyliśmy jak Internet i struktury prawne będą na siebie nawzajem wpływać... w sposób, który z pewnością zamknąłby dostęp do wielu materiałów, choć zamiarem właściciela praw autorskich lub społeczności było udostępnienie ich. Staraliśmy się więc być kreatywni w rozwiązaniu tego problemu legalnego, powstałego jako niezamierzona konsekwencja istniejącego prawa.

''Gdy powstawała Wikipedia, licencja Creative Commons jeszcze nie istniała. Czy było już wtedy oczywiste, że będą potrzebne nowe rodzaje licencji?''

'''LL''': Celem prawa autorskiego jest głównie pomoc twórcom w robieniu tego, co chcą robić. Moim zdaniem było oczywiste, że domyślne działanie prawa autorskiego nie zachęcało do takich inicjatyw jak Wikipedia, ale można je rozszerzyć o inne licencje w ten sam sposób, w jaki Richard Stallman starał się uzupełniać prawa autorskie dotyczące oprogramowania. Nie sądzę, aby można było zarzucać prawu autorskiemu, że jego standardowy mechanizm nie uwzględniał tych niesamowitych nowych możliwości.

Ale przedsięwzięcia takie jak Wikipedia z pewnością '''nadwyrężają''' prawa autorskie. Trudno wyrazić porozumienie między ludźmi mającymi swój udział w tworzeniu kreatywnego dzieła, gdy nikt nie wie jak będzie się ono rozwijać i zmieniać.

Na przykład w Niemczech właściciel praw autorskich nie może zbyć praw do technologii, których nie ma. W USA mamy klauzule typu: &quot;Zrzekam się praw do wszystkich znanych lub jeszcze nie wymyślonych technologii...&quot;; w Niemczech to nie jest możliwe. Z drugiej strony ma to swoje plusy, ponieważ trzeba zwrócić się do autora o pozwolenia na nowe wykorzystanie, co jest dla niego bardzo cenne.

Jednak w przypadku Wikipedii konieczność uzyskiwania zgody dla każdej nowej technologii stoi w sprzeczności z częścią zamierzeń autorów. Potrzebne jest więc prawo autorskie, które będzie to odzwierciedlać. Nie ma dla niego zasadniczych przeszkód, dopóki będziemy dążyć do rozsądnej lub zrównoważonej dyskusji o prawie autorskim, w przeciwieństwie do ekstremistycznych przekonań, które obecnie dominują w tej debacie.

=== Copyleft, znaki towarowe i wolna kultura ===
''Czy powiększenie się ruchu związanego z copyleft jest kolejną siłą naciskającą na '''stałe rozszerzenia''' prawa autorskiego?''

'''LL''': To interesująca konsekwencja [copyleft]. W sensie teoretycznym to dosyć ważne... ponieważ najwyraźniej aspekt wolności korzysta tu z aspektu kontroli.

Ten paradoks jest nieodłączną częścią ruchu [copyleft] w jeszcze jednym znaczeniu. Opisałem [w innym tekście] jak ta radykalna zmiana w zakresie prawa autorskiego została spowodowana przejściem do sieci cyfrowej. Jednocześnie tylko ''z powodu'' tej radykalnej zmiany w zakresie prawa autorskiego, projekty takie, jak Creative Commons, mogą istnieć. Nie dałoby się zastosować warunków Creative Commons do zwykłej książki, powiedzieć: &quot;jeśli czytasz książkę, to musisz to czynić na licencji Share oraz Share-Alike&quot;, i oczekiwać, że będzie to miało moc prawną - jedyną możliwością, aby to *mogło* mieć moc prawną, byłoby  wprowadzenie kontraktu na każde otwarcie książki, a nie ma podstaw wierzyć, że dałoby się to zrobić.

Ale ponieważ w sieciach cyfrowych każde użycie kreatywnego dzieła oznacza utworzenie kopii, istnieje powód, na którym da sie oprzeć wymagania licencyjne za każdym użyciem tego dzieła; to właśnie stąd licencja Creative Commons bierze swoją moc. 

Tak więc z jednej strony wielu z nas bardzo sceptycznie podchodzi do tej eksplozji regulacji za pomocą prawa autorskiego, ale z drugiej wykorzystujemy je w Creative Commons. *śmiech*

''Dzięki licencjom takim jak Creative Commons czy GFDL pozbywamy się niektórych ograniczeń prawa autorskiego. Czy widzi pan inne przeszkody dla wzrostu wolnej kultury w prawie lub w kulturze?''

'''LL''': Wszystkie problemy dotyczące wolnego oprogramowania będą w coraz większym stopniu także problemami wolnej kultury. Najbardziej istotnym problemem są patenty na oprogramowanie, które zwiększą koszta koordynacji rozwoju oprogramowania, faworyzując zamknięte projekty.

Innym ogromnym problemem są znaki towarowe, dział prawa wymagający radykalnej aktualizacji w świetle nowych technologii. Można to zaobserwować na aukcjach eBay: ludzie wsytawiają tam swoje zegarki marki Rolex, a Rolex protestuje: &quot;nie wolno wam tego robić, bo naruszacie nasz znak towarowy...&quot;. Prawo &quot;narzuca&quot; Roleksowi konieczność ochrony swojego znaku, aby go nie utracił, więc w pewnym sensie są zmuszeni zająć to niedorzeczne stanowisko. Jednak w pewnych przypadkach zajmują je, ponieważ to chroni ich przed konkurencją.

Może to mieć wpływ na projekty w rodzaju Wikipedii, zwłaszcza w związku z rosnącymi ambicjami Wikipedii w dystrybucji nowych nośników i dostępności, jaką w ten sposób zyskuje. Uważam, że ta [prawna] irracjonalność, czy też prawo znaków towarowych nie uwzględniające możliwości technicznych, wywoła niebezpieczeństwo dla Wikipedii jak i bibliotek[?] wolnej kultury.

''Czy jest coś, co możemy zrobić, aby temu zapobiec?''

'''LL''': Niestety nie. Problemy ze znakami towarowymi wymagają poprawek legislacyjnych i sądowych. Oczywiście można podjąć pewne kroki (których [ja] nie powinienem doradzać) - kroki, które mogą zmniejszyć ryzyko, ale z drugiej strony powinniśmy podjąć kroki w kierunku zmiany reguł prawnych, aby stały się one bardziej sensowne.

===Języki, tłumaczenie===
''W odróżnieniu od licencji CC, GFDL jest oficjalnie tylko po angielsku; czy sądzi pan, że to przeszkoda w skalowaniu do setek różnych lokacji?''

'''LL''': Oczywiście zgadzam się z podstawowymi celami GFDL. Moje prywatne zdanie na ten temat (nie ma tu zgody) brzmi, że GFDL wykazuje optymizm chcąc być bezproblemowo stosowane na całym świecie poprzez naleganie na wymóg angielskiego [jako języka licencji].

''Jak sobie z tym radzą wielkie organizacje, jak choćby ONZ?''

'''LL''': Lepsza analogią jest pytanie: jak sobie z tym radzi Microsoft? Microsoft załącza licencje do oprogramowania... skonstruowane tak, aby były uniwersalne, ale także lokalizowane zależnie od miejsca, skąd pochodzisz. To postępowanie podobne do naszego postępowania [w Creative Commons]. Cele tych licencji są bardzo różne, ale nasza reakcja na rzeczywistość prawną jest zasadniczo taka sama.

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===Wikipedia, wtórne wykorzystywanie treści kulturowych===
''W jaki sposób odkrył pan stronę Wikipedii? Jaka była pana pierwsza reakcja?''

'''LL''': Pamiętam jak spędzałem nadzwyczaj duże jak na mnie ilości czasu (godzinę, dwie) chodząc [po Wikipedii] zamiast zajmować się swoimi obowiązkami, próbując zrozumieć jak działa, kto ją robi i co ją napędza. To był jeden z momentów olśnienia podczas korzystania z Sieci - zawsze mówiło się, że coś takiego jest możliwe, i oto właśnie jest, '''powstaje'''. I rozwija się znacznie lepiej, niż to przewidywano ''ex-ante''.  To była niezwykle emocjonująca chwila.

''Czy można zasadnie stwierdzić, że posiadacze wielkich zasobów -- [[pl:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], [[pl:BBC|BBC]], [[pl:Sąd Najwyższy Stanów Zjednoczonych|Sąd Najwyższy Stanów Zjednoczonych]] -- rozluźnili ograniczenia na większość tych zasobów, ale musimy jeszcze poczekać, aż zaczną być intensywnie wtórnie wykorzystywane?''

'''LL''': To zależy co rozumiemy pod pojęciem &quot;wtórne wykorzystywanie&quot;... W sensie brania treści i mieszania jej z innymi, to dopiero się zaczyna. Ale to dlatego, że technologia dopiero się przyjmuje. Minie pewien czas zanim ludzie poczują się z tym dobrze. 

To się zmienia dzięki udostępnianiu zasobów przez &lt;tt &gt;[http://www.archive.org archive.org]&lt;/tt &gt; i podobne serwisy, [które] ludzie zaczynają używać w naprawdę imponujące sposoby. Im więcej takich wykorzystań, tym łatwiej będzie osobom takim, jak ja, argumentować: &quot;''to istotna część kultury''&quot;.

=== CC a GFDL, CC i WP ===
''Licencje Creative Commons i GFDL są podobne w duchu, ale technicznie są niezgodne. Czy widzi pan sens w doprowadzeniu do ich zgodności? Czy też służą do różnych celów?''

'''LL''': Na naszym zwykłym poziomie abstrakcji w  myśleniu o wolnych licencjach, cele GFDL i Creative Commons są idealnie zbieżne. Obecnie ''nie są'' technicznie zgodne... Ale byłoby wspaniale, gdyby udało się doprowadzić do ich współdziałania.

''Kiedy możemy się spodziewać tego rodzaju współdziałania?''

'''LL''': W wypadku projektu takiego jak Wikipedia najtrudniejszą rzeczą jest zgodność wsteczna - do jakiego stopnia musimy dopasować stare i nowe regulacje? Jeśli idzie o odpowiedź na pytanie &quot;kiedy będziemy mieli narzędzia do tworzenia [nowej zawartości] w sposób zgodny z różnymi platformami&quot; (gdzie &quot;platformy&quot; oznaczają różne platformy wolnych licencji), to spodziewam się, że taka technologia powstanie w ciągu 6-8 miesięcy.

''Wikimedia tworzy dużo treści, ale tylko nieliczni czerpią z tego uznanie; wy, przedstawiciele Creative Commons, mówicie o kreatywności artystów poszukujących uznania. Czy sądzi pan, że to tworzy dwie różne kreatywne społeczności? Czy istnieje punkt styczny między dążeniami autorów indywidualnych i współautorów?''

'''LL''': Nie sądzę, żeby to były tak różne sprawy, jak to zakłada pytanie. Można spojrzeć na kogoś takiego, jak Louis Armstrong, i powiedzieć: &quot;Rany, czyż nie był wspaniały?&quot; (''WQ: był!''). Ale można też spojrzeć na ''jazz'' i powiedzieć: &quot;Czyż jazz nie jest wspaniały?&quot;. Tymczasem jego wspaniałość jest po części dziełem zwłaszcza takich ludzi, jak Louis Armstrong. Myślę, że podobnie jest kiedy patrzymy na Wikipedię i to, co zwykle opisuje Creative Commons.

Ponieważ Wikipedia jest jak jazz, jest wspaniała - jest owocem innowacji i &quot;budowania na podstawie&quot; w ten sam sposób. W tej tradycji trudniej być nadzwyczaj ''świetnym'' muzykiem jazzowym, trudniej być zauważonym, ale jestem pewien, że można wskazać poszczególnych ludzi (choć nie wiem kim oni są), którzy dokonali nadzwyczajnych osiągnięć w tym konkretnym gatunku.

I tu, i tu, tworzymy wspaniałe gatunki przez działania pojedynczych twórców. W zależności od projektu możemy się bardziej zachwycać efektem wspólnej pracy lub indywidualnym wkładem w ten efekt.

''CC w drugiej wersji wprowadza atrybucję jako standard, a nie opcję. Czy sądzi pan, że część naszej kultury zmienia swoje nastawienie do idei  autorstwa?''

'''LL''': Jak dotąd Creative Commons nie tworzyło licencji obejmujących kwestie zbiorowego autorstwa. Ale spędzamy dużo czasu zastanawiając się jaka licencja podobna do CC byłaby najodpowiedniejsza do tego celu.

Można sobie wyobrazić licencję CC-wiki, która byłaby formą pracy najemnej, ale nie w jej tradycyjnym sensie. To coś, nad czym myślimy, i co chętnie dostarczymy, jeśli tylko rynek wolnej kultury będzie tego bardzo oczekiwał.

''Z wielką pasją stara się pan zmieniać prawo na wiele sposobów, tak w sądzie jak i w Creative Commons. Czy uważa pan próby zmiany wolnej kultury przez Creative Commons jako bardziej obiecujące niż niż pana wysiłki w sądzie?''

'''LL''': Wielotorowe działanie jest niezbędne. Nic w Creative Commons nie wymaga, żeby ludzie zgadzali sie ze mną w sprawie warunków praw autorskich lub problemów nadmiernych praw przyznawanych przez Kongres. Można więc znaleźć sprzymierzeńców w sferze wolnej kultury, którzy mają mnie za diabła w sferze regulacji praw autorskich. To bardzo ważne, ponieważ odzwierciedla pokorę wobec prawa, którą powinniśmy wszyscy wykazywać: nikt z nas nie wie naprawdę jakie rozwiązanie jest tu najlepsze.

Pozwala to jednak także na odmienne rozumienie różnych działań. Ruch wolnej kultury, napędzany przez gromadę studentów i projekty z całego kraju, jest różny od Creative Commons, a to z kolei od tego, co robię w [[w:Center for Internet and Society|Centrum Internetu i Społeczeństwa]]. Nie wymagamy dowodów lojalności pomiędzy tymi przedsięwzięciami.

''Ostatnio wśród ochotników z Wikimediów toczyła się dyskusja na temat zaangażowania Fundacji w sprawy polityczne...''

'''LL''': Nawet nie znam wewnętrznego życia Fundacji Wikimedia. Nie jest jasne, czy odnosząca takie sukcesy i tak wpływowa organizacja, jaką jest Fundacja Wikimedia w kontekście wolnej kultury, powinna [lub nie powinna] zajmować się ''bardzo'' trudnymi, polaryzującymi i rozdrabniającymi bitwami w wojnie o prawa autorskie. Myślę, że stanowisko w tej sprawie powinno być przyjęte po jej dokładnym rozważeniu, a nie tylko na podstawie przekonań poszczególnych osób.

=== Czarny scenariusz ===
''Dziękuję. Na koniec coś lżejszego: jeśli jutro rano obudziłby się pan jako wcielenie '''''ZŁA''''', jakich [prawnych] mechanizmów użyłby pan żeby zamknąć Wikipedię?''

'''LL''': &amp;lt;zastanawia się&amp;gt; Jedną z najgorszych cech prawa autorskiego dla projektów takich, jak Wikipedia, jest niespójność jego warunków między różnymi wersjami narodowymi. Można to wykorzystać żeby stworzyć prawną odpowiedzialność Wikipedii przez znalezienie treści, która jest wolna tylko w niektórych jurysdykcjach... i wtedy użyć pozostałych jurysdykcji, aby ją zamknąć.

Trzeba by było jednak bardzo tego chcieć, i to jest duża strukturalna ochrona, z jakiej korzysta Wikipedia. Niektórzy ludzie mogą nie chcieć, aby używano ich pracę, i kiedy będą się tego domagać, trzeba usunąć ich wkład. Ale nie ma wystarczająco silnego wroga, który mógłby zbudować z tego strategię. Myślę, że Wikipedia przetrwa lokalne problemy, i że nie będzie miała swojego naturalnego wroga.

''Chwała bogu. I dziękuję za wywiad!''
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[[Image:VLA_larger.JPG|center|Very Large Array w Socorro, stan Nowy Meksyk. Autor: Hajor]] 

Oto co media (we wszystkich swoich formach) mają do powiedzenia o Wikipedii dobrego, złego lub neutralnego. Do chwili obecnej Wikipedia znalazła się w świetle jupiterów; są tu także fragmenty na temat jej projektów siostrzanych.

'''Od wnikliwych i/lub pochlebnych:'''
:- 1 września: &quot;Nikt nie wie wszystkiego, ale wszyscy mogą już coś powiedzieć.&quot; - SVM
:- 20 września: &quot;Polubiliśmy ją, bo oszczędza nam czas i wspomina o nas&quot; - The Inquirer
:- 23 września: &quot;A może byłbyś świętym i kopsnął im parę dolców podczas zbiórki?&quot; - The Village Voice
:- 25 września: &quot;Cóż za niespodzianka: porządek zwycięża nad chaosem.&quot; - Leipziger Volkszeitung
:- 30 września: &quot;Zbiornik Wszelkiej Wiedzy&quot; - Tim Berners-Lee na konferencji technicznej w MIT 
:- 7 października: &quot;jeden z cudów ery cyfrowej&quot; - The Guardian
:- 1 listopada: &quot;Nawet mimo braku struktury kontrolującej... rywalizuje z komercyjnymi encyklopediami zakresem i jakością treści.&quot; - Legal Affairs
:- 5 listopada: &quot;To szczytowa forma pracy zespołowej, a jej rezulty są spektakularne.&quot; - USA Today
:- 8 listopada: &quot;globalny projekt ilustrujący potęgę Internetu&quot; - St. Petersburg Times
:- 5 stycznia: &quot;Ma się wrażenie wsparcia przez armię ochotników: uczucie mocy, bez kija i marchewki&quot; - CaptainDoc

'''do krytycznych:'''
:- 15 września: &quot;jej klingońska wiara w &quot;neutralny punkt widzenia&quot; - zamiast zależnego od kontekstu - jest początkiem jej końca&quot; - The Register
:- 15 listopada: &quot;W przeciwieństwie do wierzeń, w rzeczywistości edycje doprowadziły artykuł do mierności.&quot; - Tech Central Station
:- listopad: Po &quot;szybkim żarciu&quot;, &quot;szybka nauka&quot; - [http://leserged.online.fr/img/charliepedia.png Charlie Hebdo].

'''i dziwnie zabawnych:'''
:- 10 listopada: &quot;Jak można streścić biografię &quot;Dziwnego Ala&quot; w marnych 850 słowach?&quot; - The Onion

'''Teksty specjalne:''' między innymi na temat przekroczeniu progu miliona artykułów, porównania z innymi encyklopediami, oraz o gorących edycjach przed wyborami w Stanach Zjednoczonych.
:- 23 września: &quot;Zdołała zebrać 1.000.000 artykułów i stała się jednym z najważniejszych odnośników w całym Internecie&quot; - El Mundo
:- 14 października: &quot;Swoją czołową pozycję Wikipedia musi dzielić z innymi wyłącznie w zakresie nauk przyrodniczych&quot;- Die Zeit
:- 14 października: &quot;Panowie Bush i Kerry wywołali debatę większą nawet niż seks i religia.&quot; - Red Herring

'''Inne projekty poza Wikipedią także są wspominane:'''
:- 25 października: &quot;Osobiście w większości nadal polegam na OED, ale wypatruję dnia kiedy Wikisłownik pobije go na głowę.&quot; - The Statesman
:- 4 grudnia: &quot;Wikinews, najnowsza próba przemyślenia od podstaw tradycyjnych mediów i publikowania&quot; - eSchool News

'''Na dowód, że prasa także ma problemy z docieraniem do faktów, Wikipedia była założona przez:'''
*Howarda Rheingolda, według International Herald Tribune, 11 września.
*Lyndona LaRouche(?!?!), według (Ohio State University) Lantern, 4 października.

'''Tymczasem Wired chyba polubił wyszukiwanie nowych, kreatywnych sposobów na używanie słowa Wikipedia:'''
*jako czasownik, na miejsce zajmowane dotąd przez guglowanie:
:- 25 listopada: &quot;możesz wywikipediować je w sieci, w stylu otwartego oprogramowania.&quot; - Wired Magazine
*jako metafora życia w Internecie:
:- 2 grudnia: &quot;jeden z coraz większej ilości technofilów, których życie jest jak jedna wielka Wikipedia&quot; - Wired News

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'''Wikimania 2005: pierwsza międzynarodowa konferencja Wikimediów''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) jest zaplanowaną na 4-8 sierpnia 2005 r. konferencją dla wszystkich użytkowników projektów Wikimediów. 

Impreza będzie gościć mówców zarówno z Wikipedii jak i spoza niej. Jednym z celów konferencji jest możliwość spotkania ludzi i poznania projektów w innych językach.

Na miejsce pierwszej konferencji Wikimediów w lecie 2005 wybrano Frankfurt. W połowie listopada Jimbo Wales, Arne Klempert, Mathias Schindler oraz Elian, dokonali inspekcji Haus der Jugend, gdzie odbędzie się spotkanie, i rozmawiali z potencjalnymi sponsorami. Haus der Jugend okazał się świetną mieszanką klasycznej i nowoczesnej architektury, okalającą piękny dziedziniec. Zarezerwowaliśmy niemal cały budynek na okres 4-8 sierpnia, w tym 400-osobową salę konferencyjną, kilka mniejszych sal i około 300 łóżek. W następnej kolejności zajmiemy się systemem rezerwacji dla uczestników i zaproszeniem do nadsyłania materiałów do prelekcji.

W trakcie pierwszej Wikimanii zaplanowane są trzy dni na różne zajęcia i dwa dni na konferencję. Odbędą się techniczne, akademickie i biznesowe prezentacje na temat projektów Wiki i Wikimediów.

Zarówno zakwaterowanie jak i pomieszczenia konferencyjne dla zlotu będą zapewniane przez główne schronisko i centrum społeczne we Frankfurcie nad Menem w Niemczech, częstym miejscu spotkań dla organizacji non-profit. Swoje zainteresowanie uczestnictwem możesz zgłosić (a przy okazji dowiedzieć się więcej o agendzie i samym miejscu) na odpowiedniej stronie Meta ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]).
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Zlot w Bolzano'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[image:Bozen2.JPG|left|Bolzano viewed from Hocheppan. Author : RKraasch]]
Włoscy Wikipedyści zebrali się w Bolzano tego samego dnia, którego Wikipedia dawała prezentację na konferencji LinuxDay (27 listopada). Jednym z głównych tematów była organizacja lokalnego, włoskiego oddziału; znalazło się tam kilku niemieckich wikipedystów, a ich doświadczenia z zakładaniem własnego oddziału były cenne. Ustalono tam parę istotnych spraw: ma powstać, a następnie trafić pod dyskusję oddziału, szkic statutu stowarzyszenia, a samo stowarzyszenie ma być rodzaju &quot;onlus&quot; lub innego typu non-profit. Status administratorów jest obecnie dyskutowany i poddawany różnym sondażom na włoskiej Wikipedii. Przejściowo zdecydowano, że osoby nieaktywne mają sie znaleźć na osobnej liście, aby uniknąć sytuacji, w której użytkownicy próbują się z nimi bezskutecznie skontaktować. Wreszcie w punkcie dotyczącym używania kategorii zamiast list w przypadku, gdy listy zawierają brakujące artykuły, ustalono że można je włączyć do edytowalnego opisu kategorii.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Zlot w Tajpej'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
Zlot w Tajpej został zwołany 4 grudnia. Nad Tajwanem przechodził tego dnia bardzo rzadki zimowy huragan. Po południu silny deszcz ustał i spotkanie zaczęło się w Yun-men Café koło dworca kolejowego w Tajpej. Pojawiło się tam czworo Wikipedystów z przyjaciółmi i reporterem z United Daily News.

Najpierw rozmawiano o automatycznej konwersji tradycyjnego i uproszczonego zapisu języka chińskiego, która ma się znaleźć w nadchodzącym MediaWiki 1.4, i która będzie bardzo pomocna w przyciąganiu większej ilości Tajwańczyków do naszych projektów. Potem uczestnicy plotkowali o różnych typach osobowości Wikipedystów w chińskiej (ZH) Wikipedii, co było interesującym tematem rozmowy. 
[http://tw.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Tajwan] zapoczątkował nową sieciową społeczność - [http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt;], a tymczasem kontynentalne Chiny, [http://www.sina.com Sina.com] także rozpoczęły bardzo podobny projekt – [http://ask.sina.com.cn/ iAsk]. W tych społecznościach każdy może zadawać pytania i udzielać odpowiedzi, a zawartość serwisów jest ułożona według pytań. Dyskutowano o różnicach między Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; i Wikipedią, wszyscy uznali że chińska Wikipedia powinna wprowadzić taki system nagród, jak Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; oraz iAsk -- choć chińskim Wikipedystom znane są systemy [[en:Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] i [[en:Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstars]] z angielskiej Wikipedii. Na końcu grupa rozmawiała na temat rekrutacji nowych użytkowników. Czy należy się specjalnie reklamować, czy liczyć na spontaniczny wzrost społeczności? To dobre pytanie do przemyślenia.
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W październiku i listopadzie japońscy Wikipedyści spotykali się na trzech zlotach, w [[pl:Osaka|Osace]], [[pl:Tokio|Tokio]] i [[pl:Nagoya|Nagoi]]. Dołączyli do nich Wikipedyści w innych miastach, takich jak [[pl:Jokohama|Jokohama]]. Uczestniczyli w nich różni ludzie, od ucznia szkoły średniej do pary 40-latków. 

Francuski użytkownik [[:fr:User:Aoineko|Aoineko]] z Jokohamy przywiózł na spotkanie w Tokio [[m:Trophy box|nagrodę]]. Została ona przyznana japońskiej Wikipedii przez Japońskie Stowarzyszenie Reklamodawców we wrześniu, a później była wysłana do Jimbo. Rozmowy dotyczyły między innymi planów poszerzenia samodzielnego zarządzania japońskich projektów, ostatnich ważnych działań Wikipedystów oraz ich prac nad Wikipedią.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Konferencja w Berlinie'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
Dwudziesty pierwszy Chaos Communication Congress (21C3), który został zwołany w Berlinie pod koniec grudnia 2004, dał szansę spotkania wielu Wikipedystom i autorom MediaWiki. Dla wielu z twórców była to pierwsza okazja porozmawiania twarzą w twarz o przyszłych kierunkach rozwoju oprogramowania.

Tematyka konferencji obejmowała hakowanie, naukę, społeczność, społeczeństwo i kulturę, w tym dwie prelekcje i dwa warsztaty związane z Wikipedią. Tim Starling i Brooke Vibber prowadzili prezentację zatytułowaną &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/63 Edytuj tę stronę]: skalowanie Wiki ponad 1 milion&quot; oraz moderowali [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/194.en.html Warsztaty Twórców MediaWiki], podczas których dyskutowano nad obecnym oprogramowaniem i pomysłami na przyszłe możliwości MediaWiki. Ich prezentacja dotyczyła zarówno kwestii sprzętowych jak i programistycznych, wraz z informacjami na temat implementacji algorytmów kompresji. Jimmy Wales poprowadził wykład &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/59 Socjografia Wikipedii]: czego społeczność Wikipedii nie wie sama o sobie&quot;, podczas którego opisywał różne role w społeczności i wyjaśniał, że Wikipedia nie powstała przez dodawanie po jednym zdaniu przez milion ludzi, ale przez społeczność użytkowników, którzy okazują sobie zaufanie w ramach wspólnej pracy. Elisabeth Bauer, Angela Beesley i Jimmy Wales moderowali [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/225.en.html Warsztaty Współpracy Wikimediów]. Rozmawiano tam między innymi na temat znaczenia Fundacji, międzynarodowej współpracy oraz konferencji Wikimania.

Obszar Wikipedii na parterze, wypełniony kanapami i materacami, był punktem spotkań Wikipedystów i dał okazję sprzedawania publikacji WikiReader i płytek CD z Wikipedią oraz promowania Wikipedii wśród innych uczestników konferencji.

Czas spędzony w Berlinie był wykorzystany na spotkanie dotyczące Wikimanii, gdzie można było omówić na żywo plany dla prelegentów i inne sprawy związane z tą imprezą.
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Włoska Wikipedystka, Valentina Paruzzi, napisała pracę dyplomową o Wikipedii. Praca w języku włoskim znajduje się w [//wikisource.org/wiki/Produrre_sapere_in_rete_in_modo_cooperativo_-_il_caso_Wikipedia Wikiźródłach] (wersja angielska [//wikisource.org/wiki/The_Cooperative_Production_of_Knowledge_on_the_Internet%E2%80%94the_Case_of_Wikipedia jest tu]).

Treść pracy skupia się wokół często dyskutowanego zagadnienia &quot;kolektywnej produkcji&quot; wiedzy, która od ponad 40 lat nabiera kształtu we współczesnych mediach, i charakteryzuje się centralnym znaczeniem komputera jako narzędzia &quot;dzielenia się wiedzą&quot; oraz jako &quot;instrumentu relacji&quot;. W szczególności praca rozważa kolektywną produkcję wiedzy w wymiarze sieciowym, a zwłaszcza w ramach Wikipedii, jako sztandarowego projektu tego typu. 
Obok badań empirycznych społeczności Wikpedii (&quot;wirtualna etnografia&quot; połączona z &quot;obserwacją uczestniczącą&quot; podczas spotkań, oraz wywiady na żywo połączone z wywiadami w sieci) obserwujemy złożony ciąg zaczynający się od pierwszych etapów społecznej budowy PC, do krytycznej analizy modelu produkcji i zespołu ludzkiego, co zbliża nas do schematu widocznego w Wikipedii, a więc opartego o FLOSS, ze szczególną analizą myśli dwóch głównych teoretyków: Richarda Stallmana i Erica Raymonda.
Następnie śledzimy zabiegi, które najbardziej wyglądają na próby wyjaśnienia socjo-strukturalnej formy podtrzymywania produkcji wiedzy w sieci, czyli strukturalną teorię sieci i wzrostu systemów sformalizowaną przez Alberta Làszlò Barabàsi, oraz teorie złożoności i wzrastających systemów, przynajmniej tak, jak to się przyjęło w naukach humanistycznych. Wychodząc z tej podstawy teoretycznej docieramy do oryginalnych wyników badań, które wskazują, że włoska edycja Wikipedii jest modelem mieszanym, z jednej strony przypominającym dynamikę wzrastania oraz systemy złożone, a z drugiej wykazującym cechy bardziej typowe dla aspektów wspólnotowych, opisanych w bogatej literaturze poświęconej wirtualnym społecznościom.


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&lt;small&gt;Kolekcja naszych najpiękniejszych grafik&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| align=center | [[Image:Plumpollen0060.jpg|200px|Autor : Pollinator]]

| align=center | [[Image:Ecuador cajas national park.jpg|220px|&quot;Bliźniacze jeziora&quot;, Narodowy Park Cajas, Ekwador. Autor : Delphine Ménard (notafish)]]

| align=center | [[image:Pin_tumbler_with_key.png|160px| Model zamku w drzwiach, wykonany oprogramowaniem udostępnionym na licencji GFDL. Autor : Wapcaplet]] 
&lt;br &gt; [[image:Pin_tumbler_unlocked.png|160px|Model zamku w drzwiach, wykonany oprogramowaniem udostępnionym na licencji GFDL. Autor : Wapcaplet]]

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| align=center | [[Image:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|200px|Koh Samui (Surat Thani, Tajlandia). Autor : Manfred Werner (Tsui)]]

| align=center | [[image:Gallium1_640x480.jpg|200px|Kryształy galu. Autor : Foobar]]

| align=center | [[image:BonsaiTridentMaple.jpg|200px|Drzewko bonsai . Autor : Peggy Greb]]

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| align=center | [[image:410px-Sun_halo_optical_phenomenon.jpg|170px|Halo (?) otaczające słońce na biegunie południowym. Autor : JG Cindy McFee]]

| align=center | [[Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|180px|Oczy ważki. Autor: David L. Green]]

| align=center | [[image:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg|140px|Austriacki kataryniarz. Autor : Chepry]]

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Prezentacja, którą Angela Beesley i Jimmy Wales przeprowadzili dla grupy pracowników BBC w [[:m:Translation_requests/NL-1/Pl:|sierpniu 2004]], spowodowała, że otrzymali zaproszenie na dwa tygodnie listopada do siedziby BBC - ''Bush House'' w Londynie. W tym czasie przedstawiali Wikipedię i inne projekty Wikimedii, a także oprogramowanie w oparciu o które te projekty działają, oraz podstawy tworzenia
wolnej treści (''free content'') i funkcjonowania otwartych społeczności, zespołom z wielu redakcji BBC.
Prowadzili wykłady dla około 150 ludzi, tylko wąskiej grupy z 27 tysięcy ludzi pracujących dla BBC. Prezentację różniły się w zależności od tego czy lektorzy, mieli przed sobą widownię, która mogła najwięcej skorzystać z treści
samej Wikipedii, czy utworzenia własnej społeczności w ramach serwisów internetowych BBC.

W sprawie odnośników do Wikipedii Jimmy i Angela dyskutowali nad wytycznymi dla producentów w działach wyszukiwania i zasad publikowania, aby stwierdzić, czy istnieją jakieś powody dla których wyszukiwarka BBC nie mogłaby polecać stron Wikipedii. Nieaktualna strona wiki działu wyszukiwania sugerowała, że mogłaby to być &quot;reguła trzech kliknięć&quot;, ale nowsze wytyczne wskazywały, że nie powinien to być problem.

Po prezentacji na temat projektów Wikimedii dla internetowego działu 
informacyjnego, pytania dotyczyły niemal wyłącznie niedawno uruchomionego serwisu Wikinews, a zwłaszcza reguł jego działania i zaufania do ich zawartości. Zostało wyjaśnione, że aktualnie serwis skupia się raczej na tworzeniu podsumowań z istniejących źródeł niż na redagowaniu własnych materiałów.

W ramach prezentacji dla działu radia i muzyki powstała makieta jak mogłaby wyglądać na stronie  zawartość Wikipedii w porównaniu do już istniejących materiałów, licencjonowanych dla BBC przez Muze.

Później toczyło się wiele dyskusji na temat różnic między serwisem [[:m:w:en:H2g2|h2g2]] i społecznościami Wikipedii, oraz tego, jak można uprościć proces odgórnego zarządzania stronami BBC.

W trakcie pierwszego tygodnia w BBC Paula LeDieu otworzyła dyskusję nad ''Creative Archive''. To archiwum zawiera fragmenty wszystkich zarchiwizowanych programów radiowych i telewizyjnych, które mają zostać udostępnione na licencji Creative Commons. Ma to być licencja dla celów niekomercyjnych i prawdopodobnie do użytku tylko w Wielkiej Brytanii. Ponieważ BBC nie posiada praw do większości z tych materiałów, trudności w uzyskaniu zgody na wolne licencjonowanie są jednym z powodów, dla których wybrano licencję niekomercyjną.

Dział sportowy wydawał się najbardziej zainteresowany wykorzystaniem Wikipedii oraz tworzeniem własnych społeczności. Zależy im na zdobyciu większej ilości informacji o mniej popularnych sportach i chcą się dowiedzieć, jak je zgromadzić w sposób najbardziej 
ekonomicznie efektywny, tworząc strony internetowe
oparte o wiki i otwarte dla fanów.

Serwis BBC o [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2 II wojnie światowej] ma zakończyć możliwość edycji. Rozmawailiśmy z osobami pracującymi nad tym projektem na temat ich planów w stosunku do tej strony po ukończeniu projektu. Mimo, że autorzy artykułów udostępnianych w tym serwisie wyrażali zgodę na ich dalsze licencjonowanie przez BBC w ramach warunków ich umieszczania na stronie, odnieśliśmy wrażenie, że wydanie ich na licencji GFDL, i potencjalne niewłaściwe wykorzystanie tych materiałów, byłoby nie do przyjęcia przez społeczność. Wśród zaproponowanych rozwiązań padło utrzymywanie istniejących artykułów w formie statycznej, ale umożliwiając społeczności kontynuację rozwoju strony, dodawanie metadanych i faktów odnoszących się do tych artykułów.

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Co dzieje się w wikiświecie i poza nim. Najbardziej emocjonującym wśród zbliżających się wydarzeń jest Wikimania, pierwsze międzynarodowy zlot Wikimedii odbywające się w dniach 4-8 sierpnia. Wikimania będzie się składać zarówno z prezentacji naukowych jak i towarzyskiego spotkania setek Wikimedian po raz pierwszy w historii. Czy tak się stanie? Czy atmosfera się rozkręci? Nie da się tego stwierdzić z pewnością, więc przynieś swoje confetti.

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| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | Aoineko odbiera nagrodę dla Wikipedii od Stowarzyszenia Japońskich reklamodawców&lt;br &gt; Wikipedia osiąga milion artykułów&lt;br &gt; Prezentacja dla ONZ
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | '''Październik''' 
| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | wysłane 40 tysięcy kopii niemieckiej Wikipedii na CD&lt;br &gt; 12 października: konferencja Berlinux 
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | '''Listopad''' 
| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | 27-28 listopada: sympozjum w Rotterdamie
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | 12-13 grudnia: spotkanie z Fundacją OSI w Nowym Jorku. wikispotkanie&lt;br &gt;
27-29 grudnia: 21C3 w Berlinie, wikispotkanie
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[[Image:Red sunset02.jpg|300px|center|wschód słońca koło Swifts Creek w Australii]]

&lt;center &gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''Bieżące wydarzenia'''&lt;/font &gt;&lt;/center &gt;
* 8-11 stycznia - Jerozolima, Izrael. wykład w GuruNet [JW]
* 9 lutego - Palo Alto, Kalifornia. wykład na Stanford University [JW]
* 26-27 lutego -  Bruksela. Konferencja FOSDEM; wielka obecność Wikipedii [JW, w tabeli]
* 5-6 marca - Chemnitz, Niemcy. Konferencja Linuxtage [w tabeli]
* 10-16 marca - Hannover, Niemcy. Konferencja CeBIT
* 11-14 marca - Lörrach, Niemcy. IT/Linux Days 2005 [w tabeli?]
* 14-17 marca - San Diego, Kalifornia. Konferencja '''etech''' [JW]
* 15-18 marca - Dusseldorf, Niemcy. Bibliothekartag 2005
* 17-20 marca - Lipsk, Niemcy. Leipziger Buchmesse 2005 [w tabeli]
* 18-20 marca - Barcelona, Hiszpania. Konferencja CCC, impreza
* 21-26 marca - New Delhi, Indie. Konferencja Doors of Perception [JW] &quot;platforma społecznych innowacji&quot;
* 18-21 kwietnia - Santa Clara, Kalifornia. Konferencja użytkowników MySQL [JW]
* 27 kwietnia-1 maja - Genewa, Szwajcaria. Salon International du Livre de la Presse
* 14-17 kwietnia - PixelAche, Helsinki
* 2 czerwca - Hamburg, Niemcy. German Trend Day 2005 [JW]
* 22-25 czerwca - Karlsruhe, Niemcy. Linuxtag [w tabeli?]
* 27 czerwca - Chicago, Illinois. Konferencja American Library Association [JW, w tabeli?]

&lt;center &gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''W przyszłości'''&lt;/font &gt;&lt;/center &gt;
* 4-8 sierpnia, 2005: [[m:Wikimania|Wikimania]], Frankfurt, Niemcy; także urodziny założyciela :)

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[[Image:Bay Area Road Ahead.jpg|center|Droga naprzód]]

Czytelnicy powinni dostać ten biuletyn do rąk w kwietniu. Należy śledzić [[:m:Wikimedia_Newsletter|stronę biuletynu]] na Meta pod kątem świeżych wiadomości lub zapisać się na otrzymywanie biuletynów pocztą elektroniczną. Nowy numer planowany jest na wiosnę - przyjmujemy wszelkie sugestie i życzymy owocnej pracy!

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''Lepienie z ludzkości jednej społeczności nie oznacza stworzenia społeczności jednolitej, wręcz przeciwnie; przyjazne i odpowiednie wykorzystanie poszczególnych cech w atmosferze zrozumienia... Społeczności oparte na jednym szablonie, jak pudełka żołnierzyków, są raczej tworem przeszłości niż przyszłości.''
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&lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#7E0000&quot;&gt;E&lt;/font &gt;ste vem sendo um ano muito emocionante para a Wikimedia, e muito mais está para vir no ano que vem!

Parecem anos daquela vez quando estivemos completamente fora do ar por três dias porque só tínhamos três servidores e dois deles estragaram com problemas na placa-mãe e no disco rígido. Mas, isso foi apenas no ano passado. Hoje, temos 40 servidores e mais estão a caminho.

Neste ano, saímos do ponto de ser uma página de Internet com medo de entrar em destaque na página de notícias de computação ''Slashdot'' porque temíamos não pode agüentar o tráfego... e chegamos no ponto de ser uma página de Internet, que mal percebe quando aparecemos no ''Slashdot''.

Mas nosso crescimento não ficou mais lento e pode estar se acelerando. Nós fizemos algo sem precedentes, e está inspirando as pessoas sobre um sonho do que a Internet pode ser: pessoas compartilhando conhecimento, oferecendo-o de graça, trabalhando juntas para criar as ferramentas que as pessoas precisam para fazer deste um mundo melhor.

Ninguém pode dizer exatamente o que o novo ano reserva para nós, mas alguns dos desenvolvedores estão sugerindo que se continuarmos nossa taxa de crescimento, seremos uma das 100 ou 50 páginas mais visitadas da Internet pelo fim do ano e que precisaremos de centenas de servidores. Este crescimento é emocionante para qualquer um, mas para nós é especial: fizemos isso de uma maneira que ninguém imaginaria que é possível... centenas de voluntários colaborando em algo que realmente acreditamos.

Como iremos tomar conta deste crescimento? Da mesma maneira que cuidamos das coisas no passado: através de deliberações cuidadosas e pensativas em que procuramos as melhores idéias de qualquer fonte. Nós precisamos identificar áreas nas quais precisamos de mais ajuda, e procurar esta ajuda interminavelmente.

Por exemplo, a demanda por desenvolvedores está sendo substancial e precisamos recrutar e manter novos desenvolvedores e isto pode ser mais difícil do que recrutar novos autores, porque novos desenvolvedores têm que aprender muito antes de atingir produtividade máxima. Também sabemos que há buracos sistemáticos na Wikipédia e precisamos pensar em como alcançar autores que estão interessados em tópicos diferentes do que nossos membros da comunidade atuais.

Peço para todos que façam uma resolução para o Ano Novo para pensar em como tomar conta deste crescimento e, especialmente, como alcançar a ajuda que precisamos. Se cada voluntário ativo pode  encontrar uma pessoa que pode trazer algo novo à comunidade, nós teríamos um crescimento na habilidade de crescer, mantendo e melhorando.

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&lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;O&lt;/font &gt; ano de 2004 foi maravilhoso não apenas pelas razões indicadas acima por Jimmy Wales, mas por outras razões também. O ano passado foi, especialmente, um de evolução em direção à internacionalidade.

'''2004 foi caracterizado com um crescimento fenomenal dos projetos em outras línguas que não o inglês.''' Foi durante este ano que o número de artigos de encilopédia das outras línguas excedeu aquele da Wikipédia na língua inglesa. A instalação de um portal multilíngüe em http://www.wikipedia.org, após dois anos de discussão, reflete esta mudança.

Muitas comunidades locais estão agora lincadas por fortes laços internos e operam de maneira autônoma, ao invés de copiar as operações da comunidade de língua inglesa. Algumas tornaram-se fonte de inspiração para outros projetos. O número de novas iniciativas que nasceram em comunidades locais está aumentando -- publicações em formato de CD, a iniciativa do projeto ''Merry Christmas'', ''Tradução da Semana'', e, mais recentemente, o ''International Writing Contest''. Estes projetos estão descritos nesta publicação em reconhecimento de suas iniciativas.

'''O ano passado foi também um período de encontros de wikipedistas, em pessoa, em cidades de muitos países''', em particular, na Europa e na Ásia: Paris, Berlim, Munique, Roterdã, Londres, Taipé - só para dizer alguns. A existência destas comunidades ativas é a prova viva do desenvolvimento de nossos projetos. Porém, a comunicação entre as várias comunidades é difícil, às vezes. Isto não é surpresa, considerando a diversidade das línguas faladas por wikipedistas.

'''Uma publicação como o Wikimedia Quarto teria sido no máximo em uma ou duas línguas, um ano atrás. Agora está traduzido em várias.''' Esforços também foram feitos para aumentar a interação entre comunidades este ano, e para melhorar nossa página-meta, http://meta.wikimedia.org, que está aberta a todas as comunidades. Esforços de tradução começaram para traduzir as principais páginas do meta e outras páginas, e para levar em conta opiniões de todos os projetos.

O aspecto internacional de nosso projeto também é visível em seus aspectos administrativos e legais, através da criação da Fundação Wikimedia para apoiar o crescimento e desenvolvimento de todos os nossos projetos, e através da eleição de dois membros do Conselho para representar os wikipedistas - ambas mulheres, como nunca me canso de dizer, já que é raro em ciclos administrativos. 2004 também viu a criação de duas associações locais, uma alemã e outra francesa, e a preparação de outras estruturas legais.

Resumindo - há três anos atrás, eu me juntei a um pequeno projeto em língua inglesa, localizado em http://www.wikipedia.com, propriedade de um empreendedor norte-americano desconhecido. Era um projeto fabuloso, mas estava centralizado no inglês, o que era frustrante. Hoje, somos mantidos por uma organização sem fins lucrativos, e evoluímos num projeto mundial, complexo e multilíngüe.

Em 2005, eu desejo para nós o aumento no número de participantes em línguas com Wikipédias menores (como árabe), através de colaborações externas, se necessário. Eu também espero que nós nos tornemos uma fonte para leitores em países com pouca estrutura tecnológica, onde não há acesso à Internet. A participação de editores de todas as culturas é necessário, também, para alcançar nossos objetivos de neutralidade e perspectiva balanceada.&lt;br &gt;&lt;br &gt;

[[image:Anthere02.jpg|right|Anthere]]
Nenhum de nós lendo isto possui falta de acesso à informação; pelo contrário, nós estamos nos afogando no excesso de informação oferecida pela televisão, rádio, jornais, Internet, e assim por diante. Nosso problema é filtrar a informação, e obter informações confiáveis. Apesar disso, a maior parte da humanidade não tem acesso à maioria destas fontes de informação, e precisa de ajuda. '''Nós devemos evitar alargar o buraco entre estes que têm e os que não têm acesso à informação!'''

Por último, esta é uma oportunidade não esperada para nós para descobrir homens e mulheres de todos os países, para fazer balanço do que temos em comum e o que não temos de igual, e tentar viver com, tolerar, e apreciar estas diferenças. Em muitos países, estas diferenças são reguladas com granadas explosivas para manter certos grupos em silêncio. Nós não temos escolha mas manter um consenso. Nós temos &lt;i &gt;apenas&lt;/i &gt; palavras e &lt;i &gt;devemos&lt;/i &gt; usá-las.


:''--Anthere / Florence Devouard''


Se você possui alguma pergunta ou comentário, adoraríamos ouvir de você. Você pode nos contatar em nossas páginas de discussão (veja [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board#Contact_us]), ou por e-mail para: &lt;tt &gt;board&lt;/tt &gt;&amp;nbsp;(arroba)&amp;nbsp;&lt;tt &gt;wikimedia.org&lt;/tt &gt;.

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'''Onde posso encontrar informações sobre a Fundação?'''&lt;br &gt;

Informações atuais sobre a Fundação podem ser encontradas neste informativo trimestral, ou na mailing list ([//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l]), na Meta-wiki da Wikimedia ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page]) e na página da Fundação ([//wikimedia.org/wiki/Home]). A página da Fundação esteve em grande desenvolvimento neste outono (primavera no hemisf. sul): as maiores páginas foram colocadas no ar e a maioria destas foram traduzidas em 10 línguas. Há atualmente 38 editores, que são falantes de uma variedade de línguas, registrados na página da Fundação. A página está em fase dormente atualmente.
 

'''Como o Conselho se comunica?'''&lt;/br &gt;

[[image:Dominoes_sml.JPG|100px|left]] As atividades do Conselho são registradas no Meta-wiki da Wikimedia ([http://meta.wikimedia.org]), e na página da Fundação ([http://wikimediafoundation.org]). A comunicação acontece via e-mail, assim como através da ''mailing list'' &quot;foundation-1&quot;, que está aberta ao público e arquivada publicamente. Membros do Conselho também estão freqüentemente no canal IRC #Wikimedia no freenode ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC]).

O endereço geral, board(arroba)wikimedia.org, também pode ser usado para qualquer pedido. Apesar disso, esteja ciente de que este endereço de e-mail não é mais privado. Todas as mensagens são redirecionadas para um sistema de bilhetes, o OTRS ([//ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl]), e pode ser respondido tanto por um membro do conselho quanto por alguns dos editores confiados a esta função. O OTRS também hospeda os endereços para informações sobre a divisão local alemã, assim como o endereço para pedidos por listas de informação em inglês e alemão. 

Finalmente, Jimbo, Angela e Anthere, exploradores sem medo como são, todos começaram blogs. O blog da Angela é o mais rico ([http://www.wikisearch.org]) em termos de informação sobre a Wikipédia. Por favor leia-o, se quiser informações sobre os últimos recursos da Wikipédia ou qualquer algo relacionado ao Wikisearch. Jimbo ([http://blog.jimmywales.com]) aproveitou a oportunidade para conversar sobre software livre (ambos em inglês). E Anthere ([http://anthere.shaihome.net], em francês) decidiu usar seu blog para expressar opiniões livres e também com foco sobre o aumento da visibilidade dos projetos da Wikimedia no mundo de língua francesa, principalmente, com esperanças, na África, onde o francês é muito falado. 


'''O Conselho grava ou publica suas atividades em algum lugar?'''&lt;/br &gt;

Houveram várias reuniões entre os membros do conselho neste outono (primavera no hemisf. sul).
* [[Meetings/September_17%2C_2004|Arrecadação de fundos e doações]], 17 de setembro de 2004 ([[:m:Fundraising_meeting%2C_September_2004/Log|transcrição completa]])
* [[Meetings/October_9%2C_2004|Reunião geral do Conselho]], 9 de outubro de 2004
* [[Meetings/October_16%2C_2004|Reunião geral do Conselho]], 16 de outubro de 2004
* [[Meetings/October_22%2C_2004|Sociedade]], 22 de outubro de 2004
* [[Meetings/November_6%2C_2004|Reunião aberta do Conselho]], 6 de novembro de 2004 ([[:m:Open_Board_meeting%2C_November_2004|transcrição completa]] no meta)

O Conselho também teve a oportunidade de se conhecer na vida real em algumas ocasiões: em Roterdã em novembro, no dia seguinte ao encontro wikipedista; e na cidade de Nova Iorque, antes do encontro da OSI. Vários tópicos foram discutidos, incluindo planos para reuniões futuras, se a Fundação Wikimedia deveria se envolver em advocacia política, como as divisões locais poderiam se envolver mais com as atividades da Fundação, e discussão livre sobre o que o conselho pode se tornar no futuro. Todos estes tópicos foram mais fáceis de se discutir na vida real na recepção de um albergue do que por IRC ou e-mail. 


'''A vida com o conselho'''&lt;br &gt;

Michael e Tim não estiveram muito ativos neste trimestre, apesar de Michael ter ajudado com as considerações financeiras após a última arrecadação de fundos.
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Os meses que passaram vêm sendo muito ocupados para Angela, Jimbo e Anthere, com ótimos encontros wikipédicos (por favor, veja a reportagem sobre os encontros), e entrevistas com jornais, páginas de Internet e estações de rádio para todos os membros do conselho. A Wikipédia está ficando famosa agora e nosso projeto cria muito interesse.

Jimbo e Angela passaram duas semanas na BBC (por favor, veja a reportagem especial sobre isso), enquanto Anthere estava se mudando para uma nova casa, com bastante espaço e um jardim mas sem linha telefônica e acesso à Internet por várias semanas. Anthere pôde manter contato graças à conexão em seu local de trabalho, e com visitas aleatórias ao laboratório de informática da universidade local, mas ela não teve oportunidade de satisfazer seu verdadeiro vício wikipédico ou acessar o IRC.
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A Anthere agradece ao apoio durante suas férias forçadas, e sugere que todos os viciados em wiki usem o &quot;adesivo para controle de wiki&quot; [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wikipatch] quando estiverem com saudades, sabe, que nem aquele para controle de tabaco e tal...&lt;br &gt;

'''Como posso me tornar um membro da Fundação?'''&lt;br &gt;

O conselho tomou várias decisões sobre tornar-se um membro ([//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Meetings/October_22%2C_2004]). A visão de ser um membro do conselho mudou entre os atuais membros, após muito pensamento e discussões com os editores da Wikimedia.&lt;br &gt;
Inicialmente, era imaginado que muito do dinheiro que apoiava o projeto iria vir de mensalidades. Os planos iniciais colocavam as taxas um pouco altas (em torno de US$ 100). Ao invés disso, alguns membros do conselho e muitos editores não foram a favor desta altíssima quantia, e, logo, ficou claro que a maioria dos lucros da Fundação viria de outras fontes. Discussões adicionais levaram a mensalidades em 36 dólares (não-editores) e 12 dólares (reduzida).

Adicionalmente, maiores discussões com Jamesday e Kate mudaram o ''status'' de filiação voluntária de ser um procedimento obrigatório para os editores, para ser opcional.

O desenvolvimento técnico de um sistema de filiação será analisado por Tim Starling nas próximas semanas.


'''Os desenvolvedores estão sendo pagos?'''&lt;br /&gt;

Em julho de 2004, os desenvolvedores da Wikimedia foram questionados sobre um sistema de tarefas para desenvolvimento. Isto levou o conselho a testar um sistema de pagamento e outras recompensas para desenvolvedores que escolherem trabalhar em tarefas em particular. O conselho sugeriu um período de avaliação de quatro meses antes de voltar para trás e avaliar o sistema.

Nos três meses que passaram, o conselho propôs uma tarefa, relacionada ao desenvolvimento do sistema de filiação -- uma tarefa, que é de interesse primário da Fundação, e não tende a ser controversa. Mais de dois meses após a proposta, Tim Starling fez uma proposta, que foi aceita no fim de novembro. O recurso será desenvolvido contra uma certa quantia de dinheiro, no fim de 2004 ou início de 2005. 

Nenhuma outra proposta tem sido feita para o conselho; uma sugestão foi oferecida por um desenvolvedor, mas foi descartada.

Isto sugere que o conceito de ser pago por tarefa não é uma grande motivação para nosso time de desenvolvedores. Detalhes da tentativa estão disponíveis em [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Developer_payment]. Todos os contribuidores da Wikimedia estão encorajados a avaliá-lo quando acabar.

Para maiores detalhes sobre o tópico, veja a carta do fundador.


'''O que está acontecendo com os domínios?'''&lt;br &gt;

Jason no Bomis tem a lista completa dos domínios que estão atualmente registrados à Fundação ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Domain_names]). Alguns domínios em outros países estão sob propriedade de outras pessoas; por exemplo, GerardM cuida de alguns domínios .nl. O domínio francês www.wikipedia.fr foi tomado por alguém da Internet no outono de 2004. Os wikipedistas franceses decidiram não tomar nenhuma posição quanto ao assunto, e esta pessoa gentilmente redirecionou o domínio para a própria Wikipédia. Apesar disso, o domínio russo, www.wikipedia.ru, está sendo infelizmente usado para render lucros a um vigarista da Internet.

No próximo trimestre, as decisões serão tomadas sobre quais domínios pegar. Muitos editores iriam preferir que os domínios de todos os projetos fossem comprados em seu respectivo país; apesar disso, o custo da compra de tantos nomes é muito alto para esta solução tornar-se sustentável. O conselho espera que o registro das marcas registradas ajude a aliviar esta questão.

'''Privacidade nos projetos da Wikimedia'''&lt;br &gt;

Como pedido por vários editores, uma declaração de privacidade está em desenvolvimento e deverá estar finalizada e traduzida durante o primeiro trimestre de 2005. Por favor não hesite em comentar ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy]).


'''Divisões locais'''

Anthere esteve envolvido na criação da divisão francesa, a Wikimédia France (por favor, veja a reportagem especial sobre isso), e faz parte agora de seu conselho. Há agora duas divisões locais, cada uma baseada numa construção legal muito diferente, que dá ênfase à diversidade de opiniões para as divisões. A divisão francesa é uma representação legal da Wikimedia Foundation Inc. na França. As divisões francesas e alemãs são ambas baseadas legalmente em seus países, ao invés de suas línguas. Apesar disso, ambas desejam expandir suas atividades além das fronteiras de seus respectivos países.

Vários outros projetos discutiram a criação de uma divisão local nos meses que passaram, mais notavelmente nas Wikipédias neerlandesas e italianas. Alguns editores estão interessados na criação de divisões locais baseadas em línguas ao invés de nações, ou até mesmo uma divisão européia.

'''A Wikimedia Foundation Inc, e o envolvimento político'''

Pelo outono, houveram discussões sobre o envolvimento político da Fundação e de sua divisão local, a Wikimédia France. O conselho gostaria de indicar que não deseja que a Wikimedia Foundation Inc apoiasse o ativismo em geral, e em particular o ativismo não relacionado à atividade da Wikimedia. Qualquer envolvimento, como a assinatura de uma petição, deve ser feito com cuidado e apenas com larga aprovação da comunidade.


'''O futuro do conselho'''

Durante o outono (primavera no hemisfério sul), o conselho esteve discutindo o envolvimento dos conselhos das divisões locais e o futuro do conselho da Wikimedia. Especialmente às divisões locais, o conselho está aberto a qualquer discussão com ou propostas dos membros das divisões. Por favor sejam reativos neste assunto.

E quanto ao conselho por si mesmo, Anthere, Angela e Jimbo concordam que a situação atual dificilmente é sustentável. A atividade do conselho é cuidada por três pessoas, e requer envolvimento ativo de outros wikipedistas para ser gerenciado. Foi sugerido que o tamanho do conselho, ou, pelo menos, o número de membros ativos seja aumentado.
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[[image:21c3-vortrag-1.jpg|300px|center|Encontro em Berlim]]
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Colaboração'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
'''Angela e Jimbo na BBC'''&lt;br &gt;

Durante novembro de 2004, Angela e Jimmy trabalharam para a BBC em Londres por duas semanas. Todos tiveram uma boa estadia, e pareceu ser um sucesso; eles foram convidados a retornar em alguma data não especificada no futuro. Alguns dos empregados da BBC foram ao encontro em Londres feito durante estas semanas. Angela descreve sua experiência aqui neste informativo (por favor, veja &quot;Notas Finais&quot;, pág. 8).


'''Lost Oasis e hospedagem'''&lt;br /&gt;

A Wikimedia recebeu ofertas de hospedagem gratuita de um ''host'' na França, [http://lost-oasis.fr Lost Oasis], onde três novos squids foram recentemente instalados.&lt;br &gt;
Houveram outras ofertas de hospedagem gratuita, enquanto fazíamos [[:m:Contingency_plans|planos de contingência]] para o primeiro furacão na Flórida, no fim de agosto.


'''Mandrakesoft DVD'''&lt;br /&gt;

Para o desapontamento de muitos wikipedistas, o lançamento de uma cópia da Wikipédia em língua inglesa e francesa junto com a nova versão do Mandrake Linux, foi atrasada.

O trabalho intensivo para classificar imagens e listas em preparação para estas publicações, que foi longo, forneceu mais qualidade para os projetos da Wikipédia envolvidos. Ajude-nos neste esforço [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Untagged_images|aqui]].
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Comunidade'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[image:763px-21c3-wp-024.jpg|150px|right|Comunidade e a Wikipédia em Berlim]]
'''Encontros dos wikipedistas'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Encontro em Tóquio, em 8 de novembro e em Nagoya em 10 de novembro. Veja as &quot;notas internacionais&quot;.
* Encontro em Berlim em novembro. Ver [[:w:de:Wikipedia_Diskussion:Treffen_der_Wikipedianer/Berlin|mais]]
* Encontro em Roterdã em novembro. Veja [[:w:nl:Wikipedia:Symposium/Najaar_2004#Report_from_Rotterdam|relatório e imagens]]
* Encontro em Bolzano, 27 de novembro (it e de). Veja &quot;notas internacionais&quot;.
* Encontro em Londres, novembro.
* Encontro em Nova Iorque, 12 de dezembro. [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC1|Report and pictures]]
* Encontro em Taipei (4 de dezembro). Veja &quot;notas internacionais&quot;.
* Encontro em Pequim. ([//zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E8%81%9A%E4%BC%9A/2004%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%88%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E7%BB%B4%E5%9F%BA%E4%BA%BA%E8%81%9A%E4%BC%9A])
* Encontro em Berlim em dezembro. ([//de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chaos_Communication_Congress/Bilder]). Veja &quot;notas internacionais&quot;.

'''Wikimania 2005: A Primeira Conferência Internacional da Wikimedia''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) é uma conferência planejada para todos os usuários dos projetos da Wikimedia (de 4 a 8 de agosto de 2005). Veja &quot;notas internacionais&quot; para mais informações sobre o assunto.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Finanças'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[image:Monopoly.JPG|left|Banco Imobiliário]]
Daniel Mayer é o CFO (chefe financeiro). Ele é responsável pelas finanças, observado por Michael Davis. Em particular, ele está encarregado de estabelecer nosso orçamento e balancear nossos gastos.

'''Doações e arrecadação de fundos'''&lt;br /&gt;

Uma arrecadação de fundos de duas semanas em setembro de 2004 arrecadou US$ 60.000, mais do que o objetivo de US$ 50.000. Em torno de 10% destas contribuições foram feitas à divisão alemã. Estes fundos sustentaram o projeto pelo outono (primavera no hemisf. sul).

Entre as contribuições de janeiro a agosto de 2004, em torno de US$ 200 era arrecadado por dia.

Na taxa atual de gastos, largura de banda e maquinário, esta quantia só é suficiente para manter o site/sítio online e em crescimento por quatro meses. A próxima arrecadação de fundos está planejada para começar no início de fevereiro de 2005. Uma reunião aberta para discutir como iremos dar suporte ao crescimento a longo termo dos projetos está planejado para acontecer antes desta arrecadação de fundos (ou seja, fim de janeiro de 2005).

O orçamento aprovado para o quarto trimestre pode ser visto aqui: [//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Budget/2004]. Este orçamento para o 4ºT provou-se generoso; os gastos totais para o trimestre foram de pouco mais de US$ 50.000, graças, em parte, à algumas doações. 

A próxima revisão formal do orçamento, incluindo detalhes das doações da última arrecadação de fundos, estarão disponíveis em janeiro.

'''Links (em inglês)'''
*[[Bank_history/2004|Histórico bancário de 2004]]
*[[:m:Wikimedia_budget|Orçamento da Wikimedia]]
*[[PayPal_donations/2004|Doações via PayPal em 2004]]
*[[:m:Wikimedia_servers/hardware_orders|Compras de equipamento]]
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Grants'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[image:Grants.png|left|Doações]]
Uma doação foi obtida inesperadamente neste outono, quando a '''[http://www.ahbeck.com Fundação Beck]''' sugeriu que estaria interessada em apoiar um projeto Wikijúnior. Eles dariam uma doação de US$ 10.000 para a Wikimedia para produzir conteúdo para livros infantis sobre assuntos específicos, no estilo enciclopédia curta. O plano atual é criar conteúdo para livros impressos de 48 páginas sobre Geografia, Animais e Astronomia. Por favor, veja [[:m:Wikijunior|Wikijúnior]] e os projetos do Wikilivros associados para mais detalhes, assim como uma reportagem especial sobre o projeto neste informativo.

Em janeiro de 2005, recebemos US$ 40.000 da '''[http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Fundação Lounsbery]'''. Gastamos o dinheiro da seguinte maneira: 1) para cobrir nossas operações diárias, 2) para permitir que lançássemos o projeto Wikispecies, e 3) para continuar a melhorar nossos projetos existentes.

Nosso muito obrigado às duas fundações por acreditarem em nossos projetos.

Houve também um encontro importante com o '''''[http://www.soros.org/ Open Society Institute Information Project]''''' em Nova Iorque, durante dezembro. Eles convidaram o conselho da Wikimedia para juntar-se ao encontro anual de seu conselho, e estão interessados em ajudar na expansão da Wikipédia em línguas-chave e no mundo em desenvolvimento. Nada específico foi decidido, mas idéias para melhorar o conteúdo na língua árabe e para aumentar o número e variedade de contribuidores de países da África seriam bem-vindas.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Desenvolvimento Técnico'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[Image:TechDev2.jpg|220px|center|Desenvolvimento Técnico]]

A maior parte do relatório abaixo foi escrito por [[:m:User%3AJamesDay|James Day]]; a parte sobre as máquinas em Paris foi em maior parte escrita por [[:m:User:David.Monniaux|David Monniaux]].&lt;br /&gt; 
Informações sobre nossos servidores podem ser encontradas a qualquer hora [[:m:Wikimedia_servers|aqui]]. A atividade de desenvolvedores cai sobre as duas áreas principais: manutenção dos servidores; e desenvolvimento do software MediaWiki, que é também usado para muitas coisas não da Wikimedia. A maioria dos desenvolvedores, apesar de não todos, por sua escolha, estão listados [[Developer|aqui]]. Você pode mostrar que aprecia a dedicação deles deixando pequenos agradecimentos ou através de apoio financeiro. Obrigado!&lt;br /&gt;
Até agora, todos os desenvolvedores estão trabalhando de graça, mas nós poderemos mudar no futuro para darmos suporte ao nosso incrível crescimento.

====Instalação de ''squid caches'' na França====
[[image:Wikimedia_Paris_servers_front_1218_144219X.jpg|thumb|left|150px|O ''cluster'' próximo à Paris.&lt;br &gt;&lt;small &gt;Nossos servidores são os três no meio: (de cima para baixo: bleuenn, chloe e ennael).&lt;/small &gt;]]

Em 18 de dezembro de 2004, três servidores doados foram instaladas numa facilidade em Aubervilliers, um subúrbio de [[:pt:Paris|Paris]], [[:pt:França|França]]. Eles receberam os nomes de ''bleuenn'', ''chloe'' e ''ennael'' por pedido do doador. Para aqueles que estão por dentro da tecnologia, as máquinas são servidores [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentGroup=NT_CT_Specifications&amp;locale=en_US&amp;docIndexId=178991&amp;taskId=101&amp;prodTypeId=15351&amp;prodSeriesId=62929 HP sa1100] 1U com 640 MiB de RAM, discos rígidos ATA de 20 GB e processadores Celeron de 600 MHz.

As máquinas serão equipadas com software de ''squid caching''. Eles serão um teste para uma técnica de adicionar caches próximos aos usuários para reduzir a [[:pt:Latência|latência]]. Geralmente, usuários franceses com uma conexão de Internet DSL podem conectar-se à estas máquinas com uma latência de 30 ms, enquanto podem apenas conectar ao ''cluster'' principal da Wikimedia na Flórida em torno de 140 ms. A idéia é que usuários de partes da Europa usem os ''squid caches'' na França, para reduzir o tempo em 1/10 de segundo, quando usuários tentam acessar o conteúdo multimídia e quando usuários anônimos tentam acessar qualquer tipo de conteúdo. Usuários logados não terão tanto lucro, já que as páginas são geradas especificamente para eles, e não são &quot;cacheadas&quot;. Se uma página não estiver em um ''squid cache'', ou a página é para um usuário logado, os servidores web Apache devem tomar de 1/5 a três ou mais segundos fora o tempo da base de dados para fazer a página. O tempo da base de dados é em torno de 1/20 segundo para coisas simples, mas pode atingir vários segundos para categorias, ou até mesmo 100 segundos para uma lista de artigos vigiados bem grande.

[[Image:Data_center_1218_143155.jpg|right|160px|O centro de dados Telecity]]

Os ''squid caches'' foram ativados no início de janeiro de 2005, e um período de testes seguiu. Em 31 de janeiro, as máquinas fazem o ''cache'' para o conteúdo em inglês, francês e de multimídia para a Bélgica, França, Luxemburgo, Suíça e Reino Unido. O sistema ainda está meio que em testes, e espera-se que o desempenho possa ser aumentado com algumas modificações. A instalação de ''clusters'' de ''cache'' similares em outros países está sendo considerada.

====Instalação de mais servidores na Flórida====
No [[:m:Hardware_ordered_October_2004|meio de outubro]], mais dois servidores escravos de base de dados dual Opteron, com 6 drives em RAID 0 e 4 GB de RAM, e mais cinco servidores Apache 3GHz/1GB foram pedidos. Atrasos, devido à problemas de compatibilidade, que o vendedor teve de resolver antes de enviar os servidores de base de dados, deixaram a página com pouco poder na base de dados; até o início de dezembro, a função de busca tinha de ser desligada, às vezes.

Em novembro de 2004, cinco servidores web, quatro com alta capacidade RAM usadas para ''Memcached'' ou ''squid caching'', tiveram problemas. Isto resultou em wikis muito lentas, às vezes. 

Foi feito o pedido de cinco [[:m:Hardware_ordered_December_2004|servidores de RAM de 3GHz/3GB]] no início de dezembro. Quatro das máquinas de dezembro irão oferecer serviços de ''squid cache'' e ''memcached'' como substituições melhoradas das máquinas que estragaram, até que sejam consertadas. Uma máquina com vários drives SATA no [[:pt:RAID|RAID]] 0 serão usadas como teste para ver quanta carga estes servidores de base de dados de menor custo podem agüentar, assim como também oferecer uma outra opção para um escravo da base de dados apenas para ''backup'', também rodando Apache. Estas máquinas estão equipadas com uma nova opção para energia remota e monitoramento da &quot;saúde&quot; do servidor com um custo adicional de US$ 60. Esta opção foi aceita para esta compra, para permitir a comparação de quão efetiva este conselho de monitoramento com uma faixa de energia remota ajuda a reduzir a necessidade de trabalho no local onde os servidores estão instalados, que pode envolver custos ou atrasos.

Uma outra ordem de um servidor mestre de base de dados, para permitir uma divisão dos servidores de base de dados em um mestre e par de escravos, com cada um com cerca de metade da atividade do projeto, assim como cinco novos Apaches estão planejados para compra no fim do último trimestre de 2004 ou nos primeiros dias de 2005. Esta compra irá usar o que sobrou dos US$ 50.000 da última arrecadação de fundos. O servidor de base de dados irá se dividir permitindo um alívio para os servidores servirem os pedidos dos usuários. Esta divisão deve acontecer em três meses, após o novo mestre provar sua confiança durante muitos meses de serviço como escravo da base de dados.

====Tráfego e conectividade aumentada====
O tráfego cresceu durante o terceiro trimestre de 2004 de em torno de 400 a 500 pedidos por segundo no início deste período para cerca de 800 por segundo no final. No início do quarto trimestre de 2004, o tráfego cresceu ainda mais, às vezes passando a marca dos 900 pedidos por segundo, com picos diários de até 1.000 a 1.100 pedidos por segundo, depois voltou a 900 e cresceu lentamente, novamente, devido ao final da febre da volta às escolas nos EUA, ou tempos com demora para o servidor responder, ou ambos ([//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/100], [http://65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html]). O uso da largura de banda cresceu de uma média de 32 megabits por segundo no início do quarto trimestre de 2004 para cerca de 43 megabits por segundo no final. Picos diários típicos chegaram a até 65 a 75 megabits por segundo, e, às vezes, até mesmo a 100, limite de uma conexão única de ethernet. Para lidar com este tráfego, conexões duplas de 100 megabits foram usadas temporariamente, e uma conexão de [[:pt:fibra ótica|fibra]] de gigabit foi arrumada no local de servidores na Flórida, e as [http://www.netgear.com/products/details/AGM731F.php partes necessárias] foram pedidas.
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[[Image:Ballon2.jpg|right|160px]]

Há nove projetos ativos da Wikimedia: 
* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipédia]  (Enciclopédia)
* [http://www.wiktionary.org Wikcionário]  (Dicionário)
* [http://www.wikiquote.org Wikiquote]  (Coleção de cotações)
* [http://pt.wikibooks.org Wikilivros]  (Livros e manuais livres) 
* [//www.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page:Português Wikisource]  (Documentos de fonte livre)
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org Meta] (Coordenação dos projetos da Wikimedia)
* [[:commons:Página_principal|Wikicommons]] (Repositório de mídia compartilhado) - iniciado em setembro
* [[:w:species:Página_principal|Wikispecies]] (Diretório de espécies) - iniciado em setembro.
* [[:n:pt:Página_principal|Wikinews]] (Fonte de notícias de conteúdo livre) - iniciado em novembro

O Wiki Memorial é atualmente apenas um memorial de 200 páginas sobre o 11 de Setembro e não um projeto em si.

'''Política para novos projetos'''&lt;br &gt;

Devido à multiplicação de novos projetos e a controvérsia sobre a criação do Wikispecies, um procedimento para começar novos projetos foi organizado em [[:m:New_project_policy|nova política de projetos]]. O Wikinews foi o primeiro novo projeto a seguir este procedimento, que requer uma descrição extensa do projeto (e sua tradução em várias línguas), uma enquete para aprovação da comunidade e a aprovação final do conselho da Fundação Wikimedia.
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[[image:Interview_jimbo.jpg|150px|left|Jimmy Wales sendo entrevistado em Roterdã]]
Houveram alguns grandes eventos de notícias este outono (primavera no hemisfério sul): o relatório para a imprensa de &quot;um milhão de artigos&quot;, que foi visto no mundo todo em dez línguas; o relatório para a imprensa sobre o CD da Wikipédia em alemão lançado pela Directmedia, que foi bastante visto na Alemanha; e o lançamento do Wikinews, que foi altamente acompanhado por repórteres e blogueiros em muitas línguas (por favor, veja &quot;Na Mídia&quot;, pág. 7).

Durante este trimestre, muitas das outras Wikipédias, além da em inglês, começaram a ter cobertura importante da mídia. Por exemplo, a Wikipédia em francês foi assunto de artigos muito bons. Entre eles, está um do jornal ''Liberation'' ([http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=255781]), como também um muito crítico em Charlie Hebdo ([http://leserged.online.fr/img/charliepedia.png]). Em 27 de novembro de 2004, Anthere participou de uma entrevista para a [http://www.radiobfm.com rádio BFM] (por favor, veja [http://philippe.blogspirit.com/archive/2004/11/27]). Outra entrevista de rádio aconteceu, com Yann: [http://www.radiofrance.fr/listen.php?pr=rtsp&amp;file=/chaines/france-info/chroniques/ficom/ficom_150105_0549.rm] em janeiro de 2005.

Para cotações de artigos sobre nós, por favor veja &quot;Na Mídia&quot;, pág. 6.

[[Image:Angelabeesley.jpg|right|130px|Angela Beesley]]
Angela também participou numa entrevista de rádio na BBC Radio 4. Deixe que ela conte para nós como foi:

''Em 17 de novembro, eu fiz minha primeira entrevista de rádio para a Wikipédia. Foi no programa ''You and Yours'' da BBC Radio 4. Eu não percebi que seria ao vivo quando concordei em fazê-la, mas acabou sendo menos aterrorizante que eu imaginei. Foi gravada no estúdio da BBC em Suffolk já que os estúdios em Essex, que ficam mais perto de mim, estavam todos ocupados naquela hora. Eu fui convidada a esperar na &quot;Green Room&quot; quando cheguei, o que não foi tão impressionante como parece; é uma sala com alguns sofás, água, e uma coleção do que a imprensa fala sobre a BBC Radio Suffolk. Pouco antes da gravação começar, eu fui levada a um pequeno estúdio e recebi fones de ouvido onde ouvia o programa e o editor em Manchester falando comigo. Fiquei sozinha no estúdio durante a gravação.''

''[[:w:en:Bamber_Gascoigne|Bamber Gascoigne]] começou dando uma pequena história da enciclopédia, e então tocou uma gravação de uma família procurando por fatos em uma enciclopédia tradicional comparada ao uso da Internet para isto.  [http://www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/eng/staff/profile.php?id=158 Michael Schmidt], um professor inglês do Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia da Universidade de Manchester, então falou sobre como seus estudantes estavam hoje em dia, procurando mais nos computadores do que em livros para suas pesquisas. A apresentadora, Liz Barcklay, me pediu para destilar como a Wikipédia trabalha e eu expliquei como a página é editável por qualquer visitante e como o vandalismo é rapidamente descoberto e revertido. Bamber estava em um estúdio em Londres e falou sobre sua página [http://www.historyworld.net HistoryWorld]. Bamber e Michael ambos falaram que os artigos da Wikipédia deveriam ser &quot;presos&quot; em algum ponto para evitar edições, mas eu sugeri que ao invés de trancá-los permanentemente, uma versão marcada como estável poderia ser dada para usuários que queriam, enquanto ainda permitindo edição no artigo original. Esta seção do programa durou pouco menos de 20 minutos e terminou com Bamber dizendo que &quot;a idéia de que enciclopédias impressas são confiáveis é sem sentido&quot;.''

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/ram/youandyours_20041117_5.ram Escute o programa] (em inglês).
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'''Novos projetos'''&lt;br &gt;
Muito tem sido escrito e dito sobre o &lt;font color=purple&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font &gt;, quase rivalizando com o número total de conteúdo escrito para o projeto desde que começou em novembro.
Alguns o amam, outros o odeiam. O projeto já possui em torno de 200 artigos, junto com um grande pedaço de debates sobre a política desta wiki e um núcleo de cerca de 8 a 10 contribuidores ativos. 

'''Relatórios rápidos sobre os projetos'''&lt;br &gt;
Veja a última publicação em papel em progresso na reportagem sobre o &lt;font color=green&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font &gt; abaixo.

Em janeiro de 2005, a página da &lt;font color=orange&gt;'''Wikipédia'''&lt;/font &gt; mudou sua página principal daquela da versão em inglês para um portal multilíngüe que mostra todas as línguas que a Wikipédia está disponível acima de 100 artigos, após mais de dois anos de discussões esporádicas.

Quando foi criada, Wikipédia em inglês estava localizada em www.wikipedia.org (originalmente www.wikipedia.com). Outras línguas ganharam domínios baseados em seus códigos ISO 639. A Wikipédia em inglês foi eventualmente movida para o domínio de seu respectivo código, en.wikipedia.org, enquanto os domínios antigos foram configurados para redirecionar ao local correto.

A ação de criar um portal foi apoiada pelo conselho e também por wikipedistas de que falam outras línguas que reconheceram o portal como o verdadeiro sinal da natureza multilingüística do projeto. Apesar disso, a mudança surpreendeu um certo número de pessoas e desapontou alguns usuários da Wikipédia em inglês que não gostaram dos novos padrões. Leia mais no relatório de Michael Snow [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/MP|aqui]].

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[[Image:Wikinews-logo2.png|left|Wikinews]]  O Wikinews em inglês e alemão foi lançado oficialmente em dezembro de 2004, seguida por versões em outras línguas em janeiro de 2005. A versão em português foi lançada em fevereiro do mesmo ano. Pela primeira vez num novo projeto da Wikimedia, o projeto foi aprovado com votos de toda a comunidade, e depois aprovado pelo Conselho Diretivo. Erik Moeller (vulgo Eloquence) liderou o rascunho de uma proposta para organizar o voto, além de planejar a estrutura básica da página e como o trabalho iria funcionar. Apesar de ter começado como uma versão demo (de testes), blogueiros, a página slashdot.org e outros veículos da mídia noticiaram o acontecimento.

A maior questão no entanto era se o sucesso da Wikipédia poderia ser replicado quando o assunto é produção jornalística. Muitos dos wikipedistas experientes preocuparam-se que notícias incorretas, imcompatíveis com nossa política de ponto de vista neutro, poderiam ser lançadas em um ciclo de trabalho muito menor que é a produção jornalística. Respostas conclusivas a estas questões ainda não foram descobertas, apesar de que vimos progresso significativo no projeto.

O Wikinews entrou na fase &quot;beta&quot;. Ainda está em sua fase de formação mas sua existência como projeto da Wikimedia já é aceita. Erik escreveu um texto refletindo sobre o passado e futuro do projeto, e disse que o processo de revisão formal está sendo reconsiderado e redesenhado levando a um mecanismo mais simples. Há tensão em tornar a página mais amigável para récem-chegados simplificando as regras e procedimentos, seguindo à risca o conceito wiki de &quot;qualquer um pode editar&quot;, e impondo medidas de medição de qualidade - um processo de revisão formal com algumas regras básicas para se seguir. A publicação de notícias não revisadas e incompletas na página principal vem sendo discutida. Alguns usuários ativos, como IlyaHaykinson, TalkHard e Lyellin escreveram bastante sobre o tópico.

Considerando que em torno da metade das novas contribuições são escritas sobre política e conflitos, é normal preocupar-se com fatos incorretos e precisão. Alguns pensam que nós deveríamos dar ênfase na publicação de notícias em detalhe, como em publicações jornalísticas semanais, ao invés de notícias recentes, e gastar mais tempo no controle de qualidade. Carlosar, um dos muitos participantes ativos do Wikinews e participante das várias discussões de neutralidade dos artigos, observa que o Wikinews está melhorando e produzindo resultados positivos. Mas o projeto enfrenta grandes desafios. Muitos têm dito que a criação de uma fonte de notícias livre, aberta e neutra é mais difícil do que criar uma enciclopédia livre. Nós convidamos todos editores de outros projetos da Wikimedia para aparecerem, participarem em discussões, escreverem artigos e ajudar a construir as comunidades que nós já começamos.

''Páginas externas:''
Pontos de vista de outros usuários do Wikinews
* Texto do Erik: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Eloquence/State_of_the_Wiki:_December_12%2C_2004]
* IlyaHaykinson: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AAlternative_Review_Process_Proposal]
* TalkHard: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AQuality_over_Quantity]
* Lyellin: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Lyellin/Thoughts]
* Carlosar: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#Wikinews%3A_some_troubles.2C_but_not_so_bad_at_all] e outras seções na página. 

''Mídia e Slashdot''
* Wired News ''Wikipedia Creators Move Into News'' por Joanna Glasner, 29 de novembro de 2004. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1  ]
* TechNewsWorld ''Open-Source News? Wiki Builds a New Kind of Journalism'' por John P. Mello Jr., 30 de novembro de 2004. [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Open-Source-News-Wiki-Builds-a-New-Kind-of-Journalism-38506.html]
* Slashdot: [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/03/2220255&amp;tid=149&amp;tid=95]

''Estatísticas:''&lt;br &gt;
Aproximadamente 2.000 páginas e 150-200 artigos. 150 categorias. Mais de 800 usuários registrados, quase 8000 edições.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Tradução da Semana'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Iniciado por [[User:Danny|Danny]] no fim de outubro como um pouco mais de um desafio, após o sucesso encontrado com a tradução de [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]] em várias línguas, a [[Translation of the week|Tradução da semana]], um projeto projetado para traduzir um artigo para Wikipédias de diferentes línguas vêm sendo um sucesso, e já conta 10 traduções até este dia. A idéia por trás da tradução da semana é escolher um artigo em uma das Wikipédias e apresentá-lo como candidato para uma tradução por todas as wikis. Artigos que atingem uma maioridade de apoiadores são então colocados como ''Tradução da semana'' e então disponibilizados para serem traduzidos para o maior número de línguas possível. Após 10 semanas, o projeto já conta com 64 participantes, e muitos mais distribuídos pelas Wikipédias. Apesar do recorde estabelecido com [[:w:en:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]], traduzido em 40 línguas, nenhum artigo foi traduzido para menos de 16 línguas.

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[[Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg|160px|Ano Internacional das Crianças - Desenhos infantis|right]] Provando que nossos esforços estão sendo reconhecidos como legítimos, a Fundação Beck entrou em contato com a Wikimedia há um tempo atrás, pedindo se poderíamos desenvolver material educacional para crianças. Após uma proposta ser enviada, eles concordam em nos oferecer US$ 10.000 para criar um projeto online e impresso para crianças de 8 a 11 anos de idade.

O projeto foi inicialmente recebido com um pouco de ingratidão no ''mailing list'' da Fundação, e foi chamado de um novo Wikispecies, um projeto criado pelo Conselho com pouca participação exterior. Mas uma vez que o desenvolvimento começou no Meta, o projeto ficou mais estruturado em seu foco, e ganhou apoio unânime e foi encorajado por cada contribuidor da Wikimedia que o descobriu.

Uma vez completo, nossos livros estarão disponíveis no mundo todo, seja de graça ou por um preço barato para as crianças locais, ao invés de apenas para seus pais. Brilhosos e completamente coloridos, estes livrinhos com estilo de revista serão bem coloridos e ricamente ilustrados, para ajudar a encorajar a literatura e a curiosidade.

O projeto está sendo atualmente desenvolvido como parte do Wikilivros. Uma vez que criarmos nosso primeiro livrinho, a informação será transferida para uma página não-editável para nossos leitores. Todo o conteúdo será revisado e verificado por educadores qualificados.

Um de nossos maiores desafios até agora é adaptar nosso estilo de escrita e conteúdo para crianças. Os contribuidores andam em uma fina linha entre muito fofo e muito &quot;nerd&quot;. Eventualmente, enquanto nos aventurarmos em outros tópicos, também teremos de decidir entre a censura ou a liberação de certos tipos de informação. Os primeiros tópicos estão livres deste tipo de problema; Gatos Grandes, o Sistema Solar e a América do Sul são os mais primeiros livros que a comunidade decidiu pôr em desenvolvimento. Também há experimentos interessantes em como fazer layout de múltiplos níveis de conteúdo de uma vez só.

A edição sobre a América do Sul parece ser a que mais rápido se desenvolve, graças à ajuda de wikimedistas do continente.

Nós já tivemos ofertas de tradução para dinamarquês, francês, português, espanhol e sueco. Nosso eventual objetivo para estes projetos é de desenvolver conteúdo independentemente do projeto em inglês. Fundos adicionais serão necessários para criar edições impressas de todas as outras línguas.

Eu encorajo todo mundo a ir e ver a forma que o Wikijúnior está tomando. Contribua com alguma informação, liste-se como tradutor colaborador, faça debates sobre o nome do projeto. Esperamos que o  Wikijúnior traga mais credibilidade para o nome Wikimedia, como um de nossos primeiros projetos a ter resultados verdadeiros no mundo real.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Wikiversidade'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[image:versity.jpg|left|130px|Wikiversidade]]
Agora mesmo, a Wikiversidade em espanhol parece estar crescendo mais rápido do que o &quot;Wikilibros&quot; (Wikilivros em espanhol). Parece que as fundações deste projeto estão se fortalecendo já que temos escolas com membros ativos sobre química, física, ciência da computação, filosofia e lingüística. Especialmente ativa neste momento está a Escola de Ciência da Computação  ([[:b:es:Wikiversidad:Escuela_de_Ingenier%C3%ADa_Inform%C3%A1tica|Escuela de Ingeniería Informática]]), com 7 membros, 8 departamentos e 1 curso de universidade; o departamento de física e o de química também possuem membros bastante ativos e o depto. de lingüística criou recentemente uma área de sinologia. No &quot;Claustro&quot; discutimos como a organização da Wikiversidade deve ser.

Um dos tópicos discutidos é se devemos propor à comunidade da Wikimedia que a Wikiversidade deveria ser um projeto independente do Wikilivros, com ou sem novo nome de domínio (por exemplo .wikiversity.org). Atualmente, apesar da Wikiversidade poder/dever usar o Wikilivros para criar material didático, departamentos diferentes podem estar envolvidos em outros projetos da Wikimedia. Por exemplo, a &quot;Area de Sinología&quot; está para começar a seção Chinês-Espanhol e Espanhol-Chinês do Wikcionário e também o artigo &quot;Literatura de China&quot; da Wikipédia. Então, a visão da Wikiversidade é um tanto mais ampla do que a do Wikilivros. Envolve e tende a lucrar e participar em todos os projetos da Wikimedia. Eu encorajo a você a dar uma olhada e participar :P. O quê? Não tem uma Wikiversidade na sua língua? O que você está esperando para criá-la agora ;-)?

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'''Ar''': Muito esforço está sendo investido na melhoria dos artigos existentes, com novas adições todos dias. Nenhum projeto especial está em realização atualmente.

'''En''': Com o tamanho da Wikipédia, é cada vez mais difícil ficar de olho nos acontecimentos importantes da comunidade. Michael Snow fez um novo esforço para coletar esta informação escrevendo sobre ela num ''newsletter'' chamado The Wikipedia Signpost. O informativo está planejado para ser publicado semanalmente. Leia [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]].

'''Es''': Um projeto de sucesso chamado  [[:w:es:Wikipedia:País_de_la_semana|País de la Semana]] (''País da Semana'') encoraja os contribuidores a melhorar o artigo do país escolhido para aquela semana. Países com pouca ou nenhuma informação são prioridade.

'''Ja''': O [http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html Ministério japonês da Terra, Infraestrutura e Transportes] (MLIT) esclareceu que todas as fotos aéreas estão disponíveis sob a GFDL. Isto é uma grande notícia para nós, já que imagens ''fair use'' não são aceitas na Wikipédia de língua japonesa por razões legais. Nossos agradecimentos ao usuário [[:ja:User:っ|っ]] e ao MLIT. 
 
No Japão, o tráfego da Wikipedia.org cresceu 635% no ano passado, o maior aumento na Internet japonesa por uma larga margem. A Wikipédia é atualmente 7% tão popular lá como a página mais popular do país, &lt;tt &gt;yahoo.co.jp&lt;/tt &gt; ([http://csp.netratings.co.jp/nnr/PDF/Newsrelease1220_j.pdf fonte em PDF]).

'''Zh''': O tão esperado recurso - conversão automática entre chinês tradicional/simplificado - está vindo com o MediaWiki 1.4, que irá atrair mais usuários de chinês tradicional aos projetos da MediaWiki e irá remodelar a comunidade. Nós devemos muito a [[:zh:User:Zhengzhu|Zhengzhu]] por este trabalho maravilhoso.

'''It''': Uma tradição de Natal é enviar cartões de Natal e Ano Novo e o texto em um cartão italiano seria &quot;Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo&quot;, em um cartão em inglês &quot;Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!&quot;. ''Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!'' é a página para este esforço. O que queremos é a tradução para o maior número de línguas possível, mas principalmente para todas as línguas que possuem um projeto da Wikimedia E um arquivo de som com a pronúncia no Commons.

[[image:kerstkrans.jpg|left|230px]] 
Uma maneira na qual você pode extender este projeto é escrevendo sobre a maneira como o Natal é celebrado em sua área, tradição ou país. Muitos cristãos celebram o Natal em janeiro ao invés de dezembro. Nem todos conhecem o &quot;pudim de Natal&quot; por exemplo e a neve deve fazer parte do Natal, mas não na Austrália, nem no Brasil. [[:wikt:it:Wikizionario%3ABuon_Natale|Buon Natale]] é uma página onde você pode encontrar muitas fontes sobre o Natal.

*Ouça: 
**[[Media:En-US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.ogg|''Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!'']]
**[[Media:Fr-Joyeux Noël et bonne année.ogg|''Joyeux Noël et bonne année'']]
**[[Media:it-Buon_Natale_e_felice_Anno_Nuovo.ogg|''Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!'']]

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A Wikimedia Deutschland ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland]) esteve ocupada com muitas tarefas administrativas. A divisão alemã vem tendo sucesso em ganhar ''status'' oficial isenta de taxas, como uma organização sem fins lucrativos. Para resolver algumas questões repetidamente perguntadas sobre o impacto das leis de direitos autorais e da GNU Free Documentation License na Wikipédia, a Wikimedia Deutschland pediu um FAQ legal para a Wikipédia em alemão de um advogado alemão especializado em licenças de conteúdo e fonte aberta.

Pelo fim de setembro, a Wikimedia Deutschland, junto com a Corporação de Desenvolvimento Econômico da Região de Stuttgart (WRS) e a Prof. Deborah Weber-Wulff da Universiade de Ciências Aplicadas (FHTW) em Berlim, começou a trabalhar numa participação num projeto do Ministério de Educação e Pesquisa (BMBF) do governo alemão chamado &quot;Nova Mídia na Educação [http://www.medien-bildung.net/]&quot;, projeto com bons retornos lucrativos por parte do governo. Duas inscrições foram enviadas; o processo de seleção irá continuar até o fim do ano.

No início de outubro, a Wikimedia Deutschland estabeleceu contatos com a OSCE, que organizou o &quot;Encontro de Implementação da Dimensão Humana OSCE [http://www.osce.org/odihr/meetings/2004/hdim/]&quot; em Varsóvia, onde Jimbo Wales discursou sobre a Wikipédia no grupo &quot;Garantindo a Liberdade da Mídia na Internet&quot;. Mais tarde naquele mês, uma equipe da divisão alemã representou a Wikipédia num estande e discursou na Berlinux, um congresso sobre Linux em Berlim de 22 a 23 de outubro de 2004. Rumores existem de que John &quot;maddog&quot; Hall foi visto usando uma camiseta da Wikipédia lá. Os contatos com a editora Brockhaus foram fortalecidos em várias reuniões, assim como contatos com a Directmedia, uma empresa de Berlim, que produziu a versão em CD da Wikipédia. O lançamento em CD da Wikipédia recebeu várias opiniões favoráveis da crítica na mídia alemã e foi distribuído na capa da revista sobre informática ''Chip''. A Directmedia atualmente planeja uma versão em DVD da Wikipédia para a primavera (outono no hemisfério sul) e nos convidou para compartilhar seu estande na feira de livros de Leipzig, que está na vizinhança de Brockaus.

Em dezembro, a Wikimedia Deutschland esteve presente na 21C3, o congresso anual do ''Chaos Computer Club''. Jimbo Wales fez uma apresentação sobre a Wikipédia. E a Wikimedia Deutschland convidou dois dos principais desenvolvedores do software MediaWiki, Brooke Vibber e Tim Starling, para participarem numa conferência sobre MediaWiki lá.

Nos últimos três meses, houveram inúmeras menções sobre a Wikipédia na imprensa de língua alemã. Por exemplo, o ''Tageszeitung'' apresentou um artigo sobre a Wikipédia, e o ''Bild-Zeitung'', o maior tablóide da Alemanha, publicou um artigo sobre como proceder na Wikipédia. O começo do novo serviço Wikinews foi bem aceito pelos jornalistas alemães, apesar do de.Wikinews estar no seu início.

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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia France'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A Wikimédia France ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_France]), uma organização sem fins lucrativos da França, foi oficialmente fundada em 23 de outubro de 2004 em Paris, com [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(membres_fondateurs)|20 membros fundadores]]. Entre os fundadores estavam o Conselho da Fundação Wikimedia. Neste encontro, os [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(statuts)|estatutos]] finais foram adotados. O objetivo da Wikimédia France é promover todos os projetos da Wikimedia, com um foco nos projetos em língua francesa. A Wikimédia France também atuará como representante da Fundação Wikimedia na França e em outros países, onde sua ajuda é necessária. Ela '''não''' irá exercer nenhuma influência editorial na Wikipédia em língua francesa, e interverá apenas em casos legais.

Os membros fundadores e outros usuários interessados estão trabalhando para estabelecer um conjunto de políticas internas para a Wikimédia France, para definir seus objetivos e métodos.&lt;br &gt;
A Wikimédia France elegeu os membros de seu Conselho em 25 de outubro via IRC. [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] foi eleito presidente, [[User:Yann|Yann]] secretário e [[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]] tesoureiro.

O último passo é registrar a associação como sem fins lucrativos com as autoridades francesas, e para isso é necessário ter os estatutos assinados por todos membros fundadores. A última assinatura faltando era a de Jimbo. Já que os estatutos assinados acabaram de retornar à França, espera-se que a associação irá existir legalmente em fevereiro de 2005. Isto irá permitir que a Wikimédia France atue como uma entidade legal e, por exemplo, abra uma conta bancária. Alguns objetivos iniciais terão de ser realizados para a entidade ser reconhecida como de &quot;utilidade pública&quot; e ter mensalidades que possam ser descontadas de impostos. Após isso, o trabalho real de criar contas, ganhar doações, etc. pode começar.

A Wikimédia France teve algumas ocasiões para apresentar a Wikipédia em diferentes encontros. Por favor veja [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France_(manifestations)] para mais detalhes.

Recentemente a Wikipédia recebeu bastante cobertura na mídia de língua francesa: artigos de jornais importantes como ''Libération'' e ''La Tribune de Genève'', a rádio ''France-Info'', a revista ''Univers Mac'' e muitas outras páginas de Internet falaram sobre nosso maior projeto.
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''O Quarto falou com [[w:Lawrence Lessig|Lawrence Lessig]], professor de direito da Universidade de Stanford, fundador e presidente da [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] e criador da cultura livre, em um descanço no final de um longo dia de dezembro.  Numa sessão tumultuosa, ele falou conosco sobre direitos autorais, copyleft, barreiras à cultura livre, alçapões legais para a Wikipédia e a luta por uma boa causa.''
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=== Trabalhos coletivos e a fronteira dos direitos autorais ===

''Algumas das perguntas sobre direitos autorais que os usuários da Wikipédia mais fazem são: Como será reutlizado trabalho atual deles? Quais são os riscos a longo prazo do simples reuso de conteúdo coletivo? E o que podemos fazer, agora, para reduzir estes riscos?''

'''LL''': O maior risco a longo prazo seria uma série de decisões legais que trariam dúvidas à habilidade do projeto de confiar na simples designação coletiva de direitos. E, eu penso que da maneira como vocês lidam com o assunto é entender a estrutura da FDL que mais facilita esta designação coletiva de direitos. Sei que há projetos e grupos de estudo que pensam e trabalham no assunto.

''Como você teve a idéia para a Creative Commons?''

'''LL''': Nós reconhecemos como a Internet e a maneira que a estrutura da lei interagem... numa maneira a presumir uma grande pilha de material indisponível, que a intenção do dono do direito autoral ou a intenção da sociedade faça que fiquem disponíveis. Então, tentamos ser criativos sobre como resolver este problema legal produzido pelas conseqüências inesperadas da maneira que a lei foi concebida.

''Quando a Wikipédia estava começando, as licenças Creative Commons não existiam ainda. Já era óbvio, então, que novos tipos de licenças seriam necessárias?''

'''LL''': O objetivo da lei de direitos autorais é primariamente ajudar os criadores a fazerem o que quiser. Eu acho que é óbvio que por padrão as leis sobre direitos autorais não encorajam projetos como a Wikipédia, mas estas leis podem adaptar-se usando licenças da forma como Richard Stallman faz com as leis sobre direitos autorais de software. Eu não acredito que seja criticável a lei de direitos autorais atual com seu mecanismo padrão que não facilita esta nova capacidade incrível. 

But, enterprises like Wikipedia '''strain''' copyright law, certainly.  It is hard to express the understandings of the people participating in the construction of this creative work, and nobody understands how the work will develop and change.

For example, in Germany, a copyright owner can't sign away rights to technologies that don't exist.  In the US, we have clauses like, &quot;I'm signing away my rights to all technologies now known or ever to be discovered...&quot;; this is not possible in Germany.  On the one hand, that's a good thing; because you have to go back to the author to get permission for some new use, something of great value to the author.

But, in the context of Wikipedia, if you have to go back to clear rights for every new technology that comes along, part of the objective of the authors is defeated.  So, there's a need for copyright law to reflect this.  There's no reason, in principle, that it can't, so long as we move to reasonable or balanced discussion about copyright law, as opposed to the extremist views that dominate the debate right now.

=== Copyleft, Trademarks and Free Culture ===
''Is the growth of the copyleft movement another force advocating for '''permanent extensions''' to copyright law?''

'''LL''': That is an interesting consequence of copyleft. In a theoretical sense it is quite important... because the side of freedom seems to benefit from the side promoting control.

There's another sense in which that paradox is always going to be part of the copyleft movement.  I described [elsewhere] how there is this radical change in the scope of copyright law effected by moving to a digital network.   It's only ''because'' of this radical change in the scope of copyright law that projects like Creative Commons can get going.  You wouldn't be able to attach a Creative Commons statement to a book in realspace, and say, &quot;if you read this book, you have to do it Share-and-Share-Alike,&quot; and expect it to have legal force -- the only way that *could* have force, is if there was a contract entered into every time you opened a book, and there's no grounds to believe that.

But, because on a digital network every use of a creative work produces a copy, there is a foundation upon which to insist on a license every time you use the work; that's where the Creative Commons license gets its power.

So on the one hand, many of us are very skeptical about this explosion of copyright regulation.  But on the other hand, we take advantage of it in Creative Commons. '''[laughs]'''

''With licenses like Creative Commons/GFDL, we get away from some copyright barriers.  Do you see other barriers to the growth of free culture, in law or in  culture?''

'''LL''': All of the problems that exist for free software will increasingly be problems for free culture.  The most prominent is software patents, which will increase the coordination costs of software development projects in a way that favors proprietary projects.

Another huge problem will be trademark, an area of law in radical need of updating in light of new technologies.  You see this in eBay auctions: people auction their Rolex watch, Rolex says, &quot;you can't do that, you're infringing our trademark...&quot;.  The law '''compels''' Rolex to defend their trademark or lose it, so in some sense they're forced to take that ridiculous position.  But in some cases they like taking that position, because that protects them from competition. 

This could affect projects like Wikipedia, especially as Wikipedia becomes more ambitious in the types of media it provides and the access it affords.  I think that [legal] irrationality, or trademark law that is out of tune with the technical framework, will provide danger to Wikipedia much as it provides it to the libraries of free culture.

''Is there anything we can do to forestall that?''

'''LL''': Not really.  The problems with trademark beg for legislative and judicial correction.  There are certainly steps (which it's not appropriate [for me] to advise about) -- there are steps you could take to minimize exposure, but on the other hand there are steps we ought to take to change the legal rules, to make them make more sense.

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''Diferente das licenças CC, a GFDL é apenas oficial em inglês; você vê isso como um desafio para adaptação em centenas de municipalidades?''

'''LL''': Obviamente, eu concordo com os objetivos substanciais da GFDL. Minha visão pessoal (há desentendimento sobre isso) é que a GFDL é muito otimista ao acreditar que pode ser aplicada internacionalmente apenas com um requerimento [de licença] em língua inglesa.

''Como grandes organizações como a ONU lidam com isso?''

'''LL''': Uma analogia melhor: como a Microsoft lida com isso? A Microsoft tem licenças que estão anexadas aos seus programas... projetadas para serem aplicáveis universalmente, mas também localizadas, dependendo de onde você é. Está lidando com isso de uma maneira parecida que estamos [a Creative Commons] lidando com o mesmo assunto.


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===Wikipédia e reutilização de conteúdo cultural===
''Quando você descobriu a Wikipédia como uma página? Qual foi sua primeira reação?''

'''LL''': Eu lembro de passar uma boa quantia de tempo para mim (uma, duas horas) apenas vagando pela Wikipédia quando deveria estar fazendo outros tipos de trabalho, tentando entender como estava funcionando, quem estava por trás, e o que fazia ela funcionar. Foi um daqueles momentos &quot;Aha!&quot; enquanto você navega pela rede - as pessoas sempre falam que este tipo de coisa é possível, e ali estava, '''acontecendo''', de fato. E acontecendo com muito mais sucesso do que os outros haviam previsto. Foi um momento muito emocionante.

''É justo dizer que alguns daqueles que possuem um grande arquivo de conteúdo, como o [[:pt:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts]] (MIT), a [[:pt:BBC|BBC]] e a Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos da América, mesmo lançando restrições na maioria de seu conteúdo, deparam-se com larga reutlização de seu material?''

'''LL''': Depende do que você chame de &quot;reutilização&quot;... No sentido de pegar conteúdo multimídia e mesclá-lo, nós estamos apenas começando a ver muito disto. Mas isso é porque a tecnologia está apenas começando a se penetrar. Vai levar algum tempo até que nos síntamos confortáveis com isso.

E isto está começando a mudar, enquanto o &lt;tt &gt;[http://www.archive.org archive.org]&lt;/tt &gt; e páginas similares começam a disponibilizar o conteúdo e as pessoas começam a usá-lo de maneiras realmente poderosas. Por mais que aconteça, mais fácil será para pessoas como eu [que tratam das mudanças nas leis de direitos autorais] argumentarem que &quot;''esta é uma importante parte da cultura''&quot;.

=== CC x GFDL, CC e WP ===
''A Creative Commons e a GFDL são similares em espírito, mas não tecnicamente compatíveis. Você vê algum mérito em fazê-las compatíveis? Ou elas servem à diferentes objetivos?''

'''LL''': Num nível abstrato, que geralmente pensamos, vemos as duas como licenças livres, e há uma perfeita compatibilidade entre os objetivos da GFDL e das licenças Creative Commons. Por enquanto, elas ''não'' se interoperam tecnicamente. Seria ótimo se pudéssemos fazer com que ambas se interoperassem.

''How long will it be before we can have this kind of interoperability?''

'''LL''': The hard thing for a project like Wikipedia is the retroactive part -- to what extent can we conform the old with the new?  From the standpoint of &quot;when will we have the tools to [create new content] in a cross-platform-compatible way?&quot; (where 'platforms' mean different free license platforms), I expect within 6-8 months we'll have that technology built in.  

''Wikimedia develops lots of content, but few people gain any reputation; the Creative Commoners you talk about are creative artists striving for reputation.  Do you think these are paths to different creative cultures?  Will there be a merging of the notion of the individual creator, with that of people contributing to a whole?''

'''LL''': I don't see them to be as distinct as that question presumes.  You can look at somebody like Louis Armstrong and say &quot;Wow, wasn't he amazing?&quot;  Or you can look at ''jazz'', and say, &quot;Isn't jazz amazing?&quot;  And its amazingness is constituted in part by particular people like Louis Armstrong.  I think that's similar to what you see if you look at Wikipedia vs. what Creative Commons is typically describing.  

Because Wikipedia is jazz, it is amazing -- the product of innovation, and &quot;building on top of,&quot; in exactly that way.  It is harder to be a particularly ''great'' jazz musician within that tradition, harder to be noticed, but I'm sure you could point to particular people (I don't know who they are) who have done the most amazing work within that particular genre.  

We're both building great genres one creator at a time.  Depending on the project, you might be more astonished by the collective product, or by the individual contributions to it.

''CC version 2 has attribution as a fixture, not an option.  Is part of our culture changing its notion of authorship?''

'''LL''': Creative Commons has not been building licenses so far to deal with this idea of collective authorship.  But we are spending a lot of time thinking through what the appropriate CC-like license is for projects like this.

You could think of a ''CC-wiki'' license which would be a form of work-for-hire but not in the traditional sense.  That's something we're thinking about and obviously eager to provide if the market of free culture has a strong demand for it.

''You try passionately to change the law in a number of ways, in court and with the Creative Commons.  Do you see the efforts to change free culture through Creative Commons as more promising than going through the courts?''

'''LL''': Multiple strategies are essential.  Nothing in Creative Commons insists that people agree with me about copyright terms, or about problems of over-extensive rights being granted by Congress.  So we can get allies in the context of the free culture who think of me as the devil in the context of copyright regulation.  That's important, because it reflects a basic humility about the law which I think we all should admit: none of us really knows what is the best thing here.

But it also permits different movements to be understood differently.  The free culture movement, driven by a bunch of students and projects around the country, is different from Creative Commons, and that's different from what I do at the [[w:Center for Internet and Society|Center for Internet and Society]].  We don't demand a loyalty test across all of those things.

''There has been some discussion recently among Wikimedia volunteers about the Foundation getting involved with political advocacy...''

'''LL''': I don't know enough about the dynamics of the Wikimedia Foundation.  It's not obvious that an organization as successful and as powerful as the Wikimedia Foundation in the context of building free culture, should (or shouldn't) take on the ''very'' difficult and alienating and divisive battles around the copyright wars.  I think it's a question that needs to be addressed after a lot of consideration, and not just on the basis of what particular people think is right.

=== Advogado do Diabo ===
''Obrigado. Para finalizar, agora mais descontraído: se você acordasse amanhã como o '''''advogado do diabo''''', que mecanismo legal você usaria para fechar a Wikipédia?''

'''LL''': &amp;lt;meditando&amp;gt;  Uma das características mais difíceis da lei de direitos autorais é variação internacional dos termos desta. Você poderia explorar isso para criar responsabilidades para a Wikipédia com conteúdos que são somente livres em algumas jurisdições... e então usar outra jurisdição para fechá-la.

Você realmente teria que querer fazer isso, e esta é a grande proteção estrutural que a Wikipédia tem. Poderiam haver pessoas ou organizações em particular que não gostariam de ter seu trabalho usado, e reclamariam e você teria de retirar o conteúdo deles. Mas não há inimigo mais forte que faria uma estratégia para fazer isso. Eu penso que a Wikipédia pode sobreviver por problemas locais, sem um oponente genérico diabólico.

''Ainda bem! E obrigado por seu tempo!''
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[[Image:VLA_larger.JPG|center|Conjunto de antenas em Socorro, Novo México, EUA. Autor: Hajor]] 

Aqui está uma olhada no que a mídia (em todas suas formas) tem a falar sobre a Wikipédia, seja bom, ruim ou indiferente. Até agora, a Wikipédia vem liderando os holofotes da mídia; aqui encontramos algumas informações sobre nossos projetos irmãos também.

'''Daqueles que elogiam ou estão por dentro:'''
* 1º Set: ''&quot;Personne ne sait tout, mais tout le monde sait quelque chose.&quot;'' --SVM
* 20 Set: ''&quot;Nós acabamos por gostar dela porque economiza tempo e menciona a gente&quot;'' --The Inquirer
* 23 Set: ''&quot;Você não seria um santo e doaria um dinheirinho durante a arrecadação de fundos deles?&quot;'' --The Village Voice
* 25 Set: ''&quot;É surpreendente: a ordem triunfa sobre o caos.&quot;'' --Leipziger Volkszeitung
* 30 Set: ''&quot;A Fonte de Todo Conhecimento&quot;'' --Tim Berners-Lee numa conferência tecnológica do MIT
* 7 Out: ''&quot;uma das maravilhas da era digital&quot;'' --The Guardian
* 1º Nov: ''&quot;Apesar de não haver estrutura de controle... ela rivaliza com enciclopédias comerciais em profundidade e qualidade da cobertura.&quot;'' --Legal Affairs
* 5 Nov: ''&quot;É o 'último' no que se refere à trabalho em equipe, e o resultado é espetacular.&quot;'' --USA Today
* 8 Nov: ''&quot;um projeto global que ilustra o poder cerebral da Internet&quot;'' --St. Petersburg Times
* 5 Jan: ''&quot;Dá a impressão de ser ajudada por um exército de voluntários: um sentimento de poder, sem chicote nem cenoura&quot;'' --CaptainDoc

'''Àqueles que criticam''':
* 15 Set: ''&quot;é a crença em klingon do &quot;ponto de vista neutro&quot; - ao invés de contexto - aonde começa a cair&quot;'' --The Register
* 15 Nov: ''&quot;Ao contrário da fé, o artigo foi, de fato, editado para mediocridade.&quot;'' --Tech Central Station
* Nov: ''Depois do &quot;''fast food''&quot;, a &quot;''fast science''&quot;'' --[http://leserged.online.fr/img/charliepedia.png Charlie Hebdo].

'''E também ao estranhamente divertido:'''
* 10 Nov: ''&quot;Como você pode justificar uma biografia de &quot;Weird Al (Yankovic)&quot; com apenas 850 palavras?&quot;'' --The Onion

'''Cobertura especial''' : A cobertura incluiu o artigo de nº. 1 milhão, testes de comparação contra outras enciclopédias, e as edições pesadas e quentes antes das eleições dos EUA.
* 23 Set: ''&quot;Conseguiu reunir 1.000.000 de artigos e se converteu em um dos principais lugares de referência de toda a Internet&quot;'' --El Mundo
* 14 Out: ''&quot;Apenas dentro da cobertura científica a Wikipédia divide sua posição no topo&quot;'' --Die Zeit
* 14 Out: ''&quot;Sr. Bush e Sr. Kerry criaram mais debate que entradas para sexo e religião.&quot;'' --Red Herring

'''Outros projetos além da Wikipédia são mencionados também:'''
* 25 Out: ''&quot;Pessoalmente, eu ainda me baseio no OED (Oxford English Dictionary) na maioria do tempo, mas eu também olho para o dia em que o Wikcionário ultrapassá-lo.&quot;'' --The Statesman
* 4 Dez: ''&quot;Wikinews, a última tentativa de repensar a mídia tradicional e a publicação&quot;'' --eSchool News

'''Numa evidência que a imprensa também erra na hora de encontrar os fatos certos, a Wikipédia foi fundada por:'''
*Howard Rheingold, segundo o International Herald Tribune, 11 Set.
*Lyndon LaRouche(?!?!), de acordo com o (Ohio State University) Lantern, 4 Out.

'''Enquanto isso, a revista Wired parece estar inventando maneiras de usar a palavra Wikipédia'''
*como um verbo, tomando o lugar já ocupado pelo Google:
*: 25 Nov: ''&quot;You can Wikipedia them on the Web, open source-style.&quot; (você pode wikipediá-las na ''web'', no estilo código aberto).'' --Wired Magazine
*como uma metáfora para vida na Internet:
*: 2 Dez: ''&quot;one of a growing number of technophiles whose lives are one big Wikipedia&quot; (um de um crescente número de tecnófilos cujas vidas são uma grande Wikipédia)'' --Wired News

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'''Wikimania 2005: A Primeira Conferência Internacional da Wikimedia''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) é uma conferência planejada para todos os usuários dos projetos da Wikimedia (de 4 de agosto de 2005 a 8 de agosto de 2005).

O evento incluirá palestrantes de dentro da Wikipédia e de fora também. Um dos objetivos da conferência é de fazer com que as pessoas se encontrem e aprendam sobre os projetos em outras línguas.

Frankfurt foi escolhida como local para a primeira conferência da Wikimedia no verão de 2005 (inverno no hemisfério sul). No meio de novembro, Jimbo Wales, Arne Klempert, Mathias Schindler e Elain inspecionaram o local para o encontro, a Haus der Jugend, e conversaram com possíveis patrocinadores. A Haus der Jugend acabou tornando-se ótima, uma mistura de prédios antigos e novos, em volta de um lindo jardim. Nós reservamos praticamente o prédio inteiro para os dias 4 a 8 de agosto, um grande hall de conferências para 400 pessoas, com diversos halls menores e em torno de 300 camas. Como próximos passos iremos criar um sistema de reservas para os participantes e enviaremos uma chamada para papéis.

Serão três dias de atividades e dois dias de conferência planejados para o primeiro evento anual da Wikimedia. Haverão apresentações técnicas, acadêmicas e de negócios sobre wikis e os projetos da Wikimedia.

Ambas acomodação para o evento e o espaço para conferência serão fornecidos pelo principal albergue / centro social de Frankfurt am Main, Alemanha, muito utilizado por organizações sem fins lucrativos. Você pode registrar seu interesse em participar, e saber mais sobre a programação e o local, na página meta sobre o assunto ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]).
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Encontro em Bolzano'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[image:Bozen2.JPG|left|Bolzano vista de Hocheppan. Autor: RKraasch]]
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Wikipedistas italianos se encontraram em Bolzano no mesmo dia da apresentação da Wikipédia na conferência LinuxDay (27 de novembro). Um dos tópicos principais foi a formação de uma divisão local italiana; alguns wikipedistas alemães também participaram, e sua experiência com sua divisão local foi de valor. Alguns pontos importantes foram aceitos: a criação de regimentos internos para a associação e a discussão por capítulo e a associação poderá ser sem fins lucrativos ou outro algo do tipo. O ''status'' de administrador está em discussão em várias enquetes na Wikipédia em italiano. Enquanto isso foi decidido que estes que não estão ativos, têm de aparecer separadamente na lista, para evitar que usuários que entrem em contato com eles não reclamem por não receber resposta. No final, houveram mais debates sobre o uso de categorias ao invés de listas, onde mesmo assim a lista ainda poderia apresentar artigos ainda não existentes, através da inclusão das mesmas nas partes editáveis das categorias.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Encontro em Taipei'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
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O encontro em Taipei (Taipé) foi no dia 4 de dezembro. Houve um muito raro furacão de inverno em Taiwan naquele dia. À tarde, a chuva pesada parou, e o encontro começou no Yun-men Café próximo a estação de trem de Taipei. Quatro wikipedistas, seus amigos e um repórter do United Daily News compareceram ao encontro. 

A conversão automática de chinês tradicional/simplificado que está vindo com o MediaWiki 1.4 foi discutido primeiro, e este novo recurso do software ajudará muito a atrair mais taiwaneses para os nossos projetos. Então os wikipedistas de Taipei discutiram sobre os diferentes estilos de personalidade dos wikipedistas na Wikipédia ZH, que foi um tópico interessante. O [http://tw.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Taiwan] introduziu uma nova comunidade online - [http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;], e na China continental, a [http://www.sina.com Sina.com] introduziu um projeto muito similar, o [http://ask.sina.com.cn/ iAsk]. Nas suas comunidades qualquer um pode perguntar e responder questões, e seu conteúdo também é organizado por perguntas. A diferença entre o Kimo Knowledge+ e a Wikipédia foi discutida, e todos participantes pensaram que a Wikipédia deveria introduzir um sistema de condecoração a usuários como o Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt; e o iAsk estão fazendo -- apesar dos sistemas do  [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] e das &quot;[[:en:Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|barnstars]]&quot; da Wikipédia em inglês já serem conhecidos pelos wikipedistas ZH. Finalmente então o grupo falou sobre recrutar novatos. Deveria haver propaganda especial ou apenas aguardar o crescimento espontâneo da comunidade? É realmente uma boa questão para se pensar.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Encontro no Japão'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
Durante os meses de outubro e novembro, os wikipedistas japoneses tiveram três encontros em três cidades, [[:pt:Osaka (cidade)|Osaka]], [[:pt:Tóquio|Tóquio]] e [[:pt:Nagoya|Nagoya]]. Alguns wikipedistas em outras cidades como [[:pt:Yokohama|Yokohama]] também participaram. Os participantes variavam desde um garoto do colegial a um casal nos seus 40 anos. Em Yokohama, o usuário francês [[:fr:User:Aoineko|Aoineko]] trouxe um [[:m:Trophy_box|troféu]] ao encontro de Tóquio. O troféu foi dado a Wikipédia em japonês pela Associação de Anunciantes do Japão em setembro e mais tarde será enviado para Jimbo. Entre os tópicos de conversação estavam planos para melhorar a autonomia dos projetos japoneses, atividades recentes significantes de wikipedistas e suas próprias atividades na Wikipédia.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Conferência em Berlim'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
O 21ª ''Chaos Communication Congress'' (21C3) foi realizado em Berlim no fim de dezembro de 2004 e forneceu uma grande chance para wikipedistas e desenvolvedores do MediaWiki se conhecerem. Para muitos dos desenvolvedores, foi sua primeira chance para ter discussões cara a cara sobre o futuro do software.

A conferência incluiu os temas de hacking, ciência, comunidade, sociedade e cultura, e incluiu dois debates relacionados à Wikimedia e dois ''workshops''. Tim Starling e Brooke Vibber fizeram uma apresentação entitulada &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/63  Edite Esta Página] escalando o wiki além do 1 milhão&quot; e também moderaram o [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/194.en.html ''workshop'' dos desenvolvedores do MediaWiki] que discutiu o software atual e idéias para os futuros recursos do MediaWiki. A apresentação deles discutiu questões de software e hardware, com informações sobre a implementação de algorítmos de compressão. Jimmy Wales conversou sobre a &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/59 Sociografia da Wikipédia]: o que a comunidade da Wikipédia não sabe sobre si mesma&quot;, onde ele explicou os diferentes papéis dentro da comunidade, e explicou como a Wikipédia não é criada por um milhão de pessoas adicionando uma linha, mas por uma comunidade de usuários que confiaram uns nos outros trabalhando juntos. Elisabeth Bauer, Angela Beesley e Jimmy Wales moderaram um [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/225.en.html ''workshop'' sobre colaboração na Wikimedia]. Entre os tópicos discutidos estavam o papel da Fundação, cooperação internacional e a conferência Wikimania.

A área da Wikipédia no piso térreo, com sofás e um colchão, foi um ponto de encontro para wikipedistas e deu a oportunidade de vender wikileitores e CDs com o conteúdo da Wikipédia para promover a Wikipédia a outros presentes na conferência.

A estadia em Berlim foi também usada para se discutir sobre o evento Wikimania, e planos para palestrantes e outros aspectos do evento foram discutidos offline.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;'''Tese sobre a Wikipédia'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Uma tese sobre a Wikipédia foi escrita por Vala, um wikipedista italiano. A tese pode ser encontrada no [[Wikisource:Produrre sapere in rete in modo cooperativo - il caso Wikipedia|Wikisource]], em italiano, ou na sua versão traduzida para o inglês [[Wikisource:The Cooperative Production of Knowledge on the Internet%E2%80%94the Case of Wikipedia|aqui]].

O trabalho da tese concentra-se na questão, freqüentemente discutida, da &quot;produção coletiva&quot; de conhecimento, que por mais de 40 anos vem tomando forma na mídia contemporária, caracterizada pela centralização dos computadores como um ferramente de &quot;compartilhamento de conhecimento&quot; e como um &quot;instrumento relacional&quot;.

Em particular, a tese discute a produção coletiva de conhecimento em sua dimensão online, e especificamente, dentro do projeto da Wikipédia, como um trabalho emblemático no tratamento deste argumento.

Além de pesquisa empírica profunda dentro da comunidade da Wikipédia (&quot;etnografia virtual&quot; combinada com &quot;observação participativa&quot; em reuniões e entrevistas offline combinadas com as entrevistas diretamente na rede), nós traçamos uma rota complexa dos primeiros passos da fase de construção social do PC, a análise crítica do modelo de produção e aproveitamento social, que chega perto daquele observado dentro da Wikipédia: assim diga, fonte aberta, analisando em particular os pensamentos dos dois principais pensadores da teoria: Richard Stallman e Eric Raymond.

Então nós olhamos as intervenções que melhor parecem contribuir para clarificar a estrutura socio-estrutural mantendo a produção cooperativa de conhecimento na rede: isto é, com a teoria estrutural de redes e sistemas emergentes, como formalizada por Albert Làszlò Barabàsi, e com as teorias de complexidade e sistemas emergentes, pelo menos como revelado no campo de ciências humanas.

Começando deste quadro teórico, nós chegamos a um resultado original na esfera de pesquisa, reconhecendo na edição italiana da Wikipédia um modelo híbrido, em um lado lembrando as dinâmicas de sistemas emergentes e complexos, e no outro apresentando mais aspectos tipicamente comunitários, como vem sendo descritos na vasta literatura de comunidade virtuais.
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&lt;small&gt;Uma coleção de alguns de nossos materiais mais bonitos&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| align=center | [[Image:Plumpollen0060.jpg|200px|Autor : Pollinator]]

| align=center | [[Image:Ecuador cajas national park.jpg|220px|&quot;Lagos Espelhados&quot;, Parque Nacional de Cajas, no Equador. Autor : Delphine Ménard (notafish)]]

| align=center | [[image:Pin_tumbler_with_key.png|160px|Um modelo de uma fechadura, feita inteiramente usando software lançado sob a GFDL. Autor : Wapcaplet]] 
&lt;br&gt; [[image:Pin_tumbler_unlocked.png|160px|Um modelo de uma fechadura, feita inteiramente usando software lançado sob a GFDL. Autor : Wapcaplet]]


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| align=center | [[Image:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|200px|Koh Samui (Surat Thani, Tailândia). Autor : Manfred Werner (Tsui)]]

| align=center | [[image:Gallium1_640x480.jpg|200px|Cristais de gálio. Autor : Foobar]]


| align=center | [[image:BonsaiTridentMaple.jpg|200px|Um árvore de bonsai. Autor : Peggy Greb]]


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| align=center | [[image:410px-Sun_halo_optical_phenomenon.jpg|170px|Contorno luminoso incomum ao redor do sol no Pólo Sul. Autor : JG Cindy McFee]]


| align=center | [[Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|180px|Mosca de olhos azulados. Autor: David L. Green]]


| align=center | [[image:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg|140px|Um homem na Áustria tocando com seu órgão. Autor : Chepry]]


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Após uma apresentação que Angela Beesley e Jimmy Wales fizeram à equipe da BBC em [[:m:WQ/1|agosto de 2004]], eles foram convidados a passar duas semanas nos escritórios da BBC em Bush House, Londres em novembro. As duas semanas foram gastas apresentando para funcionários da BBC de várias divisões da empresa a Wikipédia e outros projetos da Wikimedia, junto do software MediaWiki que rodam, e os princípios do conteúdo livre e comunidades abertas.

Eles falaram com cerca de 150 pessoas, uma fração muito pequena das 27.000 pessoas que trabalham para a BBC. As apresentações variavam de acordo com o que Jimmy e Angela pensavam que aquela divisão poderia se beneficiar: usando o conteúdo da Wikipédia ou se deveriam estar criando suas próprias comunidades para criar conteúdo para a página da BBC na Internet. 

Em termos de links para a Wikipédia, Jimmy e Angela discutiram as regras dos produtores com o departamento de busca, e com o departamento de política editorial, para ver se haviam razões pelas quais a BBC não deveria recomendar a Wikipédia em seu motor de busca. Uma página desatualizada no wiki do departamento de busca sugeriu que uma &quot;regra dos três cliques&quot; pode evitar isto, mas as regras mais recentes sugeriam que isso não deveria ser um problema.

Seguindo uma apresentação sobre os projetos da Wikimedia para o departamento de notícias online, as questões tiveram seu foco quase exclusivamente nos recentemente lançados projetos Wikinews, com muitas perguntas sobre como seria policiado e como as pessoas poderiam confiar nele. Foi explicado que a página atualmente focava em fazer sumários de fontes de notícias existentes, ao invés de reportagens originais.

Na apresentação ao departamento de rádio e música, houve um zombeteiro sobre como o conteúdo da Wikipédia iria parecer na página, comparado ao conteúdo já existente das licenças do Muze que a BBC possui.

Mais tarde, houve muita discussão sobre as diferenças entre [[:w:en:H2g2|h2g2]] e as comunidades da Wikipédia, e como os processos ''top-down'' usados na página da BBC poderiam ser reduzidos.

Durante a primeira semana na BBC, Paula LeDieu veio discutir o ''Creative Archive'' (Arquivo Criativo). Este arquivo incorpora todas gravações de televisão e rádio da BBC, que planeja lançá-lo sob uma licença Creative Commons. A licença será não-comercial, e provavelmente para uso somente dentro do Reino Unido. Já que a BBC não é dona dos direitos de muito do conteúdo, as dificuldades de fazer com que as pessoas concordem com uma licença livre é uma das razões pelas quais foi escolhida uma licença não-comercial.

O departamento de esportes pareceu ser o mais aberto em relação de fazer uso do conteúdo da Wikipédia, e em formar comunidades próprias. Eles querem ter mais conteúdo sobre esportes minoritários, e estavam interessados em aprender como isto poderia ser feito através de fãs destes esportes adicionarem conteúdo para a página através de wikis.

A página [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2 People's War] está prestes a fechar suas portas para a edição. Nós discutimos com as pessoas trabalhando nisto sobre quais seriam seus planos para a página quando o projeto acabasse. Apesar de que os contribuidores das histórias hospedadas na página concordaram com os termos e condições da BBC que permite que a BBC sublicencie o conteúdo, chegou-se a um consenso de que lançar o conteúdo sob a GFDL e tendo um risco potencial de uso mal-intencionado do conteúdo seria inaceitável para a comunidade. Alternativas proporam em manter o conteúdo das histórias estático, mas permitindo que a comunidade continuasse a construir em torno da página, adicionando metadata e informações factuais relacionadas às histórias.

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''Veja [[:m:Calendar|Calendário]] para mais''&lt;br /&gt;

O que está acontecendo através do wikiverso e além. O evento mais esperado que está por vir é o Wikimania, o primeiro evento internacional da Wikimedia, de 4 a 8 de agosto. O Wikimania irá oferecer apresentações acadêmicas e o encontro de centenas de wikimedistas pela primeira vez. O que irá acontecer? A atmosfera irá ficar no clima? É impossível saber o que vai acontecer, então traga seus confetes.  

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| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | Aoineko recebe pela Wikipédia um prêmio da Associação de Anunciantes do Japão&lt;br &gt; Wikipédia alcança 1.000.000 de artigos &lt;br &gt; Apresentação para a ONU
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | 40.000 cópias de um CD da Wikipédia em alemão enviadas&lt;br &gt; 12 Out: Conferência Berlinux
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | '''Nov''' 
| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | 27-28 Nov: Simpósio de Roterdã
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | '''Dez''' 
| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | 12-13 Dez: Encontro com a Fundação OSI em Nova Iorque, wikiencontro&lt;br &gt;
27-29 Dez: 21C3 em Berlim, wikiencontro
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[[Image:Red sunset02.jpg|300px|center|Pôr-do-sol na Austrália, perto de Swifts Creek]]

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* 8-11 Jan - Jerusalém, Israel. Leitura GuruNet [JW]
* 9 Fev - Palo Alto, Califórnia, EUA. Leitura da Univ. de Stanford [JW]
* 26-27 Fev -  Bruxelas. Conf. FOSDEM; grande presença WP [JW, tab]
* 5-6 Mar - Chemnitz, Alemanha. Conf. Linuxtage [tab]
* 10-16 Mar - Hanôver, Alemanha. Conf. CeBIT
* 11-14 Mar - Lörrach, Alemanha. IT/Linux Days 2005
* 14-17 Mar - San Diego, Califórnia, EUA: Conf. '''etech''' [JW]
* 15-18 Mar - Dusseldorf, Alemanha.  Bibliothekartag 2005
* 17-20 Mar - Leipzig, Alemanha. Leipziger Buchmesse 2005 [tab]
* 18-20 Mar - Barcelona, Espanha.  Conferência CCC, festa
* 21-26 Mar - Nova Délhi, Índia.  Conf. Doors of Perception [JW] &quot;plataformas para a inovação social&quot;
* 14-17 Abril - PixelAche, Helsinque
* 18-21 Abr - Santa Clara, Califórnia, EUA. Conf. usuários do MySQL [JW]
* 27 Abril-1º Maio - Geneva, Suíça  Salon International du Livre de la Presse
* 2 Junho - Hamburgo, Alemanha.  German Trend Day 2005 [JW]
* 22-25 Junho - Karlsruhe, Alemanha.  Linuxtag
* 27 Junho - Chicago, Illinois, EUA.  Conferência da American Library Association

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* 5-9 Ago de 2005 : [[m:Wikimania|Wikimania]], em Frankfurt, Alemanha; também o aniversário do fundador :)

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[[Image:Bay Area Road Ahead.jpg|center|A estrada adiante]]

Leitores interessados deverão poder ver este newsletter publicado em abril. Fique de olho na [[:m:Wikimedia_Newsletter|página do newsletter]] no meta para novas informações, ou inscreva-se para receber atualizações do newsletter por e-mail. Fique de olho para a próxima edição na primavera (hemisfério norte) / outono (hemisfério sul) e mantenham o bom trabalho e as sugestões a vir!

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&lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#7E0000&quot;&gt;E&lt;/font &gt;s war ein aufregendes Jahr für Wikimedia, aber das neue Jahr wird noch aufregender werden.

Es scheint viele Jahre her zu sein, dass wir mit unseren drei Servern drei lang Tage fast komplett offline waren, weil zwei davon mit Motherboard- und Festplattenproblemen abgestürzt waren – dabei ist das ziemlich genau vor einem Jahr passiert. Heute haben wir mehr als 40 Server, und weitere werden hinzukommen.

Letztes Jahr hatten wir geradezu Angst davor, in den Computer-News von Slashdot aufzutauchen, weil wir nicht mit dem vielen zusätzlichen Traffic zurechtkamen – und heute bemerken wir kaum mehr, wenn wir vom „Slashdoteffekt“ getroffen werden.

Trotz dieser Probleme wurde unser Wachstum nicht aufgehalten, es beschleunigte sich geradezu. Wir haben etwas noch nie Dagewesenes geschaffen, und unser Projekt begeistert viele Menschen für den ursprünglichen Traum vom Internet: Wissen zu teilen, kostenlos weiterzugeben, mit anderen zusammenzuarbeiten, um die Mittel zu erschaffen, die man braucht, um aus dieser Welt eine bessere zu machen.

Niemand weiss, was das neue Jahr für uns bringen wird, aber einige Entwickler sagen, dass wir am Ende des Jahres unter den Top-100- oder Top-50-Seiten des Internets sein werden, und dass wir hunderte Server brauchen werden, um mit dem derzeitigen Wachstums Schritt halten zu können. Dieses Wachstum ist schon an sich aufregend, für uns aber besonders, weil wir es auf eine Weise geschafft haben, die nie jemand für möglich gehalten hätte: mit hunderten Freiwilligen, die in einer losen und unbestimmten anarchistischen Form zusammen arbeiten, um etwas zu tun, an das wir alle wirklich glauben.

Wie werden wir mit diesem Wachstum umgehen? Auf unsere erprobte Weise: vorsichtig, wohlüberlegt, immer im Bestreben, die besten Ideen zu finden, von welcher Seite diese auch kommen mögen. Wir müssen die Bereiche erkennen, in denen wir am meisten Hilfe brauchen, und aktiv diese Hilfe suchen.

Zum Beispiel werden mit der Zeit die Anforderungen an die Entwickler immer umfangreicher. Daher müssen wir neue Entwickler anwerben und halten. Das kann schwerer sein, als neue Autoren zu werben, da neue Entwickler viel mehr lernen müssen, bevor sie wirklich produktiv werden können. Um ein weiteres Beispiel zu nennen: Wir wissen, dass in Wikipedia manche Themen besser abgedeckt sind als andere. Deshalb müssen wir darüber nachdenken, wie wir neue Autoren für diese anderen Themen zur Mitarbeit bewegen können.

Ich bitte jeden, im neuen Jahr einmal darüber nachzudenken, wie wir mit diesem Wachstum umgehen sollen und besonders, wie wir die nötige Hilfe finden können. Wie können wir wachsen, dabei wir selbst bleiben und uns auch noch zu verbessern? Wenn jeder aktive Freiwillige nur eine weitere Person anwirbt, die etwas Neues in die Community einbringt, dann wären wir auf unserem Weg ein gutes Stück voran gekommen.

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''Grußwort des Kuratoriums'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

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&lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;D&lt;/font &gt;as Jahr 2004 war nicht nur aus den Gründen erstaunlich, die Jimmy Wales oben anführt  - es gibt noch weitere. Gerade im letzten Jahr gab es eine große Entwicklung hin zur Internationalität.

'''2004 zeichnete sich durch ein phänomenales Wachstum der nicht-englischsprachigen Projekte aus.''' Im Laufe des Jahres überschritt die Zahl der Enzyklopädieartikel in anderen Sprachen die Zahl der Artikel der englischsprachigen Wikipedia. Der Wandel zeigt sich in augenfälliger Weise auch darin, dass nach zweijähriger Diskussion ein mehrsprachigen Portals auf http://www.wikipedia.org eingerichtet wurde.

Viele der lokalen Gruppen haben ein starkes Gemeinschaftsgefühl entwickelt und sind selbständiger geworden, sodass sie nun eigene Initiativen starten, anstatt die der englischsprachigen Gemeinschaft zu kopieren. Manche der neuen Gruppen wurde eine Quelle der Inspiration für neue Projekte. Die Zahl der Initiativen, die in lokalen Gruppen entstehen, nimmt stark zu – Veröffentlichungen in Form einer CD, die projektübergreifende ''Frohe-Weihnachten''-Aktion, die ''Übersetzung der Woche'' und, als jüngstes Projekt, der ''Internationale Schreibwettbewerb.'' All diese Projekte werden in Anerkennung an ihre Initiatoren in dieser Publikation beschrieben.
  
'''Im letzten Jahr gab es auch persönliche Treffen von Wikipedianern in vielen Städten dieser Welt''', insbesondere in Europa und Asien: Paris, Berlin, München, Rotterdam, London und Taipeh, um nur einige zu nennen. Solche Treffen sind der lebende Beweis für das globale Wachstum unserer Projekte. Die Kommunikation zwischen den verschiedensprachigen Gruppen ist dennoch manchmal schwierig. Das ist allerdings angesichts der Anzahl der von den Wikipedianern gesprochen Sprachen nicht gerade überraschend.

'''Eine Publikation wie Wikimedia Quatro wäre vor zwei Jahren in höchstens ein oder zwei Sprachen veröffentlicht worden. Jetzt wird es in viele Sprachen übersetzt.''' Auch wurden dieses Jahr Anstrengungen unternommen, das Zusammenspiel zwischen den einzelnen Gruppen zu verbessern, so auch unsere Meta-Seite http://meta.wikimedia.org, die allen Gemeinschaften offen steht. Übersetzungsarbeiten wurden begonnen, um Schlüsselseiten auf Meta und andere Seiten zu übersetzen und Meinungen aus allen Projekten zu berücksichtigen.

Die internationalen Aspekte unseres Projektes sind auch in seiner Verwaltung und seinem rechtlichen Aufbau deutlich sichtbar. So wurde die Wikimedia Foundation gegründet zur Unterstützung des Wachstums und der Entwicklung aller Projekte, und zwei Mitglieder wurden als Vertreter der Wikipedianer in den Vorstand gewählt – beide übrigens weiblich, was ich gar nicht genug betonen kann, weil dies in Vorstandskreisen so selten der Fall ist. 2004 wurden außerdem zwei lokale Verbände gegründet, ein deutscher und ein französischer, und der Aufbau weiterer juristischer Strukturen wurde vorbereitet.

Kurz und bündig will ich es so ausdrücken: Vor drei Jahren schloss ich mich einem kleinen englischsprachigen Projekt auf http://www.wikipedia.com an, das einem unbekannten amerikanischen Unternehmer gehörte. Es war ein traumhaftes Projekt, aber es war ganz auf das Englische konzentriert, was ziemlich frustrierend war. Heute werden wir von einer gemeinnützigen Organisation unterstützt und sind zu einem weltweiten, komplexen, vielsprachigen Projekt geworden.

Für das Jahr 2005 wünsche ich mir, dass die Zahl der Mitarbeiter in Sprachen mit geringerer Beteiligung (wie Arabisch) wächst, wenn nötig auch durch Mithilfe von außen. Ich hoffe auch, das wir für Leser aus Ländern, die kaum technologische Infrastruktur und damit auch keinen Anschluss an das Internet haben, eine Informationsquelle werden. Auch die Mitarbeit von Menschen aller Kulturen ist notwendig, um unsere Zielsetzung des neutralen und ausbalancierten Blickwinkels zu erreichen.&lt;br &gt;&lt;br &gt;

[[image:Anthere02.jpg|right|Anthere]]

Niemandem, der dies liest, mangelt es an Zugang zu Informationen; wir ersticken im Gegenteil im Übermaß an durch Fernsehen, Radio, Zeitungen und Internet bereitgestellter Information. Unser Problem ist es, die Information zu filtern und zuverlässige Informationen zu erhalten. Trotzdem hat der Großteil der Menschheit viele dieser Zugänge zu Informationen nicht und braucht Hilfe. '''Wir müssen verhindern, dass die Kluft zwischen denen, die Zugang zu Informationen haben, und denen, die keinen Zugang haben, größer wird.'''

Schließlich ist dies auch eine unverhoffte Möglichkeit für uns, Männer und Frauen aller Länder kennenzulernen, unsere Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede abzuwägen und zu versuchen, in Toleranz und Wertschätzung dieser Unterschiede zu leben. In vielen Ländern werden solche Unterschiede durch Bomben beantwortet, um bestimmte Gruppen zum Verstummen zu bringen. Wir haben keine andere Wahl als einen Konsens zu finden. Wir haben &lt;i &gt;nur&lt;/i &gt; Worte und &lt;i &gt;müssen&lt;/i &gt; sie nutzen.


:''--Anthere / Florence Devouard''


Falls Sie Fragen oder Kommentare haben, würden wir sehr gerne von Ihnen hören. Sie können uns auf unseren Diskussionsseiten (siehe [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board#Contact_us]) oder durch eine e-mail an &lt;tt &gt;board&lt;/tt &gt;&amp;nbsp;(at)&amp;nbsp;&lt;tt &gt;wikimedia.org&lt;/tt &gt; erreichen.


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'''Wo kann man Informationen über die Stiftung finden?'''&lt;br &gt;

Aktuelle Informationen über die Stiftung können in diesem vierteljährlich erscheinenden Rundbrief, in der speziellen Mailingliste ([//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l]), unter dem Wikipedia Meta-Wiki ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page]), und auf der Website der Stiftung ([//wikimedia.org/wiki/Home]) gefunden werden. Die Website entwickelte sich im frühen Herbst sehr aktiv: Die meisten größeren Seiten wurden grundlegend neu eingerichtet und die Mehrzahl dieser Seiten wurden in 10 Sprachen übersetzt. Zur Zeit gibt es dort 38 registrierte Editoren mit unterschiedlichen Muttersprachen. Die Website befindet sich allerdings momentan in einer gewissen Ruhephase.  

'''Wie kommuniziert der Vorstand?'''&lt;/br &gt;

[[image:Dominoes_sml.JPG|100px|left]] Die Vorstandsaktivitäten sind im Meta-Wiki ([http://meta.wikimedia.org]) sowie auf der Website der Wikimedia-Stiftung ([http://wikimediafoundation.org]) dokumentiert. Die Kommunikation erfolgt per Email und über die Mailingliste der Stiftung, die, einschließlich des Archivs, öffentlich zugänglich ist. Vorstandsmitglieder benutzen außerdem den #Wikimedia IRC Channel im Freenodenetz ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC]).

Für allgemeine Anfragen kann auch die Adresse board(at)wikimedia.org verwendet werden. Es muss jedoch gesagt werden, dass diese Adresse nicht länger privat ist. Alle Mails werden zum OTRS-Ticket-System weitergeleitet ([//ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl]) und werden gegebenenfalls von einem Vorstandsmitglied oder von vertrauenswürdigen Editoren beantwortet. Das OTRS-Ticket-System enthält auch die Adresse für Informationen über die deutsche Gruppe sowie die Adresse für Anfragen bezüglich Informationslisten in Englisch und Deutsch.

Schließlich haben Jimbo, Angela und Anthere als furchtlose Erforscher Blogs gestartet. Angelas Blog ist dabei bezüglich Informationen über Wikipedia am reichhaltigsten ([http://www.wikisearch.org/]). Bitte schaue hier nach, wenn Du Informationen über die neuesten Wikipedia Features oder über Wikesearch benötigst. Jimmy [http://blog.jimmywales.com/] nutzte diese Möglichkeit um über Freie Software zu reden (ebenfalls auf Englisch), während sich Anthere ([http://anthere.shaihome.net/] (auf Französisch) entschied, ihren Blog zu verwenden, eine unabhängige Meinung auszudrücken und konzentriert sich darauf, die Reichweite von Wikimediaprojekten in der französisch sprechenden Welt zu erhöhen (vor allem in der Hoffnung, die afrikanische Welt zu erreichen, wo Französisch weit verbreitet ist).

'''Dokumentiert und publiziert der Vorstand seine Aktivitäten irgendwo?'''&lt;/br &gt;

Es gab im Herbst verschiedene Treffen der Vorstandsmitglieder.
* [[Meetings/September_17%2C_2004|Spendenaktion und Fördermittel]], 17. September 2004 ([[:m:Fundraising_meeting%2C_September_2004/Log|Protokoll]])
* [[Meetings/October_9%2C_2004|Allgemeines Vorstandssitzung]], 9. Oktober 2004
* [[Meetings/October_16%2C_2004|Allgemeine Vorstandssitzung]], 16 Oktober 2004
* [[Meetings/October_22%2C_2004|Mitgliedsschaft]], 22. Oktober  2004
* [[Meetings/November_6%2C_2004|offene Vorstandssitzung]] November 2004 ([[:m:Open_Board_meeting%2C_November_2004|Protokoll]])

Der Vorstand hatte auch ein paar Mal die Gelegenheit sich im wirklichen Leben zu treffen: Im November in Rotterdam, im Anschluss an das Wikipedianertreffen, und in New York, vor dem OSI-Meeting. Es wurden verschiedene Punkte diskutiert, einschließlich Pläne für kommende Treffen, ob die Wikipedia Stiftung politisch Stellung nehmen sollte, wie sich lokale Gruppen besser in WMF Aktivitäten einbringen könnten. Und es gab eine freie Diskussion über die Zukunft des Vorstands. Alle diese Punkte waren einfacher in der Lounge einer Jugendherberge zu diskutieren, als per Email.


'''Leben als Vorstand'''&lt;br &gt;

Michael und Tim waren nicht sonderlich aktiv dieses Trimester, obwohl Michael bei den Finanzplanungen nach der letzten Spendenaktion half.
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Die letzten Monate waren sehr ereignisreich für Angela, Jimbo und Anthere mit vielen tollen Wikipedianertreffen (siehe: Meetings-Bericht) und Interviews mit Zeitungen Websites und Radiostationen. Wikipedia gewinnt mehr und mehr an Bekanntheit, unser Projekt erregt großes Interesse. 

Jimbo und Angela verbrachten zwei Wochen bei der BBC (siehe hierzu den ausführlichen Bericht), während Anthere in ein neues Haus mit vielen Zimmern und einem Garten umzog, welches aber für mehrere Wochen ohne Telefonanschluss und Internetanbindung war. Anthere war in der Lage, Dank ihres Internetanschluss am Arbeitsplatz und gelegentlichen Besuchen des Rechenzentrums der lokalen Universität, Verbindung zu halten, hatte aber keine Gelegenheit ihre Wikpediaisucht zu befriedigen oder auf das IRC zuzugreifen.
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Anthere weiß die Unterstützung während ihres Zwangsurlaubs zu schätzen und empfielt allen Wikisüchtigen den von Ryo und Notafish per Brief versendeten &quot;Wikipatch&quot; [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wikipatch] zu nutzen.


'''Wie kann ich ein Mitglied der Stiftung werden?'''&lt;br /&gt;

Der Vorstand traf mehrere Entscheidungen bezüglich des Themas Mitgliedschaft ([//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Meetings/October_22%2C_2004]). Die Vorstellung des Vorstands darüber änderte sich infolge eigener Überlegungen und Diskussionen mit Wikimediaeditoren.

Urspünglich stellte man sich vor, dass ein großer Teil der Mittel zur Unterstützung des Projekts aus Mitgliedsbeiträgen stammen würde. Deshalb setzte man die Mitgliedsbeiträge anfangs ziemlich hoch an (etwa 100$). Einige Vorstandsmitglieder und viele Editoren befürworteten einen derartig hohen Betrag jedoch nicht und es wurde schnell klar, dass der größte Teil der Einkünfte der Stiftung aus anderen Quellen kommen könnte. Weitere Diskussionen führten zu einer Festlegung des Mitgliedsbeitrags auf 36$ (nicht-Editoren) und 12$ (ermäßigt).  

Außerdem wurde nach weiteren Diskussionen mit Jamesday und Kate der Status der Mitgliedschaft von Editoren von &quot;automatisch&quot; auf &quot;eigene Entscheidung&quot; geändert. Die technische Entwicklung eines Mitgliedschaftssystem wird in den kommenden Wochen Tim Starling durchführen.


'''Werden Entwickler gegenwärtig bezahlt?'''&lt;br /&gt;

Im Juli 2004 wurden die Wikipediaentwickler über die Machbarkeit eines Vergütungssystems für Entwicklungsaufgaben befragt, was dazu führte, dass der Vorstand ein Bezahlungsverfahren und andere Vergütungen für Entwickler, die an besonderen Aufgaben arbeiteten, ausprobierte. Der Vorstand regte einen viermonatigen Probelauf an, um dann mit einem gewissen Abstand das Ganze zu bewerten.

In den vergangenen drei Monaten hat der Vorstand eine Aufgabe vorgeschlagen, die in Beziehung zur Entwicklung des Mitgliedschaftssystems steht (eine Aufgabe, die für die Stiftung selbst von primären Interesse und daher wahrscheinlich nicht kontrovers ist). Mehr als zwei Monate nach dem Vorschlag unterbreitete Tim Starling ein Angebot, welches im vergangenen November angenommen wurde. Das Feature wird für einen bestimmten Geldbetrag Ende 2004 oder Anfang 2005 entwickelt sein. Vom Vorstand wurde kein weiterer Vorschlag gemacht; eine weitere Anregung kam von einem Entwickler, wurde aber verworfen.

Dies lässt vermuten, dass die Aussicht pro Aufgabe bezahlt zu werden, unsere Entwickler nicht sonderlich motiviert.  Einzelheiten zu diesem Probelauf können unter [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Developer_payment] eingesehen werden. Alle Wikimediamitarbeiter sind aufgerufen diesen Versuch nach seinem Abschluss zu bewerten.


'''Wie ist der aktuelle Stand bei Domain Namen?'''&lt;br /&gt;

Jason Richey von der Firma Bomis hat eine vollständiger Liste aller Domain Namen ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Domain_names]), die gegenwärtig für die Stiftung registriert sind. Einige Domains aus verschiedenen Ländern sind im Besitz von Außenstehenden; GerardM kümmert sich zum Beispiel um einige .nl Domainnamen. Der französische Domainname www.wikipedia.fr wurde im Herbst 2004 von einem Cybersquatter (Cyber-Hausbesetzer) annektiert. Die französischen Wikipedianer entschieden sich dafür, in dieser Angelegenheit erst einmal nichts zu unternehmen, der Cybersquatter leitete die Domain freundlicherweise zu Wikipedia um. Jedoch wird der russische Domain Name www.wikipedia.ru leider von einem Cybersquatter benutzt, um Geld einzufordern.

Im nächsten Trimester wird entschieden, welche Domains erworben werden. Viele Editoren würden es wünschen, dass Domains für alle Projekte mit den Länderkürzeln ihrer Länder erworben werden könnten. Die Kosten für den Erwerb so vieler Namen jedoch zu hoch, so dass diese Lösung nicht machbar ist. Wir hoffen, dass die Registrierungen als Handelsmarke uns in dieser Angelegenheit Erleichterungen verschaffen wird.


'''Privatsphäre bei Wikimedia Projekten'''&lt;br /&gt;

Wie von verschiedenen Editoren gefordert, ist die lange überfällige Erklärung zur Privatsphäre in Arbeit und sollte während des ersten Trimesters 2005 abgeschlossen und übersetzt sein. Bitte haltet Euch nicht mit Kommentaren zurück ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy]).


'''Lokale Gruppen'''&lt;br /&gt;

Anthere war bei der Initiierung der französischen Gruppe, Wikimédia France, beteiligt (siehe dazu den speziellen Bericht) und ist nun dort Vorstandsmitglied. Es gibt damit zwei lokale Gruppen, jede auf sehr unterschiedlichen Rechtsformen basierend, was die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten für Gruppen betont. Die französische Gruppe ist eine gesetzliche Vertretung der Wikimedia Stiftung in Frankreich. Die französische und die deutsche Gruppe haben gemeinsam, dass sie rechtlich in einem Land verankert sind, anstatt in einer Sprache. Beide Gruppen beabsichtigen jedoch ihre Aktivitäten über ihre Landesgrenzen hinaus zu erweitern.

Verschiedene andere Projekte haben in den vergangenen Monaten die Initiierung von lokalen Gruppen diskutiert, insbesondere die holländische und die italienische Wikipedia. Einige Editoren sind an der Initiierung von auf Sprachen anstatt auf Nationen basierenden Gruppen interessiert oder sogar an einer europäischen Gruppe. 


'''Die Wikimedia Stiftung und politisches Engagement'''&lt;br /&gt;

Während des Herbst gab es Diskussionen um ein politisches Engagement der Stiftung und ihres lokalen Ablegers Wikimedia Frankreich. Der Vorstand möchte darauf hinweisen, dass er grundsätzlich nicht wünscht, dass Wikimedia Aktivitäten unterstützt, insbesondere Aktivitäten, die nicht direkt mit unseren Tätigkeiten zu tun haben. Jedes Engagement, wie das Unterzeichnen einer Petition, sollte vorsichtig beurteilt und nur mit einer sehr großen Zustimmung der Gemeinschaft durchgeführt werden.


'''Die Zukunft des Vorstands'''

Während das Herbst gab es Diskussionen sowohl über die Beteiligung von Vorständen lokaler Gruppen als auch über die Zukunft des Wikimedia Vorstands selbst. Hinsichtlich lokaler Gruppen ist der Vorstand offen für alle Diskussionen oder Vorschläge der Gruppenmitglieder. Seid bitte in dieser Angelegenheit aktiv.

Was die Angelegenheit des Vorstands selbst betrifft, stimmen Anthere, Angela und Jimmy überein, dass die gegenwärtige Situation kaum beibehalten werden kann. Die Aktivität des Vorstands wird im Wesentlichen von drei Leuten getragen und erfordert intensives Mitwirken anderer Wikipedianer um zu funktionieren. Es wurde angeregt, die Größe des Vorstands oder zumindest die Zahl der aktiven Mitglieder zu erhöhen.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Collaboration'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
'''Angela und Jimbo bei der BBC'''&lt;br &gt;

Im November 2004 waren Angela und Jimmy zwei Wochen bei der BBC in London zu Gast. Der Besuch wurde von allen genossen und scheint ein Erfolg gewesen zu sein, da sie eingeladen wurden, zu einem noch nicht näher bestimmten späteren Zeitpunkt wiederzukommen. Einige BBC-Angestellte nahmen in jenen Wochen am Londoner Wikipediatreffen teil. Angela berichtet von ihren Erfahrungen an anderer Stelle (siehe Schlussbemerkungen, Seite 8).


'''Lost Oasis und Web-Hosting'''&lt;br /&gt;

Wikimedia liegt ein verbindliches Angebot für ein kostenloses Webhosting eines französischen Anbieters vor ([http://lost-oasis.fr/ Lost Oasis]), wo kürzlich drei neue Squidserver aufgestellt wurden.

Es gab aber noch weitere Angebote für kostenloses Web-Hosting, insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit dem ersten Hurrikan in Florida letzten August, die aber noch nicht in Erfüllung gingen (siehe [[:m:Contingency_plans|contingency plans]]).


'''Mandrakesoft DVD'''&lt;br /&gt;

Zur großen Enttäuschung vieler Wikipedianer hat sich die Veröffentlichung einer zweisprachigen Momentaufnahme der französisch- und englischsprachigen Wikipedia durch Mandrakesoft zuammen mit der kommenden Version von Mandrake-Linux verzögert.

Die intensive, lange überfällige Arbeit, Bilder und Listen in Vorbereitung für dieses Publikation mit Urheberrechtsvermerken zu versehen, hat zu einer Qualitätsverbesserung der beteiligten Wikipediaprojekte geführt. Bitte unterstützt diese Anstrengungen unter [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Untagged_images].
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Community'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;


[[image:763px-21c3-wp-024.jpg|150px|right|Community und Wikipedia in Berlin]]
'''Herbsttreffen der Wikipedianer'''&lt;br /&gt;
* Münchener Treffen, 25. Oktober
* Tokyoter Treffen, 8. November, und Treffen in Nagoya, 10. November
* Berliner Treffen, November ([[:w:de:Wikipedia_Diskussion:Treffen_der_Wikipedianer/Berlin|hier]])
* Rotterdamer Treffen, November ([[:w:nl:Wikipedia:Symposium/Najaar_2004#Report_from_Rotterdam|Bericht und Bilder]])
* Treffen in Bozen am 27. November (it and de). Siehe unter den internationalen Berichten.
* Londoner Treffen, November
* New Yorker Treffen, 12. Dezember ([[:w:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC1|Bericht und Bilder]])
* Taipei-Trefen, 4. Dezember, siehe internationale Berichte.
* Beijing-Treffen ([//zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E8%81%9A%E4%BC%9A/2004%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%88%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E7%BB%B4%E5%9F%BA%E4%BA%BA%E8%81%9A%E4%BC%9A])
* Berliner Treffen, Dezember. ([//de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chaos_Communication_Congress/Bilder]). Siehe internationale Berichte.
*Münchener Treffen, 16. Dezember

'''Wikimania 2005: Die Erste Internationale Wikimedia-Konferenz''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) ist eine geplante Konferenz für Teilnehmer an allen Wikimedia-Projekten (4. August 2005 bis 8. August 2005); Siehe internationale Berichte für weitere Informationen zu diesem Thema.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Finanzen'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
[[image:Monopoly.JPG|left|Monopoly]]
Daniel Mayer ist der oberste Finanzbeauftragte. Er ist für alle finanziellen Angelegenheiten verantwortlich, wobei Michael Davis als übergeordneter Prüfer fungiert. Speziell bearbeitet er die Aufstellung unseres Budgets und die Buchführung.

'''Spenden und Spendenaufrufe'''
Ein zweiwöchiger Spendenaufruf im September 2004 erbrachte für uns etwa 60.000 US-Dollar, deutlich mehr als das angestrebte Ziel von 50.000 Dollar. Etwa 10% dieser Spenden wurden über den deutschen Verein Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. eingeholt. Diese Spenden haben die Finanzen des Projektes den ganzen Herbst über gestärkt.

Im Durchschnitt wurden zwischen Januar und August etwa 200 US-Dollar pro Tag gespendet.

Bei den derzeitigen Ausgaben für Bandbreite und Hardware reichen diese Beträge allerdings nur, die Seiten und deren Wachstum für etwa vier Monate aufrechterhalten zu können. Der nächste Spendenaufruf wird Anfang Februar 2005 gestartet werden. Vor diesem Termin sollte ein offenes Treffen stattfinden, bei dem diskutiert werden sollte, wie das Langzeitwachstum der Wikimedia-Projekte unterstützt werden könnte.

Das Budget für das vierte Quartal 2004 kann hier eingesehen werden: [//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Budget/2004].

Der nächste ausgearbeitete Haushaltsplan, der eine detaillierte Auflistung aller Spenden seit dem letzten Spendenaufruf beinhalten wird, wird voraussichtlich im Januar veröffentlicht werden.

'''Links'''
*[[Bank_history/2004|Übersicht der Finanzen 2004]]
*[[:m:Wikimedia_budget|Wikimedia-Budget]]
*[[PayPal_donations/2004|Spenden über PayPal 2004]]
*[[:m:Wikimedia_servers/hardware_orders|Hardware-Bestellungen]]
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Grants'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[image:Grants.png|left|Grants]]
Etwas unerwartet bekamen wir diesen Herbst ein Zuschuss, als die '''[http://www.ahbeck.com/ Beck Foundation]''' zeigte, dass sie an der Unterstützung eines Wikijunior-Projekt interessiert wäre. Man würde Wikipedia einen Zuschuss von 10.000$ zukommen lassen, um Inhalte zu speziellen Themen für kurze Kinderbücher im Enzyklopädiestil zu erstellen. Aktuell ist geplant, Inhalte für 40-seitige Bücher über Geografie, Tiere und Astronomie zu verfassen. Für weitere Einzelheiten siehe [[:m:Wikijunior|Wikijunior]] und die entsprechenden Wikibuchprojekte, sowie den speziellen Bericht in diesem Newsletter.
  
Im Januar 2005 erhielten wir 40.000$ von der  '''[http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Lounsbery Foundation]'''. In unserem Antrag auf Fördermittel haben wir versichert, dass wir den Zuschuss folgendermaßen verwenden würden: 1) zur Deckung unserer täglichen Ausgaben, 2) für die Initiierung neuer Wiki-Projekte, 3) zur weiteren Verbesserung unserer bestehenden Projekte. 

Vielen Dank für das uns von beiden Stiftungen entgegengebrachte Vertrauen.
 
Außerdem gab es im Dezember in New York ein wichtiges Treffen mit dem '''[http://www.soros.org/ Open Society Institute Information Project]'''. Man hatte den Wikimedia-Vorstand zur alljährlichen Vorstandssitzung eingeladen und zeigte Interesse daran, Wikipedia bei der Vergrößerung in bedeutenden Sprachen und in Entwicklungsländer zu unterstützen. Es wurden keine speziellen Punkte entschieden, aber Ideen für bestimmte Projekte zur Erstellung besserer arabischsprachiger Inhalte oder zur Erweiterung des Kreis von Mitwirkenden aus afrikanischen Ländern sind besonders willkommen.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Technische Entwicklung'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[Image:TechDev2.jpg|220px|center|Technische Entwicklung]]

Der untenstehende Bericht wurde hauptsächlich von [[:m:User%3AJamesDay|James Day]] geschrieben; der Teil über die Pariser Server ist größtenteils von [[:m:User:David.Monniaux|David Monniaux]].&lt;br &gt;
Informationen über unsere Server können jederzeit unter
[[:m:Wikimedia_servers|Wikimedia servers]] gefunden werden.
Die Aktivitäten der Entwickler bestehen im Wesentlichen aus:  
Server-Betreuung und Entwicklung der MediaWiki-Software, die auch für viele Nicht-Wikimedia-Anwendungen genutzt wird. Die meisten Entwickler (allerdings nicht alle, jeder kann das selbst entscheiden) sind hier aufgelistet 
[[Developer|here]]. 
Wer zeigen möchte, dass er ihr Engagement schätzt, kann ihnen Dankesschreiben oder eine finanzielle Unterstützung zukommen lassen. Vielen Dank! &lt;br &gt;
Bis jetzt arbeiten alle Entwickler umsonst, aber das kann sich aufgrund unseres erstaunlichen Wachstums in Zukunft ändern.
 

====Installation der Squid Caches in Frankreich====
[[image:Wikimedia_Paris_servers_front_1218_144219X.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Der Cluster in der Nähe von Paris.&lt;br &gt;&lt;small &gt;Unsere Server sind die drei in der Mitte:&lt;br &gt;(von oben nach unten: bleuenn, chloe, ennael.)&lt;/small &gt;]]


Am 18. December 2004, wurden drei gespendete Server in einem Serverraum in [[:en:Aubervilliers|Aubervilliers]], einer Vorstadt von [[:en:Paris|Paris]], [[:en:France|Frankreich]], aufgestellt. Auf Wunsch des Spenders erhielten sie die Namen ''bleuenn'', ''chloe'', ''ennael''. Für technisch interessierte: Bei  den Maschinen handelt es sich um 
[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentGroup=NT_CT_Specifications&amp;locale=en_US&amp;docIndexId=178991&amp;taskId=101&amp;prodTypeId=15351&amp;prodSeriesId=62929 HP sa1100] 1U Server mit 640 MiB  [[:en:RAM|RAM]], 20 GB ATA Hard Disks, und 600 MHz [[:en:Celeron|Celeron]] Prozessoren.

Die Maschinen sollen mit [[:en:Squid cache|Squid]] Caching Software ausgerüstet werden. Sie werden als Test von [[:en:Web cache|Web Caches]] dienen, mit denen wegen der örtlichen Nähe zum Anwender die Latenzzeit reduziert werden soll. Typische, mit [[:en:Digital Subscriber Line|DSL]] angebundene Anwender in Frankreich können mit 30 ms Latenzzeit zugreifen, während sie sich mit dem Main Cluster in Florida mit ungefähr 140 ms verbinden. Die Idee ist, dass Anwender von anderen Teilen Europas die Squid Caches in Frankreich benutzen, um die Zugriffsverzögerungen sowohl für Multimedia Inhalte für alle als auch Seiteninhalte für nicht-angemeldete Anwender um 1/10 Sekunde zu verringern. Angemeldete Anwender werden nicht so sehr profitieren, da Seiten für sie speziell erzeugt und deshalb nicht gecached werden. Wenn sich eine Seite nicht im Squid Cache befindet oder für einen angemeldeten User ist, benötigt der Apache Web Server 1/5 bis 3 oder mehr Sekunden zuzüglich Datenbankzeit, um die Seite zu erstellen. Die Datenbankzeit beträgt etwa 1/20 Sekunde für einfache Dinge, aber kann viele Sekunden für Kategorien oder sogar 100 Sekunden für eine sehr große Beobachtungsliste betragen.  
[[Image:Data_center_1218_143155.jpg|right|160px|The Telecity data center]]

Die Squid Caches wurden im frühen Januar 2005 aktiviert, und es folgte eine Testperiode. Seit dem 31. Januar cachen die Maschinen englische, französische und Multimedia-Inhalte für Belgien, Frankreich, Luxemburg, Schweiz und England. Das System befindet sich im Grunde genommen noch in der Testphase, und es wird erwartet, dass sich die Caching-Leistung durch Verbesserungen erhöhen könnte. Die Installation von ähnlichen Cache-Clustern in anderen Ländern wird erwogen.

====Installation von weiteren Servern in Florida====
Mitte Oktober ([[:m:Hardware_ordered_October_2004|mid-October]]), wurden zwei weitere Dual Opteron Datenbank Slave Server, mit 6 Laufwerken in RAID 0 und 4GB RAM, plus fünf 3GHz/1GB RAM Apache Server bestellt. Verzögerungen aufgrund von Kompatibilitätsproblemen, die der Hersteller vor der Auslieferung der Datenbank Server zu lösen hatte, verursachten einen lokalen Engpass bei der Datenbankleistung; bis in den frühen Dezember hinein musste die Suchfunktion zeitweise abgeschaltet werden. 

Im November 2004, erfuhren fünf Webserver, vier mit hoher RAM (Arbeitspeicher) Kapazität für Memcached oder Squid caching, Ausfälle. Daraus enstanden zeitweise sehr langsame Wiki-Zugriffe. 

Fünf 3GHz/3GB RAM Server ([[:m:Hardware_ordered_December_2004|Five 3GHz/3GB RAM servers]]) wurden im frühen Dezember bestellt. Vier von den Dezember Maschinen werden [[:en:Squid|Squid]] und [[:en:Memcached|Memcached]] Dienste als verbesserten Ersatz für die ausgefallenen Maschinen bereitstellen, bis sie repariert sind. Eine Maschine mit [[:en:Serial ATA|SATA]] Laufwerken mit [[:en:RAID|RAID]] 0 wird als Testmaschine verwendet werden, um zu sehen, welche Last solche weniger teuren Datenbank Server verkraften können. Außerdem stellt sie eine weitere Option für einen reinen Backup Datenbank Slave dar, auf dem auch Apache läuft. Diese Maschinen sind mit einer neuen optionalen Karte zur Fernüberwachung von elektrischer Spannung und Serverfunktion ausgerüstet, die zusätzlich 60$ kostet. Die Bestellung wurde mit dieser Option getätigt, um ein Vergleich der Effizienz dieser Fernüberwachung mit einer herkömmlichen Steckdosenleiste und beschränkten Überwachungswerkzeugen zu ermöglichen. Die Fernüberwachung von Spannung und Serverfunktion hilft, Arbeit im Serverraum zu reduzieren, die manchmal zu Kosten und/oder Verzögerungen führt. 

Die Bestellung eines weiteren Datenbank Masterservers, mit dem das Aufteilen der Datenbank in zwei Sets mit je einem Master und zwei Slaves ermöglicht wird, wobei jeder Set etwa die Hälfte der Projekt-Aktivität übernimmt sowie fünf weiterer Apaches, ist geplant für das Ende dieses oder den Anfang des nächsten Quartals. Diese Bestellung wird den Rest der 50.000$ der letzten Spendenaktion aufbrauchen. Die Aufteilung der Datenbank wird eine Halbierung der Anzahl der Schreibzugriffe, die jeder Set ausführen muss, ermöglichen und so mehr Kapazität für die Lesezugriffe der Anwender zur Verfügung stellen. Die Aufteilung soll in etwa drei Monaten stattfinden, nachdem der Master seine Zuverlässigkeit während mehrerer Einsatzmonate als Slave bewiesen hat.


====Anstieg des Datenverkehrs====
Der Datenverkehr wuchs während des dritten Quartals von etwa 400-500 Anfragen pro Sekunde am Anfang bis etwa 800 pro Sekunde am Ende an. Zu Beginn des vierten Quartals stieg er weiter an und übertraf oft 900 Anfragen pro Sekunde mit täglichen Verkehrsspitzen im Bereich von 1.000 bis 1.100 Anfragen. Dann stabilisierte er sich, wegen der unerwünscht langen Antwortzeiten, bei ungefähr 900 Anfragen pro Sekunde und stieg langsam an.  ([//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/100]). 

Die Bandbreite ([http://65.59.189.201/www.bomis-total/www.bomis-total.html Bandwidth use grew])  stieg an von durchschnittlich über 32 Megabits pro Sekunde am Anfang des Quartals auf etwa 43 Megabits pro Sekunde am Ende. Typische Tagesspitzen betragen etwa 65-75 [[:en:megabit|megabit]]s pro Sekunde und erreichen manchmal kurzzeitig die 100 megabits pro Sekunde Grenze einer einzelnen outgoing Ethernet Verbindung. Zeitweilig wurden Dual 100 Megabit Anbindungen verwendet. Eine [[:en:gigabit|gigabit]] [[:en:optical fiber|fiber]] Anbindung wurde im Serverraum von Florida organisiert und die benötigten Bauteile ([http://www.netgear.com/products/details/AGM731F.php required parts]) bestellt.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Projekte'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Es gibt neun Wikimedia Projekte:
* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] (Lexikon)
* [http://www.wiktionary.org Wiktionary] (Wörterbuch und Thesaurus)
* [http://www.wikiquote.org Wikiquote]  (Sammlung von Zitaten)
* [[:b:en:Wikibooks_portal|Wikibooks]]  (Freie Lehr- und Handbücher) 
* [//wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikisource]  (Freie Quelltexte)
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org Meta] (Koordination der Wikimediaprojekte)
* [[:commons:Main_Page|Wikicommons]] (Shared media repository) - gestellt im September
* [[:w:species:Main_Page|Wikispecies]] (Nachschlagewerk der Rassen) - gestellt im September.
* [//www.wikinews.org/ Wikinews] (Freie Inhalt Nachrichtenquelle) - gestellt im November

&quot;Memorial Wiki&quot; ist zur Zeit nur ein Denkmal zu den &quot;Anschlägen vom 11. September&quot; auf 200 Seiten und noch kein richtiges Projekt.

'''Neue Projekt-Politik'''&lt;br &gt;

Wegen der Vervielfachung von neuen Projekten und den Meinungsverschiedenheiten über die Schaffung  der Wikispecies wurde eine Prozedur für den Start neuer Projekte auf der &quot;New project policy&quot; Seite (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_project_policy) eingeführt. Wikinews war das erste Projekt, das diese Richtline, die eine sehr genaue Beschreibung des Projektes, eine Übersetzung dieser Beschreibung in mehrere Sprachen, ein Mehrheit durch eine Abstimmung durch die Gemeinschaft und ein entgültiges OK druch den Rat der Wikimedia Foundation erfordert, befolgte. 
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Public Relations'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
[[image:Interview_jimbo.jpg|150px|left|Jimmy Wales hat ein Interview in Rotterdam]] 
Im Herbst passierte in der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit einiges: die Pressemitteilung für den millionsten Artikel erschien in über 10 Sprachen rund um dem Globus, die Pressemitteilung zur deutschen Directmedia-CD wurde in vielen deutschen Medien erwähnt, und das neu gestartete Projekt Wikinews wurde von Reportern und in vielen Blogs begrüßt (siehe &quot;In den Medien&quot;, S. 7).

In den letzten drei Monaten konnten mehrere der größeren Wikipedias einen bemerkenswerten Anstieg des Medieninteresses verzeichnen. Beispielsweise war die französische Wikipedia das Thema einiger sehr positiver Artikel (unter anderem in der ''[http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=255781 Liberation]'') und eines sehr kritischen Artikels (in der ''[http://leserged.online.fr/img/charliepedia.png Charlie Hebdo]''). Am 27. November wurde Anthere von [http://www.radiobfm.com/ Radio BFM] interviewt (siehe [http://philippe.blogspirit.com/archive/2004/11/27]), im Januar Yann von Radio France (siehe [http://www.radiofrance.fr/listen.php?pr=rtsp&amp;file=/chaines/france-info/chroniques/ficom/ficom_150105_0549.rm]).

Auch Angela berichtet von einem Radioauftritt:
[[Image:Angelabeesley.jpg|right|130px|Angela Beesley]]
''Am 17. November führte ich mein erstes Radiointerview für Wikipedia in der Sendung &quot;You and Yours&quot; des Radiosenders BBC Radio4. Als ich dem Interview zustimmte, wusste ich noch nicht, dass es live übertragen werden sollte; am Ende war das aber nicht so schlimm, wie ich es mir vorgestellt hatte. Das Interview wurde im BBC Suffolk Studio in Ipswich aufgenommen, da das nähergelegene BBC Essex Studio in der Zeit völlig ausgebucht war. Als ich dort ankam, bat man mich, im &quot;Green Room&quot; zu warten, was jedoch nicht so interessant war, wie es vielleicht klingen mag: es war ein Zimmer mit mehreren Sofas, einem Trinkwasserspender und einer Sammlung von Zeitungsausschnitten über das BBC Radio Suffolk. Kurz bevor die Aufnahme des Interviews began, wurde ich in ein kleines Studio gebracht, wo mir jemand Kopfhörer gab, mit denen ich gleichzeitig das laufende Programm und die Moderatorin der Sendung hören konnte, die aus Manchester zugeschaltet war. Während der Aufnahme war ich alleine im Studio.''

''[[:w:en:Bamber_Gascoigne|Bamber Gascoigne]] gab eine kurze Übersicht über die Geschichte der Enzyklopädie, erzählte eine Geschichte über eine Familie, die Fakten in traditionellen Enzyklopädien sucht, und stellte das der Suche im Internet gegenüber. [http://www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/eng/staff/profile.php?id=158 Michael Schmidt], Professor am &quot;Institute of Science and Technolgy&quot; der Universität Manchester, sprach darüber, wie Studenten heute ihre Computer anstelle von Büchern für ihre Arbeit und Forschung benutzen. Die Moderatorin, Liz Barcley, fragte mich kurz zusammenfassend, wie die Wikipedia funktioniert und ich antwortete, dass jeder Besucher sie verändern kann, und erklärte, wie Vandalismus schnell bemerkt und rückgängig gemacht wird. Bamber war in einem Studio in London und sprach über seine Seite [http://historyworld.net/ HistoryWorld]. Bamber und Michael meinten beide, dass Wikipedia-Artikel in einem bestimmten Entwicklungsstadium gesperrt werden sollten, um weitere Änderungen zu verhindern. Ich hingegen schlug vor, dass - anstatt vollständig zu sperren - eine solide Version als &quot;stable&quot; markiert werden könnte, die dann Benutztern gezeigt werden könnte, die solche Versionen wünschen. Gleichzeitig könne der Artikel aber weiter bearbeitet werden, so wie es derzeitig bei den &quot;Akutellen Ereignissen&quot; geschieht. Dieser Teil der Sendung dauerte keine 20 Minuten und schloss mit folgender Bemerkung Bambers ab: &quot;Die Annahme, das gedruckte Enzyklopädien zuverlässig sind, ist Unsinn&quot;.''
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''Neues von den Projekten'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

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'''Neue Projekte'''

Viel wurde bereits geschrieben und gesagt zu &lt;font color=purple&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font &gt;, streitend und wetteifernd um die kompletten Inhalte dieses erst im November 2004 gestarteten Wikimedia-Projektes. Einige lieben das neue Projekt, einige hassen es. Bislang wurden rund 200 Artikel verfasst, einhergehend mit Diskussionen um Richtlinien und Regeln, zumeist geführt von einem Kern von acht bis zehn aktiven Nutzern. Vergleiche dazu auch den ausführlichen Artikel weiter unten.

'''Kurzberichte zu den Projekten'''

Siehe auch den Bericht zu &lt;font color=green&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font &gt; in der neuen, noch unfertigen Druckausgabe weiter unten.

In Januar 2005 wurde - nach mehr als zwei Jahren unregelmäßiger Diskussionen - die &lt;font color=orange&gt;'''Wikipedia.org'''&lt;/font &gt;-Seite von der englischen Hauptseite zum mehrsprachigen Portal geändert. Dort befinden sich nun Links zu alle Sprachversionen der Wikipedia mit 100 oder mehr Artikeln. 
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Als die Wikipedia geschaffen wurde, befand sich die englische Wikipedia unter www.wikipedia.org (original www.wikipedia.com), während andere Sprachen mit Hilfe der ISO 639 Sprachcodes dieser Domain untergeordnet wurden. Seit Oktober 2002 ist jedoch auch die englische Wikipedia mit einem Sprachkürzel unter en.wikipedia.org zu finden. Bislang war wikipedia.org ein Redirect auf die englische Version, nun wurde dieser Redirect durch das Portal ersetzt, so dass die englische Wikipedia nur noch mit der en-Adresse direkt aufgerufen werden kann. 
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Diesem Schritt, ein internationales Portal zu schaffen, wurde vom Board zugestimmt und die Rückmeldungen von nicht englischsprachigen Wikipedianern waren durchweg positiv; sie beurteilten die Veränderung als lange überfällig und als ein Zeichen der mehrsprachigen Eigenschaft des Gesamtprojektes. Aber die Veränderung erstaunte und verärgerte gleichfalls etliche englischsprachige Nutzer, die die neue Einrichtung nicht gut finden. Michael Snows berichtet mehr dazu [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/MP|hier]].

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikinews'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
[[Image:Wikinews-logo2.png|left|Wikinews]] Offiziell startete [http://www.wikinews.org Wikinews] auf Englisch und Deutsch im Dezember 2004, im Januar 2005 folgte die niederländische Version.
Es war das erste Projekt der Wikimedia-Foundation, das nach einer Phase des Brainstormings, einer mehrsprachigen community-weiten Abstimmung und mit der Zustimmung des Board of Trustees gestartet wurde. 
Erik Moeller (aka Eloquence) erstellte den Entwurf für eine Abstimmung, grundsätzliche Struktur und die Arbeitsabläufe. Obwohl es nur als Demo-Version startete, hatten Blogger, slashdot.org und Massenmedien schon Notiz genommen. 

Die größte Frage war wahrscheinlich, ob der Erfolg der Wikipedia auch beim Schreiben von Nachrichten wiederholt werden kann. Mehrere erfahrene Wikimedianer waren besorgt, dass Meldungen inkompatibel mit dem Grundsatz des neutralen Standpunkts sein könnten, und durch den wesentlich kürzeren Arbeitsprozess von Nachrichten vorschnell veröffentlicht würden. Endgültige Antworten auf diese Fragen konnten bis heute zwar nicht gegeben werden, dennoch macht das Projekt bemerkenswerte Fortschritte.

Wikinews ist jetzt in die Beta-Phase eingetreten. Das Projekt ist zwar noch in der Formgebungsphase, seine Existenz als ein Wikimediaprojekt ist aber allgemein anerkannt.

Erik schrieb einen Essay, der die Vergangenheit und die Zukunft des Projekts beleuchtet und aufzeigt, dass der formale Review-Prozess neu gestaltet und bald zu einem einfachen und frei fließenden Mechanismus werden wird. Es wird versucht, die Seiten für neue Benutzer freundlicher zu gestalten, indem man die Regeln und Prozeduren entschlackt und sich auf das Prinzip „in einem Wiki kann jeder alles bearbeiten“ besinnt. So soll auch eine bessere Qualität durch einen formalen Review-Prozess mit spezifischen Regeln erreicht werden. Es wurde auch diskutiert, ob unvollständige oder ungeprüfte Artikel auf der Hauptseite erscheinen sollen. Weitere Benutzer wie z.B. IlyaHaykinson, TalkHard und Lyellin haben weitere Gedanken zu dem Thema niedergeschrieben.

Wenn man bedenkt, dass sich etwa die Hälfte der neuen Beiträge mit politischen Themen und Konflikten beschäftigen, ist es durchaus wichtig, sich vor allem über mögliche Vorurteile und Ungenauigkeiten Gedanken zu machen. 
Einige denken, dass wir mehr in die Tiefe gehende Artikel mit geprüften Fakten veröffentlichen sollten, etwa im Stil eines wöchentlichen Magazins.
Calrosar, einer der vielen aktiven Wikinews-Teilnehmer und ein reger Teilnehmer an vielen Diskussionen über Neutralität, beobachtet, dass Wikinews immer besser wird und immer mehr positive Resultate hervorbringt. Trotzdem muss sich das Projekt großen Herausforderungen stellen. Viele haben gesagt, dass das Erstellen einer wirklich freien, offenen und gleichzeitig neutralen Nachrichtenquelle schwerer ist als die Arbeit an einer freien Enzyklopädie. Wir freuen uns über jeden Nutzer anderer Wikimedia-Projekte, die bei Wikinews vorbeischauen, an Diskussionen teilnehmen, Artikel schreiben, und uns helfen, die Gemeinschaft weiter aufzubauen.

''URLs:''
Sichten von Wikinewsbeteiligten
* Erik's essay: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Eloquence/State_of_the_Wiki:_December_12%2C_2004]
* IlyaHaykinson: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AAlternative_Review_Process_Proposal]
* TalkHard: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews%3AQuality_over_Quantity]
* Lyellin: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Lyellin/Thoughts]
* Carlosar: [//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#Wikinews%3A_some_troubles.2C_but_not_so_bad_at_all] und  ander Abschnitt auf der Seite. 

''Medien und slashdot''
* Wired News ''Wikipedia Creators Move Into News'' von Joanna Glasner, 29. November 2004. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1  ]
* TechNewsWorld ''Open-Source News? Wiki Builds a New Kind of Journalism'' von John P. Mello Jr., 30. November 2004. [http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Open-Source-News-Wiki-Builds-a-New-Kind-of-Journalism-38506.html]
* Slashdot: [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/03/2220255&amp;tid=149&amp;tid=95]

''Statistiken:''

Annähernd 2.000 Seiten und 150-200 Artikel. 150 Kategorien. 800+ registrierte Benutzer, 8000 Bearbeitungen.

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Übersetzung der Woche'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Eine große Herausforderung ist die &quot;[[m:Translation of the Week|Translation of the Week]]&quot;, die [[User:Danny|Danny]] Ende Oktober nach dem Erfolg der Übersetzung des Artikels &quot;[[de:Gangnihessou|Gangnihessou]]&quot; in verschiedene Sprachen ins Leben rief. Mittlerweile wurde dieses Projekt zur Übersetzung von Artikeln in so viele verschiedene Sprachen wie möglich gut angenommen und bisher zehnmal erfolgreich durchgeführt. Hinter der &quot;Übersetzung der Woche&quot; steckt die Idee, einen Artikel in einer Wikipedia auszuwählen und ihn als Kandidat zur cross-wiki-Übersetzung vorzustellen. Artikel, die eine Mehrheit von Befürwortern erreichen, werden dann als ''Übersetzung der Woche'' präsentiert, um sie dann in möglichst viele Sprachen zu übersetzen. Nach zehn Wochen zählte das Projekt bereits 64 offiziell bekannte Teilnehmer, sicher sind es in den verschiedenen Wikipedias jedoch noch mehr. Wennn auch der von &quot;Gangnihessou&quot; aufgestellte Rekord von 39 Sprachen noch nicht gebrochen werden konnte, wurde bisher kein Artikel in weniger als 16 verschiedene Sprachen übersetzt.

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikijunior'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
[[Image:Faroe stamp 041 childrens year (children of different skin colour).jpg|160px|International Childrens' Year - Child Drawings|right]]Dass die Beck Foundation vor einger Zeit auf Wikimedia zukam und fragte, ob wir Lernmaterial für ein jüngeres Publikum entwickeln könnten, halten wir für eine schöne Anerkennung unserer bisherigen Arbeit. Die Stiftung sicherte uns 10.000 US-Dollar zu für ein Projekt für 8- bis 11-jährige, das online und auch gedruckt veröffentlicht werden soll.

Das Projekt wurde zunächst von der Gemeinschaft der Wikipedia-Mailing-List kühl aufgenommen und mit dem Projekt Wikispecies verglichen, das vom Board der Foundation ohne genügend Beteiligung von anderen geschaffen worden war. Nachdem die Entwickler Wikijunior aber auf der Meta-Seite vorgestellt hatten, wurde seine Zielsetzung immer klarer, und es erhielt ungeahnte Unterstützung und tatkräftige Hilfe von vielen Wikimedia-Mitarbeitern.

Die Wikijunior-Bücher werden nach der Veröffentlichung weltweit zu Verfügung stehen, entweder gratis oder so günstig, dass nicht nur Eltern, sondern Kinder selbst sie sich leisten können. Die magazinähnlichen Hochglanzbroschüren werden mit ausdrucksstarken, farbenfrohen Bildern illustriert sein, um die Freude am Lesen und Entdecken zu fördern.

Das Projekt wird derzeit als Teil der Wikibooks entwickelt. Sobald unsere erste Broschüre fertiggestellt ist, wird das Ergebnis auf einer nicht veränderbaren Seite im Netz veröffentlicht. Der ganze Inhalt wird durch geprüfte und qualifizierte Pädagogen geprüft werden. Es werden auch bereits interessante Modelle diskutiert, wie verschiedene Niveaustufen in einem Layout untergebracht werden können.

Unsere größte Herausforderung ist zur Zeit die Anpassung an die Bedürfnisse und Kenntnisse von Kindern in Stil und Inhalt. Die Mitarbeiter müssen sich auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen allzu verspielter und allzu wissenschaftlicher Herangehensweise noch zurechtfinden. Sobald wir in kontroverse Themenbereiche vorstoßen, müssen wir uns vielleicht auch öfter zwischen Zensur und gutem Geschmack entscheiden. Doch die ersten Themen sind vor solchen Schwierigkeiten noch gefeit: ''Große Katzen'', ''Das Sonnensystem'' und ''Südamerika'' sind die ersten Bücher, die erarbeitet werden. Das Südamerika-Thema scheint sich am schellsten zu entwickeln – ein herzlicher Dank gilt den Wikimedianern dieses Erdteils für ihre Hilfe.

Es gibt auch bereits Übersetzungsangebote für Ausgaben auf Dänisch, Französisch, Portugisisch, Spanisch und Schwedisch. Ein mögliches Ziel ist es, für diese Ausgaben eigenständige, nicht aus dem englischen Projekt übersetzte Inhalte zu erarbeiten. Für Printausgaben der vielen verschiedensprachigen Projekte werden wir allerdings mehr Geld benötigen.

Wir bitten alle Wikimedianer, sich die Entwicklung von Wikijunior einmal anzuschauen: möglichst viele sollten ihr Wissen beisteuern, sich als geeignete Übersetzer eintragen oder über den Namen des Projektes debattieren! Wikijunior wird hoffentlich auch Wikimedia selbst zu einem höheren Ansehen verhelfen, wenn bekannt wird, dass es als erstes unserer Projekte wirklichen Einfluss auf die Welt außerhalb des Internets nehmen kann.

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[[image:versity.jpg|left|130px|Wikiversity]]
Das spanische ''Wikiversity''-Projekt wächst derzeit um einiges schneller als ''Wikilibros'', der spanischsprachige Ableger der Wikibooks. Es scheint, als würde die Basis des Projekts immer größer; es gibt inzwischen Hochschulen mit aktiven Mitgliedern in den Bereichen Chemie, Physik, Informatik, Philosophie und Linguistik. Besonders aktiv ist derzeit die Hochschule der Computerwissenschaften mit 7 Mitgliedern, 8 Abteilungen und einem Universitätskurs. Die physikalische und die chemische Abteilung haben auch sehr aktive Mitglieder und im Bereich der Linguistik wurde kürzlich eine Abteilung für Sinologie geschaffen. Im &quot;Claustro&quot; wird die Organisation und die Struktur der Wikiversity diskutiert.

Eines der aktuellen Diskussionsthemen ist die Frage, ob der Wikimedia-Gemeinschaft vorgeschlagen werden sollte, Wikiversity zu einem eigenen, von den Wikibooks unabhängigen Projekt zu machen, eventuell auch mit einer eigenen Domain (beispielsweise *.wikiversity.org). Einige Teile der Wikiversity sind auch, obwohl sie Wikibooks nutzen sollten, um didaktische Materialsammlungen zu erstellen, eng mit anderen Wikimediaprojekten verknüpft. So beginnt beispielsweise die Sinologieabteilung ein Spanisch-Chinesisches Wörterbuch innerhalb des Wiktionarys; außerdem wird an einem Artikel über chinesische Literatur in der Wikipedia gearbeitet. Damit ist der Horizont der Wikiversity weit größer als der der Wikibooks. Das Projekt ist in fast alle anderen Wikimediaprojekte involviert und profitiert davon stark. 

Ich möchte hiermit einige von Euch ermutigen, sich das Projekt einmal anzusehen und mitzuarbeiten. Was? Es gibt noch keine Wikiversity in Deiner Sprache? Worauf wartest Du noch, willst Du etwa, dass jemand anderes vor Dir die Initiative ergreift und eine neue Wikiversity gründet!?

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'''Ar''': Es wird viel unternommen, bestehende Artikel zu verbessern, und es gibt jeden Tag einige neue. Momentan sind keine speziellen Projekte in Arbeit.

'''En''' : Im Anbetracht der Größe von Wikipedia, wird es zunehmend schwieriger, sich über die wichtigen Ereignisse unserer Gemeinschaft auf dem Laufenden zu halten. Michael Snow hat einen neuen Anlauf unternommen, entsprechende Informationen in schriftlicher Form zusammenzustellen und initiierte eine Zeitung, genannt The Wikipedia Signpost. Eine wöchentliche Erscheinungsweise ist geplant. Zu finden ist sie unter: [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost|Wikipedia Signpost]]

'''Es''': Ein sehr erfolgreiches Projekt genannt [[:w:es:Wikipedia:País_de_la_semana|País de la Semana]] (''Land der Woche'') ermutigt Wikipedia-Autoren, Artikel über das ausgewählte Land der Woche zu verbessern. Länder, über die es wenig oder keine Informationen gibt, haben Vorrang.   

'''Ja''': [http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html das japanische Ministerium für Land, Infrastruktur und Verkehr] (MLIT) stellte klar, dass seine Luftbildaufnahmen für GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License) zur Verfügung stehen. Das sind großartige Neuigkeiten für uns, da copyright-freie Bilder aus rechtlichen Gründen in der japanischen Wikipedia nicht erlaubt sind. Unser Dank gilt den Bemühungen des User [[:ja:User:っ|Benutzer:っ]](Tsu) und der Großzügigkeit des MLIT. ([http://csp.netratings.co.jp/nnr/PDF/Newsrelease1220_j.pdf PDF source])
In Japan ist der Wikipedia Datenverkehr im letzten Jahr um 635% gewachsen, der mit Abstand steilste Anstieg im japanischen Web. Wikipedia besitzt in Japan gegenwärtig 7% der Popularität der populärsten Website des Landes, &lt;tt &gt;yahoo.co.jp&lt;/tt &gt;.     

'''Zh''': Die seit langem geforderte Funktion - die automatische Konversion von traditionellem/vereinfachten Chinesisch - wird mit MediaWiki 1.4 verfügbar sein und wird Mediawiki-Projekten mehr traditionelle chinesische User zuführen und so die Gemeinschaft umgestalten. Unser großer Dank gebührt [[zh:User:Zhengzhu|Zhengzhu]] für diese wunderbare Arbeit.   

'''It''' : Es ist Tradition Weihnachts- und Neujahrskarten zu versenden. Der Text auf einer italienischen Karte würde “Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo” sein, auf einer englischen Karte “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!”.
Was wir beabsichtigen ist die Übersetzung in so viele Sprachen wie möglich, aber sicherlich für jede Sprache, für die es ein Wikipedia Projekt gibt und außerdem ein Soundfile mit der Aussprache.
[[image:kerstkrans.jpg|left|250px|Kerstkrans]] 
Eine Möglichkeit, wie Du dieses Projekt erweitern kannst, ist darüber zu schreiben, wie Weihnachten in Deiner Gegend gefeiert wird. Viele Christen feiern Weihnachten zum Beispiel im Januar und nicht im Dezember. Nicht jeder kennt beispielsweise einen &quot;Weihnachtspudding&quot; und Schnee gehört in Australien nicht zu Weihnachten.
[[:wikt:it:Wikizionario%3ABuon_Natale|Buon Natale]] ist eine Seite wo man viele Informationsquellen über Weihnachten finden kann.


Siehe auch:
 
*[[Media:En-US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.ogg|US-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!]]
*[[Media:Fr-Joyeux Noël et bonne année.ogg|Joyeux Noël et bonne année]]
*[[Media:it-Buon_Natale_e_felice_Anno_Nuovo.ogg|Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo!]]

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[[Image:ibis2.jpg|right|200px|Ibise]] &lt;font size=6 color=&quot;#2A7E54&quot;&gt;D&lt;/font &gt;ie ersten beiden Wikimedia-Vereine, Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. und Wikimédia France, wurden in diesem Jahr gegründet. Beide haben inzwischen einen Vorsitz gewählt und sind in ihren Ländern aktiv.

Gruppen von italienischen, holländischen und rumänischen Wikimedianern haben auch erste Pläne verkündet, im Herbst jeweils eigene Vereine zu gründen, wofür bereits mehrere Besprechungen inner- und außerhalb des Internets abgehalten wurden, um die Details einer solchen Gründung zu besprechen. Speziell die Rumänen haben bereits einige Statute formuliert ([//ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Rom%C3%A2nia/Statut]). 

Eine allgemeine Frage für die Vereine, ob bereits gegründet oder noch im Planungsstadium, ist, ob diese Vereine für ein einzelnes Land oder für den gesamten Sprachraum verantwortlich sein sollen. Ein weiterer Vorschlag ist ein Europa-Verein, der überhaupt keinen Zusammenhang mit einer einzelnen Sprache mehr hätte. Berichte über den aktuellen Stand der Überlegungen in Italien und den Niederlanden können [[:w:it:Wikipedia:Fondazione_Wikimedia_Italia|hier]] beziehungsweise [[:w:nl:Wikipedia:Vereniging_of_Stichting_voor_Nederlandstalig_Wikimedia|hier]] eingesehen werden.
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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimedia Deutschland'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
[[Wikimedia Deutschland]] war vor allem mit Verwaltungsaufgaben beschäftigt. Der Verein wurde als gemeinnützige Einrichtung anerkannt und wird steuerbegünstigt behandelt. Um wiederkehrende Fragen über das Urheberrecht und die GNU FDL der Wikipedia zu klären, hat er einen Rechtsanwalt mit Spezialgebiet Open Source und Lizenzproblematik eingeschaltet.

Ende September 2004 begann eine Kooperation zwischen Wikimedia Deutschland und der Wirtschaftsregion Stuttgart unter der Leitung von Prof. Deborah Weber-Wulff von der Fachhochschule Berlin. Das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung schrieb ein Projekt über &quot;Neue Medien und Bildung&quot; (http://www.medien-bildung.net/) aus, zu dem zwei Bewerbungen abgeschickt wurden; der Auswahlprozess dauerte bis zum Jahresende.

Anfang Oktober nahm Wikimedia Deutschland Verbindung mit der OSZE auf, bei deren &quot;Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (http://www.osce.org/odihr/meetings/2004/hdim/)&quot; in Warschau Jimbo Wales in der Diskussion &quot;Guaranteeing Media Freedom on the Internet&quot; über die Wikipedia sprach. Ende Oktober vertrat eine Gruppe des deutschen Vereins die Wikipedia mit einem Stand und einer Rede beim Linux-Kongress Berlinux in Berlin. Es kursieren Gerüchte, das John &quot;maddog&quot; Hall dort mit einem Wikipedia-T-Shirt gesehen worden sein soll. Kontakte mit dem Brockhaus-Verlag und mit Directmedia (das Berliner Unternehmen, das die deutschsprachige Wikipedia-CD hergestellt hat) wurden in mehreren Treffen vertieft. Die Wikipedia-CD wurde in den deutschen Medien mehrmals positiv besprochen und fand auch als Heft-CD des Computermagazins CHIP Verbreitung. Directmedia plant zur Zeit eine DVD-Fassung der Wikipedia und lud uns ein, die Wikipedia auf ihrem Stand bei der Leipziger Buchmesse zu vertreten, der übrigens ganz in der Nähe des Brockhaus-Standes zu finden ist.

Im Dezember nahm Wikimedia Deutschland am jährlichen Kongress &quot;21C3&quot; des Chaos Computer Clubs teil, bei dem Jimbo Wales die Wikipedia vorstellte. Außerdem lud Wikimedia Deutschland Brooke Vibber und Tim Starling, zwei der Hauptentwickler der MediaWiki-Software, zu einer MediaWiki-Konfernenz dort ein.

In den letzten drei Monaten wurde die Wikipedia in vielen Veröffentlichungen erwähnt. So haben zum Beispiel die ''tageszeitung'' und die ''Bild''-Zeitung Anleitungen zur Mitarbeit in der Wikipedia veröffentlicht. Der Start von Wikinews wurde von vielen deutschen Journalisten positiv bewertet.

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&lt;center&gt;'''Wikimédia France'''&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Wikimédia France ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_France]) wurde am 23. Oktober 2004 in Paris offiziell gegründet. Die gemeinnützige Organisation hatte [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(membres_fondateurs)|20 Gründungsmitglieder]], unter ihnen das Board der Wikimedia Foundation, Florida. Auf dem Treffen wurde die [[:m:Wikimédia_France_(statuts)|Satzung]] verabschiedet: Ziel von Wikimédia France ist es, alle Wikimedia-Projekte zu fördern mit Schwerpunkt auf den Projekten in französischer Sprache. Wikimédia France wird auch offiziell die Wikimedia Foundation in Frankreich vertreten und, falls nötig oder sinnvoll, auch in anderen Ländern. Die Organisation wird '''keinen''' inhaltlichen Einfluss auf die französischsprachigen Projekte wie die Wikipedia nehmen und kann nur in Rechtsfragen in die Projekte intervenieren.

Die Gründungsmitglieder und andere interessierte Benutzer arbeiten daran, interne Verfahrensweisen und Richtlinien zu erarbeiten, um die Ziele und Methoden der Organisation weiter zu definieren. Ihre Vorstandsmitglieder wurden am 25. Oktober im IRC gewählt. [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] wurde als Vorsitzender gewählt, [[User:Yann|Yann]] als Vertreter und [[User:Shaihulud|Shaihulud]] als Schatzmeister.

Der letzte Schritt wird es jetzt sein, die Organisation auch bei den französischen Behörden als gemeinnützig registrieren zu lassen. Die letzte fehlende Unterschrift war von Jimbo. Da die Papiere mittlerweile unterschrieben zurück in Frankreich sind, ist zu erwarten, dass Wikimédia France im Februar 2005 auch rechtlich gesehen existieren wird. Das wird es der Organisation ermöglichen, als juristische Person zu handeln und zum Beispiel eine Bankkonto zu eröffnen. Ein erstes Ziel von Wikimédia France ist es, als gemeinnützige Organisation anerkannt zu werden, so dass Mitgliedsbeiträge teilweise steuerabzugsfähig sind. Danach wird die echte Arbeit beginnen: Bankkonten einrichten, Spendensammeln und ähnliches.

Wikimédia France konnte bereits die Wikipedia bei einigen Veranstaltungen vertreten, siehe [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France_(manifestations)] für Details.

Die französischsprachigen Medien berichteten in letzter Zeit häufig über die Wikipedia. Artikel fanden sich in den überregionalen Zeitungen ''Libération'' und ''La Tribune de Genève'', im ''France-Info''-Radio, in der Zeitschrift ''Univers Mac'' und auf vielen Webseiten.
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''Quarto spürte [[w:de:Lawrence Lessig|Lawrence Lessig]], Jura-Professor in Stanford, Gründer und Vorsitzender der [[w:de:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] und freier „Kulturschmied“, in einer ruhigen Minute am Ende eines langen Dezembertags auf. Kurz und bündig sprach er mit uns über Copyright, Copyleft, die Hürden für eine „freie Kultur“, rechtliche Stolpersteine für die Wikipedia und über den Kampf für die gerechte Sache.''
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=== Gemeinschaftliches Arbeiten - Urheberrechtliches Neuland ===

''Einige der häufigsten Fragen von Wikipedia-Nutzern beziehen sich auf das Urheberrecht: Wie wird ihre jetzige Arbeit später verwendet werden? Was sind die größten langfristigen Risiken bei einer einfachen Wiederverwendung von gemeinschaftlich erstellten Inhalten? Und was können wir schon jetzt tun, um diese Risiken zu verringern?''

'''LL''': Die größte langfristige Gefahr wären Gesetze oder Gerichtsurteile, die die Möglichkeit der gemeinschaftlichen Zuordnung von Rechten einschränken könnten. Mit derartigen Gefahren geht man am besten um, indem man die am ehesten für gemeinschaftliche Rechte geeignete Form von freien Lizenzen sucht. Ich kenne bereits Projekte und Gruppen, die sich darüber Gedanken machen.

''Wie sind Sie auf die Idee zu den Creative Commons gekommen?''

'''LL''': Wir erkannten, dass das Internet mit dem Urheberrecht auf eine Art zusammenprallen würde, die mutmaßlich die Verfügbarkeit von ganzen Bergen von Information beeinträchtigen würde, auch wenn eine freie Verfügbarkeit im Sinne der Urheber und auch der Gesellschaft wäre. Also versuchten wir, das rechtliche Problem kreativ anzugehen, das dadurch entstand, dass diese unbeabsichtigten Folgen zum Zeitpunkt der urheberrechtlichen Gesetzgebung noch gar nicht absehbar waren.

''Als die Wikipedia gegründet wurde, gab es noch gar keine Creative-Commons-Lizenzen. War es damals schon klar, das neuartige Lizenzen benötigt würden?''

'''LL''': Ziel des Urheberrechts ist es erst einmal, Urhebern dabei zu helfen, das zu tun, was sie tun wollen. Ich glaube, es war offensichtlich, dass das herkömmliche Urheberrecht für Unternehmungen wie Wikipedia nicht geeignet war. Genauso offensichtlich war es aber, dass man das Urheberrecht mit neuen Lizenzformen erweitern könnte, analog zu Richard Stallmans Erweiterung des Software-Urheberrechts. Ich glaube nicht, dass man dem Urheberrecht vorwerfen kann, dass seine standardisierten Verfahren diese neuen, fantastischen Möglichkeiten nicht ermöglichten.

Natürlich strapazieren Unternehmungen wie Wikipedia das Urheberrecht gewaltig. Es ist schwer, die Gedanken der Teilnehmer an diesem schöpferischen Prozess in Worte zu fassen, und niemand weiß genau, wie sich die so entstandene Arbeit entwickeln und verändern wird.

In den USA gibt es in Urheberrechtsverträgen Sätze wie &quot;Ich trete meine Rechte in allen jetzt bekannten oder künftig entdeckten Technologien ab&quot;. In Deutschland beispielsweise kann ein Urheber aber keine Nutzungsrechte für Verwertungstechnologien abtreten, die es noch gar nicht gibt. Einerseits ist das für den Autor wertvoll, da für neue Nutzungen seiner Inhalte seine Zustimmung nötig ist. Im Zusammenhang mit der Wikipedia jedoch widerspräche es den Zielen der Autoren, wenn man für jede neue Technologie die Autoren erneut befragen müsste. Nun braucht man eine rechtliche Möglichkeit, diese Situation abzubilden. Es gibt grundsätzlich keinen Grund, warum das nicht möglich sein sollte, sobald wir nicht mehr wie bisher unversöhnlich und mit extremen Standpunkten, sondern vernünftig und ausgewogen über das Urheberrecht diskutieren.

=== Copyleft, Markenrecht, Freie Kultur ===
''Trägt auch das Wachstum der Copyleft-Bewegung dazu bei, dass '''dauerhafte Erweiterungen''' des Urheberrechts nötig werden?''

'''LL''': Das ist eine interessante Folge des Copyleft-Prinzips. Theoretisch ist das ziemlich wichtig... weil der Aspekt der Freiheit vom Aspekt der Kontrolle zu profitieren scheint.

Auch in einem anderen Sinn wird dieses Paradox immer ein Teil der Copyleft-Bewegung bleiben. Ich habe einmal den radikalen Wandel des Geltungsbereichs von Urheberrechten durch digitale Netze beschrieben.  Nur durch diesen radikalen Wandel können Projekte wie Creative Commons überhaupt funktionieren. Man könnte eine Creative-Commons-Lizenz niemals in ein gedrucktes Buch aufnehmen und einfach dazu schreiben &quot;wenn Sie dieses Buch lesen, dürfen sie es nur unter den Bedingungen und der Nennung dieser Lizenz bearbeiten und verbreiten&quot;, und dann erwarten, dass so etwas Rechtskraft erlangt. Das könnte nur funktionieren, wenn jedes Mal, wenn das Buch geöffnet wird, ein Vertrag begründet würde, und dafür gibt es keine rechtliche Grundlage.

Im digitalen Netzwerk erzeugt jedoch jede Nutzung des schöpferischen Werks eine eigene Kopie, sodass eine Lizenz für jedes einzelne Benutzen eine Grundlage erhält; daher hat die Creative-Commons-Lizenz ihre Kraft.

Einerseits stehen also viele von uns der explosionsartigen Ausbreitung von Urheberrechtsfällen skeptisch gegenüber. Andererseits aber ziehen wir durch die Creative Commons Nutzen daraus. [lacht]

''Lizenzen wie die Creative Commons oder GFDL helfen uns, urheberrechtliche Hindernisse zu überwinden. Sehen sie andere rechtliche oder kulturelle Grenzen, die das Wachstum von freien Kulturinhalten verhindern könnten?''

'''LL''': Alle Probleme der freien Software werden immer mehr auch Probleme der freien Kultur werden. Am bedeutendsten sind Patente auf Software, die die Organisationskosten von Softwarentwicklungsprojekten erhöhen werden und rechtlich geschützte Projekte begünstigen.

Ein anderes riesiges Problem werden Markenrechte sein, ein Rechtsgebiet, das angesichts der neuen Technologien unbedingt radikal modernisiert werden muss. Man sieht das bei eBay-Auktionen: jemand verkauft seine Rolex-Uhr, und Rolex sagt &quot;das geht nicht, Du verletzt unser Markenrecht&quot;. Das Recht zwingt Rolex geradezu dazu, ihre Marke zu verteidigen oder sie ganz zu verlieren. In einem gewissen Sinn müssen sie sogar diese lächerliche Rechtsauffassung vertreten. In manchen Fällen machen sie das aber auch ganz gerne, denn es schützt sie vor dem freien Wettbewerb. 

Das könnte Projekte wie die Wikipedia betreffen, die momentan im Bezug auf Multimedia-Angebote und dafür nötigen Zugang immer ehrgeizigere Ziele verfolgt. Ich glaube, dass unsinnige Gesetze oder ein Markenrecht, das mit der heutigen Technik nicht mehr in Übereinstimmung zu bringen ist, die gleichen Gefahren für die Wikipedia bereithält wie für alle Sammlungen freier Kulturinhalte.

''Können wir irgendetwas tun, um das zu verhindern?''

'''LL''': Eigentlich nicht. Die markenrechtlichen Probleme schreien geradezu nach gesetzgeberischer und richterlicher Verbesserung. Ich kann hier keine Rechtsberatung geben - es gibt aber Vorkehrungen, die man selbst zur Vermeidung von Schwierigkeiten treffen kann, und andererseits Maßnahmen, die wir im Sinne einer vernünftigen Änderung der Gesetze treffen sollten.

===Sprachen und Übersetzungen===
''Anders als die Creative-Commons-Lizenzen gibt es die GFDL offiziell nur auf Englisch. Denken Sie, dass es daher schwerer ist, diese Lizenz auf die Gesetzgebung von hunderten verschiedenen Gebietskörperschaften zu übertragen??''

'''LL''': Die Grundziele der GFDL teile ich eindeutig. Meine persönliche Meinung (und es gibt durchaus verschiedene Meinungen darüber) ist jedoch, dass es optimistisch ist zu glauben, die GFDL könne problemlos weltweit eingesetzt werden, wenn sie auf einer englischsprachige Lizenz besteht.

''Wie gehen denn große Organisationen wie die UNO mit so etwas um?''

'''LL''': Ein besserer Vergleich wäre: Wie geht Microsoft damit um? Microsoft lizenziert seine Software mit für weltweite Gültigkeit entworfenen Lizenzen, aber auch mit lokalisierten Lizenzen, je nachdem, woher der Kunde stammt. Microsoft geht mit dem Problem also ähnlich wie die Creative Commons um. Die Ziele unserer Lizenzen sind sehr unterschiedlich, aber unsere Herangehensweise an dieses rechtliche Problem unterscheidet sich grundsätzlich nicht.

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===Wikipedia und die Wiederverwendung kultureller Inhalte===
''Wie haben sie Wikipedia entdeckt? Was war ihre erste Reaktion?''

'''LL''': Ich erinnere mich daran, dass ich ein, zwei Stunden lang – was für mich außerordentlich lange ist – durch die Wikipedia gestreift bin, obwohl ich eigentlich etwas anderes zu tun gehabt hätte. Ich versuchte herauszufinden, wie die Wikipedia funktioniert, wer an ihr mitarbeitet und was das System funktionieren lässt. Es war eines dieser &quot;Aha&quot;-Erlebnisse im Internet - man hatte immer schon gesagt, dass so etwas möglich wäre, und da war es plötzlich und funktionierte, und auch noch viel erfolgreicher, als man jemals hätte vorhersagen können. Das fand ich unglaublich aufregend.

''Einige große Rechteinhaber wie das [[w:MIT|MIT]], die [[w:BBC|BBC]] oder der [[w:Supreme Court|Oberste Gerichtshof]] haben einen Großteil ihrer Inhalte freigegeben. Kann man sagen, dass diese Inhalte immer noch kaum Wiederverwendung gefunden haben?''

'''LL''': Das kommt darauf an, wie man &quot;Wiederverwendung&quot; definiert... Wenn man damit meint, dass Medieninhalte in neuer Zusammensetzung neu veröffentlicht werden, kann man sagen, dass gerade immer mehr solche Wiederverwendung aufkommt. Das liegt daran, dass die dafür nötige Technologie gerade erst größere Verbreitung gefunden hat und es eine Weile dauern kann, bis sie sicher und gewohnheitsmäßig benutzt wird.

Da jetzt &lt;tt &gt;[http://www.archive.org archive.org]&lt;/tt &gt; und ähnliche Websites Inhalte verfügbar machen und Internetnutzer diese Inhalte auch auf immer überzeugendere Weise benutzen, ändert sich die Situation gerade. Für Leute wie mich wird es so immer einfacher, für Veränderungen des Urheberrechts mit dem Argument zu streiten, dass freie Inhalte &quot;''ein wichtiger Teil unserer Kultur sind''.&quot;

=== CC, GFDL und Wikipedia ===
''Creative Commons und GFDL sind vom selben Geist durchdrungen, aber formell nicht kompatibel. Halten Sie es für sinnvoll, sie kompatibel zu machen? Oder dienen sie einfach verschiedenen Zwecken?''

'''LL''': Auf dem Abstraktionsniveau, auf dem wir normalerweise über freie Lizenzen sprechen, sind die Ziele von GFDL und CC völlig deckungsgleich. Momentan können sie formell noch nicht miteinander verwendet werden. Es wäre aber toll, wenn wir all diese Lizenzen &quot;interoperabel&quot; machen könnten.''

''Wie lange wird es dauern, bis wir soweit sind?''

'''LL''': Das Problem für Projekte wie Wikipedia ist die Rückwirkung: Wie gut können wir das Alte dem Neuen einverleiben? Rein technisch gesehen sollten wir in sechs bis acht Monaten Werkzeuge haben, mit denen neue Inhalte kompatibel mit mehreren Plattformen erstellt werden können. 

''Wikimedia entwickelt viele Inhalte, aber nur wenige erringen dadurch Anerkennung. Die Creative Commoners, von denen Sie reden, sind jedoch schöpferische Künstler, die um Anerkennung ringen. Glauben Sie, dass das Herangehensweisen an verschiedene schöpferische Kulturen sind? Oder wird die Vorstellung des einzelnen Schöpfers verschmelzen mit der Vorstellung von gemeinschaftlicher Zusammenarbeit für ein großes Ganzes?''

'''LL''': Ich sehe diese Vorstellungen als nicht so unvereinbar an, wie Ihre Frage sie darstellt. Wenn man an jemand wie Louis Armstrong denkt, kann man sagen &quot;Wow! War er nicht toll?&quot;. Man kann aber auch an ''Jazz'' denken und sagen &quot;Ist Jazz nicht toll?&quot;. Und das Tolle am Jazz besteht teilweise aus einzelnen Musikern wie Louis Armstrong. Ich glaube, das entspricht der Wikipedia im Vergleich zu dem, was Creative Commons typischerweise beschreiben.

Weil Wikipedia ''Jazz'' ist, ist sie toll – eine neuartiges Erzeugnis und vieles, was darauf basiert, genau wie im Jazz. Es ist schwer, ein besonders &quot;großer&quot; Jazz-Musiker innerhalb dieser Tradition zu sein, schwer überhaupt aufzufallen, aber ich bin sicher, dass man bestimmte Leute identifizieren kann, die Erstaunliches in diesem Genre geleistet haben.

Wir beide errichten großartige Genres, und zu beiden kann immer nur ein Schöpfer nach dem anderen beitragen. Je nach Projekt kann man sich dann eher vom Gesamtprodukt oder von den einzelnen Beiträgen beeindrucken lassen.

''Alle Creative-Commons-Lizenzen der Version 2 verlangen die Nennung des Urhebers, auf die bisher wahlweise auch verzichtet werden konnte. Verändert ein Teil unserer Kultur seine Vorstellung von Urheberschaft?''

'''LL''': Creative Commons hat bisher noch keine Lizenzen geschaffen für eine gemeinschaftliche Urheberschaft. Wir investieren gerade aber viel Zeit in die Entwicklung von passenden CC-artigen Lizenzen für solche Projekte.

Man könnte an eine ''CC-wiki''-Lizenz denken, die eine Art neuartige Verleihlizenz wäre. Darüber denken wir gerade nach, und wir werden so etwas gerne zur Verfügung stellen, wenn der Markt für freie Kultur eine entsprechend starke Nachfrage entwickelt.

''Sie versuchen leidenschaftlich, das Recht in vielerlei Weise zu verändern, vor Gericht und mit den Creative Commons. Halten Sie den Weg über die Creative Commons für vielversprechender als den Weg über die Gerichte?''

'''LL''': Mehrfachstrategien sind unbedingt erforderlich. Die Creative Commons haben nichts damit zu tun, dass irgendwer meine Meinung zum Urheberrecht teilt oder zu den übertrieben ausgedehnten Rechten, die der Kongress verleiht. Auf diese Weise können wir für die freie Kultur Mitstreiter gewinnen, die mich im Zusammenhang mit dem Urheberrecht für den Teufel in Person halten. Das ist wichtig, weil es eine Bescheidenheit gegenüber der Rechtslage darstellt, zu der wir uns alle bekennen sollten: niemand von uns weiß wirklich, was hier die beste Lösung ist.

Außerdem erlaubt es auch, dass verschiedene Bewegungen auch verschieden bewertet werden. Die Bewegung der freien Kultur, die von einer Gruppe von Studenten und Projekten im ganzen Land vorangetrieben wird, unterscheidet sich von Creative Commons, und diese wiederum von dem, was ich am [[w:Center for Internet and Society|Center for Internet and Society]] tue. Wir verlangen keinen Treueeid für jeden dieser Aspekte. 

''Freiwillige Wikimedia-Mitarbeiter haben kürzlich diskutiert, ob die Foundation auch aktive politische Meinungsbildung betreiben sollte...''

'''LL''': Dafür kenne ich die Gruppendynamik der Wikimedia Foundation nicht gut genug. Es ist keineswegs offensichtlich, ob eine so erfolgreiche und im Zusammenhang mit dem Aufbau freier Kulturinhalte auch mächtige Organisation wie die Wikimedia Foundation sich in den '''sehr''' schweren, feindseligen und selbstzerstörerischen politischen Kampf um die Urheberrechte begeben sollte oder nicht.

Ich glaube, das diese Frage erst nach sehr genauer Abwägung angegangen werden kann, und nicht nur, weil einige wenige Leute glauben, das dieser Weg der richtige sei.

=== Gut und Böse ===
''Vielen Dank. Zum Schluss noch eine eher spielerische Frage: Sie wachen morgen früh auf und haben sich in &quot;das Böse&quot; verwandelt – welches rechtliche Verfahren benutzen Sie, um die Wikipedia zu besiegen?''

'''LL''': (denkt nach) Eine der gefährlichsten Klippen für Projekte wie die Wikipedia ist die Vielfalt des internationalen Urheberrechts. Man könnte das ausnützen, indem man versucht, Wikipedia stark von Inhalten abhängig zu machen, die nur in einigen Rechtssystemen frei sind – um dann andere Rechtssysteme dazu zu benutzen, Wikipedia aus dem Verkehr zu ziehen.

Die Wikipedia wird allerdings dadurch geschützt, dass man so einen Plan ziemlich ernsthaft verfolgen müsste. Es wird immer einige Leute geben, die ihre Erzeugnisse nicht in der Wikipedia verwendet sehen wollen, und die werden sich auch beschweren, und man muss diese Inhalte dann eben herausnehmen. Aber ich sehe keinen starken Feind, der eine Strategie gegen die Wikipedia an sich entwickeln würde. Ich glaube, dass Wikipedia lokale Probleme überleben kann und keinen bösen Erzfeind haben wird.

''Gott sei Dank! Und vielen Dank, dass sich Zeit für uns genommen haben!''
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[[Image:Newspapers.jpg|left|120px|]] Hier ein Ausschnitt der Meinungen der Presse über die Wikipedia, seien sie gut, schlecht oder desinteressiert. Bis jetzt stand die Wikipedia im Mittelpunkt des Medieninteresses, aber auch die anderen Schwesterprojekte ziehen die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich.  

'''Verständnisvoll und/oder schmeichelhaft:'''
* Sep 1: ''&quot;Niemand weiß alles, aber alle wissen etwas.&quot;'' --SVM
* Sep 20: ''&quot;Wir mögen sie einfach, weil sie uns Zeit spart und uns erwähnt&quot;'' --The Inquirer
* Sep 23: ''&quot;Wärst du so gütig, ihnen während ihrer Spendenaktion ein paar Kröten rüberwachsen zu lassen?&quot; --The Village Voice
* Sep 25: ''&quot;Das Überraschende aber: Die Ordnung siegt über das Chaos.&quot;'' --Leipziger Volkszeitung
* Sep 30: ''&quot;Der Quell allen Wissens&quot;'' --Tim Berners-Lee bei einer Konferenz des MIT
* Oct 7: ''&quot;eines der Wunder des digitalen Zeitalters&quot;'' --The Guardian
* Nov 1: ''&quot;Obwohl es keine Kontrollstrukturen gibt ... rivalisiert sie mit kommerziellen Enzyklopädien in Umfang und Qualität&quot;'' --Legal Affairs
* Nov 5: ''&quot;Sie ist der ultimative Ausdruck von Teamarbeit und das Ergebnis ist spektakulär.&quot;'' --USA Today
* Nov 8: ''&quot;ein globales Projekt, dass die Geisteskraft des Internets zeigt&quot;'' --St. Petersburg Times
* Jan 5: ''&quot;Man hat den Eindruck, von einer Armee der Freiwilligen Hilfe zu bekommen: ein Gefühl der Kraft, ohne Peitsche und Möhre&quot;'' --CaptainDoc

'''Kritisch''':
* Sep 15: ''&quot;ihre Klingonen glauben an den &quot;Neutralen Standpunkt&quot; – mehr als an den Kontext – das ist der Punkt, an dem es abwärts geht&quot;'' --The Register
* Nov 15: ''&quot;Entgegen dem Glaubenbekenntnis wurde der Artikel in Wirklichkeit bis hin zum Mittelmaß verändert.&quot;'' --Tech Central Station
* Nov : ''Nach &quot;fast food&quot; jetzt &quot;fast science&quot;'' --[http://leserged.online.fr/img/charliepedia.png Charlie Hebdo].

'''Amüsant-ironisch:'''
* Nov 10: ''&quot;Wie kann man eine &quot;Weird Al&quot; Biografie mit schäbigen 850 Wörtern rechtfertigen?&quot;'' --The Onion

'''Besondere Anlässe''': Die Medien berichteten über den millionsten Artikel und die heißblütigen Bearbeitungen vor der US-Wahl.

* Sep 23: ''&quot;geschafft, über 1.000.000 Artikel zu sammeln und eine der wichtigsten Referenzen des gesamten Internets zu werden.&quot;'' --El Mundo
* Oct 14: ''&quot;Mr. Bush und Mr. Kerry haben sogar mehr Debatten verursacht als Einträge im Bereiche Sex oder Religion.&quot;'' --Red Herring

'''Wikipedia im Vergleich:''' Immer häufiger wird die Wikipedia mit anderen Enzyklodädien und Medien in Tests und Berichten verglichen.
* Oct 14: ''&quot;Nur im naturwissenschaftlichen Bereich muss die Wikipedia ihre Spitzenposition teilen&quot;'' --Die Zeit
* Oct 25: ''&quot;Ich persönlich benütze meistens noch das Oxford English Dictionary, aber ich freue mich schon jetzt auf den Tag, an dem das Wiktionary es problemlos schlagen wird.&quot;'' --The Statesman
* Dec 4: ''&quot;Wikinews, der neuste Anlauf, die traditionellen Medien und das Verlagswesen zu überdenken&quot;'' --eSchool News

'''Als Beweis, dass die Presse auch Probleme mit den Fakten hat, waren folgende Personen die Gründer der Wikipedia:'''
*Howard Rheingold, nach &quot;International Herald Tribune&quot;, Sep 11.
*Lyndon LaRouche(?!?!), nach der &quot;Ohio State University Lantern&quot;, Okt 4.

'''Zwischenzeitlich wurden auch kreative neue Wege gefunden, das Wort Wikipedia zu benutzen:'''
*als Verb, wie Google:
*: Nov 25: ''&quot;You can Wikipedia them on the Web, open source-style&quot;'' (was man ungefähr mit ''&quot;Man kann sie im Web wikipedien, auf Open-Source-Art&quot;'' übersetzten könnte) --Wired Magazine
*als eine Metapher für das Leben im Internet:
*: Dec 2: ''&quot;einer der wachsenden Gruppe von Computerfreaks, deren Leben eine einzige große Wikipedia ist&quot;'' --Wired News


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'''Wikimania 2005: Die erste internationale Wikimediakonferenz''' ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]) ist eine Konferenz, die für alle Benutzer der Projekte von Wikimedia geplant wurde. (4. August 2005 bis 8. August 2005). 

Redner an diesem Ereignis werden sowohl aus der Wikimedia als auch von außerhalb kommen. Einer der Konferenzziele ist, daß die Teilnehmer Gelegenheit dazu haben, Gleichgesinnte zu treffen und mehr über Projekte in anderen Sprachen zu erfahren.

Die Wahl für die erste Wikimediakonferenz im Sommer 2005 fiel auf Frankfurt. Mitte November inspizierten Jimbo Wales, Arne Klempert, Matthias Schindler und Elian den Veranstaltungsort, das Haus der Jugend, und sprachen mit potentiellen Sponsoren. Das Haus der Jugend stellte sich als ein hervorragender Ort heraus, eine Mischung aus alten und neuen Gebäuden, umgeben von einer schönen Parklandschaft. Wir buchten fast das ganze Gebäude für die Zeit zwischen dem 4. und dem 8. August, eine große Konferenzhalle für 400 Leute, einige kleinere Hallen und atwa 300 Betten. Als nächste Schritte stehen das Bereitstellen des Reservierungssystems und der &quot;Call for papers&quot; an.

Drei Tage voll Veranstaltungen und zwei Konferenztage wurden für dieses erste jährliche Treffen geplant. Es wird Präsentantionen über Wikis und Wikimediaprojekte aus dem technischen, akademischen und industriellen Bereich geben.

Sowohl die Veranstaltungen wie auch die Übernachtung wird in dem großen Jugendgästezentrum in Frankfurt am Main in Deutschland, eine regelmäßige Anlaufstelle für Non-Profit Organisationen, stattfinden. Auf der Metaseite des Themas kann man Details zu Ort und dem geplanten Programm erfahren. ([//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania]).
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Einige italienische Wikipedianer haben am 27. November, parallel zur Präsentation der Wikipedia auf der LinuxDay-Konferenz, in Bozen ein Treffen abgehalten. Eines der Hauptgesprächsthemen war die Gründung des italienischen Wikimedia-Vereins, wobei die Erfahrungen mit der Vereinstätigkeit, die einige deutschen teilnehmenden Wikipedianer mitgebracht haben, sehr wertvoll waren. Über einige wichtige Punkte herrscht bereits Konsens: ein erster Entwurf für die Vereinssatzung soll erstellt und diskutiert werden, außerdem soll der Verein eine nicht-profitorientierte Organisation sein. Der Status von Administratoren wird derzeit in verschiedenen Meinungsbildern in der italienischen Wikipedia diskutiert. Nach dem derzeitigen Stand der Diskussionen müssen zwischenzeitlich inaktive Administratoren in der Liste explizit genannt werden, um zu vermeiden, dass unwissende Benutzer diese kontaktieren und sich dann über fehlende Rückmeldung von Seiten der Administratoren beschweren. Außerdem ging es um die Frage, ob die Kategorien die Listen vollständig ersetzen könnten, wofür noch nicht geschriebene Artikel in den bearbeitbaren Teil der Kategorienseite eingefügt werden müssten.
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Das Taipeh-Treffen fand am 4. Dezember 2004 statt. An diesem Tag suchte zwar einer der seltenen Winter-Hurrikans Taipeh heim, aber am Nachmittag hörten die heftigen Regenschauer auf und das Treffen begann im Yun-men-Café in der Nähe des Taipeher Bahnhofs. Vier Wikipedianer, deren Freunde, und ein Reporter des United Daily News schlossen sich dem Treffen an.

Die automatische Umwandlung von traditionellem Chinesisch in vereinfachtes, welche mit der Version 1.4 der MediaWiki-Software kommen wird, wurde zuerst diskutiert. Dieses Feature wird sehr hilfreich sein, mehr Taiwanesen für unsere Projekte zu begeistern. Dann tratschten die Taipei-Wikipedianer über die unterschiedlichen Persönlichkeitstypen der Wikipedianer in der chinesischen Wikipedia, denn das ist ein interessantes Thema. Weil [http://tw.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Taiwan] die neue Online-Community [http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt;] angekündigte und auch auf dem chinesischen Festland [http://www.sina.com Sina.com] das sehr ähnliches Projekt [http://ask.sina.com.cn/ iAsk] bekanntgab – in ihren Communities kann jeder Fragen stellen und beantworten, ihr Inhalt ist auch nach Fragen sortiert – wurde der Unterschied zwischen Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; und Wikipedia diskutiert. Alle Teilnehmer dachten, dass die chinesische Wikipedia ein neues Awardsystem einführen sollte, genauso wie es Kimo Knowledge&lt;sup &gt;+&lt;/sup &gt; und iAsk haben – obwohl alle chenesischen Wikipedianer das [[en:Wikipedia:WikiMoney|WikiMoney]] und [[en:Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstars]] System in der englischen Wikipedia kennen. Als letztes sprach die Gruppe über die Anwerbung neuer Mitarbeiter. Sollte es spezielle Werbung geben oder nur das spontane Wachstum der Community? Das ist wirklich eine gute Frage.
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Im Oktober und November 2004 trafen sich die japanischen Wikipedianer dreimal, und zwar in den Städten [[de:Osaka|Osaka]], [[de:Tokio|Tokio]] und [[de:Nagoya|Nagoya]]. Einige Wikipedianer von Treffen in anderen Städten wie beispielsweise [[de:Yokohama|Yokohama]] haben mitgeteilt, dass die Beteiligten altersmäßig zwischen Schülern aus der Oberstufe und einem Pärchen Mitte 40 waren. Der französische Benutzer [[:fr:User:Aoineko|Aoineko]] in Yokohama hat eine [[m:Trophy box|Trophäe]] zum Tokio-Treffen mitgebracht. Sie wurde der japanischen Wikipedia von der japanischen Gesellschaft für Werbung verliehen und anschließend an Jimbo geschickt. Die Gesprächsthemen waren unter anderem Pläne, die Selbstverwaltung japanischer Projekte zu verbessern, die aktuellen bemerkenswerten Aktivitäten anderer Wikipedianer sowie die eigenen Tätigkeiten in der Wikipedia.
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Der 21. Chaos Communication Congress (21C3) fand Ende Dezember 2004 in Berlin statt.
Er bot vielen Wikipedianern und MediaWiki-Entwicklern die Möglichkeit zu einem Treffen.
Für manche Entwickler war es die erste Gelegenheit, in direktem Gespräch über die 
zukünftigen Entwicklungen der Software zu diskutieren.

Die Konferenz befasste sich mit Themen wie Hacking, Wissenschaft, Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft. 
Es fanden zwei Vorträge und zwei Workshops zu Wikimedia statt. Tim Starling und
Brooke Vibber hielten einen Vortrag mit dem Titel &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/63  Edit This Page] - Scaling the Wiki Beyond 1 million&quot; (&quot;Seite bearbeiten - Verwendung von Wikis für mehr als 1 Million Artikel&quot;) und moderierten den [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/194.en.html MediaWiki Developer Workshop], wo die aktuelle Software MediaWiki und deren weitere Entwicklung diskutiert wurden. Dabei kam die Sprache sowohl auf Hard- als auch Softwareprobleme einschließlich der Implementierung von Kompressionsalgorithmen.
Jimmy Wales sprach über &quot;[http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/59 Wikipedia Sociographics]: What the wikipedia community doesn't know about
itself&quot; (&quot;Soziografik der Wikipedia: Was die Community über sich selbst nicht weiss&quot;). Er erläuterte die verschiedene Rollen Einzelner in der Community und die Tatsache, dass die Wikipedia nicht von 1 Million Personen erstellt wird, welche eine gemeinsame Linie vorgeben, sondern von einem bunt gemischten Haufen, der versucht, möglichst gut zusammenzuarbeiten. Elisabeth Bauer, Angela Beesley und Jimmy Wales moderierten den [http://www.ccc.de/congress/2004/fahrplan/event/225.en.html Wikimedia Collaboration Workshop]. Hier wurde unter anderem über die weitere Rolle der Foundation, über internationale Zusammenarbeit und über die Wikimania-Konferenz nachgedacht.

Die Wikipedia-Zone mit Sofas und Sitzpolstern im Erdgeschoss war Treffpunkt für viele Wikipedianer. Dort gab es Gelegenheit, Wikireader und Wikipedia-CDs zu kaufen sowie Werbung für die Wikipedia zu machen.

Außerdem wurde die Zeit in Berlin genutzt, um die Planung der Wikimania-Konferenz voranzutreiben und erste Programmentwürfe und mögliche Vortragende vorzuschlagen.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size=3&gt;'''Wikipedia-Dissertation'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Die italienische Wissenschaftlerin Valentina Paruzzi hat einen Beitrag über das gemeinschaftliche Erarbeiten von Wissen im Internet verfasst ([[Wikisource:Produrre sapere in rete in modo cooperativo - il caso Wikipedia|Wikisource (auf Italienisch)]], [[Wikisource:The Cooperative Production of Knowledge on the Internet%E2%80%94the Case of Wikipedia|Wikisource (auf Englisch)]]).

Die gemeinschaftliche Produktion von Wissen in den modernen Medien – seit über 40 Jahren vom Computer als Kommunikations- und Verbreitungsmittel geprägt – wurde bereits häufiger diskutiert. Paruzzi legt den Schwerpunkt ihrer Betrachtung nun aber auf das Internet mit dem Wikipedia-Projekt als Fallbeispiel.

Empirisch untersucht sie eingehend die &quot;virtuelle Gruppendynamik&quot; der Wikipedia-Gemeinschaft, unterstützt durch Beobachtungen bei Treffen und durch Offline- und Online-Interviews. 

Dann greift sie zunächst in die Vergangenheit zurück und zeigt die komplexe Entwicklung von der Zeit des Siegeszugs des PCs bis hin zu Produktionsmodellen und sozialen Gruppen wie der Open-Source-Bewegung, die der Wikipedia schon näher kommen. Die Theorien der zwei Hauptvertreter der Open-Source-Bewegung, Richard Stallman und Eric Raymond, untersucht sie genauer.

In einem weiteren Schritt richtet sie den Blick auf Theorien, die das soziostrukturelle Gebilde zu erklären vermögen, das die gemeinschaftliche Produktion von Wissen im Netz aufrechterhält: Albert Làszlò Barabàsis Strukturtheorie von Netzwerken und selbstorganisierenden Systemen und die Theorie der Komplexität in selbstorganisierenden Systemen, soweit diese für die Geisteswissenschaften anwendbar ist.

In diesem theoretischen Rahmen kommt sie zu dem für die Wissenschaftstheorie originellen Ergebnis, dass die italienische Ausgabe der Wikipedia ein Mischmodell ist: einerseits erinnert Wikipedia an die Dynamik der Selbstorganisation und an komplexe Systeme, andererseits zeigen sich typische Gemeinschaftsaspekte, wie sie in der umfangreichen Literatur über virtuelle Gemeinschaften beschrieben wurden.
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''Galerie'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

&lt;small&gt;Ein paar der schönsten Abbildungen&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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| align=center | [[Image:Plumpollen0060.jpg|200px|Fotograf: Pollinator]]

| align=center | [[Image:Ecuador cajas national park.jpg|220px|&quot;gespiegelte Seen&quot;, Cajas National Park in Ecuador. Fotograf: Delphine Ménard (notafish)]]

| align=center | [[image:Pin_tumbler_with_key.png|160px|Ein Modell eines Zylinderschlosses. Es wurde vollständig mit einer Software erstellt, die unter GFDL veröffentlicht wurde. Autor : Wapcaplet]] 
&lt;br &gt; [[image:Pin_tumbler_unlocked.png|160px|Ein Modell eines Zylinderschlosses. Es wurde vollständig mit einer Software erstellt, die unter GFDL veröffentlicht wurde. Autor: Wapcaplet]]

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| align=center | [[Image:Koh Samui Lipa Noi2.jpg|200px|Koh Samui (Surat Thani, Thailand). Fotograf: Manfred Werner (Tsui)]]

| align=center | [[image:Gallium1_640x480.jpg|200px|Gallium Kristalle. Fotograf: Foobar]]

| align=center | [[image:BonsaiTridentMaple.jpg|200px|Ein dreispitziger Ahorn als Bonsaibaum. Fotograf: Peggy Greb]]

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| align=center | [[image:410px-Sun_halo_optical_phenomenon.jpg|170px|Ein Halo, der die Sonne umschließt in der Nähe des Südpols. Fotograf: JG Cindy McFee]]

| align=center | [[Image:Dragonfly_eye_3811.jpg|180px|Libelle mit Facettenaugen. Fotograf: David L. Green]]

| align=center | [[image:Austrian_BarrelOrgan.jpg|140px|Ein Mann in Österreich, der seine Drehorgel spielt. Fotograf: Chepry]]

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Im Anschluss an eine Präsentation vor BBC-Mitarbeitern am [[:m:WQ/1|August 2004]] wurden Angela Beesley und Jimmy Wales eingeladen, im November zwei Wochen im BBC-Büro Bush House in London zu verbringen. Die beiden Wochen wurden dazu verwendet, BBC-Mitarbeitern aus verschiedenen Abteilungen Wikipedia und andere Wikimedia-Projekte vorzustellen, zusammen mit der MediaWiki-Software und den Prinzipien von freien Inhalten und offenen Gemeinschaften.

Sie sprachen mit etwa 150 Leuten, einem sehr kleinen Teil der 27.000 Mitarbeiter. Die Präsentationen waren darauf abgestimmt, ob die Abteilung eher vom Wikipedia-Inhalt profitieren könnte oder ob sie eher eigene Wiki-Gemeinschaften bilden sollte, um Inhalte für die BBC-Website zu erstellen.

Jimmy und Angela diskutierten auch die &quot;Producers Guidelines&quot; mit den Zuständigen für Web-Suche und Editionsrichtlinien, um Gründe dafür herauszufinden, dass die Suchmaschine der BBC keine Seiten der Wikipedia ausgibt. Eine Information auf einer veralteten Seite im internen Wiki der Suchmaschinenabteilung liess vermuten, dass eine &quot;3-Klick-Regel&quot; der Suchmaschine die Ursache ist, die Nutzer vor allzuschnellem Zugriff auf pornographische Seiten und ähnliches schützen sollte. Die aktuell gültigen Suchmaschinenregeln jedoch sollten diesbezüglich keine Probleme mehr aufwerfen.

Im Anschluss an eine Präsentation über Wikimedia-Projekte für die Online-Nachrichten-Abteilung konzentrierte sich das Interesse fast ausschließlich auf das kürzlich gestartete Wikinews-Projekt. Es gab viele Fragen darüber, wie das Projekt überwacht wird und ob man den Inhalten trauen kann. Es wurde erklärt, dass Wikinews momentan hauptsächlich Zusammenfassungen von bereits anderweitig vorhandenen Nachrichten enthält, aber keine eigene Berichterstattung betreibt.

Für die Präsentation vor der Radio- und Musikabteilung wurde eine Beispielseite erstellt, die darstellen sollte, wie Wikipedia-Inhalte auf den BBC-Seiten aussehen würden. So konnte die Abteilung die Wikipedia einfach mit den auf ihren Seiten bereits vorhandenen, von der Firma Muze lizensierten Inhalten vergleichen. Später gab es Diskussionen über die Unterschiede zwischen [[:w:en:H2g2|h2g2]] und den Wikipedia-Gemeinschaften und darüber, wie die hierarchischen Prozesse auf der BBC-Site verringert werden könnten.

In der ersten Woche bei der BBC erschien Paula LeDieu, um über das ''Creative Archive'' zu diskutieren. Dieses Archiv beinhaltet das gesamte von der BBC archivierte Fernseh- und Radiomaterial. Es ist geplant, es unter einer &quot;Creative Commons&quot; Lizenz freizugeben. Die Lizenz wird nur für nicht-kommerziellen Gebrauch und möglicherweise nur für den Gebrauch innerhalb des Vereinigten Königreichs gültig sein. Da die BBC in vielen Fällen die nötigen Rechte nicht besitzt, sind die Schwierigkeiten, die Rechteinhaber zur Zustimmung zu einer freien Lizenz zu bewegen, einer der Gründe für die Wahl einer nicht-kommerziellen Lizenz.

Die Sport-Abteilung schien besonders interessiert zu sein, Wikipedia-Inhalte zu übernehmen und auch eine eigene Gemeinschaft zu bilden. Sie möchte besser über Randsportarten informieren und fand es interessant, wie kostengünstig das erreicht werden kann, wenn man den Fans jener Sportarten erlaubt, selbst über Wikis Inhalte hinzuzufügen.

Bei der Site [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2 People's War] wird demnächst die Editier-Funktion abgeschaltet. Wir diskutierten mit den Betreuern dieser Site über ihre Pläne nach dem Ende des Projekts. Obwohl die Verfasser der Lebenserinnerungen auf dieser Site den Vertragsbedingungen der BBC zugestimmt hatten, die jede Art der Lizensierung an Dritte ermöglichen, wurde eine Freigabe unter GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License) und ein potentieller Missbrauch als inakzeptabel für diese Gemeinschaft angesehen. Als Alternative wurde vorgeschlagen, die vorhandenen Geschichten unverändert zu lassen, der Gemeinschaft aber zu erlauben, Meta-Daten und Fakten und hinzuzufügen.

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''Siehe auch den [[:m:Calendar|Kalender]] für mehr Informationen''&lt;br /&gt;

Alles, was in letzter Zeit im Wikiversum und darüber hinaus passiert ist und was noch kommen wird. Das wohl aufregendste Ereignis in nächster Zeit wird der Wikimania-Kongress sein, das erste internationale Wikimedia-Treffen, welches vom 4. bis zum 8. August stattfinden wird. Wikimania wird sowohl eine Bühne für wissenschaftliche Vorträge bieten als auch ein Platz sein, an dem hunderte Wikimedianer sich zum ersten Mal im Leben außerhalb des Internets begegnen. Was wird passieren? Wird die Stimmung explodieren? Niemand kann es genau wissen, aber bringt auf jeden Fall mal eine Tüte Konfetti mit.  

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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | '''Sep''' 
| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | Aoineko erhält eine Auszeichnung für die Wikipedia von der ''Japanese Advertiser's Association''&lt;br &gt; Die Wikipedia durchbricht die Schallmauer von 1.000.000 Artikeln &lt;br &gt; Präsentation vor den Vereinten Nationen
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | '''Oct''' 
| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | 40.000 Kopien der deutschen Wikipedia-CD werden auf den Markt gebracht.&lt;br &gt; 12. Oktober: Berlinux-Konferenz
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | '''Nov''' 
| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | 27. und 28. November: Symposium in Rotterdam
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| valign=&quot;top&quot; | '''Dec''' 
| valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;font-size:smaller&quot; | 12. und 13. Dezember: Treffen mit der ''OSI Foundation''' in New York.&lt;br &gt;27. bis 29. Dezember: 21C3 in Berlin
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[[Image:Red sunset02.jpg|300px|center|Australian sunset, near Swifts Creek]]

&lt;center &gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''Anstehende Ereignisse'''&lt;/font &gt;&lt;/center &gt;
* 8. - 11. Januar - Jerusalem, Israel. GuruNet-Vorlesung
* 9. Februar - Palo Alto, Kalifornien. Vorlesung an der Stanford University
* 26. - 27. Februar -  Brüssel, Belgien. FOSDEM-Konferenz, große Präsentation der Wikipedia
* 5. - 6. März - Chemnitz, Deutschland. Linuxtage
* 10. - 16. März - Hannover, Deutschland. CeBit
* 11. - 14. März - Lörrach, Deutschland. IT-/Linuxtage 2005
* 14. - 17. März - San Diego, Kalifornien. '''etech'''-Konferenz
* 15. - 18. März - Düsseldorf, Deutschland.  Bibliothekartag 2005
* 17. - 20. März - Leipzig, Deutschland. Leipziger Buchmesse 2005
* 18. - 20. März - Barcelona, Spanien.  CCC-Treffen
* 21. - 26. März - Neu Delhi, Indien.  ''Doors of Perception''-Konferenz, &quot;Plattform für soziale Innovationen&quot;
* 14. - 17. April - Helsinki, Finnland. PixelAche
* 18. - 21. April - Santa Clara, Kalifornien. MySQL-Benutzer-Konferenz
* 27. April - 1. Mai - Genf, Schweiz. Internationale Buchausstellung
* 2 Juni - Hamburg, Deutschland. Deutscher Trendtag 2005
* 22. -25. Juni - Karlsruhe, Deutschland.  Linuxtag
* 27 Juni - Chicago, Illinois. Konferenz der amerikanischen Bibliotheksgesellschaft

&lt;center &gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''In näherer Zukunft'''&lt;/font &gt;&lt;/center &gt;
* 5. - 9. August: [[m:Wikimania|Wikimania]]-Treffen, Frankfurt am Main, Deustchland.

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&lt;center&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''Wie geht es weiter?'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
[[Image:Bay Area Road Ahead.jpg|center|Der Weg, der vor uns liegt.]]

Interessierte Leser sollten dieses Rundschreiben im April lesen. Neue Informationen werden auf der [[:m:Wikimedia_Newsletter|&quot;Newsletter Seite&quot;]] veröffentlicht, man kann sich auch für einen Newsletter per E-Mail anmelden. Die nächste Ausgabe kommt im Frühjahr, macht so weiter und lasst uns eure Wünsche/Anregungen wissen!

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''Das bloße Zusammenführen von Menschen in einer Gemeinschaft bewirkt noch nicht die Bildung einer homogenen Gemeinschaft, vielmehr wird das durch das Gegenteil bewirkt: Förderung und gleichberechtigte Anwendung unterschiedlicher Qualifikationen in einer Atmosphäre des Verstehens ... Gemeinschaften, die einer Schachtel sortierter Zinnsoldaten gleichen, gehören der Vergangenheit an, nicht der Zukunft.''
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''The weaving of mankind into one community does not imply the creation of a homogeneous community, but rather the reverse; the welcome and adequate utilization of distinctive quality in an atmosphere of understanding... Communities all to one pattern, like boxes of toy soldiers, are things of the past, rather than of the future.''
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A very short meeting with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Jimbo Wales&lt;/tvar&gt;|Jimmy Wales]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;User:Anthere&lt;/tvar&gt;|Florence Devouard]], and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;User:Angela&lt;/tvar&gt;|Angela Beesley]] was held on IRC on March 30, 2005. A summary of this is below.
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: &lt;translate&gt;There had been some rumors around a proposed software fork for wikinews. This is related to certain features not being implemented. A hosting offer had been received, but nothing is expected to happen with this for a couple of months. There seems to be a lack of support for moving the project to a different server. Erik is making a report on the state of the current Wikinews versions which may give more information about which new ones should or should not be started. Jimbo felt that Wikinews China should not be started until there is more community support&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Business cards&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;If users require business cards, they ought to ask permission from the foundation. It may be worth having different cards for people in the foundation and people who edit the projects, such as using a project logo rather than the Wikimedia logo.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Legal matters&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;A legal issues list has been created. Logo licensing should be discussed here.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Mandrake CD&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Soufron was to meet with Mandrake (now Mandriva) to show them a demo version created by Phe. The search was not working at this time.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;OTRS&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;OTRS will continue to be used since no better solution has been found.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Hosting&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Yahoo and Google hosting contracts are under discussion.
Kennisnet are happy to make a hosting deal with the Foundation rather than waiting for the existence of a Dutch chapter.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Bylaws&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Changing the bylaws for the IRS has been completed.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Privacy policy&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;The CheckUser feature should be included in the privacy policy.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Domain names&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Daniel Mayer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Daniel Mayer]] has been asked to oversee the domain names.&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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A Board [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on IRC on May 16 with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;User:Jimbo Wales&lt;/tvar&gt;|Jimmy Wales]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;User:Anthere&lt;/tvar&gt;|Florence Devouard]], and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;User:Angela&lt;/tvar&gt;|Angela Beesley]], primarily to discuss the upcoming elections and official positions.

The potential make up of the next [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board of Trustees]] was discussed extensively. We aim to expand community participation in decision making next year. Jimmy is in the process of developing a proposal related to this, which will be submitted to the [&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l&lt;/tvar&gt; Foundation mailing list] this week. Possible extension of terms was discussed, with the suggestion made that the board be elected for two years in the upcoming elections, and three years thereafter, so positions will rotate.

We will seek legal advice on the make up of the board, in order to evaluate the ways in which the existing structure might be changed. US$3,000 will be [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;budget&lt;/tvar&gt;|budget]]ed for this.

For [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Official position&lt;/tvar&gt;|official positions]], a description of the job, description of what is expected from them, a list of tasks, and the limits of the position will need to be set in advance of people being appointed to these positions. A list of potential positions will be advertised this week, and anyone interested in them is invited to contact the board about taking these roles. In many cases, these positions will be a means of formal recognition for the informal roles people already have within the Foundation. Initial appointments will be made on May 23.

Jimmy will discuss the Queen's Jubilee &quot;partnership&quot; with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:GerardM&lt;/tvar&gt;|Gerard Meijssen]], since it was felt this should not be in the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;press releases&lt;/tvar&gt;|press release]].

Jimmy will talk to [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Daniel Mayer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Daniel Mayer]] about access to the Foundation's bank account.

A proposal regarding the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/ Wikimedia and Mandriva&lt;/tvar&gt;|DVD]] is expected from [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;{{lwp|Mandriva}}&lt;/tvar&gt;|Mandriva]] on Thursday and will be discussed at the next meeting.

The next meeting will be held on Monday May 23 at 20 [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Timezone conversion&lt;/tvar&gt;|UTC]].
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* &lt;translate&gt;There is a proposal for a [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikicouncil&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikicouncil]] which Jimmy is going to post to the mailing list. [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Anthere&lt;/tvar&gt;|Florence]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;User:Jimbo Wales&lt;/tvar&gt;|Jimmy]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;User:Akl&lt;/tvar&gt;|Arne]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;User:Elian&lt;/tvar&gt;|Elisabeth]], and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;5&quot;&gt;User:Notafish&lt;/tvar&gt;|Delphine]] met on IRC last week to discuss the roles of the council and whether chapters should be represented on it.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Angela proposed having an executive board of five members, with an additional three members that would be elected. The three non-executive board members would be involved in basically everything, but the executive could overrule them where necessary. Jimmy found this concept interesting, but was unsure of the legality of it. It was put forward that since this would require a change of the bylaws upon which legal advice would need to be sought, that the next board will remain at 2 elected members.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Known objections to [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/official positions&lt;/tvar&gt;|official positions]] were discussed.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Potential candidates for positions were discussed. Jimmy will make appointments taking into account this discussion. Potential positions put on hold for now included Quarto editor, Partnerships, and Translation.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The next meeting will be Tuesday 7 June at 20:00 [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Timezone conversion&lt;/tvar&gt;|UTC]].&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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A Board [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on IRC on June 7 with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Jimbo Wales&lt;/tvar&gt;|Jimmy Wales]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;User:Angela&lt;/tvar&gt;|Angela Beesley]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees#Michael_Davis&lt;/tvar&gt;|Michael Davis]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;User:Anthere&lt;/tvar&gt;|Florence Devouard]], and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees#Tim_Shell&lt;/tvar&gt;|Tim Shell]], primarily to discuss proposed changes to the bylaws.

== Bylaws ==

Jimmy clarified that the changes made previously were to the Articles of Incorporation, not to the bylaws.

Changes to the membership were proposed so that we would not need to rely on non-existent software features to determine who is a member of the Foundation. Until single sign on is in operation, the only determination of membership will be through casting a vote in the Board elections. Voters will automatically be classed as members if they were eligible to vote. The election committee is asked to make this clear in the instructions for voters. The board can recognize people for special contributions as being eligible to vote by classifying them as 'sustaining members'. No such members have yet been specified.

Other changes proposed were the removal of the Disciplinary Board, which has never been created, and a clarification between the removal of members and the removal of editors. The roles of the board were discussed since these do not reflect the roles expressed in the bylaws.

The proposed bylaws will be finalized and presented to a lawyer for approval. A Florida attorney will be hired for this.

For the purpose of the upcoming election, the following two changes were approved;&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;elected terms shall be two years rather than one, and&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;there will be no difference between contributing and volunteer member representatives.&lt;/translate&gt;
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Other proposed changes were informally agreed upon, but will not be officially approved prior to the legal review.

== Other matters ==
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; &lt;translate&gt;Elections&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;The election committee is advised to discuss with their technical contact the software required for the election, and to determine whether the 400 edit limit is technically feasible.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Mandriva&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia and Mandriva&lt;/tvar&gt;|Mandriva]] have returned a modified contract, which has been commented upon and edited by Florence. Mandriva have expressed a desire for the DVD to include Portuguese content, although the Portuguese Wikipedia has not yet undergone a tagging drive. It is not clear yet whether Portuguese will be part of the initial release.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Domains&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Serbian domain names have been bought&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Licensing&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy is meeting Eben Moglen on 15 June to talk about proposed changes to the GFDL.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Finance&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Daniel Mayer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Daniel Mayer]] has all the bank statements and will shortly have the Quickbooks accounting files. Financial issues will be discussed further at the next meeting if Daniel is able to attend.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Chapters&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;The Foundation's contract with Wikimedia Deutschland needs to be clarified, particularly with regard to the proceeds from the Directmedia CD.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Hardware&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Kate has helped to determine what we need from Yahoo. Details from the system administration team on what we would like from other potential sponsors would be appreciated.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Arbitration&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;The proposed content arbitration committee was mentioned, but not discussed in detail since there seems little agreement within the arbitration committee, or within the community, for any of the current proposals.&lt;/translate&gt;
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The next meeting will be held on June 9 at 20 [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Timezone conversion&lt;/tvar&gt;|UTC]]. [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;User:GerardM&lt;/tvar&gt;|Gerard Meijssen]] and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;User:Daniel Mayer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Daniel Mayer]] have been invited to attend to discuss Wiktionary licensing issues and the upcoming fundraising drive.
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A Board [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on IRC on June 9 with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;User:Angela&lt;/tvar&gt;|Angela Beesley]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees#Michael_Davis&lt;/tvar&gt;|Michael Davis]], [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;User:Anthere&lt;/tvar&gt;|Florence Devouard]], and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees#Tim_Shell&lt;/tvar&gt;|Tim Shell]]. They were later joined by [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;4&quot;&gt;User:Daniel Mayer&lt;/tvar&gt;|Daniel Mayer]] and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;5&quot;&gt;User:GerardM&lt;/tvar&gt;|Gerard Meijssen]].

== Bylaws ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;All board members present approved the minor changes to the bylaws. The changes reflect that the next election will not recognize any difference between the roles of the two elected Trustees, and that the election terms will be for two years rather than one.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Finance ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Michael had no news yet on the accounting. A meeting is planned with Terry Foote to review this.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Michael will send Daniel Mayer the information he needs to make the next budget.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Daniel has found a way to resolve the 'read only bank access' issue. He discussed this with Michael. Jimmy will need to set this up.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Michael noted that we must ensure that all transactions have a paper trail.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;We have approximately US$50,000 in the PayPal account.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The fundraising drive will postponed until after the elections.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Feedback from the sysadmins on what we are going to buy and when is required before the fundraising drive.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There are at least US$200 in PayPal intended for Wikimania. Daniel will consult with Austin Hair about this.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Hardware and hosting ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;No further information on new hosting offers was available at this time.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The Yahoo! servers are expected to go online in July or later.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Gerard noted a problem with the database server in Amsterdam serving no purpose.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Gerard proposed to have students working on the Wikimedia servers, possibly with a paid developer to mentor them.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Other matters ==
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; &lt;translate&gt;Wikicouncil&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy to publish this on the mailing list.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Legal issues&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Anthere will send a reminder to Izynews. There were no other urgent legal issues arising.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Local chapters&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Discussion of proposed contracts will take place via email later in the month&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Who should be the authorized agent for Wikimedia France will be asked to juriwiki-l and to the French Board&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Artificial languages&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;It was unclear whether this needed to be a board decision. A vote might be held sometime after September.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Chinese Wikinews&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy was seen to be set against it, but was not present for the meeting, so this point was postponed.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Legal counsel offer&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy can contact Greg Maxwell about this.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Privacy policy update&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;This was deemed to non-urgent and therefore postponed&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Partners/logo use&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Logo and trademark policy&lt;/tvar&gt;|Logo and trademark policies]] will be developed on the wiki, submitted to juriwiki-l and approved at a later meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;External contacts&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Gerard asked about contacting organizations such as OmegaT Open Office org and Lucene to work on Ultimate Wiktionary specifically. Angela agreed to this. Anthere proposed he awaited a comment from Jimmy on the matter.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Next meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;The time of the next meeting is to be decided.&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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A Board [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on IRC on August 14, primarily to discuss the upcoming fundraising drive and the finances for this quarter. The initial part of the meeting was attended by the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board of Trustees]] (Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Florence Devouard, Tim Shell, and Jimmy Wales) and the Chief Financial Officer (Daniel Mayer). The latter part of the meeting was open.

== Finances ==

Michael, Jimmy, and Daniel will meet in Florida at the start of September to further discuss financial matters.

=== Budget ===

The following budget was drafted by Daniel and approved by the Board.

This budget is only for the third quarter, which ends at the end of September.
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: &lt;translate&gt;US$125k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Hosting&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$16k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Travel&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$7.5k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Domain names&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$1k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Office expenses&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$2.5k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Miscellaneous&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$1k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;CTO&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$12k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Hardware assistant&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$1.5k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Promotion&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$500&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Legal insurance&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$1k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Legal expenses&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$3k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Executive assistant&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$5k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Audit&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$2k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Chapter startup&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$2k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Reserve (10%)&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;US$18k&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Total&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;'''US$198,000.00'''&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Fundraising drive ===

A fundraising drive will take place from August 19 to September 9. We are anticipating donations of US$200,000 in the fundraising drive, which will be the first in six months.

A fund drive letter will be drafted and translated early this week. No substantial technical changes will be made for this fundraiser, though Daniel requested that automatic updates, at least for the PayPal data, be made.

It is expected that our credit card processing is ready and credit card donations should be promoted in the fundraising drive. The French chapter is able to receive donations during the drive, though these will not be tax deductible this year. Donations via transfer to a European bank account can be made using the Belgian account.

Danny Wool will be given read only access to the PayPal account. He will also contact PayPal regarding reducing the fees. Daniel Mayer will provide him the details he needs for this.

=== Organization, review, executive assistant ===

Bank statements and other financial information are required by Michael and Daniel on a consistent and timely basis. A full-time executive assistant for Wikimedia will be hired to help with this, other paperwork, telephone calls, and to ensure that information is distributed promptly and properly. The assistant will work from the Florida office during normal business hours. The salary of this person is included in the budget for this quarter. Details of this need to be added to pages informing donors what their donations are spent on. Michael will interview candidates.

A credit card is needed for the Belgian account. Multiple bank statements will be sent out so that Michael has a copy of these, and he will also be given signature authority on the accounts.

A certified public accountant will be hired to review the financial records. Michael will find prices for this before early September. The Foundation's records will be brought up to date before this, including a record of corporate resolutions and the minute book

=== Donations, awards, and sponsorship ===
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: &lt;translate&gt;Daniel reported that as of mid June we had 18K in SunTrust and 25K in the Wikimania account, both of which are now (expected to be) depleted, though he did not have up to date information on this. We currently have US$42,000 in PayPal, which is to be considered our reserve fund. Discussions on how the reserve should be invested will be discussed in the meeting in Florida in September.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Apple&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy is discussing with Apple ways in which they may support Wikipedia.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Best Buy&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;A US$50,000 donation is promised from Best Buy following Jimmy's visit there later this year.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Google&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;We have an open offer from Google, and Jimmy will be making a request to them in the near future.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Logos&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Gerard noted that one of the database servers was not in full use in Amsterdam, and that additional servers may be donated if a proposed deal with Logos goes ahead.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;OSI&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;OSI reimbursements for the people they sponsored to attend Wikimedia are expected. This will be requested once an update from Delphine is received.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Saatchi and Saatchi&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;We are finalists for a US$100,000 grant (US$50k in cash) from Saatchi and Saatchi. The winners are to be announced on November 9.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Sun&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Discussions at Sun are underway regarding a potential hardware offer.&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Yahoo&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Yahoo servers are expected to go online in South Korea this month.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Bylaws and positions ==

A minor change will be made to the bylaws to reflect that June 30 is our fiscal year end rather than December 31, since our tax returns are on June 30 basis.

Tim will take over Angela's role as secretary. Michael will remain treasurer. Other roles, including the possibility of having more than one vice-chair, are outstanding pending the already-planned legal review of the bylaws. Jimmy will arrange this review on his return to Florida.

Michael felt that more of the responsibility should be with the officers and appointed executives.

Differences in the interpretation of the role of Chief Research Officer were discussed. The outcome of this will be published on August 17.

== Wikiversity ==

The deletion of Wikiversity-related pages on the English Wikibooks was discussed, along with the idea of creating a wiki to be used as a project incubator. It was proposed that the pages on Wikibooks be not deleted immediately, pending community discussion of where to move them, and of the best way to incubate new projects.

== Next meeting ==

A meeting for Board, Board Officials, and representatives of Local chapters will be held on August 18.
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A Board meeting was held on IRC on August 18 with Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Florence Devouard, Tim Shell, and Jimmy Wales, Wikimedia Foundation officers and representatives of the French, German, Italian, and Polish chapters.

== Chapter coordination officer ==
* Office of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chapter co-ordinator|chapter coordinator]] created
* Delphine Ménard (notafish) appointed to office
* Discussion of Wikimania and its relationship to chapter coordinator officer; decided this was 2 different things, and that helping local chapters host Wikimanias will be a minor part of job duties
* A mailing list chapter-l to be created, as well as a chapters wiki (see next item)

== New administrative wikis ==
* Discussion of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Private wikis|private wikis]] for grants, press, legal, and local chapters, whether they should each be separate, and who would have access
* Settled on one new combined wiki, with access restriction features to be developed soon by Brooke Vibber, pending receipt of specs

== Logo and trademark policy ==
* Draft of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Logo and trademark policy|Logo and trademark policy]] will be made public on Meta-Wiki
* Contracts with Wikimedia chapters to be posted on Meta-Wiki
* General contract for licensing with commercial entities to be public

== Wikimania 2006 ==
* Decided there should be a Wikimania 2006
* City specs to be released September 1; shortlist of candidate cities to be published October 1; a city to be selected October 15
* Organization team to be put together after this

== Fundraising and fundspending ==
* Discussed general [[fundraising|fundraising]] drive for the Wikimedia Foundation versus donations to local chapters
* Noted that the Wikimedia Foundation donations are not tax deductible in France and Germany, while donations to local chapters are
* Decided that chapters will ask first for the Wikimedia Foundation, and then offer the tax deductible local chapter donation option, along with an explanation of why two options are being offered
* Discussion of how and if money raised by chapters can be used for the Wikimedia Foundation; whether the German chapter can own servers in Florida, whether the Wikimedia Foundation can open datacenter in Germany that hosts servers owned by German chapter
* Concluded a trip to the German tax consultant was required before these questions can be settled

== Other matters ==
* Chinese Wikinews was discussed, at it was decided this is an issue best left to the Wikicouncil
* Dispute resolution committee was proposed to deal with issues on projects that do not have their own arbitration committees, and for cross-wiki issues; discussion of this idea on mailing lists is encouraged
* Decided to discuss the creation of Wikicouncil; Jimmy to submit his suggestions to mailing list; draft proposals to be developed on meta at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikicouncil|Wikicouncil]]
* Scheduling of future meetings discussed; open meeting planned for August 27; meeting of Board, officers, and chapters for Sept. 18; additionally Board-only meeting may be arranged in between other meetings
* Angela has proposed rationalizing the scheduling of meetings, having them every 15.125 days; discussion of this proposal is encouraged at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia meetings proposal|Wikimedia meetings proposal]].</text>
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A Board meeting was held on IRC on August 18 with Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Florence Devouard, Tim Shell, and Jimmy Wales, Wikimedia Foundation officers and representatives of the French, German, Italian, and Polish chapters.

== Chapter coordination officer ==
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== New administrative wikis ==
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== Logo and trademark policy ==
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== Wikimania 2006 ==
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== Fundraising and fundspending ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Discussed general [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;fundraising&lt;/tvar&gt;|fundraising]] drive for the Wikimedia Foundation versus donations to local chapters&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Other matters ==
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; &lt;translate&gt;open meeting planned for August 2&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;meeting of Board, officers, and chapters for Sept. 1&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;additionally Board-only meeting may be arranged in between other meetings&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Angela has proposed rationalizing the scheduling of meetings, having them every 15.125 day&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;discussion of this proposal is encouraged at [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia meetings proposal&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia meetings proposal]].&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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A [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC channels&lt;/tvar&gt;|IRC]] on August 27, 2005, to discuss various Foundation-related issues. The meeting was open to anyone. An [&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Board_agenda&amp;oldid=199249#August_week_4&lt;/tvar&gt; agenda] was published on Meta-Wiki.

The [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Open Board meeting, August 2005&lt;/tvar&gt;|full transcript]] is available on Meta-Wiki.

Summary:&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;Dutch Royal Librar&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Will go to them for more certain details about licensin&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;non-commercial license is a non-starte&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;no uploading of images until further clarification is achieved.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;Licensing of Wikinew&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;PD not legal in some place&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;need other license for Wikinews, cc-by for instanc&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;all Wikinewsies should be made aware of these issues.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;Seed/demo/incubator wiki discusse&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;committee to form, which will establish guidelines for inclusion and decide what to call i&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;guidelines will be posted, debated, and made official once something resembling consensus is reached.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;Closing certain wiki&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Discussed who decides when a project is to be close&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;creating a link page for people to grab dumps of closed project&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Sep11 to be proposed for lockin&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;Wikispecies in a holding pattern pending development of WikiData.&lt;/translate&gt;
# &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikicouncil&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikicouncil]&lt;/translate&gt;
: &lt;translate&gt;Purpose o&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;is there any support fo&lt;/translate&gt;
; &lt;translate&gt;who and how many persons involved, from what projects.&lt;/translate&gt;
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; &lt;translate&gt;then decided wikis would do just as wel&lt;/translate&gt;
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===Przegląd===
&lt;small&gt;''Autor: [[user:Anthere|Anthere]]''&lt;/small&gt;

Na początek krótkie podsumowanie stanu naszych finansów na koniec 2004 roku:

W 2004 r. całkowity przychód wyniósł 150 tysięcy dolarów, podczas gdy wydatki sięgnęły około 123 tysięcy dolarów. [[Bank_history/2004|Pełna historia konta]] za 2004 jest dostępna na stronach fundacji. Najbardziej uderzającą tendencją w 2004 r. był gwałtowny wzrost potrzeb. W ciągu jednego roku nasza farma serwerów powiększyła się z trzech do pięćdziesięciu maszyn! Oczywiście oznaczało to rosnące koszta w ciągu roku na zakup nowego wyposażenia i utrzymanie wykorzystywanej przepustowości sieci.

Na początku 2005 r. odbyło się [[Budget/2005|zebranie w sprawie budżetu]], na którym mieliśmy oszacować wzrost potrzeb. Na tej podstawie w lutym została zwołana udana zbiórka pieniędzy, która przyniosła ponad 90 tysięcy dolarów.&lt;br&gt;
Jak dotąd większość naszych przychodów pochodzi od indywidualnych darczyńców, wpłacających od 5 do 20 dolarów. Te wpłaty zawdzięczamy autorom i czytelnikom, którzy doceniają naszą działalność. Sukces zbiórki pozwala sądzić, że nasz rozwój może nadal być w zasadniczym stopniu wspierany przez indywidualne wpłaty.

Wśród innych wpływów znalazły się granty i sponsoring. Nasz najnowszy grant pochodzi z '''[http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Fundacji Lounsbery'ego]'''. Ważną zmianą w kwestii grantów i darów jest to, że Fundacja Wikimedia została zakwalifikowana jako jednostka dobroczynności publicznej i została zwolniona z podatku przez rządową agencję IRS. Będzie to z pewnością stanowić zachętę dla dysponentów grantów. W pierwszych miesiącach 2005 r. zwołano spotkanie na IRC na temat grantów, rozważaliśmy też poszukiwanie dla Fundacji menedżera grantów. W dalszej części kwartału sierpniowa Wikimania, pierwsze międzynarodowe spotkanie zorganizowane przez i dla wikipedystów, zyskała pierwszego sponsora w postaci '''Gurunet'''.

Ze zgromadzonych funduszy w [[m:Hardware_ordered_January_2005|styczniu]] zakupiliśmy nieco [[m:Hardware|sprzętu]]. Liczne w tym kwartale propozycje hostingu pozwoliły na mniejsze zakupy sprzętu niż się spodziewaliśmy. Darczyńca pierwszego zestawu [[pl:squid|serwerów buforujących]] we Francji dodał jeszcze trzy dodatkowe, które wkrótce będą za darmo trzymane przez '''Lost Oasis'''; inne propozycje są obecnie rozważane (więcej informacji na stronie [[m:Wikimedia_partners_and_hosts|partnerzy Wikimediów i hosting]]). Trwają zwłaszcza rozmowy z Google, ale żadne porozumienie nie zostało jeszcze zawarte. Ogólna tendencja to zwiększanie liczby naszych partnerów, co chroni naszą niezależność jednocześnie zapewniając odpowiednią bazę techniczną.

Nowym wydatkiem są ''płace''. Od początku 2005 r. fundacja zatrudnia na niepełny etat dwóch programistów, '''Chada Perrina''' i '''Brookea Vibbera'''. Rada postanowiła także zatrudnić na pełny etat osobę zajmującą się czynnościami sekretarskimi, takimi jak obsługa papierowych dokumentów, wysyłka paczek, zakupy części czy rozmowy telefoniczne. Miejscem jej pracy będzie Floryda. Trwają dyskusje nad zatrudnieniem kolejnych osób, ale na tym etapie nie została podjęta żadna decyzja w tej sprawie.

Na ostatnim posiedzeniu Rady zostały przyjęte [[m:Privacy policy/Pl|zasady prywatności]] dla wszystkich projektów Wikimediów. Będą one przetłumaczone na wszystkie jezyki i udostępnione użytkownikom oraz odwiedzającym w ciągu kilku następnych tygodni. 

Na koniec, w ostatnich tygodniach wzmocniły się także prawne aspekty działania naszej fundacji, a to dzięki utworzeniu [[m:Legal|strony]], w celu koordynacji dyskusji w tych kwestiach.

'''Posiedzenia rady'''
*[[Budget/2005|Budżetowe]]
*[[Meetings/February_7%2C_2005|z 7 lutego]]
*[[:m:Open_Board_meeting%2C_February_2005|Otwarte posiedzenie w lutym]]
*[[Meetings/March_30%2C_2005|z 30 marca]]

Zapraszamy też na listę bieżących [[m:Board_agenda/Open_questions|otwartych zapytań]] do rady.

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===Kwestie prawne===
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Aby pomóc Fundacji Wikimediów w rozwoju, dotyczące jej bieżące i przyszłe kwestie prawne mają zostać scentralizowane. Odbywa się to w celu zachowania użytecznych wewnętrznych i zewnętrznych odnośników do rozwiązanych problemów oraz innych zasobów. Dyskusje i informacje są zbierane na [[m:legal|prawnej]] stronie na MetaWiki. Ta strona jest również miejscem przewidzianym do gromadzenia wszystkich materiałów prawnych, których może potrzebować fundacja lub jej lokalne oddziały do zapytań do prawników z zewnątrz.

Typowe kwestie prawne fundacji związane są z prawem autorskim, znakami towarowymi, marketingiem, darowiznami, podatkami oraz prawem dotyczącym stowarzyszeń i współpracy. Obejmują one zarówno prawodawstwo krajów stosujących ''common law'', jak i krajów z kręgu prawa cywilnego.

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====Creative Commons przedstawia nową licencję dla wiki====
&lt;small&gt;''Autor: Michael Snow (21 marca)''&lt;/small&gt;

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W ostatni czwartek [[pl:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] przedstawiło wersję beta swojej [http://creativecommons.org/drafts/wiki_0.5 nowej licencji], przygotowanej specjalnie dla serwisów wiki, a jednocześnie [[pl:Lawrence Lessig|Lawrence Lessig]] uruchomił serwis wiki, na którym ma się odbywać edycja zaktualizowanej wersji jednej z jego książek.

[http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/002782.shtml Jak wyjaśnił Lessig], ta nowa licencja (nazwana CC-wiki) &quot;zamiast wymuszać przypisanie zasług posiadaczowi praw autorskich, przypisuje je albo posiadaczowi praw autorskich, albo wyznaczonej jednostce&quot;. Taką wyznaczoną jednostką mogłaby prawdopodobnie być dowolna organizacja kontrolująca dany serwis wiki. Lessig określił to jako raczej nową odmianę licencji attribution/share-alike (CC-by-sa) niż zupełnie nową licencję.

Lessig także używa wiki do koordynacji prac nad aktualizacją swojej książki ''[[:w:en:Code_and_Other_Laws_of_Cyberspace|Kod i inne prawa cyberprzestrzeni]]'', wydanej w 2000 r. Wiki dla tej książki, obsługiwane przez JotSpot, będzie używać nowej licencji CC-Wiki, jednak drukowana wersja nie będzie wydana na licencji Creative Commons - Lessig wyjaśnił na łamach [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2005/tc20050317_8674_tc121.htm BusinessWeek'a], że nie zdołał do tego przekonać swojego wydawcy, Basic Books.

Nowa licencja CC-wiki może mieć pewien wpływ na Wikipedię, ponieważ już od jakiegoś czasu powtarzały się skargi, że [[pl:GFDL|GNU Free Documentation License]] jest trudna do przestrzegania i niezgodna z popularnymi licencjami Creative Commons. Aby zmniejszyć trudności związane z przestrzeganiem licencji przez tych, którzy używają dalej treści Wikipedii, nota o jej prawach autorskich zaleca serwisom zwierciadlanym (tzw. ''mirrorom'') ograniczenie się do zamieszczania odnośników do artykułów w Wikipedii. Angielski Wikipedysta [[w:User:Ram-Man|Ram-Man]] poświęcił w tym kwartale swój czas na systematyczne zachęcanie do [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|udzielania kilku licencji]] na swój wkład, zazwyczaj GFDL oraz jednej z licencji Creative Commons.

Mimo to projekt Lessiga został przez niektórych chłodno przyjęty. Angela określiła jego decyzję, aby do swojego wiki używać własnościowego oprogramowania JotSpot, dziwacznym wyborem. Inni, w tym [[w:User:Jamesday|Jamesday]], krytykowali samą licencję CC-wiki, zwłaszcza za przypisywanie grupie praw indywidualnych autorów. Licencja jest nadal w fazie &quot;beta&quot; i nie odbyła się jeszcze żadna poważna dyskusja nad jej zastosowaniem w Wikipedii.

&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;

===Współpraca===
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====Podsumowanie współpracy====

W pierwszym kwartale nawiązaliśmy współpracę z wieloma innymi organizacjami, a z wieloma następnymi trwają dyskusje nad współpracą. Belnet zapewnia darmowy hosting i 22 półki (U) na serwery. Porozumienie to zostało zawarte ostatnio.

Kennisnet współpracuje z Wikimediami na wiele sposóbów, zarówno przez sponsorowanie prac badawczych i rozwojowych nad oprogramowaniem, jak i przez hosting oraz użyczanie swoich serwerów (więcej o tej współpracy w artykule ''Kennisnet'' na stronie 7.).

Zawarliśmy porozumienie na publikowanie naszego kanału informacyjnego na '''Answers.com'''. Brooke Vibber pracuje obecnie z nimi nad jego realizacją. Wyszukiwarka [[w:Ask Jeeves|Ask Jeeves]] i [[pl:Opera (program)|Opera]] (firma rozwijająca przeglądarkę WWW o tej samej nazwie) są także zainteresowane takim kanałem, pewne zainteresowanie wyraził również Amazon.com, ale z żadnym z nich jak dotąd nie zostało zawarte porozumienie.

Nawiązaliśmy też współpracę z pewną ilością posiadaczy materiałów, którzy udostępnili je do użytku w naszych projektach. Europejska Agencja Środowiska zgodziła się udzielić licencji na swój '''[http://www.eionet.eu.int/gemet/webservices wielojęzyczny słownik ekologiczny]''' (''General Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus'', '''GEMET'''), aby można było go wykorzystać w Wikisłowniku; Głos Ameryki zgodził się udostępnić Wikipedii 5 tysięcy haseł ze swojego [http://names.voa.gov/DailyAction.cfm słowniczka wymowy], a [[w:Stewart Brand|pierwotni]] [[w:Kevin Kelly|wydawcy]] [[w:Whole Earth Catalog|Whole Earth Catalog]] udzielili zgody na wykorzystanie zawartości pierwszych pięciu roczników katalogu w Wikiźródłach oraz (po aktualizacji i wikizacji) w ''Wikipodręczniku'' (Wikibooks).

Obecnie rozważanych jest kolejnych kilkanaście ofert hostingu, dużych i małych. Niektóre z nich są niepewne, inni oferenci poszukują &quot;wzajemnych korzyści marketingowych&quot; itp. W tej chwili na większość takich propozycji odpowiadamy, że jesteśmy zainteresowani, ale w ciągu najbliższych miesięcy nie będziemy mieli odpowiednich możliwości technicznych. Powinniśmy prowadzić takie rozmowy w ramach planowania naprzód, ale mało prawdopodobne, by dały one prędko efekty. W pierwszej kolejności musimy zająć się już zawartymi umowami i dać sobie czas na zastanowienie oraz organizację, zamiast działać w pośpiechu.

====Rekordowa sprzedaż Directmedia DVD z niemiecką Wikipedią====

[[Image:Wikipedia 2005 Label DVD small.PNG|left|110px|Niemiecka Wikipedia na DVD]]

Po sukcesie wydania [[de:|niemieckiej Wikipedii]] na CD, niemiecka firma wydawnicza [[w:Directmedia|Directmedia]] opublikowała wersję na DVD. Zawartość płyty bazuje na stanie Wikipedii z 3 marca, który został pobieżnie przeszukany pod kątem potencjalnych naruszeń prawa autorskiego, wandalizmów oraz szablonów, które są użyteczne tylko w wersji sieciowej. Uporządkowane informacje bibliograficzne o ważniejszych osobach - nowość, którą dodano na wersji CD - objęła jeszcze więcej biogramów.

DVD zawiera 203 tysiące haseł i tysiące grafik. Na płycie znajduje się oprogramowanie do szybkiego pełnotekstowego przeszukiwania jej zawartości, które oferuje także dopisywanie notatek, zakładki i inne możliwości. Oprogramowanie jest w wersjach pod Windows, Mac OS i Linuksa, chociaż ta ostatnia jest wciąż świeża i podlega intensywnemu rozwojowi.

Płyta była najlepiej sprzedającym się produktem informatycznym [http://amazon.de niemieckiej strony Amazon] następnego dnia po jej ogłoszeniu. Już dwa dni później wyprzedano 10 tysięcy przygotowanych kopii i trzeba było zamówić nową partię. Zostanie ona rozprowadzona w przeciągu kilku następnych tygodni. 

DVD zawiera także pakiety danych dla [[w:TomeRaider|TomeRaidera]] i [[w:Ebook#Mobipocket|Mobipocketa]], pozwalające zainstalować encyklopedię na palmtopach, oraz dodatkowy CD-ROM. Ta dodatkowa płyta to rozruchowa wersja LAMPPIX-CD zawierająca serwer Apache, bazę danych MySQL oraz oprogramowanie MediaWiki. Ten dysk startowy pozwala na uruchomienie instalacji MediaWiki bezpośrednio z płyty oraz uzyskanie dostępu do ponad 200 tysięcy haseł przez przeglądarkę internetową.

Płyta ma numer ISBN 3-89853-020-5 i można ją zamówić za 9,90 euro w każdej księgarni w Niemczech, Austrii i Szwajcarii. Z każdego sprzedanego egzemplarza jedno euro jest przekazywane dla niemieckiego oddziału Wikimediów. Zarówno DVD jak i CD-ROM można pobrać za darmo w postaci obrazów ISO przez sieci P2P oraz z kilku serwerów FTP, co 
sprzyja dzieleniu się i szerszej dystrybucji.

===Public Relations===
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Coraz większa część działań rady wiąże się z PR. Jimmy Wales coraz częściej jest w podróży lub poza siecią z powodu zaproszeń do prezentacji napływających z całego świata. Rzut oka na jego [[m:User:Jimbo_Wales|terminarz]] daje chyba najlepszy tego obraz. Inne prezentacje powodowały nieobecność w sieci Angeli i Anthere, czasem przez kilka dni (ostatnio było to [[m:PixelACHE|PixelACHE]] w przypadku Anthere i [http://www.decadeofwebdesign.org/ Dekada projektowania sieci] z udziałem Angeli). Więcej na temat tych konferencji, wywiady oraz doniesienia prasowe znajdziecie na stronach 6. (prasa) i 7. (świat).

Ostatnio nacisk położony został na rozwój zbioru publicznych materiałów do prezentacji. Anthere wraz z [[m:User:Notafish|Notafish]] przygotowała broszurkę po francusku na zlot [[m:TIC21|TIC21]] w styczniu 2005 r. Później Elian wydał do przetłumaczenia zestaw broszur na Fosdem.

[[Image:Jimmywales.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jimmy Wales i [http://www.rheingold.com/howard/ Howard Rheingold] na [[:commons:Jimmy_Wales_lecture_at_Stanford_University_on_2_9_2005|Uniwersytecie Stanforda]].&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;Autor: [[:en:User:Alterego|Alterego]]. Klatka z [http://cooperation.smartmobs.com/cs/node/248 filmu].&lt;/small&gt;]]

Cały zbiór bieżących materiałów składa się z trzech części: [[m:Presentations|prezentacji]], [[m:Promotion|promocji]] i [[m:Leaflet|broszurek]]. Większość tych informacji jest dostępna po angielsku, niemiecku, francusku i holendersku. Zachęcamy do dodawania kolejnych wersji językowych.


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===Finanse===
&lt;small&gt;''Autor: Maveric''&lt;/small&gt;
[[Image:Credit-cards.jpg|150px|right|Karty kredytowe]]
Pierwsza zbiórka pieniędzy w 2005 r. trwała od piątku, 18 lutego do wtorku, 1 marca.&lt;br&gt; 
Naszym celem było zgromadzenie 75 tysięcy dolarów na bieżące wydatki zaplanowane w budżecie na rok 2005. Początkowo zbiórka miała trwać przez pełne 3 tygodnie, ponieważ jednak wkrótce przekroczyliśmy zamierzony próg, została skrócona o 9 dni. Po podsumowaniu wszystkich źródeł wpłat nadwyżka wyniosła 26%, a całość zamknęła sie równowartością 94.648,70 dolarów amerykańskich. Dostępny jest szczegółowy rozkład wpływów według źródeł; oto krótkie podsumowanie:
*76,44% (72.352,01 dolarów) z PayPala
*21,18% (15.254,66 euro / 20.046,15 dolarów) z Wikimedia Deutschland
*1,22% (1.155,00 dolarów) z przekazów pocztowych
*1,16% (1.095,54 dolarów) z MoneyBookers

W grudniu zeszłego roku Fundacja Lounsbery'ego przyznała nam grant w wysokości 40 tysięcy dolarów na zakup sprzętu w pierwszym kwartale 2005 r. Ten grant wraz z pieniędzmi uzyskanymi ze zbiórki pozwolił na zakup sprzętu do wartości 75 tysięcy dolarów.

20 tysięcy dolarów zostało odłożone na dodatkowe zakupy sprzętu i/lub finansowanie rozwojowych projektów programistycznych. Był to także pierwszy kwartał, w którym pełne koszta hostingu były ponoszone przez fundację; na ten cel przeznaczono 16 tysięcy dolarów. 20 tysiecy dolarów z nadwyżki uzyskanej podczas zbiórki pieniędzy zasiliło fundusz rezerwowy.

Fundacja zatrudnia obecnie dwóch pracowników: osobę obsługujacą sprzęt na niepełny etat i programistę na kontrakcie pracującego pełnoetatowo. 8 tysięcy dolarów dla programisty pochodzi z kontraktów na oficjalne kopie serwisów. 1,5 tysiąca dolarów na obsługę sprzętu pochodzi z budżetu.

Pozostałe pozycje budżetowe to 5 tysięcy dolarów na podróże, 500 dolarów na opłaty nazw domen, 2,5 tysiąca dolarów na koszty biurowe, 500 dolarów na organizację zbiórek pieniędzy i promocję oraz tysiąc dolarów na różne wydatki.

Wikimedia Deutschland była jedynym oddziałem, który opublikował własny raport finansowy. Więcej na ten temat w sekcji Oddziały na str. 5.
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'''Przyznanie Fundacji Wikimediów statusu 501(c)(3)'''&lt;br /&gt;
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Po wielu miesiącach oczekiwania Fundacja Wikimedia została oficjalnie sklasyfikowana jako organizacja użyteczności publicznej i uzyskała status 501(c)(3) (zwolniona z podatków) przez odpowiednią agencję rządu Stanów Zjednoczonych, [[w:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]]. [[m:Fundraising|Wpłaty]] na Fundację uprawniają obecnie w USA do odpisów podatkowych - dotyczy to darowizn, spadków, przekazów pieniężnych i datków rzeczowych. Uprzywilejowanie ważne jest od 20 czerwca 2003 r. (data założenia fundacji) i ten status Fundacji w pełni działa wstecz. Jeśli przekazywaliście w przeszłości jakieś datki dla fundacji, mogą uprawniać Was do odpisu podatkowego.
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===Granty===
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W spotkaniu dotyczącym grantów, zwołanym na IRC w lutym, uczestniczyło około 10 osób. Jego bezpośrednim skutkiem było, zakończone niepowodzeniem, polowanie na grant z UNESCO IFAP na rozpoczęcie prac nad uniwersalnym słownikiem.

Krótko potem podobna propozycja wygrała grant na rozwój oprogramowania w wysokości 5 tysięcy euro z '''Kennisnetu''', holenderskiej instytucji edukacyjnej (pełny raport o grancie i jego skutkach znajdziecie w artykule &quot;Kennisnet i Wikipedia&quot; na stronie 7.).

====GuruNet wspiera Wikimanię====
Bob Rosenschein z [http://www.gurunet.com/ GuruNetu] zgodził się być głównym sponsorem Wikimanii wpłacając 30 tysięcy euro. Bob z wielkim entuzjazmem popiera charytatywne cele Wikimanii, a jego firma rozwija się po części dzięki wykorzystywaniu treści z Wikipedii.

'''Socialtext''', firma rozwijająca korporacyjne systemy wiki, zgodziła się zasponsorować konferencję przez wpłatę 5 tysiecy euro, a pozostałe oferty sponsoringu pod koniec marca były jeszcze wciąż na etapie dyskusji.
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===Rozwój techniczny===
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W styczniu i w lutym serwisy Wikimediów doświadczały licznych spowolnień, a raz nawet zupełnego wyłączenia wszystkich z nich. Było to spowodowane rozmaitymi czynnikami. Wielokrotnie ulegały awariom poszczególne serwery (w samym tylko pierwszym kwartale 10 maszyn w głównym klastrze wymagało reperacji), a ruch ciągle rośnie. Miejsce kolokacji naszych serwerów ucierpiało w lutym z powodu poważnej przerwy w dostawach prądu, w związku z tym przez dwa dni przechowywane tam dane były niedostępne lub dostępne tylko do odczytu. Na początku drugiego kwartału niemal wszystkie maszyny znów działają, a klaster wygląda na sprawny.

Opiekunowie techniczni stworzyli niedawno [http://www.livejournal.com/community/wikitech/ blog na LiveJournal] do komunikowania społeczności spraw związanych z serwerami. To jeszcze jeden kanał informacyjny do waszego ulubionego czytnika RSS...

====Zaniki napięcia====
W pierwszym kwartale doszło do dwóch dużych zaników napięcia. Pierwszy z nich, który wydarzył się około 21 lutego, był spowodowany [[m:February_2005_server_crash|podwójną awarią zasilania]]: dwa różne źródła zasilania naszego klastra były wyłączone, gdy zawiodła część z wewnętrznych przełączników w miejscu kolokacji serwerów. Nagły zanik napięcia uszkodził zawartość niektórych baz danych. Zawartość pozostałych baz nie była w pełni zsynchronizowana z najbardziej aktualnym serwerem, a odzyskiwanie wszystkich danych zajęło opiekunom niemal dwa dni. W tym czasie udało się po kilku godzinach uruchomić serwis w trybie tylko do odczytu.

Drugi zanik napięcia miał miejsce 16 marca z powodu błędu człowieka: jeden z dysków głównej bazy danych został całkowicie zapełniony, co uniemożliwiło aktualizację kopii. W danym momencie klaster nie był jeszcze w pełni sprawny po poprzednim zaniku napięcia i nadal nie funkcjonowała pełna redundancja między kopiami. Zanim miejsce na dysku zostało zwolnione, najbardziej aktualna kopia miała już wiele godzin zaległości. Ponowna synchronizacja baz danych zajęła osiem godzin pracy w trybie tylko do odczytu.

====Bufory sieciowe zainstalowane pod Paryżem====
&lt;small&gt;''Raport: [[User:David.Monniaux|David Monniaux]].''&lt;/small&gt;
[[Image:Paris_servers_DSC00190.jpg|200px|center|Nasze serwery to te trzy pośrodku.]]
W grudniu 2004 roku maszyny podarowane Fundacji Wikimedia zostały zainstalowane w [http://www.telecity.ie/france.htm serwerowni Telecity] mieszczącej się w [[:pl:Aubervilliers|Aubervilliers]] na peryferiach [[:pl:Paryż|Paryża]] we [[:pl:Francja|Francji]]. Dostęp do sieci podarował francuski dostawca [http://www.lost-oasis.fr Lost Oasis]. W styczniu została ukończona instalacja oprogramowania, ale trzeba było jeszcze załatwić kilka problemów.

Na dzień 1 kwietnia 2005 te maszyny buforują treści w językach angielskim i francuskim oraz multimedia (grafiki, dźwięki itp.) dla użytkowników w [[:pl:Belgia|Belgii]], we Francji, w [[:pl:Niemcy|Niemczech]], [[:pl:Luksemburg (państwo)|Luksemburgu]], [[:pl:Szwajcaria|Szwajcarii]] oraz [[:pl:Wielka Brytania|Wielkiej Brytanii]] ([http://bleuenn.wikimedia.org:8080/country-stats/ codzienne statystyki z podziałem na kraje]). Bufory działają według następującego schematu: jeśli żądana strona znajduje się w ich lokalnej pamięci, serwują ją bezpośrednio; w przeciwnym wypadku przekazują żądanie do głównych serwerów na Florydzie i zapamiętują otrzymaną odpowiedź, którą przesyłają do przeglądarki użytkownika Wikipedii. W typowym przypadku buforowane (to znaczy serwowane bezpośrednio) jest 80% tekstu, a proporcja ta rośnie do 90-95% w przypadku dostępu do grafik. Przy obecnych zasadach pracy oprogramowania MediaWiki zawartość jest znacznie lepiej buforowana dla użytkowników anonimowych: zasadniczo wszystkie strony z tekstem dla zalogowanych użytkowników muszą być pobierane z Florydy.

Korzyść z takich buforów jest podwójna:
* Po pierwsze zmniejszają obciążenie głównych serwerów na Florydzie. Naszą przepustowość (pojemność sieciową) na Florydzie musimy opłacać, podczas gdy możemy uzyskać (mniejsze) części przepustowości w innych miejscach.
* Po drugie przyspieszają przeglądanie i poprawiają jego jakość, przynajmniej dla anonimowych użytkowników. Każdy dostęp z Europy do serwerów na Florydzie może mieć opóźnienie rzędu 100-150&amp;nbsp;ms; to znaczy, że pobranie całej strony może zająć znaczny ułamek sekundy, nawet jeśli serwery odpowiadają bezzwłocznie. Opóźnienie w krajach obsługiwanych przez serwery paryskie jest znacznie niższe.

Bufory pod Paryżem służą także jako eksperymentalne wdrożenie i środowisko testowe dla kolejnych buforów, które są obecnie planowane. Możemy na przykład zmienić oprogramowanie buforujące, aby zmniejszyć obciążenie serwerów (w tej chwili, obsługując wszystkie przydzielone kraje, te maszyny są [http://bleuenn.wikimedia.org:8080/ganglia/ obciążone] w 80-95%, choć akurat są dosyć przestarzałe), oraz sprawdzić, jak można poprawić wydajność i trafność (wygląda na to, że bufory nie są tak wydajne jak mogłyby być przy wymianie danych między sobą).

====Wydanie MediaWiki 1.4====
[[Image:MediaWiki logo.png|110px|right|MediaWiki]]
[[:m:Mediawiki|MediaWiki 1.4]] zostało uznane za stabilne 20 marca, jednak farmy Wikimediów używały wersji beta od grudnia 2004 roku. Oznacza to, że większość błędów została naprawiona, a programiści mogą w pełni poświęcić się pracy nad kolejnym wydaniem. MediaWiki 1.5 będzie wykorzystywać rozszerzony schemat bazy danych, co powinno znacznie zwiększyć wydajność. Pojawił się również interesujący kod, który ma poprawić buforowanie: strony serwowane użytkownikom anonimowym i zalogowanym będą wyglądać tak samo, czego nie było w wersji 1.4.

====Blokada publicznych pośredników====
Od 28 marca Wikipedia automatycznie blokuje edycje pochodzące z publicznych serwerów pośredniczących (tzw. ''proxy''). Ta właściwość jest nadal testowana; szczegóły są dopracowywane [[m:Proxy_blocking|na MetaWiki]].

====Jimmy Wales prosi na FOSDEM o więcej programistów====
Jako mówca otwierający konferencję FOSDEM 2005 w Brukseli, Jimmy Wales zaapelował do społeczności programistów o pomoc w rozwoju techniczych aspektów Wikipedii. Analizy tych uwag zostały w zeszłym tygodniu opublikowane w [[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-03-07/FOSDEM|kilku miejscach]].
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===Statystyki projektów===
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Obecnie mamy dziewięć aktywnych projektów Wikimediów. &quot;Licznik języków&quot; uwzględnia wersje językowe zawierające co najmniej pięć artykułów.
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* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] (encyklopedia, od stycznia 2001 r.): 134 języki, 50 tys. autorów, 1,6 mln haseł, 27 mln wewnętrznych odnośników &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
*:&lt;small&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org angielski] : 6 tys. użytkowników, 400 tys. haseł, 10% nowych użytkowników na miesiąc;&lt;br/&gt;[http://de.wikipedia.org niemiecki] : 2 tys. użytkowników, 250 tys. haseł&lt;/small&gt;
* [http://www.wiktionary.org Wikisłownik] (Wiktionary; słownik (wyrazów obcych, bliskoznacznych, itp.), od grudnia 2002 r.): 70 języków, 1.000 autorów, 170 tys. haseł &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wiktionary/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [http://www.wikiquote.org Wikicytaty] (Wikiquotes; zbiór cytatów, od lipca 2003 r.): 30 języków, 500 autorów, 11 tys. haseł &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikiquote/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:b:en:Wikibooks_portal|Wikiporadniki]] (Wikibooks; kolekcja podręczników, od lipca 2003 r.): 37 języków, 1100 autorów, 12 tys. artykułów &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikibooks/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:n:en:Main_Page|Wikinews]] (serwis informacyjny, od listopada 2004 r.): 11 języków, 290 autorów, 3.200 artykułów &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikinews/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [//wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikiźródła] (Wikisource; repozytorium tekstów źródłowych, od listopada  2003 r.): 50 języków, 300 autorów, 15 tys. haseł/dokumentów &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaSOURCES.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org Meta] (koordynacja projektów Wikimediów, od listopada 2001 r.): 33 języki, 800 autorów, 3,2 tys. artykułów &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaMETA.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:commons:Main_Page|Wikicommons]] (repozytorium mediów, od września 2004 r.) : 520 autorów, 8,4 tys. artykułów, 60 tys. plików multimedialnych &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaCOMMONS.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:w:species:Main_Page|Wikispecies]] (katalog gatunków, od września 2004 r.) 42 autorów, 2,8 tys. haseł &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaSPECIES.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
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W tym kwartale '''Erik Zachte''' ogłosił wprowadzenie długo oczekiwanego nowego kodu obsługującego statystyki. Aktualizacja skryptów do nowego formatu bazy danych zajęła kilka weekendów. W paru miejscach został poprawiony wygląd, najświeższe statystyki znalazły się na górze, a w tabelach porównawczych pojawiły się nazwy języków.

'''Nowe właściwości:'''
[[Image:Propellors of an ATR-72 in flight.JPG|110px|right|Śmigła ATR-72]]
*Zliczanie z podziałem na rodzaje stron: [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm#namespaces]
*Procent skategoryzowanych artykułów (ten sam adres co wyżej)
*Hierarchiczne drzewa kategorii poszczególnych wersji językowych (niektóre są ogromne!): [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/CategoryOverviewIndex.htm]
*Przeglądy wikiporadników: [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikibooks/EN/WikiBookIndex.htm Rozdziały i statystyki poszczególnych podręcznków]

[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/TimeLinesIndex.htm Wykresy chronologiczne] są zbierane dla każdej wersji językowej Wikipedii i wypisane wraz z kodem źródłowym. Może to posłużyć jako źródło inspiracji do nauki ich składni. Może też pomóc znaleźć na innych Wikipediach prawdziwe perełki, które zasługują na tłumaczenie. Stworzenie takiego wykresu od zera nie jest trywialne, ale jego rozwijanie, poprawianie lub tłumaczenie jest naprawdę proste.

'''[[m:Wikipedia.org_is_more_popular_than...|Wikipedia jest bardziej popularna niż...]]'''&lt;br/&gt;
Według Alexa Internet w marcu 2005 roku Wikipedia była bardziej popularna niż [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=1y&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=altavista.com&amp;y=t&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org#top Altavista], [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=wikipedia.org&amp;y=t&amp;url=excite.com Excite], [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=walmart.com&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org Walmart] i [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=amazon.co.uk&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org  brytyjskie Amazon]; jest też na najlepszej drodze do przeskoczenia [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=1y&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=reference.com&amp;y=t&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org#top Reference.com] i [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=3m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=nytimes.com&amp;y=t&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikipedia.org%2F#top New York Timesa].
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===Overview===
&lt;small&gt;''By [[user:Anthere|Anthere]]''&lt;/small&gt;

To start with, here is a brief summary of our financial state at the end of 2004:

In 2004, our global revenues were US$150,000, while expenses reached about US$123,000 dollars. The [[Bank_history/2004|full bank history]] for 2004 is available on the Foundation Website.  The most striking financial trend for 2004 was the amazing growth of our needs. In just one year, our server farm grew from 3 servers to 50! Naturally, this meant increasing costs throughout the year, to purchase new equipment and to support bandwidth requirements.

A [[Budget/2005|budget meeting]] was held in early 2005, to estimate our growing needs. Following this estimate, a successful fundraising drive was held in February, yielding over US$90,000 dollars.&lt;br&gt;
To date, most of our income has come from individual donations,  ranging from US$5.00 to US$20.00 dollars. These donations have come from editors and readers who appreciate what we are doing. The success of our fundraising suggests that our growth can still essentially be supported by individual donations. 

Other revenues included grants and sponsorship.  Our most recent grant was from the '''[http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Lounsbery Foundation]'''.  An important issue with regard to grants and donations is that the Wikimedia Foundation has finally been classified as a public charity, and granted tax exempt status by the IRS.  This will certainly offer new incentives to potential grantors. During the first months of 2005, an IRC meeting was held on grant issues, and we considered looking for a Grants Manager for the Foundation.  Later in the quarter, Wikimania, the first international meeting organised by and for Wikipedians (taking place in August), was granted its first sponsorship, from '''Gurunet.'''

With our existing funds, we purchased some [[:m:Hardware|technical equipment]] in [[:m:Hardware_ordered_January_2005|January]].  Numerous hosting proposals this quarter allowed us to purchase less hardware than expected.  The donor of the first set of French [[w:squid (server)|squids]] donated three more, soon to be hosted by '''Lost Oasis''' for free; other propositions are currently being studied (see [[:m:Wikimedia_partners_and_hosts|Wikimedia partners and hosts]]). In particular, discussions are ongoing with Google, but no agreement has been reached. The general trend is to multiply our partners, insuring independence; while making agreements that are technically relevant.

A new expense is ''salary''. Since early 2005, the Foundation has been employing two part-time developers, '''Chad Perrin''' and '''Brooke Vibber'''. The board has also decided to hire a person full-time to do secretary work, such as physical paper work, sending out packages, purchase of tech parts, phone calls. The position will be local to Florida. Discussions are ongoing about hiring other people but no decision has been taken at that point.

The [[Privacy policy]] on all Wikimedia projects was approved at the last Board meeting. It will be translated in all languages and made visible to users and visitors over the next few weeks.

Finally, the legal organisation of the Foundation has been strengthened in the past few weeks, with the creation of a [[:m:Legal|page]] to coordinate discussions of legal issues. 

'''Board meetings'''
*[[Budget/2005|Budget meeting]]
*[[Meetings/February_7%2C_2005|February 7th]]
*[[:m:Open_Board_meeting%2C_February_2005|February open meeting]]
*[[Meetings/March_30%2C_2005|March 30]]

See also this recent list of [[:m:Board_agenda/Open_questions|open questions to the board]].

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===Legal===
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In order to help the Wikimedia Foundation move forward, current and future legal issues regarding the Foundation are being centralized.  This is being done to preserve the memory of useful internal and external links to solved problems and resources.  Discussion and information are being gathered on the meta-wiki's [[:m:Legal|legal]] page.  This page is also the place to gather all legal material that the Foundation or local chapters might need to make requests of outside lawyers.  

The Foundation's typical legal needs releate to copyright, trademarks, marketing, donations, taxes, and laws of associations and partnership.  Legal issues must be considered both for common law countries and for civil law countries.


====Creative Commons unveils new license for wikis====
&lt;small&gt;''By Michael Snow (21 march)''&lt;/small&gt;

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Last Thursday, [[:w:en:Creative_Commons|Creative Commons]] introduced a beta version of its [http://creativecommons.org/drafts/wiki_0.5 new license] designed specifically for wikis, in conjunction with [[:w:en:Lawrence_Lessig|Lawrence Lessig]]'s introduction of a wiki to help draft an updated version of one of his books.  

[http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/002782.shtml As Lessig explained it], with the new license (given the designation of CC-Wiki), &quot;rather than requiring attribution back to the copyright holder, [the license would] require attribution back to either the copyright holder or a designated entity.&quot; The designated entity would presumably be whatever organization controlled the wiki. Lessig characterized it as a newly branded version of the attribution/share-alike (CC-by-sa) license, rather than being an entirely new license.

Lessig is also using a wiki to coordinate updates to his book, ''[[:w:en:Code_and_Other_Laws_of_Cyberspace|Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace]]'', originally published in 2000. The wiki for the book, powered by JotSpot, will use the new CC-Wiki license, although the published version will not be under a Creative Commons license - Lessig told [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2005/tc20050317_8674_tc121.htm BusinessWeek] that he wasn't able to get his publisher, Basic Books, to agree to such a license.

The new CC-wiki license could have implications for Wikipedia, as for quite some time there have been periodic complaints that the [[:w:en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License|GNU Free Documentation License]] is difficult to comply with, and incompatible with the popular Creative Commons licenses. In an attempt to reduce the burden of license compliance on those who reuse Wikipedia content, Wikipedia's copyright notice encourages mirror sites to focus on providing a link back to the Wikipedia article. English Wikipedian [[w:User:Ram-Man|Ram-Man]] spent some time this quarter systematically asking people to [[:w:en:Wikipedia%3AMulti-licensing|multi-license]] their contributions, usually under the GFDL and one of the Creative Commons licenses.

However, Lessig's project received a cool reception from some corners. Angela called the decision to use proprietary software from JotSpot to host Lessig's wiki a bizarre choice. Others, including [[w:User:Jamesday|Jamesday]], criticized the CC-Wiki license itself, particularly over the effect of group attribution on the rights of individual authors.  The license is still in &quot;beta&quot;, and there has yet been no serious discussion about implementing such a license for Wikipedia content.

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===Collaboration===

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====Summary on collaboration====

We worked out a number of collaborations with other organisations in the first quarter, and are discussing many more.  Belnet is providing free hosting and 22U of rackspace. This agreement has been signed recently.

Kennisnet is collaborating with Wikimedia in many ways; both by sponsoring software research and development, and by offering local hosting and the use of their servers.  (For more information on Kennisnet collaborations, see ''Kennisnet'', pg 7.) 

We reached an agreement to provide a live feed of our public data to '''Answers.com'''. 
Brooke Vibber is currently working with them to make this happen.  [[w:Ask Jeeves|Ask Jeeves]] (a search engine) and [[w:Opera (browser)|Opera]] (a web browser company) are interested in such a feed as well, and Amazon.com has expressed some interest, but no agreements have been reached with any of them.

We have also reached some collaborations with content owners, who have provided their content for reuse in the project.  The European Environment Agency has agreed to license their '''[http://www.eionet.eu.int/gemet/webservices General Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus]''' ('''GEMET''') so that it may be included in Wiktionary;
Voice of America agreed to make the 5000 terms of its [http://names.voa.gov/DailyAction.cfm Pronunciation Guide] available for use in Wikipedia; and the [[w:Stewart Brand|original]] [[w:Kevin Kelly|publishers]] of the [[w:Whole Earth Catalog|Whole Earth Catalog]] agreed to make the content of the first 5 years of Whole Earth Catalogs available for use in Wikisource and (in updated, wikified form) in Wikibooks.

Another dozen hosting offers, both large and small, are under discussion.  Some are tentative, some want &quot;co-marketing opportunities,&quot; etc.  Right now, we are telling most of them that we are interested but that we will not be technically ready for a few months; so we should talk now to plan ahead but are unlikely to announce anything soon.  We must first organise the deals recently concluded, and take time to think and organise, rather than proceeding in haste.

====Top rank sales for Directmedia DVD of German Wikipedia====

[[Image:Wikipedia 2005 Label DVD small.PNG|left|110px|German DVD cover]]

After the successful distribution of the [[w:de:|German Wikipedia]] on CD, the German publishing company [[w:Directmedia|Directmedia]] has released a DVD edition.  The DVD is based on a snapshot of the wiki from March 3, which was quickly reviewed to remove potential copyright violations, vandalism and templates which are only useful in the online version of Wikipedia.  Structured bibliographic information about key people, a new feature added for the CD distribution, was also added for more people.

The DVD contains 203,000 articles and thousands of images. It includes software for browsing the content with a fast full text search and features for annotations, bookmarks and so on. The DVD is shipped with software for running on Windows, MacOS and Linux; although the latter is still new and under heavy development.

The DVD was the best-selling software product at [http://amazon.de Amazon Germany] the day after it was announced. Two days later, the 10,000 copies made for the release had sold out and a new set were ordered from the factory. These will be delivered within the next few weeks.

The DVD also contains data packages for [[w:Tomeraider|Tomeraider]] and [[w:Mobipocket|Mobipocket]], allowing it to be installed on PDAs, as well as a &quot;bonus CD-ROM.&quot;  This CD is a bootable LAMPPIX-CD containing an Apache server, a MySQL database and Mediawiki.  This runs a Mediawiki installation directly from the CD-ROM, which you can boot from in order to have access to over 200,000 articles from your web browser.

The DVD's ISBN is 3-89853-020-5; it can be ordered for 9.90 Euros from every book shop in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  For each DVD sold, one euro is donated to Wikimedia Deutschland.  Both the DVD and the CD-ROM are available for free as ISO images, via P2P networks and on several FTP servers, encouraging sharing and broader distribution.

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An increasing part of the Board's activity is related to public relations.  Jimmy Wales is travelling or offline more frequently, due to invitations to talks all over the world. A quick view of his [[:m:User%3AJimbo_Wales|schedule]]
is probably the best summary of this.  Other presentations have taken Angela and Anthere offline for days at a time (most recently at [[m:PixelAche|PixelAche]] for Anthere and [http://www.decadeofwebdesign.org/ A Decade of Web Design] for Angela).
For more on these conferences, interviews and press reports, see Press (pg. 6) and International (pg. 7).

Effort has recently been put into improving the public collection of presentation materials. Anthere crafted a leaflet in French with [[m:User:Notafish|Notafish]] for the [[m:TIC21|TIC21]] meeting in January 2005. Elian later released a collection of leaflets to be translated for the Fosdem meeting.

[[Image:Jimmywales.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jimmy Wales and Howard Rheingold [http://www.rheingold.com/howard/] at Stanford University [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales_lecture_at_Stanford_University_on_2_9_2005].&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;Screenshot of a video[http://cooperation.smartmobs.com/cs/node/248] by [[:en:User:Alterego|Alterego]].&lt;/small&gt;]]

The full collection of current material may be found in three collections, for [[:m:Presentations|presentations]], [[:m:Promotion|promotion]], and [[:m:Leaflet|leaflets]].  Most of this information may now be found in English, German, French and Dutch. Please add to these in other languages.

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===Finances===
&lt;small&gt;''By Maveric''&lt;/small&gt;

[[Image:Credit-cards.jpg|150px|right|Credit cards]]

The first fund drive of 2005 was held from Friday, February 18, 2005, to Tuesday, March 1, 2005.&lt;br&gt;
Our goal was to raise 75,000 USD to meet the immediate expenses in our 2005 budget.  Originally, the fund drive was planned to run for three full weeks; however, we soon exceeded the original goal, and cut the fund drive short by 9 days.  When all sources of donations were counted, we had surpassed the goal by 26%, raising the equivalent of 94,648.70 USD.  A full breakdown of contributions by source is available; a quick overview:
*76.44% (72,352.01 USD) from PayPal  
*21.18% (15,254.66 Euros | 20,046.15 USD) from Wikimedia Deutschland. 
*1.22% (1,155.00 USD) from snail mail/post
*1.16% (1,095.54 USD) from MoneyBookers

Last December, the Lounsbery Foundation granted the Foundation 40,000 USD for hardware expenses in the first quarter of 2005. This grant, added to the money generated in the drive, allowed the foundation to purchase up to 75,000 USD worth of hardware.

20,000 USD were set aside for additional hardware and/or to pay for development projects. 
This is also the first quarter where the full cost of hosting is being charged to the foundation; 16,000 USD was allocated for this.  The extra 20,000 USD over the fundraiser goal was put into a reserve fund.  

The foundation now has two employees: a part-time hardware assistant and one full-time developer under contract. The 8,000 USD for the developer is being provided by official mirror contracts. The 1,500 USD for the hardware assistant has been allocated from the budget.

Other budgeted items: 5,000 USD for travel, 500 USD for domain names, 2,500 USD for office expenses,  500 USD for fundraising and promotion, and 1,000 USD for miscellaneous expenses

Wikimedia Deutschland was the only chapter with its own financial report to issue; for details, see Chapters, page 5.   

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'''501(c)(3) status granted to Wikimedia Foundation'''&lt;br /&gt;

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After many months of waiting, the Wikimedia Foundation has been officially classified as a public charity and granted 501(c)(3) (tax exempt) status by the [[w:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]]. [[Fundraising|Donations]] to the Foundation are now tax deductible in the United States.  The Foundation is now qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers, or gifts. The effective date of the exemption is June 20, 2003 (the date on which the Foundation was created), and the status is fully retroactive.  If you have donated to the Foundation in the past, those donations may be claimed as tax deductions.

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===Grants===

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One grant meeting was held on IRC in February, with about 10 people in attendance.  As a direct result, a UNESCO IFAP grant was pursued, unsuccessfully, to support the initial development of a universal dictionary.

Shortly thereafter, a similar proposal won a 5000 EUR grant for software development from '''Kennisnet''', a Dutch educational organisation (for a full report on the grant and its effects, see ''Kennisnet and Wikimedia'', pg. 7).  

====Wikimania supported by GuruNet====
Bob Rosenschein of [http://www.gurunet.com/ GuruNet] agreed to be a primary sponsor of Wikimania for an amount of 30,000 EUR.  He is a very enthusiastic supporter of Wikimedia's charitable goals, and his company is prospering in part due to reuse of Wikipedia content.

'''Socialtext''', a corporate wiki development company, agreed to sponsor the conference for 5000 EUR; and other sponsorships were being discussed as of the end of March.

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===Technical Development===
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January and February saw a number of slowdowns and, on one occasion, a complete shutdown of Wikimedia sites.  These were due to a variety of reasons.  Many individual servers broke; 10 machines in the main cluster were fixed in the first quarter alone; and traffic continues to rise.  The colocation facility had a massive power failure in February, leading to two days of downtime and read-only availability.  As of the start of Q2, almost all servers are back in action, and the cluster is looking healthy.

Developers have recently started a [http://www.livejournal.com/community/wikitech/ LiveJournal] as a way to communicate about servers issues with the community.  That's one more feed for your preferred RSS aggregator.

====Power outages====
There were two major power outages in the first quarter.  The first outage, around February 21st, was due to a [[m:February_2005_server_crash|double power failure]]: two different power supplies to our cluster were switched off at the same time, when some of the internal switches in our colocation facility failed.  Some databases were corrupted by the sudden loss of power; the surviving database had not been completely up-to-date with the most current server, and it took almost two days for developers to recover all data.  In the meantime, the site was restored to read-only mode after a few hours.

The second outage took place on March 16th due to a human error: one of the master database's hard disks filled up, preventing slaves from being updated.  At this point the data cluster had not fully recovered from the previous outage, and there was less than full redundancy among the database slaves.   By the time space was made on the disk, the most up-to-date slave was already many hours behind.  It took over eight hours of read-only time for the databases to be resynchronized.

====Caches installed near Paris====
&lt;small&gt;''Report from [[User:David.Monniaux|David Monniaux]].''&lt;/small&gt;

[[Image:Paris_servers_DSC00190.jpg|200px|center|Our servers are the three machines in the middle.]]

In December 2004, servers donated to the Wikimedia Foundation were installed at the [http://www.telecity.ie/france.htm Telecity facility] located in [[:en:Aubervilliers|Aubervilliers]] on the outskirts of [[:en:Paris|Paris]], [[:en:France|France]]. The network access is donated by French provider [http://www.lost-oasis.fr Lost Oasis]. In January, the software setup was completed; however, various problems then had to be ironed out.

As of April 1, 2005, those machines cache content in English and French, as well as all multimedia content (images, sounds...), for users located in [[:en:Belgium|Belgium]], France, [[:en:Germany|Germany]], [[:en:Luxembourg|Luxembourg]], [[:en:Switerland|Switerland]], and the [[:en:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] ([http://bleuenn.wikimedia.org:8080/country-stats/ daily stats per country]). The caches work as follows: if they hold the requested page in their local memory, they serve it directly; otherwise, they forward the request to the main Florida servers, and memorizes the answer while passing it to the browser of the Wikipedia user. Typically, for text content, 80% of accesses are cached (that is, they are served directly); the proportion climbs to 90-95% for image accesses. Due to the current way that the Mediawiki software works, content is cached much more efficiently for anonymous users: essentially, all text pages have to be requested from Florida for logged-in users.

The interest of such caches is twofold:
* First, they relieve the load on the main Wikimedia Florida servers. We have to buy our bandwidth (network capacity) for Florida, whereas we can get (smaller) bandwidth chunks in other locations.
* Second, they make browsing much quicker and responsive, at least for anonymous users. Any access to the Florida servers from Europe may take 100-150&amp;nbsp;ms round trip; this means that retrieving a complete page may take a significant fraction of a second, even if the servers respond instantaneously. The Paris servers, on the other hand, have much smaller roundtrip times from the countries they serve.

The Paris caches serve as a production experiment and test bed for future cache developments, which are currently being studied. We may, for instance, change the caching software in order to reduce the load on the caches (currently, with all the countries they serve, the machines are [http://bleuenn.wikimedia.org:8080/ganglia/ loaded] 80-95%; the machines are, however, quite outdated), and see how we may improve efficiency and cache rates (it appears that the caches do not perform as efficiently as they should by fetching data from each other).

====Release of MediaWiki 1.4====
[[Image:MediaWiki logo.png|110px|right|MediaWiki]]

[[:m:Mediawiki|MediaWiki 1.4]] became stable on March 20th, although the Wikimedia farm had been using 1.4 betas since December 2004. This means that most bugs have been fixed and developers are free to work full-time on the next release. MediaWiki 1.5 will use an improved database schema, which should greatly enhance performance. There is also some interesting new code to improve page caching: pages served to anonymous users and to logged-in users will look the same, something which is not the case in 1.4.

====Blocking of open proxies====
Since March 28th, Wikipedia has been automatically blocking edits coming from open proxies. The feature is still in testing; details are being worked out 
[[:m:Proxy_blocking|on the Meta-wiki]].

====Jimmy Wales asks for more developers at FOSDEM====
As the opening speaker at the FOSDEM 2005 conference in Brussels, Jimmy Wales appealed to the development community for support with the technical side of running Wikipedia.  Analyses of these remarks were published in [[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-03-07/FOSDEM|several places]] last week. 

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===Statistics on the projects===

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There are currently nine active Wikimedia projects.  &quot;Language count&quot; below refers to the number of languages with at least five articles.
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* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] (encyclopedia, since January 2001): 134 languages, 50,000 editors, 1.6M articles, 27M internal links &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
*:&lt;small&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org English] : 6,000 users, 400K articles, 10% new users/month;&lt;br/&gt;[http://de.wikipedia.org German] : 2,000 users, 250K articles&lt;/small&gt;
* [http://www.wiktionary.org Wiktionary] (dictionary/thesaurus, since December 2002): 70 languages, 1,000 editors, 170K articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wiktionary/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [http://www.wikiquote.org Wikiquote] (quotation collection, since July 2003): 30 languages, 500 editors, 11K articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikiquote/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:b:en:Wikibooks_portal|Wikibooks]] (textbook/manual collection, since July 2003): 37 languages, 1100 editors, 12K articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikibooks/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:n:en:Main_Page|Wikinews]] (news portal, since November 2004):  11 languages, 290 editors, 3,200 articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikinews/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [//wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikisource] (primary source repository, since November 2003): 50 language portals, 300 editors, 15K articles/documents &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaSOURCES.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org Meta] (Wikimedia coordination, since November 2001): 33 language portals, 800 editors, 3.2K articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaMETA.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:commons:Main_Page|Wikicommons]] (Media repository, since September 2004) : 520 editors, 8.4K articles, 60K media files &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaCOMMONS.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:w:species:Main_Page|Wikispecies]] (Species directory, since September 2004) 42 editors, 2.8K articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaSPECIES.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
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This quarter, a much awaited new statistics feature has been announced by '''Erik Zachte'''.  It took a couple of weekends to get the scripts up to date for the new database format. The layout has been improved in some places, with newest statistics showing up on top, and language names in comparison tables.

'''New features:'''

[[Image:Propellors of an ATR-72 in flight.JPG|110px|right|Propellors of an ATR-72]]

*Record counts per namespace: [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm#namespaces]
*Percentage categorised articles (same url as above)
*Hierarchical category trees per Wikipedia (some are huge!): [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/CategoryOverviewIndex.htm]
*Overview for wikibooks: [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikibooks/EN/WikiBookIndex.htm Chapters and counts per book]

[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/TimeLinesIndex.htm EasyTimeline charts] are collected for each Wikipedia language, and listed together with the script code. This may serve as a source of inspiration to help learn the syntax. This can also help find real gems on other Wikipedias that deserve to be translated. While starting a timeline from scratch is not trivial, expanding, correcting or translating an existing chart is indeed &quot;easy.&quot;

'''[[m:Wikipedia.org_is_more_popular_than...|Wikipedia is more popular than...]]'''&lt;br/&gt;
According to Alexa Internet, as of March 2005, Wikipedia is more popular than [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=1y&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=altavista.com&amp;y=t&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org#top Altavista], [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=wikipedia.org&amp;y=t&amp;url=excite.com Excite], [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=walmart.com&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org Walmart] and [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=amazon.co.uk&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org  Amazon UK]; it is on its way to overtaking [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=1y&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=reference.com&amp;y=t&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org#top Reference.com] and the [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=3m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=nytimes.com&amp;y=t&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikipedia.org%2F#top New York Times].

 
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===Vue d'ensemble===
&lt;small&gt;''Par [[user:Anthere|Anthere]]''&lt;/small&gt;

Commençons le premier rapport de 2005 par un bref résumé de notre état financier à la fin de 2004 !

En 2004, nos revenus globaux ont été de 150&amp;nbsp;000 US$, tandis que les dépenses ont atteint près de 123&amp;nbsp;000 US$. Le [[Bank_history/2004|détail complet]] des finances de 2004 est disponible sur le site de la Fondation. Le tendance la plus marquante dans nos finances en 2004 a été l'accroissement impressionnant de nos besoins. En à peine un an, le nombre de serveurs est passé de 3 à 50 ! Bien sûr, cela a impliqué des dépenses croissantes tout au long de l'année, pour acheter du nouveau matériel et pour soutenir les besoins en bande passante.

Une [[Budget/2005|réunion budgétaire]] a eu lieu au début 2005, pour estimer la croissance de nos besoins. À la suite de cette estimation, une levée de fonds a eu lieu avec succès en février, avec un résultat de plus de 90&amp;nbsp;000 US$. &lt;br&gt;
Actuellement, la plupart de nos revenus proviennent de dons individuels, variant entre 5 et 20 US$. Ces dons viennent des éditeurs et des lecteurs qui apprécient notre travail. Le succès des levées de fonds suggère que notre croissance peut encore être principalement supportée par les dons individuels.

Les autres revenus incluent les subventions et les sponsors. Notre subvention la plus récente provient de la '''[http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Fondation Lounsbery]'''. En ce qui concerne les subventions, une bonne nouvelle est que la Fondation Wikimedia a finalement été enregistrée &quot;d'utilité publique&quot;&lt;!-- as a public charity - de meilleures idées ? --&gt;, et a été exonérée d'impôts par l'IRS ; ceci permettrait d'attirer de nouvelles subventions. Pendant les premiers mois de 2005, une réunion a eu lieu sur IRC à propos des subventions, et nous avons pensé à un Responsable des Subventions&lt;!-- Grants Manager --&gt; pour la Fondation. Plus tard dans le trimestre, Wikimania, la première conférence internationale organisée par et pour les Wikipédiens en août, a attiré son premier sponsor, en l'occurence '''Gurunet'''.

Avec les fonds existants, nous avons acheté du [[:m:Hardware|nouveau matériel]] en [[:m:Hardware_ordered_January_2005|janvier]]. Plusieurs offres d'hébergement ce trimestre nous ont permis d'acheter moins de matériel que prévu. La personne ayant offert les trois premiers [[w:fr:Squid|serveurs Squid]] en a offert trois autres, qui seront bientôt hébergés gratuitement par '''Lost Oasis''' ; d'autres propositions sont actuellement à l'étude (voir [[:m:Wikimedia_partners_and_hosts|Partenaires et hébergeurs de Wikimedia]]). En particulier, des discussions sont en cours avec Google, mais aucun accord n'a été conclu. La tendance générale est de multiplier les partenaires pour garantir notre indépendance, tout en concluant des accords qui nous satisfont techniquement.

Une autre dépense concerne les ''salaires''. Depuis le début de 2005, la Fondation emploie deux développeurs à temps partiels, '''Chad Perrin''' et '''Brooke Vibber'''. Le conseil d'administration a aussi décidé d'engager une personne à plein temps pour le secrétariat (tâches administratives, envoi des colis, achat du matériel, appels téléphoniques). Cette personne serait employée en Floride. Des discussions sont en cours pour engager d'autres personnes mais aucune décision n'a été prise à ce jour.

La [[Confidentialité|politique de confidentialité]] des projets Wikimedia a été approuvée à la dernière réunion du conseil. Elle sera traduite dans toutes les langues et sera accessible aux utilisateurs et visiteurs durant les prochaines semaines.

Enfin, la partie légale de la Fondation a été renforcée dans les dernières semaines par la création de la [[:m:Legal|page légale]] pour coordonner les discussions à ce sujet.

'''Réunions du conseil'''
*[[Budget/2005|Réunion budgétaire]]
*[[Meetings/February_7%2C_2005|7 février]]
*[[:m:Open_Board_meeting%2C_February_2005|Réunion ouverte de février]]
*[[Meetings/March_30%2C_2005|30 mars]]


Voir aussi la liste récente des [[:m:Board_agenda/Open_questions|questions ouvertes au conseil]].

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Pour aider la Fondation Wikimedia à progresser, les questions juridiques présentes et futures sont centralisées, tout en préservant les pages et les liens vers les problèmes déjà résolus et les ressources. Les discussions et les informations sont rassemblées sur la [[:m:Legal|page juridique]] de Meta. Cette page sert aussi à rassembler les informations juridiques que la Fondation ou d'autres groupes devraient montrer lors de requêtes extérieures.

Les besoins habituels de la Fondation sont liés aux copyright, marques déposées, marketing, dons, fiscalité, et aux lois des associations et partenariats. Les questions juridiques doivent être considérées aussi bien pour les système de ''common law'' que pour les pays de droit civil.


====Creative Commons dévoile une nouvelle licence pour les Wikis====
&lt;small&gt;''Par Michael Snow (21 mars)''&lt;/small&gt;

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Jeudi dernier, [[:w:fr:Creative_Commons|Creative Commons]] a introduit une version beta de sa [http://creativecommons.org/drafts/wiki_0.5 nouvelle licence], créée spécialement pour les wikis, en conjonction avec la création par [[:w:fr:Lawrence_Lessig|Lawrence Lessig]] d'un wiki pour aider à la nouvelle version d'un de ses livres.

[http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/002782.shtml Comme Lessig l'explique], cette nouvelle licence (appelée CC-Wiki), &quot;plutôt que de demander l'attribution au détenteur du copyright, demande l'attribution, soit au détenteur du copyright, soit à une entité désignée.&quot; Cette entité désignée pourrait être l'organisation qui contrôle le wiki. Lessig caractérise la nouvelle licence comme une nouvelle version de la Creative Commons attribution/share-alike (CC-by-sa), plutôt que comme une licence entièrement nouvelle.

Lessig utilise aussi un wiki pour coordonner la mise à jour de son livre ''[[:w:en:Code_and_Other_Laws_of_Cyberspace|Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace]]'', publié à l'origine en 2000. Le wiki pour ce livre, qui fonctionne avec JotSpot, utilisera la nouvelle licence CC-Wiki, bien que la version publiée ne sera pas mis sous licence Creative Commons, Larry ayant dit à [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2005/tc20050317_8674_tc121.htm BusinessWeek] que son éditeur, Basic Books, n'a pas été d'accord pour une telle licence.

La nouvelle licence CC-Wiki pourrait avoir des implications pour Wikipedia, puisque des plaintes reviennent fréquemment quant à la difficulté d'utiliser la [[:w:fr:GFDL|Licence de documentation libre GNU]], et son incompatibilité avec les licences Creative Commons plus populaires. Afin de réduire les complications liées au respect de la licence, la notice de copyright de Wikipédia encourage les sites miroirs à fournir un lien vers l'article correspondant de Wikipédia. Le Wikipédien anglais [[w:en:User:Ram-Man|Ram-Man]] a consacré du temps ce trimestre à demander systématiquement aux éditeurs de mettre leurs contributions sous [[:w:en:Wikipedia%3AMulti-licensing|licence multiple]], en général la GFDL et une Creative Commons.

Cependant, le projet de Lessig a été accueilli fraichement par différentes personnes. Angela a trouvé bizarre la décision d'utiliser le logiciel propriétaire de JotSpot. D'autres, parmi lesquels [[w:en:User:Jamesday|Jamesday]], ont critiqué la licence CC-Wiki en elle-même, en particulier pour les effets d'une attribution collective aux droits des auteurs individuels&lt;!-- particularly over the effect of group attribution on the rights of individual authors. --&gt;. La licence est encore en phase &quot;beta&quot;, et il n'y a pas encore eu de discussion sérieuse quant à l'utilisation d'une telle licence pour le contenu de Wikipedia.

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====Résumé des collaborations====

Nous avons travaillé à plusieurs collaborations avec d'autres organisations durant le premier trimestre, et nous en discutons encore d'autres. Belnet nous procure l'hébergement gratuit et un espace de stockage de 22 unités&lt;!-- 22U of rackspace --&gt;. L'accord a été signé récemment.

Kennisnet collabore de plusieurs façons : en sponsorisant le développement du logiciel, et en offrant un hébergement local et l'utilisation de leurs serveurs. (pour plus d'informations, voir ''Kennisnet'' en page 5).

Nous avons abouti à un accord pour procurer à '''Answers.com''' une diffusion de nos données. &lt;!-- provide a live feed of our public data --&gt; 
Brooke Vibber travaille actuellement avec eux sur ce projet. [[w:Ask Jeeves|Ask Jeeves]] (un moteur de recherche) et [[w:Opera (browser)|Opera]] (un navigateur Internet) sont aussi intéressés par cette offre, et Amazon.com a exprimé son intérêt, mais aucun accord n'a été conclu avec ceux-ci.

Nous avons aussi entrepris des collaborations avec d'autres propriétaires de contenu, qui permettront l'utilisation de leur contenu dans le projet. L'Agence Européenne pour l'Environnement a accepté de placer son '''[http://www.eionet.eu.int/gemet/webservices  Thesaurus Général Environnemental Multilingue]''' ('''GEMET''') sous licence telle qu'il pourrait être inclus dans le Wiktionnaire.
Voice of America a accepté de rendre disponibles les 5000 mots de son [http://names.voa.gov/DailyAction.cfm Guide de Prononciation] pour Wikipédia; et l'[[w:Kevin Kelly|éditeur]] original du [[w:Whole Earth Catalog|Catalogue de la Terre]] a accepté de rendre disponible les 5 premières années des catalogues pour Wikisource et, dans une forme mise à jour, Wikibooks.

Une autre douzaine d'offres à différentes échelles sont en cours de discussion. Certaines sont alléchantes, d'autres veulent des &quot;opportunités de co-marketing&quot;, etc. Pour l'instant, nous disons à la plupart que nous sommes intéressés mais que nous ne serons pas techniquement prêt avant quelques mois ; nous devrions ainsi discuter maintenant afin de planifier l'avenir, mais nous ne sommes pas prêts à annoncer quoi que ce soit prochainement. Nous devons d'abord organiser les accords récemment conclus et prendre le temps de s'organiser, au lieu d'agir dans la précipitation.

====Records de vente pour le DVD Directmedia de Wikipedia en allemand====

[[Image:Wikipedia 2005 Label DVD small.PNG|left|110px|Couverture du DVD allemand]]

Après le succès de la distribution de la [[w:de:|Wikipédia allemande]] sur CD, la compagnie de publication allemande [[w:Directmedia|Directmedia]] a mis en vente une édition DVD. Le DVD est basé sur une version du 3 mars du wiki, rapidement revue pour enlever les potentielles violations de copyright, le vandalisme et les modèles utiles uniquement pour la version en ligne. Des informations bibliographiques structurées ont été incluses pour diverses personnes clé, une amélioration qui avait été ajoutée pour l'édition CD.

Le DVD contient 203&amp;nbsp;000 articles et des milliers d'images. Il inclut un logiciel pour naviguer dans le contenu avec une recherche rapide et des possibilités d'annotations, des marques-pages, etc. Le DVD est livré avec le logiciel pour Windows, Mac et Linux, bien que la version pour Linux soit récente et encore en développement.

Le DVD était la meilleure vente logicielle sur [http://amazon.de Amazon Allemagne] le lendemain de l'annonce de sa sortie. Deux jours après, les 10&amp;nbsp;000 copies initialement prévues étaient écoulées et de nouvelles copies étaient commandées, prévues pour être livrées dans les semaines suivantes.

Le DVD contient aussi des paquets de données pour [[w:Tomeraider|Tomeraider]] et [[w:Mobipocket|Mobipocket]], lui permettant d'être installé sur PDA, ainsi qu'un &quot;CD-ROM bonus&quot;. Ce CD est un LAMPPIX-CD bootable contenant un serveur Apache, une base de données MySQL et MediaWiki. L'installation de MediaWiki se fait depuis le CD-ROM, duquel vous pouvez démarrer pour avoir accès à plus de 200&amp;nbsp;000 articles depuis votre navigateur Web.

L'ISBN du DVD est 3-89853-020-5 ; il peut être commandé pour 9,90 euros depuis n'importe quelle librairie en Allemagne, Autriche et Suisse. Pour chaque DVD vendu, un euro est reversé à Wikimedia Deutschland. Le DVD et le CD-ROM sont tous deux disponibles en images ISO via les réseaux P2P et sur des serveurs FTP, pour encourager le partage et une distribution plus large.

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Une part croissante de l'activité du conseil d'administration est liée aux relations publiques. Jimmy Wales est de plus en plus fréquemment en voyage &lt;!-- or offline --&gt;, en raison des invitations à des conférences partout dans le monde. Un aperçu de son [[:m:User%3AJimbo_Wales|agenda]] en est probablement le meilleur résumé. D'autres présentations ont également occupé Angela et Anthere pendant plusieurs jours de suite (récemment, Anthere à [[m:PixelAche|PixelAche]] et Angela à [http://www.decadeofwebdesign.org/ A Decade of Web Design]).
Pour plus de détails sur ces conférences, les interviews et les rapports de presse, voir Presse (p.6) et International (p.7).

Des efforts ont récemment été mis en oeuvre pour améliorer notre collection de présentations. Anthere a créé un prospectus en Français avec [[m:User:Notafish|Notafish]] pour la réunion du [[m:TIC21|TIC21]] en janvier 2005. Elian a aussi créé un ensemble de prospectus à traduire pour la réunion du Fosdem.

[[Image:Jimmywales.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jimmy Wales et Howard Rheingold [http://www.rheingold.com/howard/] à l'Université de Stanford [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales_lecture_at_Stanford_University_on_2_9_2005].&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;Par [[:en:User:Alterego|Alterego]]. Capture d'écran d'une vidéo [http://cooperation.smartmobs.com/cs/node/248].&lt;/small&gt;]]

L'ensemble complet de ces ressources peut être trouvé dans trois collections, pour les [[:m:Presentations|présentations]], la [[:m:Promotion|promotion]] et les [[:m:Leaflet|prospectus]]. La plupart de ces informations peut être trouvée en Anglais, Allemand, Français et Néerlandais ; n'hésitez pas à les traduire dans d'autres langues.


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===Finances===
&lt;small&gt;''Par Maveric''&lt;/small&gt;
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The first fund drive of 2005 was held from Friday, February 18, 2005, to Tuesday, March 1, 2005.&lt;br&gt;
Our goal was to raise 75,000 USD to meet the immediate expenses in our 2005 budget.  Originally, the fund drive was planned to run for three full weeks; however, we soon exceeded the original goal, and cut the fund drive short by 9 days.  When all sources of donations were counted, we had surpassed the goal by 26%, raising the equivalent of 94,648.70 USD.  A full breakdown of contributions by source is available; a quick overview:
*76.44% (72,352.01 USD) from PayPal
*21.18% (15,254.66 Euros | 20,046.15 USD) from Wikimedia Deutschland. 
*1.22% (1,155.00 USD) from snail mail/post
*1.16% (1,095.54 USD) from MoneyBookers
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La première levée de fonds de 2005 s'est déroulée du vendredi 18 février 2005 au mardi 1er mars 2005.&lt;br&gt; 
Notre objectif était d'arriver à 75&amp;nbsp;000 USD afin de répondre aux premières dépenses de notre budget 2005. À l'origine, la levée de fonds était prévue pour une période de trois semaines complètes ; cependant, nous avons dépassé rapidemment l'objectif fixé, et avons arrêté la levée de fonds 9 jours avant la fin. Une fois le décompte de toutes les sources de don fini, l'objectif était dépassé de 26%, arrivant à un total de 94&amp;nbsp;648.70 USD. Une liste complète des contributions classées par source est disponible ; en voici un bref aperçu :
*76.44% (72&amp;nbsp;352.01 USD) par PayPal  
*21.18% (15&amp;nbsp;254.66 Euros | US$20,046.15) par Wikimedia allemagne. 
*1.22% (1&amp;nbsp;155.00 USD) par la poste 
*1.16% (1&amp;nbsp;095.54 USD) par MoneyBookers

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Last December, the Lounsbery Foundation granted the Foundation 40,000 USD for hardware expenses in the first quarter of 2005. This grant, added to the money generated in the drive, allowed the foundation to purchase up to 75,000 USD worth of hardware.
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En décembre dernier, la Fondation Lounsbery fit un don de 40&amp;nbsp;000 USD à la Fondation afin d'acheter du matériel informatique au cours du premier trimestre 2005. Ce don, ajouté à l'argent obtenu par la levée de fonds, a permis à la Fondation d'acheter jusqu'à 75&amp;nbsp;000 USD de matériel informatique.

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20,000 USD were set aside for additional hardware and/or to pay for development projects. 
This is also the first quarter where the full cost of hosting is being charged to the foundation; 16,000 USD was allocated for this.  The extra 20,000 USD over the fundraiser goal was put into a reserve fund. 
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20&amp;nbsp;000 USD ont été mis de coté pour du matériel supplémentaire et/ou pour payer des projets de développement. C'est aussi le premier trimestre où le coût total de l'hébergement a été à la charge de la Fondation ; 16&amp;nbsp;000 USD y ont été alloués. Les 20&amp;nbsp;000 USD en excédent sur l'objectif de la levée de fonds furent placés dans un fonds de réserve.

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The foundation now has two employees: a part-time hardware assistant and one full-time developer under contract. The 8,000 USD for the developer is being provided by official mirror contracts. The 1,500 USD for the hardware assistant has been allocated from the budget.
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La Fondation a dorénavant deux salariés: un assistant s'occupant de la maintenance du matériel informatique à temps partiel et un developpeur à plein temps. La somme de 8&amp;nbsp;000 USD nécessaires pour le développeur est fourni par les contrats signés avec les miroirs officiels. Les 1&amp;nbsp;500 USD nécessaires pour l'assistant proviennent du budget.

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Other budgeted items: 5,000 USD for travel, 500 USD for domain names, 2,500 USD for office expenses,  500 USD for fundraising and promotion, and 1,000 USD for miscellaneous expenses
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Autres chapitres budgétaires : 5&amp;nbsp;000 USD pour le transport, 500 USD pour les noms de domaines, 2&amp;nbsp;500 USD pour les dépenses de bureau, 500 USD pour la recherche de fonds et la promotion, et 1&amp;nbsp;000 USD en frais divers. 

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Wikimedia Deutschland was the only chapter with its own financial report to issue; for details, see Chapters, page 5.
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Wikimedia allemagne a été le seul chapitre ayant son propre rapport financier à venir; pour plus de détails, voir en page 5.

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&lt;!--'''501(c)(3) status granted to Wikimedia Foundation'''&lt;br /&gt;

After many months of waiting, the Wikimedia Foundation has been classified as a public charity and granted 501(c)(3) (tax exempt) status by the [[w:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]]. [[Fundraising|Donations]] to the Foundation are now tax deductible in the United States . We are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers, or gifts. The effective date of the exemption is June 20, 2003 (the date on which the Foundation was created), and the status is fully retroactive. If you have donated to the Foundation in the past, those donations may be claimed as tax deductions. --&gt;

'''Le statut 501(c)(3) accordé à la Fondation Wikimedia'''&lt;br /&gt;

Après de nombreux mois d'attente, la Fondation Wikimedia a été classée d'utilité publique et a reçu le statut 501(c)(3) (exemption de taxe) de l'[[w:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]]. Les dons à la Fondation sont maintenant déductibles des impôts aux États-Unis. Nous sommes agréés à recevoir des legs de différentes natures, des virements et des dons. La date effective de l'exemption est le 20 juin 2003 (date de la création de la Fondation) et ce statut est pleinement rétroactif. Si vous avez fait un don à la Fondation dans le passé, il peut être utilisé pour une déduction d'impots.

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===Grants===
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====Wikimania, supported by GuruNet...====
Bob Rosenschein of [http://www.gurunet.com/ GuruNet] agreed to sponsor Wikimania for an amount of 30,000 EUR.  He is a very enthusiastic supporter of Wikimedia's charitable goals, and someone whose company is prospering in part due to re-use of our work.

'''Socialtext''' agreed to sponsor the conference for 5000 EUR, but this has not yet been set in stone. 

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===Développement technique===
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Plusieurs ralentissements ont eu lieu en janvier et février, ainsi qu'un arrêt complet des sites Wikimedia. Il y a plusieurs causes à cela : certains serveurs sont tombés en panne ; durant le premier trimestre, dix machines du ''cluster'' principal ont été réparées ; le trafic continue de s'accroître. En février, une coupure de courant massive dans l'entrepôt a causé deux jours d'arrêt et de disponibilité en lecture seulement. Au début du deuxième trimestre, tous les serveurs sont de nouveau opérationnels, et le ''cluster'' a l'air de bien fonctionner.

Les développeurs ont récemment mis en place le ''[http://www.livejournal.com/community/wikitech/ LiveJournal]'' pour communiquer avec la communauté à propos des problèmes de serveurs. Voilà un autre site à syndiquer...&lt;!--One more feed for your preferred RSS aggregator...--&gt;

====Coupures de courant====
Deux principales coupures de courant sont arrivées au cours du premier trimestre. La première coupure, vers le 21 février, était due à une [[m:February_2005_server_crash|double coupure de courant]] : deux sources d'électricité différentes ont été coupées au même moment, alors que des interrupteurs internes à la colocation tombaient en panne. Certaines bases de données ont été corrompues par la brusque coupure de courant, et la base de données survivante n'était pas complètement à jour avec le principal serveur : il a fallu près de deux jours aux développeurs pour récupérer toutes les données. Le site était de nouveau en ligne après quelques heures mais en lecture seule.

La deuxième coupure de courant, le 16 mars, était due à une erreur humaine : un des disques durs de la base de données maître était rempli, empêchant les bases de données esclave d'être mis à jour. Mais à ce point, l'ensemble des serveurs n'avait pas encore récupéré de la précédente panne, et il n'y avait pas une redondance totale entre les bases de données esclave. Au moment où de l'espace avait été libéré sur le disque, l'esclave le plus à jour était déjà plusieurs heures en retard. Il a fallu plus de huit heures, en mode lecture seule, pour resynchroniser les bases de données.

====Caches installés près de Paris====
&lt;small&gt;''Rapport de [[User:David.Monniaux|David Monniaux]].''&lt;/small&gt;

[[Image:Paris_servers_DSC00190.jpg|200px|center|Nos serveurs sont les trois machines au milieu.]]

En décembre 2004, des serveurs ont été offerts à la Fondation Wikimedia et installés au site de [http://www.telecity.ie/france.htm Telecity] à [[w:fr:Aubervilliers|Aubervilliers]] dans les environs de [[w:fr:Paris|Paris]] en [[w:fr:France|France]]. L'accès au réseau est fourni gracieusement par [http://www.lost-oasis.fr Lost Oasis]. En janvier, la configuration du logiciel était finie mais certains problèmes devaient être résolus.

Au premier avril 2005, ces machines ont un rôle de cache pour les Wikipédias anglophones et francophones ainsi que les documents multimédia (images, sons...) pour les utilisateurs en [[w:fr:Belgique|Belgique]], France, [[w:fr:Allemagne|Allemagne]], [[w:fr:Luxembourg|Luxembourg]], [[w:fr:Suisse|Suisse]] et [[w:fr:Royaume-Uni|Royaume-Uni]] ([http://bleuenn.wikimedia.org:8080/country-stats/ statistiques journalières par pays]). Les caches fonctionnent de la façon suivante : s'ils possèdent la page demandée dans leur mémoire, ils la fournissent directement ; autrement ils envoient la requête aux serveurs en Floride et mémorisent la réponse en la transmettant au navigateur du lecteur de Wikipédia. En général, 80% du contenu texte est en cache (et donc servi directement), et jusqu'à 90 à 95% pour les images. En raison du fonctionnement du logiciel MediaWiki, le contenu est mis en cache plus efficacement pour les utilisateurs anonymes, alors que toutes les pages de texte doivent être chargées depuis la Floride pour les utilisateurs enregistrés.

L'intérêt de tels caches est double : 
* Premièrement, ils allègent la charge des serveurs principaux en Floride. Nous payons pour la bande passante en Floride, alors que nous pouvons obtenir plus facilement de la bande passante (en plus petite quantité) dans d'autres endroits.
* Deuxièmement, ils rendent la consultation plus rapide, au moins pour les utilisateurs anonymes. N'importe quel accès aux serveurs de Floride depuis l'Europe prend 100 à 150ms ; ceci signifie que télécharger une page complète prend une bonne fraction de seconde, même si les serveurs répondent instantanément. Les serveurs de Paris ont un temps de communication bien plus court pour les pays qu'ils servent.

Les caches de Paris servent d'expérience de production pour un développement futur de cache, actuellement à l'étude. Par exemple, nous pourrions changer le logiciel de cache pour réduire leur charge (pour l'instant, avec tous les pays qu'ils servent, les machines sont à 80 à 95% de [http://bleuenn.wikimedia.org:8080/ganglia/ charge] ; il est vrai qu'elles sont anciennes), et voir comment nous pourrions améliorer leur efficacité et les taux de cache.

====Release of MediaWiki 1.4====

[[Image:MediaWiki logo.png|110px|right|MediaWiki]]

[[:m:Mediawiki|MediaWiki 1.4]] a atteint une version stable le 20 mars. Bien que les sites Wikimedia utilisaient des versions 1.4 beta depuis décembre 2004, ceci signifie que la plupart des bugs ont été réparés et que les développeurs peuvent passer à la version suivante. MedaWiki 1.5 utilisera une structure améliorée pour la base de données, qui devrait beaucoup améliorer les performances. Un nouveau code améliorera aussi le cache des pages : les pages servies aux anonymes et aux utilisateurs enregistrés seront les mêmes, ce qui n'était pas le cas avec la version 1.4.

====Bloquage des proxy ouverts====
Depuis le 28 mars, Wikipedia bloque automatiquement les éditions provenant de proxy ouverts. Cette fonctionnalité est encore en phase de test, les détails se trouvent sur [[:m:Proxy_blocking|Meta-wiki]].

====Jimmy Wales fait appel aux développeurs au FOSDEM====
En tant que premier orateur à la conférence FOSDEM 2005 à Bruxelles, Jimmy Wales a fait appel à la communauté des développeurs pour aider au développement technique de Wikipedia. Des analyses de cet appel ont été publiées à [[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-03-07/FOSDEM|différents endroits]] la semaine dernière.

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===Statistiques sur les projets===
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Il y a actuellement neuf projets Wikimedia actifs. Le &quot;nombre de langues&quot; ci-dessous se rapporte aux langues avec au moins cinq articles.
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* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] (encyclopédie, depuis janvier 2001): 134 langues, 50&amp;nbsp;000 éditeurs, 1,6 millions d'articles, 27 millions de liens internes &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
*:&lt;small&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org Anglais] : 6&amp;nbsp;000 éditeurs, 600&amp;nbsp;000 articles, 10% de nouveaux éditeurs par mois;&lt;br/&gt;[http://de.wikipedia.org Allemand] : 2&amp;nbsp;000 éditeurs, 250&amp;nbsp;000 articles&lt;/small&gt;
* [http://www.wiktionary.org Wiktionary] (dictionnaire/thésaurus, depuis décembre 2002): 70 langues, 1&amp;nbsp;000 éditeurs, 170&amp;nbsp;000 articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wiktionary/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [http://www.wikiquote.org Wikiquote] (collection de citations, depuis juillet 2003): 30 langues, 500 éditeurs, 11&amp;nbsp;000 articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikiquote/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:b:en:Wikibooks_portal|Wikibooks]] (collection d'ouvrages pédagogiques, depuis juillet 2003): 37 langues, 1&amp;nbsp;100 éditeurs, 12&amp;nbsp;000 articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikibooks/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:n:en:Main_Page|Wikinews]] (Portail d'actualités, depuis novembre 2004):  11 langues, 290 éditeurs, 3&amp;nbsp;200 articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikinews/EN/Sitemap.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [//wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikisource] (Dépôt de textes libres, depuis novembre 2003): 50 portails de langue, 300 éditeurs, 15&amp;nbsp;000 articles/documents &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaSOURCES.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org Meta] (coordination de Wikimedia, depuis novembre 2001): 33 portails de langue, 800 éditeurs, 3200 articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaMETA.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:commons:Main_Page|Wikicommons]] (Dépôt de médias, depuis septembre 2004) : 520 éditeurs, 8&amp;nbsp;400 articles, 60&amp;nbsp;000 fichiers &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaCOMMONS.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
* [[:w:species:Main_Page|Wikispecies]] (Répertoire des espèces, depuis septembre 2004) : 42 éditeurs, 2&amp;nbsp;800 articles &lt;sup&gt;[//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaSPECIES.htm]&lt;/sup&gt;
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Ce trimestre, les statistiques tant attendues ont été annoncées par '''Erik Zachte'''. Il a fallu deux week-ends pour que les scripts soient à jour avec le nouveau format de la base de données. Ce format a été amélioré à divers endroits, avec les statistiques récentes s'affichant en priorité, et les noms des langues dans les tableaux de comparaison.

'''Nouvelles fonctionnalités :'''

[[Image:Propellors of an ATR-72 in flight.JPG|110px|right|Hélices d'un ATR-72]]

*Compteurs par espace de nom : [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm#namespaces]
*Pourcentage d'articles catégorisés (même adresse)
*Arbres hiérarchiques des catégories par Wikipédia (certains sont immenses !) : [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/CategoryOverviewIndex.htm]
*Vue générale des Wikibooks : [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/wikibooks/EN/WikiBookIndex.htm Chapitres et articles par livre]

Des [//en.wikipedia.org/wikistats/EN/TimeLinesIndex.htm graphes chronologiques] sont collectés pour chaque langue, et listés grâce au script. Ceci peut servir de source d'inspiration pour apprendre sa syntaxe. On peut aussi y trouver des trésors sur d'autres Wikipédias, qui devraient être traduits. Si créer un graphe chronologique à partir de rien n'est pas aisé, il est plus &quot;facile&quot; de corriger, d'améliorer ou de traduire les graphes existants.

'''[[m:Wikipedia.org_is_more_popular_than...|Wikipedia est plus populaire que...]]'''&lt;br/&gt;
D'après Alexa Internet, en mars 2005, Wikipédia était plus populaire que [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=1y&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=altavista.com&amp;y=t&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org#top Altavista], [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=wikipedia.org&amp;y=t&amp;url=excite.com Excite], [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=walmart.com&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org Walmart] and [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=6m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=amazon.co.uk&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org  Amazon UK]; et est sur le point de rattraper [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=1y&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=reference.com&amp;y=t&amp;y=t&amp;url=wikipedia.org#top Reference.com] et le  [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&amp;range=3m&amp;size=large&amp;compare_sites=nytimes.com&amp;y=t&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikipedia.org%2F#top New York Times].

 
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A Board [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;meetings&lt;/tvar&gt;|meeting]] was held on IRC on October 1, to discuss and approve the Foundation budget for 2005Q4. The meeting was attended by the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Board of Trustees&lt;/tvar&gt;|Board of Trustees]] (Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Florence Devouard, Tim Shell, and Jimmy Wales), the Chief Financial Officer (Daniel Mayer), and the Local Chapters Coordinator (Delphine Ménard).

The budget is posted at: [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Budget/2005#Quarter_4_(1_October_to_31_December)&lt;/tvar&gt;|Budget/2005#Quarter 4 (1 October to 31 December)]]

The following points were discussed during the meeting:
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* &lt;translate&gt;Hardware costs: US$190,000&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;We failed to spend all budgeted funds in previous quarter; however, this was not because we did not need the new servers but because of lack of money and time. Hence we should not adjust 4th quarter expenses down.&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Domas Mitzuas will itemize hardware needs and assign dollar amounts to each item&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Hosting charges: US$24,000&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;New servers will lead to faster site will lead to dramatic increase in bandwidth costs&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Will see about moving images to other servers where we are given free bandwidth&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Domain names: US$500&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Domains set to expire will cost around US$100&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Additional money allocated for new domains that are donated or which we might plausibly want to use&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Disagreement about how aggressive we should be gobbling up new domains, with Jimmy, Daniel, and Michael arguing for aggressiveness, which strategy we shall use for time being. Further debate to follow.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Personel:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Estimated insuarance and tax costs on top of regular salary for executive assistant and chief technical officer.&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Office assistant needed for routine tasks such as stuffing envelopes, which executive assistant is far too busy for; will try to get volunteers for this position, but budgeted US$3,000 for a part-time (20 hours per week) employee.&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Hardware assistant item increased from US$1,500 to US$2,000 in anticipation of many new servers being purchased&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Travel:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;US$7,500 for travel will include 3 persons to WSIS in Tunis&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;For sake of transparency, Daniel will publish actual travel expenses as he gets better access to relevant data&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Legal expenses, insurance, and trademarks:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Bumped up to US$10,000 from US$4,000&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;anticipating more in the way of trademark applications&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Will be getting legal insurance, which is an unknown cost but possibly more expensive then previously anticipated&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Part of this is money to be set aside as a reserve for future legal issues&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Office expenses:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;US$5,900 for rent plus furniture and a new computer; the Wikimedia Foundation now occupying a larger office with more people (executive assistant, office assistants in near future), hence an increase in office expenses.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Chapter startup money:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;US$2,000 a quarter as decided upon last budget meeting, with nothing new causing us to change this&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Promotional:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;3000 to cover some but not all of the items listed here: [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia budget/2005/Q4/promo&lt;/tvar&gt;|meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_budget/2005/Q4/promo]]&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Financial costs&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Fees related to fundraising, estimated to be US$10,000 for every US$200,000 we raise&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Miscellaneous expenses:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Set at around 2% of total budget, or US$6,000&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Reserve:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Set at around 10% of budget, or US$29,200&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Next fund drive:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Current accounts are US$160,000 short of budgeted expenses&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;New drive to start December 1&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Details to be worked out at next fundraising meeting, to be scheduled soon&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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==2006 Q3 Report ==
=== General report===
''By Domas Mituzas'' - August 2006, &lt;small&gt;extract from his report on both hardware &amp; software, originally posted to [//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-August/022676.html foundation-l]

One of good news is that we can still stay at same class of database  
servers, which even are getting much cheaper than before.
Database server cost per unit went from $15000 in Jun, 2005 to $12500  
in October, 2005, to $9070 in March, 2006.
We got four of these servers in March and called them... db1, db2,  
db3 and db4.

For application environment we did a single $100000 purchase, that  
provided us with 40 high performance servers (with two dual core  
opteron processors and 4GB of RAM each).
This nearly doubled our CPU capacity, and also provided enough of  
space for revision storage, in-memory caching, etc.

For our current caching layer expansion we ordered 20 high  
performance servers (8GB memory, four fast disks, $3300 each), which  
should appear in production in ~one month.
We're investigating possibilities of adding more hardware in  
Amsterdam cluster. We might end up with 10 additional cache servers  
there too.

We also purchased $40000-worth of Foundry hardware, based on their  
BigIron RX-8 platform.
We will use that as our highly available core routing layer, as well  
as connectivity for most demanding servers.
As well, this will allow flexible networking with upstream providers.

Our next purchase will be image hosting/archival systems, and now  
there's still ongoing investigation whether to use our previous  
approach (big cheap server with lots of big cheap disks), or to  
deploy some storage appliance.

We reallocated some aging servers to search cluster and other  
auxiliary, and still continue this practice, so that we'd end up with  
more homogenous application environment.

==2005 Q4 Report ==

===General report===

''By Domas Mituzas'' - November 2005

[[Image:DevHeadquarters.jpg|left|200px]] These months were yet again amazing in Wikimedia growth history.
Since September request rates doubled, lots of information added,  modified and expanded, more users came.
To deal with that site had to improve both software and hardware  platforms again.

Of course, more hardware was thrown at the problem.
In mid-September three new database servers (thistle,ixia,lomaria)  were added to the pool, removing ancient type of hardware from the  service.
With data growth rates 'old' 4GB-RAM boxes could not keep up with  operation, except quite limited one.
40 dual-opteron application servers have been deployed, conserving  our limited colocation space, as well as providing lots of  performance for a buck.
One batch of them (20) was deployed just this week.
They're equipped with larger drives and more memory, thus allowing to  place various unplanned services on them (9 Apache servers are  storing old revisions as well), some servers participate in shared  memory pool, running memcached.

One of really efficient purchases was 12k$ worth image server  'amane', providing us with storage space and even ability to  backup at current loads.
It is running now highly efficient and lightweight HTTP server -  lighttpd.
So far images are served, but growth of Wikimedia Commons will force  us to find a really scalable and reliable way to handle lots of media.

Additionally 10 more application servers are ordered together with a  new Squid cache server batch.
These 10 single-opteron boxes will have 4 small and fast disks and  should enable efficient caching of content.

As all this gear was bought for donated money, we really appreciate  community help here, thank you!

Yahoo supplied cluster in Seoul, Korea has finally got into action,  bringing cached content closer to Asian locations, as well as having  master databases and application cluster for Japanese, Thai, Korean  and Malaysian Wikipedias.

For internal load balancing Perlbal was replaced by LVS, and we've  got a nice flashy donated load balancing device that may be deployed  into operation soon as well.
LVS has to be handled with care and several tiny misconfiguration  incidents seriously affected site performance.
Lately the cluster has became quite big and complex and now we need  more sophisticated and extensive sanity checks and test cases.

There are lots of work in establishing more failover capabilities -  we will be having two active links to our main ISP in Florida.
Static HTML dump is (becoming) nice and usable and may help us in  case of serious crashes. It can be served from Amsterdam cluster as  well!

As for last several days we managed to bring cluster into quite  proper working shape, now it's important to fix everything and  prepare for more load and more growth and yet another expansion.
We hope that we will be able with the help of community to solve all  our performance and stability issues and avoid being Lohipedia :)

Lots of various problems were solved so far in order to achieve what  we have now, and lots of low hanging fruits have been picked.
What is dealt now with is complex and needs manpower and fresh ideas  as well.

Discussions are always welcome on #wikimedia-tech in Freenode (except  during serious downtimes :) .

And, of course, Thanks Team (or rather, Family)! It is amazing to  work together!

Cheers,
Domas

===Links to last purchases===

*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_ordered_September_14%2C_2005
*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_ordered_October_6%2C_2005
*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_ordered_October_18%2C_2005
*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_ordered_November_15%2C_2005

==2005 Q3 Report==

===General report===

''By Domas Mituzas'' - September 2005

[[Image:Wikimania 4 augustus 2005 009.jpg|Domas and Mark|200 px|left]]Already in March it was clear that we needed more hardware to solve our main performance bottlenecks, but there was lots of hesitation on what to buy. This somewhat ended in mid-April, when we ordered 20 new application server (Apache) boxes, which were deployed in May. Then again, our main performance bottleneck happened to be our database environment, which was resolved by ordering and deploying two shiny new dual-Opteron boxes with 16GB of RAM each, accompanied by an external Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD) enclosure. In this configuration we eliminated previous bottlenecks, as disk performance and in-memory caches were critical points. These two boxes have already shown to be capable of handling 5000 queries per second each without any sweating and were of great aid during content rebuilds during the MediaWiki 1.5 upgrade (we could run live site without any significant performance issues).

Lots of burden was removed from databases by using some more efficient code, disabling really slow functions and, notably, deployment of the new Lucene search. Lucene can run on cheap Apache boxes instead of our jumbo (well, not that really in enterprise scale) DBs, therefore we could scale up quite a lot since December with the same old, poor boxes. Archives (article history) were also placed on cheap Apache boxes thus freeing expensive space on the database servers. Image server overloads were temporarily resolved by distributing content to several servers, but a more modern content storage system is surely required and planned.

There were several downtimes related to Colocation facility power and network issues, of which the longest one was during our move (on wheels!) to a new facility, where we have more light, power, space and fresh air. Anyway, acute withdrawals were cured by working Wikis.

There was some impressive development outside Florida as well. A new datacenter in Amsterdam, generously supplied by Kennisnet, provided us with a capability to cache content for whole Europe and neighboring regions. Moreover, it enabled us to build distributed DNS infrastructure, and preparations are made to serve static content from there in case of emergencies. Various other distribution schemes are researched as well.

Currently there are preparations made to deploy our content in a Korea datacenter provided by Yahoo. There we sure will use our established caching technology, but we might already take one step further and put our master content servers for regional languages there. As well, further expansion of our existing Florida content-processing facility is thought about.

===Multilingual error messages finally implemented !===

On the 28 of September, '''Mark Ryan''' announced that multilingual messages had now been implemented on the Wikimedia squids. Here is an incomplete list of those in IRC who helped with translations: taw, Mackowaty, WarX, SuiSui, aoineko, Submarine, Rama, Frieda, Quistnix, galwaygirl, Fenix, mnemo and avatar. Particular thanks must go to fuddlemark for extensive Javascript help, and to Jeronim for implementing the new message across the squids. Everyone's help
has been greatly appreciated.  :) 

Now, we just hope not to see these messages too often...

==2005 Q2 Report==

===Wikimedia servers gets a new facility===
*:On June 7, 2005 (UTC), Wikimedia cluster was moved to another facility, as there would be more space. The newer facility is better designed and in the same city of former one, in Tampa, Florida. Moving had to be done all at once, with all network and servers turned off and moved across the street. It took nearly 11 hours from 07:00 UTC, 03:00 at the local time. ''&lt;small&gt;[[m:User:Midom|Domas Mituzas]]&lt;/small&gt;''

===New appointements on the Foundation team===
*:On the 25th of June, Jimbo Wales has announced the appointement of the following people on official positions within the [[m:Wikimedia Foundation organigram|Foundation organigram]]. In particular&lt;br&gt;
*:*Chief Technical Officer (servers and development): Brooke Vibber
*:*Hardware Officer: Domas Mituzas
*:As Jimmy Wales best put it, the board encourages these people to work closely with, and even helps to formulate committees within Wikimedia. These appointed positions do not have any special power within any of those groups, but serve as a point of contact to the Board, and to the community, to ensure that information is flowing between all concerned parties within their own fields of xpertise. The appointment is a reflection of the work these people are already doing in these areas, and should not be seen as a disincentive to others to become involved. ''

==Links==

*http://wikitech.wikimedia.org/view/Server_admin_log
*[[m:servers]] : updated list of our servers
*[[m:Developer]] : list of developers involved in software and hardware management.
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/wikitech/ LiveJournal]: a way to communicate about servers issues with the community.  That's one more feed for your preferred RSS aggregator.

==Archives==
*[[/Archives 2005]]
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=== General report===
''By Domas Mituzas'' - August 2006, &lt;small&gt;extract from his report on both hardware &amp; software from November 2005 till August 2006, originally posted to [//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-August/022676.html foundation-l]

There were lots of improvements in MediaWiki itself, but additionally  
Tim and Mark ended up in Squid authors list - changes made in its  
code were critical to proper squid performance.
We did split database cluster, with English Wikipedia ending up on  
separate set of boxes.
Some of old database servers got their new life being slaves just of  
few languages, thus compensating lack of memory or fast disk system.
Additionally revision storage was moved from our core database boxes  
to 'external storage clusters', which are our application servers  
utilizing their idle disks.

In optimization work multiple factors are being worked on.
&quot;Make it faster&quot; means not only having more requests per second  
served, but also reducing response times, and both issues are worked  
on constantly.

And of course, as always, team has been marvelous ;-) Thanks!

==2005 Q1 report==
[[Image:Brion-wikimaniac.jpg|left|200 px|Brooke]]
===Release of MediaWiki 1.4===
[[Image:MediaWiki logo.png|110px|right|MediaWiki]]

[[:m:Mediawiki|MediaWiki 1.4]] became stable on March 20th, although the Wikimedia farm had been using 1.4 betas since December 2004. This means that most bugs have been fixed and developers are free to work full-time on the next release. MediaWiki 1.5 will use an improved database schema, which should greatly enhance performance. There is also some interesting new code to improve page caching: pages served to anonymous users and to logged-in users will look the same, something which is not the case in 1.4.

===Jimmy Wales asks for more developers at FOSDEM===
As the opening speaker at the FOSDEM 2005 conference in Brussels, Jimmy Wales appealed to the development community for support with the technical side of running Wikipedia.  Analyses of these remarks were published in [[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-03-07/FOSDEM|several places]] last week.</text>
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==General report==

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''Letter from the Board'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

[[Image:Wikimania conference1.jpg|left|300px|Jimbo, Angela, Anthere, Tim...]]

''to be written''

&lt;/div&gt;


===Overview===
&lt;!--
&lt;small&gt;''By [[user:Anthere|Anthere]]''&lt;/small&gt;

[[Image:Fljhfdshrukeurrewfd.jpg|150px|left|Credit cards]]

To start with, here is a brief summary of our financial state at the end of 2004:

In 2004, our global revenues were US$150,000, while expenses reached about US$123,000 dollars. The [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bank_history/2004 full bank history] for 2004 is available on the Foundation Website.  The most striking financial trend for 2004 was the amazing growth of our needs. In just one year, our server farm grew from 3 servers to 50! Naturally, this meant increasing costs throughout the year, to purchase new equipment and to support bandwidth requirements.

A [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Budget/2005 budget meeting] was held in early 2005, to estimate our growing needs. Following this estimate, a successful fundraising drive was held in February, yielding over US$90,000 dollars.&lt;br&gt;
To date, most of our income has come from individual donations,  ranging from US$5.00 to US$20.00 dollars. These donations have come from editors and readers who appreciate what we are doing. The success of our fundraising suggests that our growth can still essentially be supported by individual donations. 

Other revenues included grants and sponsorship.  Our most recent grant was from the '''[http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Lounsbery Foundation]'''.  An important issue with regard to grants and donations is that the Wikimedia Foundation has finally been classified as a public charity, and granted tax exempt status by the IRS.  This will certainly offer new incentives to potential grantors. During the first months of 2005, an IRC meeting was held on grant issues, and we considered looking for a Grants Manager for the Foundation.  Later in the quarter, Wikimania, the first international meeting organised by and for wikipedians (taking place in August), was granted its first sponsorship, from '''Gurunet.'''

With our existing funds, we purchased some [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware technical equipment] in [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_ordered_January_2005 January].  Numerous hosting proposals this quarter allowed us to purchase less hardware than expected.  The donor of the first set of French [[w:squid (server)|squids]] donated three more, soon to be hosted by '''Lost Oasis''' for free; other propositions are currently being studied (see [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_partners_and_hosts Wikimedia partners and hosts]). In particular, discussions are ongoing with Google, but no agreement has been reached. The general trend is to multiply our partners, insuring independence; while making agreements that are technically relevant.

A new expense is ''salary''. Since early 2005, the Foundation has been employing two part-time developers, '''Chad Perrin''' and '''Brooke Vibber'''. The board has also decided to hire a person full time to do secretary work, such as physical paper work, sending out packages, purchase of tech parts, phone calls. The position will be local to Florida. Discussions are ongoing about hiring other people but no decision has been taken at that point.

The [[Privacy policy]] on all Wikimedia projects was approved at the last Board meeting. It will be translated in all languages and made visible to users and visitors over the next few weeks.

Finally, the legal organisation of the Foundation has been strengthened in the past few weeks, with the creation of a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal page] to coordinate discussions of legal issues. 

--&gt;

'''Board meetings'''

A complete list of notes from Board meetings may be seen at [[meetings]].

;Latest meetings:

* [[Meetings/October 1, 2005|Budget meeting]], October 1, 2005
* [[Meetings/August 27, 2005|Open meeting]], August 27, 2005
* [[Meetings/August 18, 2005|Chapters]], August 18, 2005
* [[Meetings/August 14, 2005|Q3 finances]], August 14, 2005
&lt;!-- {{Latest meetings}} --&gt;

*[[Budget/2005|Budget meeting]]
*See also this recent list of [[:m:Board_agenda/Open_questions|open questions to the board]].

===Collaboration===

====Summary on collaboration====
We worked out a number of collaborations with other organisations in the past six months, and are discussing many more. 

&lt;!--
*''Kennisnet''
*''Yahoo''
*''DirectMedia''
*''Mandriva''
--&gt;

We are in discussions with two organisations about the possibility of offering '''on-demand book printing''' from Wikipedia.  One of these organisations printed a Wikireader on Frankfurt during Wikimania for a test. Our current concern is that by doing so, we are potentially stepping beyond the protections of the DMCA and running an unacceptably high level of copyright risk. So, we are currently moving at slow speed on the matter.

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&lt;center&gt;''A fabulous strip from JD Frazer [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20051102]''&lt;/center&gt;

Answers.com and Wikimedia Foundation will form a new partnership beginning of year 2006. 1-Click Answers, Wikipedia Edition'' software will be linked from the [[w:en:Wikipedia:Tools|English Wikipedia Tools]] page. Please see the [http://www.answers.com/main/ir/press10202005.jsp press release] by Answers.com and [[w:en:Wikipedia talk:Tools/1-Click Answers|discussion]] for more information. The announcement raised some very critical comments, from editors and in the press (see [http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2005/10/trouble_in_wiki.php]]. Explanation in French : [//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediafr-l/2005-October/001046.html].&lt;br&gt;
We also previously reached an agreement in last spring to provide a live feed of our public data to '''Answers.com''', live feed which is still currently under work for full  operability (Brooke Vibber is currently working with them to make this happen).

&lt;!--
Kennisnet is collaborating with Wikimedia in many ways; both by sponsoring software research and development, and by offering local hosting and the use of their servers.  (For more information on Kennisnet collaborations, see ''Kennisnet'', pg 7.) 

Another dozen hosting offers, both large and small, are under discussion.  Some are tentative, some want &quot;co-marketing opportunities,&quot; etc.  Right now, we are telling most of them that we are interested but that we will not be technically ready for a few months; so we should talk now to plan ahead but are unlikely to announce anything soon.  We must first organise the deals recently concluded, and take time to think and organise, rather than proceeding in haste.

--&gt;

&lt;!--
====Top rank sales for Directmedia DVD of German Wikipedia====

[[Image:Wikipedia 2005 Label DVD small.PNG|left|110px|German DVD cover]]

After the succesful distribution of the [[w:de:|German Wikipedia]] on CD, the German publishing company [[w:Directmedia|Directmedia]] has released a DVD edition.  The DVD is based on a snapshot of the wiki from March 3, which was quickly reviewed to remove potential copyright violations, vandalism and templates which are only useful in the online version of Wikipedia.  Structured bibliographic information about key people, a new feature added for the CD distribution, was also added for more people.

The DVD contains 203,000 articles and thousands of images. It includes software for browsing the content with a fast full text search and features for annotations, bookmarks and so on. The DVD is shipped with software for running on Windows, MacOS and Linux; although the latter is still new and under heavy development.

The DVD was the best-selling software product at [http://amazon.de Amazon Germany] the day after it was announced. Two days later, the 10,000 copies made for the release had sold out and a new set were ordered from the factory. These will be delivered within the next few weeks.

The DVD also contains data packages for [[w:Tomeraider|Tomeraider]] and [[w:Mobipocket|Mobipocket]], allowing it to be installed on PDAs, as well as a &quot;bonus CD-ROM.&quot;  This CD is a bootable LAMPPIX-CD containing an Apache server, a MySQL database and Mediawiki.  This runs a Mediawiki installation directly from the CD-ROM, which you can boot from in order to have access to over 200,000 articles from your web browser.

The DVD's ISBN is 3-89853-020-5; it can be ordered for 9.90 Euros from every book shop in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  For each DVD sold, one euro is donated to Wikimedia Deutschland.  Both the DVD and the CD-ROM are available for free as ISO images, via P2P networks and on several FTP servers, encouraging sharing and broader distribution.
--&gt;

===Public Relations===

&lt;!--
An increasing part of the Board's activity is related to public relations.  Jimmy Wales is travelling or offline more frequently, due to invitations to talks all over the world. A quick view of his [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User%3AJimbo_Wales schedule]
is probably the best summary of this.  Other presentations have taken Angela and Anthere offline for days at a time (most recently at [[m:PixelAche|PixelAche]] for Anthere and [http://www.decadeofwebdesign.org/ A Decade of Web Design] for Angela).
For more on these conferences, interviews and press reports, see Press (pg. 6) and International (pg. 7).

Effort has recently been put into improving the public collection of presentation materials. Anthere crafted a leaflet in French with [[m:User:Notafish|Notafish]] for the [[m:TIC21|TIC21]] meeting in January 2005. Elian later released a collection of leaflets to be translated for the Fosdem meeting.

[[Image:Jimmywales.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jimmy Wales and Howard Rheingold [http://www.rheingold.com/howard/] at Stanford University [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales_lecture_at_Stanford_University_on_2_9_2005].&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;Screenshot of a video[http://cooperation.smartmobs.com/cs/node/248] by [[:en:User:Alterego|Alterego]].&lt;/small&gt;]]

The full collection of current material may be found in three collections, for [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Presentations presentations], [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Promotion promotion], and [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Leaflet leaflets].  Most of this information may now be found in English, German, French and Dutch. Please add to these in other languages.

--&gt;

===Organisation===

''To be written''

==The road ahead==

''WSIS''

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''September 2005''

The Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License was the most supported
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Many of the options had very few voters. Of the options with more than
12 voters, the GFDL had only 21% support, and the Wikinews License 0.2
had 60% support (or 64% from Wikinewsies). Fewer people voted on the
Wikinews License option than on the Creative Commons one, meaning 31
people in total supported CC-BY, compared to just 17 supporting WNL
2.0.

With over 87% support from Wikinewsies in the poll, and 82% support
overall, CC-BY has now been agreed upon by the Wikimedia Foundation to
be the new license for all existing and future versions of Wikinews.
Any edits made previously remain public domain - it is only new edits
that will need to be under this Creative Commons License.

The license can be read at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/
(that page links to other language versions of the license, and the
full legal code).

Brooke has changed the site settings, so the meta data of the wikis
should state they are now CC-BY. However, manually created pages such
as http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Copyright will need to be
updated. MediaWiki namespace pages may need changing if they had been
edited previously. Pages that might need changing include:
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*[[MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning]],
*[[MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning2]],
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==General report==

&lt;center&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino,Verdana,Arial&quot; size=4&gt;'''Letter from the Board'''&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;

[[Image:AglouFDE1.jpg|300px|thumb|Anthere in Agadir, May 2005]]

It has been one year since Angela and I were elected to the board of directors; an exciting year, but also a difficult one.  And, it was the first year of real operation of the Foundation and its board.

In June 2004, the Foundation's birth was, above all, a declaration of intent by Jimbo.  Its aim was to create a legal structure to provide for the needs of the Wikimedia projects and to help these projects in their development, while promoting their free and open qualities.  In short, it aimed to remove the commercial tinge of earlier times, such as, associations with wikipedia.com and bomis.com, and to fully assume a certain ideological stance. 

'''One year ago, the Foundation existed on paper, but it had no real existence.'''  Jimbo had a certain idea of what the board would be like.   He imagined quarterly meetings and some agreements on principles.  All things considered, not a demanding activity...

:Quote : &quot;The role of the board is *not* generally to get involved in the day-to-day operation of the website.  The board is a legal entity entrusted with ultimate decision making for the Foundation.  Website governance is a different matter altogether.  I don't anticipate that the board will be a difficult or demanding position.&quot; — Jimmy Wales

This was not exactly Angela's or my point of view;  Angela and I had both planned to do a little more than &quot;take part in some meetings&quot;...  and, I am afraid that we made a little bit more exciting position :-)

Whereas Jimbo took care of a good part of the technical and financial management, we slowly endeavoured to bring our conceptions of our roles to life: to relay to Jimbo the opinions of the editors; to organize the general operation of the Foundation; to announce decisions taken by the board; to support editor initiatives; and to gradually to help Jimbo in certain tasks, which he could not reasonably continue to become yet more involved in. 

I often hear people ask '''But how do you operate?'''  And, well... this evolved over the course of the year.  During the summer of 2004, all three of us were relatively available, and could discuss issues all day on the IRC channels.  The three of us had occasion to meet three times, in July, in November, and in December.  Jimbo and Angela worked together with the BBC in London during the autumn... 
&lt;br/&gt; For Angela and myself, the most difficult thing was to find our place and, yet, to avoid stepping on each other's toes.  This was not always easy; we both had a very strong wish to be useful and to see our work appreciated.

Today, things are different.  Angela and I are also very involved in our professional activities and our personal lives.  Our hours of presence on IRC now coincide only partially.  Jimbo is frequently gone during the week, as the worldwide success of our projects has led to ever-mounting requests for presentations about the project. And, he devotes his weekends to his personal life.

What could be a negative point, that is, less availability for Wikimedia, and increased stress due to tighter management of our time, has also, I think, become a positive point;  we have devoted much time to the Foundation, yet we also have our own private existence.  We do not depend entirely on the project.

Currently, we, therefore, function much more asynchronously, by mail and by one-on-one discussions on IRC.  It happens more frequently that Angela or I let ourselves occupy a role previously managed by Jimbo, such as responding to local conflicts or following up on legal requests.  Since the tasks are numerous, we try division of labour... at the risk of sometimes lacking information about some issue already being handled by another member of the board.

Some board activities are visible to editors. Among the most conspicuous are the signing of a partnership with Yahoo! or the participation in a Wikipedia meeting. But, more generally, its actions are visible neither on the wiki, nor on the most-known discussion lists.  Our daily activities may consist of managing innumerable emails, drawing up a budget, contributing to the organization of events, taking part in the development and the diffusion of the Quarto and press releases, updating the Foundation Website, promoting the creation of new departments and their discussion lists, following the proceedings of legal accusations of slander or copyright violations, considering the legalities of logo use,  mediating conflicts on the individual projects, tapping developers for information, organizing grant meetings, signing petitions, presenting the projects at conferences, responding to interviews and the press, ordering hardware, inquiring after not-profit status, organizing income tax returns and fundraising, analyzing and commenting on contracts with partners, following and supporting the creation of local chapters, relaying requests from editors, etc....

As all this could not be managed by one tiny group alone, which is sometimes badly informed on the grounds for and the outcomes of each decision — for example, none of us has legal training. Therefore, it is necessary to '''weave a permanent fabric of collaborators''' and hope that all turns out for best.

And generally, THAT WORKS!  Unfortunately, the multitude of daily tasks also pushes back significant decisions concerning the proper evolution of the Foundation.

The Foundation has functioned this year on the model described above — with failures, partial successes, and successes. Its role has been created day by day, according to changing needs, by '''striving for a constant but reasoned growth''': through striving for decision-making by consensus, not by vote; and through supporting the suggestions of many people and listening as much as we could.  I hope that it will continue to grow according to this model, gradually and continuously building the solid basis of operation, which it needs.

Florence Nibart-Devouard, &quot;[[User:Anthere|Anthere]]&quot; 17:58, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

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===Overview===
&lt;small&gt;''By [[user:Anthere|Anthere]]''&lt;/small&gt;

To start with, here is a brief summary of our financial state at the end of 2004:

In 2004, our global revenues were US$150,000, while expenses reached about US$123,000 dollars. The [[Bank_history/2004|full bank history]] for 2004 is available on the Foundation Website.  The most striking financial trend for 2004 was the amazing growth of our needs. In just one year, our server farm grew from 3 servers to 50! Naturally, this meant increasing costs throughout the year, to purchase new equipment and to support bandwidth requirements.

A [[Budget/2005|budget meeting]] was held in early 2005, to estimate our growing needs. Following this estimate, a successful fundraising drive was held in February, yielding over US$90,000 dollars.&lt;br&gt;
To date, most of our income has come from individual donations,  ranging from US$5.00 to US$20.00 dollars. These donations have come from editors and readers who appreciate what we are doing. The success of our fundraising suggests that our growth can still essentially be supported by individual donations. 

Other revenues included grants and sponsorship.  Our most recent grant was from the '''[http://rlounsbery.org/default.asp Lounsbery Foundation]'''.  An important issue with regard to grants and donations is that the Wikimedia Foundation has finally been classified as a public charity, and granted tax exempt status by the IRS.  This will certainly offer new incentives to potential grantors. During the first months of 2005, an IRC meeting was held on grant issues, and we considered looking for a Grants Manager for the Foundation.  Later in the quarter, Wikimania, the first international meeting organised by and for Wikipedians (taking place in August), was granted its first sponsorship, from '''Gurunet.'''

With our existing funds, we purchased some [[:m:Hardware|technical equipment]] in [[:m:Hardware_ordered_January_2005|January]].  Numerous hosting proposals this quarter allowed us to purchase less hardware than expected.  The donor of the first set of French [[w:squid (server)|squids]] donated three more, soon to be hosted by '''Lost Oasis''' for free; other propositions are currently being studied (see [[:m:Wikimedia_partners_and_hosts|Wikimedia partners and hosts]]). In particular, discussions are ongoing with Google, but no agreement has been reached. The general trend is to multiply our partners, insuring independence; while making agreements that are technically relevant.

A new expense is ''salary''. Since early 2005, the Foundation has been employing two part-time developers, '''Chad Perrin''' and '''Brooke Vibber'''. The board has also decided to hire a person full-time to do secretary work, such as physical paper work, sending out packages, purchase of tech parts, phone calls. The position will be local to Florida. Discussions are ongoing about hiring other people but no decision has been taken at that point.

The [[Privacy policy]] on all Wikimedia projects was approved at the last Board meeting. It will be translated in all languages and made visible to users and visitors over the next few weeks.

Finally, the legal organisation of the Foundation has been strengthened in the past few weeks, with the creation of a [[:m:Legal|page]] to coordinate discussions of legal issues. 

'''Board meetings'''
*[[Budget/2005|Budget meeting]]
*[[Meetings/February_7%2C_2005|February 7th]]
*[[:m:Open_Board_meeting%2C_February_2005|February open meeting]]
*[[Meetings/March_30%2C_2005|March 30]]

See also this recent list of [[:m:Board_agenda/Open_questions|open questions to the board]].

===Collaboration===

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====Summary on collaboration====

We worked out a number of collaborations with other organisations in the first quarter, and are discussing many more.  Belnet is providing free hosting and 22U of rackspace. This agreement has been signed recently.

Kennisnet is collaborating with Wikimedia in many ways; both by sponsoring software research and development, and by offering local hosting and the use of their servers.  (For more information on Kennisnet collaborations, see ''Kennisnet'', pg 7.) 

We reached an agreement to provide a live feed of our public data to '''Answers.com'''. 
Brooke Vibber is currently working with them to make this happen.  [[w:Ask Jeeves|Ask Jeeves]] (a search engine) and [[w:Opera (browser)|Opera]] (a web browser company) are interested in such a feed as well, and Amazon.com has expressed some interest, but no agreements have been reached with any of them.

We have also reached some collaborations with content owners, who have provided their content for reuse in the project.  The European Environment Agency has agreed to license their '''[http://www.eionet.eu.int/gemet/webservices General Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus]''' ('''GEMET''') so that it may be included in Wiktionary;
Voice of America agreed to make the 5000 terms of its [http://names.voa.gov/DailyAction.cfm Pronunciation Guide] available for use in Wikipedia; and the [[w:Stewart Brand|original]] [[w:Kevin Kelly|publishers]] of the [[w:Whole Earth Catalog|Whole Earth Catalog]] agreed to make the content of the first 5 years of Whole Earth Catalogs available for use in Wikisource and (in updated, wikified form) in Wikibooks.

Another dozen hosting offers, both large and small, are under discussion.  Some are tentative, some want &quot;co-marketing opportunities,&quot; etc.  Right now, we are telling most of them that we are interested but that we will not be technically ready for a few months; so we should talk now to plan ahead but are unlikely to announce anything soon.  We must first organise the deals recently concluded, and take time to think and organise, rather than proceeding in haste.

====Top rank sales for Directmedia DVD of German Wikipedia====

[[Image:Wikipedia 2005 Label DVD small.PNG|left|110px|German DVD cover]]

After the successful distribution of the [[w:de:|German Wikipedia]] on CD, the German publishing company [[w:Directmedia|Directmedia]] has released a DVD edition.  The DVD is based on a snapshot of the wiki from March 3, which was quickly reviewed to remove potential copyright violations, vandalism and templates which are only useful in the online version of Wikipedia.  Structured bibliographic information about key people, a new feature added for the CD distribution, was also added for more people.

The DVD contains 203,000 articles and thousands of images. It includes software for browsing the content with a fast full text search and features for annotations, bookmarks and so on. The DVD is shipped with software for running on Windows, MacOS and Linux; although the latter is still new and under heavy development.

The DVD was the best-selling software product at [http://amazon.de Amazon Germany] the day after it was announced. Two days later, the 10,000 copies made for the release had sold out and a new set were ordered from the factory. These will be delivered within the next few weeks.

The DVD also contains data packages for [[w:Tomeraider|Tomeraider]] and [[w:Mobipocket|Mobipocket]], allowing it to be installed on PDAs, as well as a &quot;bonus CD-ROM.&quot;  This CD is a bootable LAMPPIX-CD containing an Apache server, a MySQL database and Mediawiki.  This runs a Mediawiki installation directly from the CD-ROM, which you can boot from in order to have access to over 200,000 articles from your web browser.

The DVD's ISBN is 3-89853-020-5; it can be ordered for 9.90 Euros from every book shop in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  For each DVD sold, one euro is donated to Wikimedia Deutschland.  Both the DVD and the CD-ROM are available for free as ISO images, via P2P networks and on several FTP servers, encouraging sharing and broader distribution.

===Public Relations===

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An increasing part of the Board's activity is related to public relations.  Jimmy Wales is travelling or offline more frequently, due to invitations to talks all over the world. A quick view of his [[:m:User%3AJimbo_Wales|schedule]]
is probably the best summary of this.  Other presentations have taken Angela and Anthere offline for days at a time (most recently at [[m:PixelAche|PixelAche]] for Anthere and [http://www.decadeofwebdesign.org/ A Decade of Web Design] for Angela).
For more on these conferences, interviews and press reports, see Press (pg. 6) and International (pg. 7).

Effort has recently been put into improving the public collection of presentation materials. Anthere crafted a leaflet in French with [[m:User:Notafish|Notafish]] for the [[m:TIC21|TIC21]] meeting in January 2005. Elian later released a collection of leaflets to be translated for the Fosdem meeting.

[[Image:Jimmywales.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jimmy Wales and Howard Rheingold [http://www.rheingold.com/howard/] at Stanford University [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales_lecture_at_Stanford_University_on_2_9_2005].&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;Screenshot of a video[http://cooperation.smartmobs.com/cs/node/248] by [[:en:User:Alterego|Alterego]].&lt;/small&gt;]]

The full collection of current material may be found in three collections, for [[:m:Presentations|presentations]], [[:m:Promotion|promotion]], and [[:m:Leaflet|leaflets]].  Most of this information may now be found in English, German, French and Dutch. Please add to these in other languages.


==The road ahead==

Board elections... :-)

Wikimania... :-)

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A meeting of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees was held on irc on November 13, 2005. In attendance were Angela Beesley, Michael Davis, Florence Devouard, Tim Shell, and Jimmy Wales.

The following resolutions were voted upon:

Next meeting date: sometime after Dec. 3 to be determined in email. Schedules to be forwarded to Wikimedia Foundation office assistant for coordination, and Tim to finalize date as soon as possible.

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Financial information about the last fiscal year will be published prior to the next fundraising.

Bank accounts in Europe: We have an account in Belgium. Wikimania money can be transferred from German account to this account. Jimmy to inquire about extending access to Belgium account to Michael and Florence. Some of the money in Belgium account to be wired to Florida bank account.

Paychex given limited power of attorney in conjunction with their role as Wikimedia Foundation payroll processor.

Registered agent: Michael Davis authorized to change registered agents.

Wikimania 2006 conference organizer: Will solicit proposals for professional organizer from the public.

The following topics were discussed:

Insurance: forms require we list review/policy procedures for our sites, which may differ from project to project, so clarifying this will be necessary before filing insurance forms. Forms to be copied and sent to Board members for feedback. If the media application takes much longer, Michael will submit the basic business insurance forms first.

Funding of chapters discussed, review of recent proposal regarding Wikimedia Foundation paying some chapter start-up costs (see [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Chapter co-ordinator#Procedure_of_delegation&lt;/tvar&gt;|Procedure of delegation]] on Meta-Wiki - &lt;small&gt;[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;//internal.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_chapter_start_up&lt;/tvar&gt; original proposal] on internal wiki - requires login&lt;/small&gt;). Policy approved by vote.

By-laws of Serbia and Montenegro chapter to be reviewed by Florence prior to Board review.

Wikiversity proposal ([[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikiversity&lt;/tvar&gt;|meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiversity]]) not approved, but we will approve it if some changes are made and if the community seems joyful about it, which may or may not require another vote. The board recommend rewriting the proposal to exclude credentials, exclude online-courses and clarify the concept of elearning platform. to be rewritten to exclude credntials and to clarify concept of e-learning.

Jimmy to meet with Florida attorney soon regarding bylaws changes.

Jimmy will consult with lawyers regarding trademarks and inform board by email.

Jimmy will try to extract a standard logo agreement for chapters from lawyers who are allegedly working on this.

seed wiki: more public discussion needed prior to Board voting on whether it should exist.

Jimmy to discuss with PR firm, announcement should be coming soon

Developers have requested US$50,000 in additional hardware; this amount was approved, albeit with concerns that this could stretch thin available cash resources.
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=Friday 16 December=
The equivalent of $9,551.60 was donated on the first day of the fund drive. Thanks to Brooke
Vibber, our Chief Technical Officer, we have a near real time donation tracking page at:
http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/

The Detail page for each day of the drive has individual entries for anybody who donates through
PayPal. You can see the amount donated, their name (if they gave permission for that) and a
comment. I encourage everybody to read those comments.

==Selected donor comments==
:From: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-16/detail/

Here are some examples that caught my eye:
*&quot;Knowledge is Freedom&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;merci pour cette banque de ressources&quot; by Axel de nazelle
*&quot;This is what the internet was intended for.&quot; by Ned Miles
*&quot;Much better for you than Gates!&quot; by percy westwood 	
*&quot;Thanks wikipedia you rock!&quot; by Oliver Stirling
*&quot;Thank you for a good project!&quot; by Akifumi Kato 	
*&quot;I need Wikipedia&quot; by Yohei Takiguchi
*&quot;Thank you for your dedication and scholarship.&quot; by John Clayton
*&quot;Macht weiter so&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;Wikipedia has saved my academic career so many times! Thank You!&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;Wikipedia is an exceptional and very unique resource. Worth every dime ;-]&quot; by Daniel Ushman
*&quot;Continuem este belo projeto&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;Wikipedia is a revolution so large it is difficult to comprehend&quot; by Louis Mackall
*&quot;Wikipedia I love you!!!&quot; by Jonathan Takahashi 	
*&quot;Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya ( Lead me from Darkenss to light)&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;wikipedia makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside&quot; by Edward Scott
*&quot;Danke für die Hilfe bei etlichen Dokus und Referaten =)&quot; by Jan Stuhlmann 	
*&quot;The shape of things to come...&quot; by James Wonder 	

And my personal favorite: 
*&quot;I call you my husband's mistress because you get his attention much of the time...&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;^_^&quot; by anonymous 

-- [[User:Daniel Mayer|Daniel Mayer]]

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=Saturday 17 December=
The equivalent of $11,557.74 was donated through PayPal on Day 2 of the Fund Drive, an increase of
more than $2000 over Day 1. Only a small amount was donated through Moneybookers on Day 2 (about
$30). I won't get updates on the Dexia and mail donation totals until Tuesday at the earliest.

Here is the PayPal breakdown for Day 2:
 AUD     90.36     (67.81 USD)    
 CAD 	507.95 	  (418.00 USD)
 EUR 	2,186.87  (2,656.37 USD)
 GBP 	550.20 	  (986.67 USD)
 JPY 	24,058.00 (217.36 USD)
 USD 	7,211.52
 Total 	11,557.74 USD
Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-17/report/

==Fund drive tracking bar added==
A great deal of thanks needs to be extended to Brooke Vibber, our Chief Technical Officer, for his implementation of a near real time fund drive tracking bar that is now on top of each page in the English Wikipedia. Localized versions are planned once more features are added to his tracking system. 

Each of the minor ticks on the bar represent a $25,000 milestone while the 5 major ticks represent $100,000 milestones. There is no monetary goal to this drive, so more ticks will be added if we fill the current bar up. 

==Selected donor comments==
Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.
:See: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-17/detail/

Here are some that caught my eye (I wish I could list more):
*&quot;This is an amazing website.&quot; by Brian Reilly 	
*&quot;Pour la réussite d'un des plus beaux projets de ce millénaire...&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;This site is everything the web promised to be.&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;Proof that collaboration can work&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;who thought this idea up is a genus&quot; by Michelle Collins 
*&quot;ich verwende wikipedia unzählige Male im Jahr; dieser Dienst ist vorbildlich. keep it up :)&quot; by Alexander Stromer
*&quot;one of the best projects on earth&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;As soon as I get a job I'll donate a lot more!&quot; by Alex Adamson
*&quot;Frei zugaengliches Wissen: grossartige Sache&quot; by Marc zur Oven 	
*&quot;For man's knowledge is only as great as its accessibility.&quot; by Shawn Strider 	
*&quot;Thanks for collecting world's intelligence&quot; by Masashi Sano
*&quot;Wikipedia has been invaluable to me as a college student who returned to school after 25 years!&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;parabéns e obrigado por tantas ajudas&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;Wikipedia is the history of the future!&quot; by LUZIAN WILD
*&quot;São iniciativas como a Wikipedia que nos dão esperança de que nosso lindo planetinha azul ainda tem salvação.&quot; by Marcus Salmeron
*&quot;Knowledge should belong to humanity&quot; by Paul Patton
*&quot;Wikipedia ist nett.&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;Don't stop! Keep on doing what you're doing.&quot; by Carl Juhnke 	
*&quot;I think Wikipedia is going to be an important part of this planet's future.&quot; by Nathan Russell
*&quot;Fight the good fight&quot; by anonymous

And my personal favorites:
*&quot;for making the internet not suck&quot; by Kristoffer Dahl 	
*&quot;You're better for my brain than 10 Frappucinos!&quot; by anonymous
*&quot;Vandal-fighting's like a video game to me. Makes sense to me that I donate 50 dollars to keep the site alive!&quot; by Jay Converse
*&quot;Love this site. More accurate than cable news!&quot; by jay gazlay
*&quot;Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur&quot; by John Horth


-- [[User:Daniel Mayer|Daniel Mayer]]

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I thought it would be nice to offer a little update with regards to the 
organization, in particular from a &quot;person&quot; perspective.

I outlined the various areas of activities of the Foundation, to try to 
identify in which areas we were staffed and in which areas we were 
either understaffed or not staffed at all.
By staff, I do not necessarily mean &quot;employee&quot; as it may be volunteers 
from the community, interns, pro-bono help, contractors etc...

But the fact is, when an area is under-staffed, the job either is not 
done at all, or poorly done by other staff members (on top of their 
regular activity), or poorly done by board members (who can not take 
care of what they should take care of). These under staffed areas or not 
staffed areas should be a focus of attention.

When I accepted to become chair of the board, I indicated that one of my
priorities would be to work on the organization of the Foundation. I
renewed that wish early 2007, making it a top priority along with
&quot;quality&quot;, &quot;recognition as a charity&quot; and &quot;outreach&quot;.

I also wanted to give you a feedback on what has been achieved in terms 
of organization since then, and what is currently still not satisfactory.

I have identified several areas

* Corporate and Financial issues (finances, accounting, audit)
* Fundraising/Grants
* Business development
* Legal
* Press/messaging and Communication
* Events
* Chapters
* Software
* Hardware/network
* Charity activity
* &quot;Human resources&quot;

And I was trying to identify which &quot;departments&quot; needed more work and if 
so, of which sort.

;Financial issues

First, strictly speaking corporate issues.&lt;br&gt;
We updated the bylaws at the end of 2006, first major update since the
first version written by Alex Roshuk and approved by Jimmy Wales. The
new version mostly intended to reflect the reality of our organization
mission, activity, organization etc...&lt;br&gt;
The second version was largely written by Brad Patrick, with some 
comments by the board. I believe these new bylaws will stand for a long 
time.&lt;br&gt;
We have drafted a new vision and mission statement, which hopefully will 
be agreed upon soon.&lt;br&gt;
We are also now listed as charity on GuideStar.

We successfully finished the audit of our 3 first years of operation at 
the end of 2006. This was a major work. We will go on having our 
statements audited in the future.&lt;br&gt;
I must say that the new year is beginning slowly on audit matters, but I
am not worried about that and think we have more pressing issues at
hand. Audit company made us several recommandations for improvement, and
a lot has indeed improved in the past few weeks. I'll plan an update for 
you on such matters after next board meeting.

Carolyn, our COO, is given us frequent financial updates (do not worry,
we will not close in 3 months), and a part-time bookeeper is currently 
being added to the team. We have set up a conflict of interest policy, 
confidentiality agreement is on its way. A lot has been done in the past 
few months. I wish that you understand how very important this area is, 
even though it is largely away from your eyes. As a charity, we have 
some obligations to respect. Since most of our revenue comes from 
donations, we also have a duty to be as transparent as possible. There 
were huge progress on this side.

On the less positive side, we were unable to provide at the end of the
year a public annual report (too much to do).&lt;br&gt;
We still do not have the 990 documents perfectly fixed and they are not 
uploaded on the Foundation side. It is on its way though.&lt;br&gt;
There are still many internal controls to set into place as well (such 
as record keeping policy, reimbursement policy etc...). A large part of 
this should be done by the board itself.&lt;br&gt;
We lack a proper bank, which would fit our needs.&lt;br&gt;
We also would need help from professionals to advise us on international 
issues.

;Fundraising/Grants

We just finished our biggest fundraising ever. The donor management has 
been greatly improved thanks to David Strauss. Thank you letters were a 
significant part of the office activity for a while.

On the not so positive side, we should be able to raise much more than 
we are currently doing, in particular from big companies and big 
charities. As far as I know, no grants were sought in the past months. And no 
formal feedback was offered in regards to last fundraising.

I am not entirely sure we currently have sufficient team on this. More 
volunteers may be of great help certainly.

We may find benefits in getting help from a fundraising professional 
(either as temporary contractor, or even better, pro-bono).
Currently, we do only online soft fundraising, but we may decide for a 
more aggressive fundraising policy in the future (in particular in the USA).

;Business development

Lot's of work has been done on this in the past few months. We got some 
new sources of funds, a brand new contract for datafeed, more customers.
The income from this source is still pretty limited, but it is a big way 
to the future.

Most of our business development is of two kinds. Either services (such 
as setting up datafeed and getting paid for this), or brand use (such as 
getting royalties when a third party sell a DVD with Wikipedia logo on it).

Datafeed require more technical development, in particular to propose a 
wap feed which we do not have yet (tech volunteers here ?)

Brand require
# fixing trademarks issues
# brand strategy

I do not think we will hire more people in this very specific area in 
the next few months. However, I hope that we can get some pro-bono help 
to help us explore our brand strategy and brand marketing.

Business will increase our revenus in the future, but right now, it is 
costing a lot from a legal, administrative and technical perspective.

;Legal

A lot has been done, a lot is still to be done.
Our legal needs are of several types.
*Litigation and conflict resolution (for all the various ongoing legal  threats related to our projects content - this part is the most visible for you)
*Negotiation and drafting of contracts (such as job contract, datafeed contract)
*Intellectual property issues (such as trademarks)
*Various legal counseling issues (such as confidentiality agreement, corporate issues, investment, chapter agreements...)

Our main problem on legal issues is coordination. We get propositions 
from various pro-bono lawyers, and legal interns. The legal area we 
cover is very vast, and needs close attention in the coming months.

;Press/messaging and Communication

The area is getting more organized since the arrival of Sandy, who also 
receive some help from many many volunteers (comcom, various press 
contacts and interns). Press has become a huge issue in the past months, 
eating up a lot of volunteer time. Translation is only taken care of by 
volunteers, under the benevolent coordination of Aphaia.

There are many needs in this area, but a lot of it may be done by 
volunteers. Hopefully, the volunteer coordinator will bring much help on 
this.

;Events

Right now, it is essentially Wikimania. At the board retreat, it was 
suggested we should do more events. Which is fair, but in all honesty, 
we can not absorb more than Wikimania. Doing events is probably more the 
job of local chapters, and I suggest we should have a common place where 
all events organized by chapters should be listed.

Events are very largely managed by volunteers. Last year, Delphine was 
paid for being Wikimania organizer. This year, KJ is paid part-time by 
Wikia to help, and an administrative assistant will probably be paid by 
the Foundation to give a hand. All others are volunteers and we should 
give then a big thank you, because it is a lot of work to do, in rather 
stressful conditions. No staff member on this, but Theodonarian and 
several others are doing a fabulous job.

;Chapters

The area is getting more organized since the arrival of Delphine, who 
also receive some help from many many volunteers.&lt;br&gt;
Big commons areas betweeen Foundation and chapters is
# promotion of projects (which involve setting up of promotional material in common)
# press
# business development (such as DVD or datafeed)
# events

We are currently on defining guidelines for chapter creation, chapter 
recognition, brand use authorization. The hot potato is commercial 
brand use authorization.

;Software / Hardware/network

To put it simply. We currently have 4 developers employed. Others are 
volunteers. The websites work with a handful of people, which is a true 
miracle. In the past months, Brad has worked hard so that we have better 
prices and contracts. So, on the bright side, lot's of work has been 
done, and contrary to other areas, that shows (the site is working 
smoothly).&lt;br&gt;
On the less bright side, we have several software development for 
example, which have been pending for a long time. Mix of lack of people 
and poor strategy and priority management. Hopefully, more developers 
and in particular a CTO should come to strengthen the team in the coming 
months.

;Charity activity

Now, I am thinking very very hard. Hmmmm. Not sure what we really did here.

The website is working ?&lt;br&gt;
Being listed in GuideStar ?&lt;br&gt;
Some of us were contacted by Unesco and participated to some talks ?

Well. We did things, but these were not part of a clear strategy :)

;Human resources

I apology for the ugly term.

The office in St Petersbourg is now only populated with Wikimedia
Foundation staff (Wikia staff has moved somewhere else).

We have a dozen people in the office or Tampa area.&lt;br&gt;
Carolyn (COO), Barbara (essentially office
assistant), Brooke (our tech god), Sandy (communication). We also have
nearby Brad (General Counsel) and Rob (hardware).&lt;br&gt;
We also have half a dozen interns (some of them can be found on irc 
sometimes). We get pro-bono help from Lin, a lawyer working in the same 
building.&lt;br&gt;
Not in the office, but contractors elsewhere in the world, Tim Starling
and Mark (tech), Delphine (chapters).

Several positions are planned in the near future (from tomorrow to 6
months).

A part-time bookkeeper in the office (ongoing), to second Carolyn.
More developers and in particular a Chief Technical Officer.&lt;br&gt;
One or two volunteers coordinators (announcement just made)
An executive director

A few more words on executive director. We hired a search firm to help
us on this path. Current step is &quot;interview of board members and staff
to better identify what the Foundation is really looking for&quot;. I will
inform you of the next steps so that community members may have the
possibility to candidate.&lt;br&gt;
On this very topic, let me clarify that the board asked that as much as 
possible, a priority be made for community members to be hired rather 
than &quot;unknown people&quot;. As recently mentioned on this very list, this 
conflicts a bit with having our office in St Petersburg.

More positions might be opened in the future, but are not clearly 
outlined for now.

Amongst the two big issues we need to solve with regards to the people
we employ are
* as an employer, we still do not provide any benefits (such as healthcare). I have asked Carolyn to help on that, so that we propose more interesting opportunities for those willing to work for us.
* we wish to involve people from all over the world, not restricting employees to USA only. Currently, those working &quot;offshore&quot; have to be their own employers (they are contractors). This is not sustainable in  the long run, so we have to explore more international employment issues.

The fact of dealing with &quot;online&quot; employees put certain issues in
perspective, such as traceability of what they effectively do.

We are still a bit in limbo regarding committees. Roughly, the techco, 
the comcom, the chapcom, the transco are working quite well. The fundcom 
had hard days, but is recovering. The spcom is basically dead etc...&lt;br&gt;
We need to work more on this, and I believe the volunteer coordinator 
may be a great part of the answer :-)


Second, board itself.

The new bylaws and a relevant resolution caused major changes in the way
board members are nominated or elected, numbers, terms etc...&lt;br&gt;
I am happy to say that our current board is pretty good and well
balanced. Whilst there are sometimes disagreements and tensions, we are 
much more efficient than before, thanks to various personal
and professional profiles. There is still improvements to bring, but
overall, this is a very good working board.

During this upcoming June, three of our current board members will finish their terms and
new elections occur. One suggestion recently made was to clarify the
skills we more specifically need on the board, and it is not entirely
impossible that seats open for election be related to a certain set of
skill rather than not. This will be discussed at the next board meeting.


I apologize if this was a bit long and possibly a bit confusing for some 
of you. I mostly meant to share with you some thoughts I had of some 
priorities to work upon. It is quick, but may ring bells.

If you guys know a professional fundraising person: raise your hand&lt;br&gt;
If you guys know a professional in international employment: raise your hand&lt;br&gt;
If you guys know a brand strategist, raise your hand&lt;br&gt;
If you guys wish to be candidate on the next board and want to discuss 
the &quot;skilled-oriented board membership&quot;, raise your hands

Just some food for thought

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[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Meetings/October 6-7, 2007&lt;/tvar&gt;|Meetings/October 6–7, 2007]]

=== St. Petersburg, Florida ===
Minutes recorded by: Erik Möller, Executive Secretary

==== October 6, 2007 ====
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board members present: Florence Devouard, Kat Walsh, Jimmy Wales, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Erik Möller, Frieda Brioschi (not attending: Michael Davis)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Quorum: Yes&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also present (except for section 7): Sue Gardner&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Present during section 1) and 2): Mike Godwin, General Counsel&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''1) Brief review of conflict-of-interest statements.'''

All appear to be up-to-date.

'''2) Trademarks.'''
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Mike Godwin gives an analysis of the Wikimedia Foundation's trademark situation and future strategy.

Questions &amp; comments:
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* &lt;translate&gt;Tiered strategy? (Erik forwards [[Special:MyLanguage/Minutes:November 29-30 2006&lt;/tvar&gt;|Minutes:November 29-30 2006]] (&lt;small&gt;addendum, 2016: [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Meetings/Florida, November 2006&lt;/tvar&gt;|this meeting]]&lt;/small&gt;) about previous discussion for Mike to review.)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Can we avoid dilution of the mark and at the same time be liberal in licensing it freely e.g. to non-profits? Absolutely.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Is there an issue with promotion e.g. web buttons? Not really, grant of use is implicit.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;General agreement that the Wikimedia Foundation does not want to enforce trademarks e.g. in cases of legitimate commentary, both for ethical &amp; PR reasons.&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''3) Executive Report by Sue Gardner.'''
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* &lt;translate&gt;Handout: [[Media:Biz Dev Decision Flowchart.pdf]] (on board wiki)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Handout: [[Media:Volunteer Analysis FINAL.pdf]] (on board wiki)

Some extensive discussion in particular centered on the organizational chart and its likely future evolution.

General agreement that the chapters role in particular is currently too much in conflict with other roles.

'''4) Policy approvals.'''

[[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Travel approvals policy&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Travel approvals policy]]

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Donor privacy policy&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Donor privacy policy]]

AGREED in this context: checks should be anonymous by default.

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Code of conduct&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Code of conduct]]

AGREED: A separate policy on speaking fees is needed; specifics about this were removed from the code.

'''5) Audit committee:'''

AGREED: After the appointment of a new treasurer, additional authority related to financial controls will be formally delegated to the audit committee.

'''6) Meeting with [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;{{lwp|Larry Biddle}}&lt;/tvar&gt;|Larry Biddle]].'''

Non-profit fundraising expert, who also worked on the Howard Dean US Presidential Election Fundraiser. Has raised more than US$300 million for non-profits.

Brainstorming about different aspects of the upcoming fundraiser, no specific actions agreed upon.

'''7) (Without Sue Gardner.) Discussion of Sue's job performance.'''

AGREED: ED Committee with Jan-Bart, Florence, Erik to review performance formally. Jan-Bart likely to be chair.

Brief informal exchange of perceptions.

''info removed from public view''

'''8) (Sue rejoins.) Presentation by Erik about the information architecture of the Wikimedia Foundation. (Jimmy leaves shortly before the beginning of the discussion part.)'''
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AGREED: Board-level view should focus on high level principles. Development of a statement of principles on tool use &amp; practices (e.g. open source vs. proprietary tools) would be desirable.

AGREED: Revision of current practices is not a high operational priority.

==== October 7, 2007 ====
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* &lt;translate&gt;Present: Kat, Frieda, Florence, Jan-Bart, Erik&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also present: Sue Gardner&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Not present due to injury: Jimmy&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Quorum: Yes&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''1) Advisory Board'''

Brief discussion of additions to the Advisory Board proposed by Advisory Board members.

AGREED: Advisory Board is about the right size.

AGREED: Current membership / new members to be re-evaluated in January

General observation that the role of the Chair is not currently filled very effectively - interaction &amp; reporting more often done by Board members.

AGREED: Jan-Bart to talk to Angela about role of Chair &amp; her ability to participate.

'''2) Treasurer'''
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Due to Michael Davis' inability and/or unwillingness to continue to serve in the role, the position needs to be filled.

AGREED: Treasurer position to be announced through charity channels (Mona, Sue to advise)

AGREED: Legal review whether position should be filled in the interim. [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;This&lt;/tvar&gt; was quickly completed -- no need to fill the position immediately.]

AGREED: Treasurer Search Workgroup to work on document, finalize, post it, deal with responses, call individuals, set up meetings.

AGREED: Workgroup comprised of Erik, Florence, Kat.

'''3) Board terms'''

AGREED: Generally, appointed Board members are expected to serve several years -- no term limits.

AGREED: Appointed terms to remain at one year for now, but issue to re-examined with future Board.

AGREED: Board expansion to be postponed. (Add to public report.) Decision on election 2008 postponed to next Board meeting.

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AGREED: Resolutions to be drafted post-meeting on BoardWiki by Erik. [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;After&lt;/tvar&gt; consultation with Mike Godwin, will be drafted as a Bylaws revision.]

'''5) Reappointment'''

Board resolutions quickly taken, no substantial discussion:

[[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Jimmy Wales reappointment&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Jimmy Wales reappointment]]

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Jan-Bart de Vreede reappointment&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Jan-Bart de Vreede reappointment]]

'''6) Officer positions'''
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* &lt;translate&gt;Florence Devouard only candidate for Chair position.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jan-Bart de Vreede only candidate for Vice Chair position.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Erik Möller only candidate for Executive Secretary position.&lt;/translate&gt;
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Board resolutions quickly taken, no substantial discussion:

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Board Chair term 2007-2008&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Board Chair term 2007-2008]]

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Board Vice Chair term 2008-2009&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Board Vice Chair term 2008-2009]]

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Executive Secretary term 2007-2008&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Executive Secretary term 2007-2008]]

'''7) Communications session with Ruth-Ellen Soles.'''
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* &lt;translate&gt;Presentation: [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Media:Ruth-Ellen Soles-Media Training.pdf&lt;/tvar&gt;|Media Training by Ruth-Ellen Soles]]

Ruth-Ellen Soles is a communications consultant. She worked with Sue Gardner at the CBC as a spokesperson. In this session, Ruth-Ellen Soles gave basic communications advice, especially for interviews, and entered a broad discussion with the Board on these issues. No Board actions were agreed upon as a result.

'''8) Budget'''

Budget discussion with consultant Mona Venkateswaran, resulting in approval of the fiscal year 2007-2008 budget.

This is the first properly planned budget in the history of the Wikimedia Foundation. It is understood to be tentative and contain a significant margin of error. Budget will be refined as data capture improves.

AGREED: More granular capture of accounting categories needed, e.g. Wikimania.

[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Budget approval 2007&lt;/tvar&gt;|Resolution:Budget approval 2007]]

'''9) Financials discussion'''

''some info removed''

Finalized financial statements to be expected in early November.


'''10) Chapters discussion'''

Sue Gardner began the discussion by presenting a possible strategy to clarify the relationship between the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Chapters. The strategy outlines 4 types of relationships, essentially ranging from business development with revenue sharing over traditional non-profit activities to informal affiliations.
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* &lt;translate&gt;[[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;/Chapters summary as presented by Sue/&lt;/tvar&gt;|Chapters summary as presented by Sue]]

Far ranging discussion resulted, including the following points -
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* &lt;translate&gt;Kat: Will this result in a loss of independence for chapters?
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** &lt;translate&gt;Sue: The goal is to accurately describe the relationship between the Wikimedia Foundation and specific chapters, not to fundamentally redraw the purpose of chapters.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Erik: We should describe the relationships with different characteristics that can be freely combined, rather than as a staged model where a chapter can advance from the least formal to the most formal relationship.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Frieda: Chapters are currently underserved. Proposed model seems very one-sided: the Wikimedia Foundation receives work from chapters but not vice versa.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Florence: Shares concern about one-sidedness, in particular for fundraising efforts.&lt;/translate&gt;
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AGREED: Discussion stage still too early for a Board/Chapters Retreat to be likely to result in meaningful output. Therefore, December Chapter Retreat is canceled. (Frieda, Jan-Bart, Florence, Erik in favor; Kat abstains.)

AGREED: A systematic process of gathering feedback from the chapters on their expectations &amp; perceived purpose should precede a strategy draft from the Wikimedia Foundation about the relationship with chapters. That strategy should at least be approved, if not drafted, by the Board.

'''11) Next meeting'''

AGREED: Next face-to-face meeting to take place in late February or early March. Extended online meeting to take place before then.
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IRC meeting, March 1st, 2008
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* &lt;translate&gt;Participating: Florence, Jimmy, Michael, Kat, Domas&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Absent: Frieda, Jan-Bart&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Start: 20:00 UTC&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;End: 23:45 UTC&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Minutes recorded by: Domas Mituzas

== Chapters ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;General agreement on Wikimedia Australia establishment:&lt;/translate&gt;
{{Minuteres|Approval_of_Wikimedia_Australia|small=left}}
* &lt;translate&gt;Discussions on Wikimedia Hong Kong raised topic of sub-national chapters:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;In case of historical, geographical or cultural situations there might be special cases for one-country per chapter model.&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Possibility of future sub-national entities as a different tier organizations to be discussed in April.&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Agreed on Wikimedia Hong Kong establishment:&lt;/translate&gt;
{{Minuteres|Approval_of_Wikimedia_Hong_Kong|small=left}}
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== Secretary ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Domas Mituzas approved to serve as Executive Secretary from 1st March 08, 2008 to 28th February 2009, provided that his Board term is extended through appointment or election beyond July 2008.&lt;/translate&gt;

{{Minuteres|Secretary, March_2008|small=left}}
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== Wikimania ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Agreed to request ED report on Wikimania security conditions, to be reviewed in April (board meeting)&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Website data retention ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Agreed to request report of private data retention, discuss required changes (due to legal and other conditions), to be reviewed in April (board meeting)&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Communication on copyrights extension ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Discussed if board statement is needed for copyrights extension, or should the foundation communication be enough, options discussed:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Press release&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Board statement&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Individual General Counsel statement on foundation-l mailing list&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Agreed that generally individual statement on public mailing lists may be not enough and more communication could be useful&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Agreed that Michael would draft a text on the issue&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Action Items ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Florence will ask Sue to provide a report related to Wikimania security at April board meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Florence delegate copyrights extension position &amp; communication to Michael&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Florence will ask Mike to provide a data retention policy draft, to review in April, at board meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Frieda to go on be the liaison with the chaptcom&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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== {{int string|Minutes}} ==

Board meeting held on irc, on Dec 11, 2007

Members present&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Florence Devouard, chair&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Frieda Brioschi&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jan-Bart, vice-chair&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Kat Walsh&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy Wales&lt;/translate&gt;
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Quorum: 6/7 members. Secretary (Erik Moller) missing. Notes taken by Florence Devouard

'''1) Approval of October board meeting minutes'''&lt;br /&gt;

{{Minuteres|Minutes approval October 2007}}

'''2) Cape Town Open Education Declaration'''&lt;br /&gt;

{{Minuteres|Cape Town Open Education Declaration}}

'''3) Approval of two new chapters'''&lt;br /&gt;

{{Minuteres|Approval of Wikimedia Argentina}}

{{Minuteres|Approval of Wikimedia Sverige}}

'''4) Resolution:Board Membership and Employment'''&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;small&gt;WHEREAS the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees wishes to reduce or eliminate the possibility of a Trustee serving as a member of the Foundation staff, or using the position of Trustee to create and/or serve in a staff position or contractor position, and
WHEREAS the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees wishes to reduce or eliminate the possibility of a member of the Foundation staff serving as a member of the Board of Trustees or using the position as a staff member or contractor to obtain membership on the Board of Trustees, it is
RESOLVED, that
(a) No person who has served as Trustee on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees shall be eligible to serve on the Foundation Staff or eligible to contract with the Foundation to render goods or services for pay until one year has passed since the Trustee completed service on the Board, and
(b) No person who has served as a Foundation staff member or contractor shall be eligible to serve on the Foundation Board of Trustees until one year has passed since employee or contractor has received final payment for service as employee or contractor to the Foundation, and
(c) This restriction does not apply to any person currently serving as an employee, contractor, or Trustee, but will take effect for any such person upon the ending of any current term as employee, contractor, or Trustee, or upon any change in that person's employment or board membership status.
&lt;/small&gt;
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* &lt;translate&gt;Jimbo not really supportive, would prefer another opinion&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jan-Bart suggest seeking more opinion from audit company&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Frieda: wait couple of months&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Florence: neutral&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Mindspillage: neutral&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jan-Bart will mail sue and erik that we have decided not to make a resolution on board membership and employment until we have sought more advice&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''5) Executive Director Job Description'''&lt;br /&gt;
Sue Gardner had sent a proposed job description for the position of Executive Director to the board. The original text has been slightly modified.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;5 members roughly agree with the new text of Executive Director Job Description&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jan-Bart is to send the new version to Sue, to check if she is okay with the outcome&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;if Sue indicates she is happy with the new job description, the text will be put up for approval by the board (vote). If Sue has some modifications to propose, the text will be rediscussed.&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''6) Wikimania 08'''
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board members interested in following up more precisely Wikimania 08 : florence, frieda&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''7) Wikimania 09'''
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board members interested to be part of the jury to vote for the Wikimania 09 location: Frieda, Kat&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''8) Treasurer'''
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board members express a desire to meet candidates before accepting them --&gt; it is decided to organize a meeting with xxx (and other interesting candidates that might show up afterwards) in February, during the SF board meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimbo will reach out to more people to get new candidates and will try to meet xxx before February&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''9) Erik Moller replacement'''
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* &lt;translate&gt;Following Erik resignation from the board, a position is open&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;5 members agreed for a candidate, Michael Snow, who Anthere will contact privately&lt;/translate&gt;
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'''10) Next board meeting date'''
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* &lt;translate&gt;8-9-10 February to confirm with Sue&lt;/translate&gt;</text>
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Board meeting, San Francisco, April 5–7, 2008
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* &lt;translate&gt;Participating: Florence Nibart-Devouard, Jimmy Wales, Michael Snow, Kat Walsh, Domas Mituzas, Jan-Bart de Vreede&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Absent: Frieda Brioschi&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Quorum: Yes&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also present: Sue Gardner, Executive Director&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also present for certain parts: Mike Godwin, General Counsel&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Start: 8:30 PDT, April 5&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;End: 18:00 PDT, April 7&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Minutes recorded by: Domas Mituzas and Florence Devouard&lt;/translate&gt;
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== April 5, Saturday ==
First meeting day is dedicated to brainstorming of governance problems and needs

=== {{int string|Introduction}} ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Introducing each other, identifying base position for upcoming meeting, introducing facilitator of discussion&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Setting up agenda for whole meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Discussing logistics and other meeting planning&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Governance structure changes ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Foundation key operations areas identified, improvements discussed:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision: Advisory board should be further developed in key strategic areas. These areas must be identified.'''&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Volunteer Council has functionality and scope problem&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision: resolution about the Volunteer Council proposed by Lodewijk: rejected'''&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Volunteer Council, or similar body, could help in appointing community board members&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Board needs additional qualifications and expertise, which must be identified&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Most board members consider community involvement remains unchanged&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Action item for Michael:informing the community that the Volunteer Council resolution has been rejected&lt;/translate&gt;
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== April 6, Sunday ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision: only board members attending the meeting will vote on in-depth topics'''&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Review and approval of IRS Form 990 ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Chairman Emeritus (CE) title has to be removed from Jimmy on the form, due to honorary title status&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Request blacking out contributor names and addresses by default in public copies, use other methods to announce donors who agree to have their names made public&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Publishing salaries and personal information is privacy violation, it has to be investigated what better privacy protections can be provided&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Expand description of Wikia employees, define time of employment&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Change website from www.wikipedia.org to wikimediafoundation.org&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Business relationships of directors have to be explained&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Key people salaries will be published, even if might not be mandatory&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision: 990 is approved, provided that the requests for modification are implemented'''&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Treasurer ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Bylaws have to be updated to reflect treasurer position better in current organization (personal opinion) -&gt; to be put on the agenda of next meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Position is expected to be long-term, with long-term visions, rather than reacting to past&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision: Stuart West is invited to join the board as Treasurer'''&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Other candidates may be invited to audit committee, or assist with other organizational matters -&gt; new audit committee to be appointed after board meeting&lt;/translate&gt;

{{Minuteres|New trustee appointment April 2008}}
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=== Audit Committee ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Michael Snow agrees to join the committee&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Stu will have an important role in suggesting more membership candidate&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Board Chair has final decision, based on existing input, according to audit charter&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Pledge of Commitment ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;The draft proposed by Mike is not approved.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Freedom of projects as non-negotiable part of board activities has to be enforced in the new pledge&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Shared values have to be part of Pledge of Commitment&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Board composition ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Discussion from previous day continued&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Board should be expanded to at least 9 members&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There should be reserved positions for needed internal or external expertise&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Chair should be community representative&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Expert publicity position for community founder is necessary (personal opinion)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Chapters should be able to assign certain positions&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Elections are needed for direct community involvement&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Being on board of a chapter and on foundation board is not fair to other chapters&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Non-voting board positions on chapters are not conflicting&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Nomination committee can be built to suggest board expansion, as advisory function&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Needs to identify required board expertise&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Needs assessing possible board members to fill in qualifications&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Needs to be given specific tasks&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Would suggest members for appointments, for board decision&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Volunteer Council would not be used for elections, though other uses possible&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Advisory board ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;There are multiple missing areas of expertise&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Expense of annual meeting should be taken into consideration&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Current advisory board is mission-centric&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;It may be impossible to have whole advisory board travel to Wikimedia Foundation events&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The way of refactoring discussed&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Needs more varied expertise in:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Public Relations&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Fundraising and soliciting&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Foundations&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Board development&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;Finances&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Some existing expertise needs to be refreshed&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision reached: JB contact Angela (chair of advisory board) and discuss advisory board future with her'''&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;

== Monday ==

=== Approval of minutes for previous meetings ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Minutes of December, 2007 meeting approved:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;By: Florence, Jan-Bart, Jimmy, Kat (4 out of 5 board members of the time)&lt;/translate&gt;
{{Minuteres|Approval of December 2007 Minutes}}
* &lt;translate&gt;Minutes of March 1, 2008 meeting approved:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;By: Domas, Florence, Jan-Bart, Jimmy, Kat, Michael&lt;/translate&gt;

{{Minuteres|Approval of March 2008 Minutes}}
&lt;translate&gt;

=== Migration between staff and board ===
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Explicit restrictions not needed due to healthier staff and board policies&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Should not be limiting community migration&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Transparency of organization is protecting against abuse of such moves&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Question resolved&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision''': resolution rejected&lt;/translate&gt;

{{Minuteres|Board Membership and Employment}}
&lt;translate&gt;

=== Data retention policy ===
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Full compliance with US laws required&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Needs further explanations in future to define what information is retained&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Original draft needed clarification, specifying 'United States of America' instead of 'United States'&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision''': resolution approved&lt;/translate&gt;
{{minuteres|Data retention policy}}
&lt;translate&gt;

=== Privacy policy ===
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;In case private data is given to law enforcement agencies, community members must be notified about such event&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Private email notification is enough, resolution has to be developed based on that&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;This covers just response to legal process, internal community activities, such like checkuser, are not covered by this rule&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Original draft needed clarification, specifying 'United States of America' instead of 'United States'&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision''': resolution approved&lt;/translate&gt;

{{minuteres|Privacy policy update April 2008}}
&lt;translate&gt;

=== Executive Director report ===
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Goal establishment and tracking practices explained&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Financial plans and practices explained&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Human resources situation reviewed&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Emphasis of outreach for non-mature projects discussed&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The report is reviewed and approved by board (6:0)&lt;/translate&gt;
** [//board.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:ED_Report_to_the_Board_AS_RELEASED.pdf]
&lt;translate&gt;

=== Audit and management letter ===

''Report only, no decisions''&lt;/translate&gt;

* &lt;translate&gt;All suggestions are being implemented by current staff&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;All policies are being implemented by current staff&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Accounting and financial oversight gaps should be covered thanks to hiring CFOO and arrival of new treasurer&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Audit company needs to be changed, due to relocation to San Francisco&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Governance ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Continuing previous discussion&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Changing of board majority at once should be avoided&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Florence disagrees with limitation of being on chapter board and foundation board&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Continuity of appointed members is needed - short-term appointments should be avoided&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Communication has to be done via Jay and Delphine, chapters and community&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision: proposition to be further polished after the board meeting. See resolution about bylaws update at the end of the document'''&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Chapter meeting ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board needs more information from chapters, on agenda and requirements for board participation&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Florence, Frieda and Jan-Bart are candidates to go to chapter meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Foundation may support participation of certain chapters, but generally chapters should be sustainable&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Security at Wikimania ===

''Report from Mike''&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Generally environment is secure&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Reviewed security report and discussed contingency plans&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Library of Alexandria will be handling security, assisted by local police&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision:Executive Director has authority to manage or change Wikimania plans, in case of security issues'''&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Non-disparagement and confidentiality agreement ===
&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Non-disparagement agreement is needed to guard against personal and institutional attacks, not constructive criticism&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The copy reviewed during board meeting was the copy of employee's non-disparagement agreement, not suitable to board&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Due to nature of organization, some clauses are impossible to enact, like returning of confidential information and other property on termination&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;This document should be developed into non-disparagement agreement suitable for members of board to enter into with the foundation&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Mutual obligations for board members and foundation are needed, including non-disparagement&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Vote on the non disparagement agreement and confidentiality agreement rejected&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;'''Decision: Mike to develop a Commitment agreement''': 5:1 (Kat against)&lt;/translate&gt;
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=== Media review ===
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* &lt;translate&gt;No dissenting required or needed (personal opinion)&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Specific roles in board may have specific opinions, but board member as such has to stand for board messaging (Sue's opinion)&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Board reorganization ==

Based on outcome of board meeting, approval of new bylaws after the meeting itself&lt;/translate&gt;

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**[[Media:FY_2008_09_Annual_Plan.PDF |2008/2009 Annual Plan presentation (PDF)]]
**[[2008-2009 Annual Plan Questions and Answers]]
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;'''What's the total budget in this year's annual plan and how does it compare with previous years?'''

:The total budget for 2008-09 annual plan is $5.9 million. By contrast, the 07-08 budget totaled $4.6 million; the actual amount (estimated) that was spent was $2.9 million.  In 06-07, the Foundation spent $2.1 million; in 05-06 it spent $800K; in 04-05 it spent $200K. In general, spending has increased every year, as the projects and the organization have grown.

;'''The projected budget for the 07-08 annual plan was $4.6 million: what were the actuals?'''

:Fiscal year 07-08 doesn't end until June 30, so we don't yet know how much was spent in total. However, we can tell you that  $2.5 million was spent, as of April 30, 2008.  Spending in 07-08 will probably total about $2.9 million.

: '''UPDATE:''' Audited actuals can be found in the [[Financial reports#Audited financial statements|07-08 Audited Financial Statements]].

;'''Why did the actuals turn out to be so much less than the projected spending?'''

:The 07-08 annual plan was constructed with very little historical information, and was really a series of “best guesses.”  As it turns out, under-spending in some areas was canceled out by overspending in other areas, resulting in a total underspend of $1.7 million.  Because the technical budget was under-spent by $1.7 million, once technical under-spending is factored out, the actuals will turn out to have been within 1% of what was budgeted. 

;'''How confident are you this year?'''

:This year, we have one additional year of data that we didn't have last year, so we are in a better position to make accurate predictions.  However, 07-08 was not a typical year (we relocated, and there were lots of staffing changes), which means we are still working with projections and estimates, rather than predictable steady state spending. 

;'''What's the total expected revenue in 08-09, and how does it compare to previous years?'''

:We project that in 07-08, we will bring in total revenues of $4.6 million. For 08-09, we have set a total revenue target of $7.3 million. We are assuming that we will bring in $3 million via small individual donations, $3 million in large donations (from individuals, corporations and foundations), and $811K from business development initiatives (AKA “earned revenue”), as well as $24K in “other revenue” (mainly interest income) and $500K in in-kind donations.  To give some perspective for those numbers: thus far in 2007-08, we have brought in just under $2.2 million in small individual donations, plus $2.1 million in large donations, plus a nominal amount of revenue from business development initiatives.

;'''Are those targets realistic?'''

:We think so, yes. We aim to achieve growth in small individual donations, by optimizing and fine-tuning the annual winter fundraiser, and by beginning some e-mail outreach campaigns.  We plan to grow major donations by bringing in a Head of Major Gifts, and we will begin the year knowing we will receive $1 million from the Sloan Foundation. And we expect business development revenues to grow fairly significantly, due to the work  the Head of Business Development has begun.

;'''What's the business development target, and how do you plan to reach it?'''

:The business development target is $811K. Up until now, our Head of Business Development has focused on understanding the existing deals, and developing a strategy for new deals. That strategy will begin to pay off this coming year.  Really, $811K is an extremely conservative target for Wikimedia.  More funds could be generated, but we intend to focus on business deals that help us achieve our mission-related goals (e.g., disseminating Wikimedia's educational materials off-wiki), rather than simply maximizing revenue.

;'''What are your other revenue sources, and how will you ensure that money comes in?'''

:Our primary revenue source is donations from individuals, supplemented by donations from corporations and foundations. We are happy that we have a solid base, via the online fundraiser, of tens of thousands of contributions.  The Executive Director and Deputy Director are actively cultivating major individual donors and foundations, and we are also speaking with a few large companies about “in kind” donations of goods or services.

;'''What's the target for the 08-09 online fundraiser?'''

:No specific target has yet been set, but it will probably be roughly $2.5 million. We want to bring in $3 million during 08-09, via the online fundraiser and from ongoing small donations during the rest of the year. 

;'''What will you do if you fall short overall?'''

:We plan to spend $5.9 million, but our revenue targets total $7.3 million. That means we can absorb a revenue shortfall of $1.4 million without needing to cut planned spending (which is already budgeted to be fairly conservative).  In the event that we fall short of our targets by more than $1.4 million, we have built into the annual plan a fair amount of room to scale back.  For example, we have plans to add additional staff throughout the year, but if we are falling short of our targets we could defer the new hires. We can also tighten spending in a number of simple ways: for example, we could defer hardware purchases, cancel our winter all-staff meeting, scale back staff participation at Wikimania, etc. 

;'''What's the upshot here: how much bigger is this year's budget compared with last year's? Where are you spending more, and why?'''

:Planned spending totals $5.9 million, which is an increase of $3 million over the 07-08 projected actuals. The single biggest increase is hardware purchases deferred from 07-08, that total $965K.  

:The second-largest increase is $510K for fundraising expenses: this includes three new positions (Head of Major Gifts, Head of Community Giving, and a Development Associate), as well as an allocation for fundraising expenses (technical help with the database, design support, usability and A/B testing money, fundraising related travel, an allocation for events, etc.).  

:Other significant increases include increased hosting costs (+$200K), funding for five new technical staff and contractors (+$375K), strengthening our “program” (mission-related) work by hiring staff for public outreach and partnerships roles, plus a Chief Programs Officer (+$221K), an increase in travel costs (+210K), and a new allocation for staff and volunteer development (+$113K).

;'''When do you expect you will be hiring the new people?'''

:We plan to have the fundraising positions and two of the tech positions filled close to the beginning of the fiscal year.  The remaining technical positions will be filled in October and February.  The program positions will be filled in January.        

;'''Will all the jobs be advertised publicly?'''

:Yes. Our general practice, with a few rare exceptions, is to [[Job_openings| advertise all jobs]] on the Wikimedia Foundation website. Normally we also advertise on [http://craigslist.org Craigslist], and other job sites. We expect to advertise for all the positions we have opening up in the coming year.

;'''How much did you spend on travel last year, and how does it compare with the what is budgeted for 08-09?'''

:Travel, which includes a mix of Board, Advisory Board and staff travel, is estimated to be $325K for 07-08, while the budgeted amount for travel in 08-09 is $535K. 

;'''Why has travel gone up?'''

:We use lots of non-face-to-face communications methods such as IRC, IM, Skype, etc., but ultimately, we're an international organization, and that is reflected in our travel spending. 

:Mostly, it is simply because we are growing. For example, we plan to bring the remote staff together twice a year for an all-staff meeting; more staff outside San Francisco means higher travel costs for those meetings.  Three new board seats will mean increased travel costs for the 3-4 board meetings per year.  The increase in travel also reflects that the organization is more systematically approaching fundraising, business development and partnerships than it ever has before.

:As an international organization supported by a growing network of chapter organizations in many countries, we have committed to subsidizing some costs of travel for the annual meeting of the international chapters.  The Chapters Coordinator, needs to travel to spend time with the chapters, and to visit the Wikimania site. 

:It's also important that as many staff members as possible can attend Wikimania: some because it's part of their core job to interact with volunteers, and some because they are new to Wikimedia, and Wikimania can greatly help to orient them to who we are and what we do. 

;'''Why is there a discrepancy in the projected and actual legal budget for last year?'''

:Ultimately we found that the overall scope of some of our legal priorities, including an investigation into the use of our trademark, was larger than we originally thought.  We also had to invest more time and money into systematizing and professionalizing our employment and labor law compliance.  Both of these were critical aspects of the Foundation's overall management.

;'''How much do you plan to spend on Wikimania?'''

:Wikimania is intended to be self-funding through sponsorships, meaning that the amount of money taken in by the conference, and the amount of money spent on it, should be the same. That does not include the costs of staff, board and advisory board travel to Wikimania. The Wikimedia Foundation absorbs those costs itself, and they are represented in the 08-09 annual plan in the amount of $100K.

;'''Jimmy travels a lot. How much of his travel is paid for by the Wikimedia Foundation?'''

:None. Although The Foundation has paid for a very small amount of Jimmy's travel in the past, as part of the upcoming annual plan, he has requested that the Foundation not cover any of his expenses at all.

;'''What do you plan to spend on the advisory board, and how is it spent?'''

:The Wikimedia Foundation offers to pay to send advisory board members to Wikimania, although most of those who attend actually pay for themselves. We also pay for the costs of the facilitator for the annual board and advisory board meeting, which is held at Wikimania, and for any other costs associated with that meeting.

;'''Last year the tech budget was more than half of the overall budget. This year it isn't.  Why not?'''

:Last year, technology represented 55% of the total annual plan, at $2.6 million out of $4.6 million. The actual spend turns out to have been an estimated $900K out of $2.9 million, which is 31% of the total spent. In the 08-09 annual plan, tech spending totals $2.7 million out of $5.9 million, which is 46% of the total.  That includes the planned hiring of five new technical staff in 08-09, as well as an allocation for technical contractors. 

;'''What is &quot;staff and volunteer development&quot; funding?'''

:This is a small amount of money set aside for staff and volunteer development. The staff piece includes funding for staff training and attendance at conferences such as the O'Reilly Velocity conference on web performance and scalability. This is the first time the Foundation's budget has included an allocation for staff development. 

:The &quot;volunteer development&quot; money is an experiment, and if it works we will probably  increase the size of allocation in future.  It will pay for a variety of small, one-off initiatives - for example, it might be used to pay for printing costs for brochures for a volunteer outreach event. It might subsidize a workshop, or offset small costs for other specific initiatives.

;'''Why so little for volunteer development?'''

:The volunteer development fund primarily relates to volunteer organizational work, such as press work, participation through chapters, technical contributions, and so forth. As we are still in the process of developing policies and best practices around volunteer development, we have deliberately kept the overall amount relatively low in this budget, but we hope to scale up these efforts intelligently in the coming years.

:It's not a new idea. The Wikimedia Foundation has always spent small amounts of money to encourage and  reward organizational work by volunteers: The very first fundraising campaign by Wikimedia was accompanied by links to the &quot;Brion (Brooke) Vibber notebook fund,&quot; to purchase a new laptop for Brooke's technical work. Brooke, who is today our Chief Technology Officer, was at the time a volunteer software developer and administrator.

:In general, enabling and empowering the Wikimedia volunteer communities to thrive is the Wikimedia Foundation's core function, and therefore virtually all spending is related to it.

;'''What is included for the Board's budget in the Annual Plan?'''

:The annual plan includes costs for three Board meetings per year (travel and facilitation), other travel costs (e.g., conferences), and an allocation for board development.  

;'''What caused the $60K under-spending in the Board budget from last year?'''

:The $60K was an annual allocation for Board development separate from costs associated with Board meetings.  For example, a Board member traveling to a conference relating to the Foundation's mission would have been been reimbursed against the $60K.  The Board did very little travel/activity outside of the Board meetings so this was under-spent.

;'''What is included in the ED's budget in the Annual Plan?'''

:The budget of the Executive Director includes the salaries for the Executive Director and Deputy Director, as well as miscellaneous costs including travel, some fundraising expenses, the costs of the two annual all-staff meetings and some other staff development costs, and a budget for consultants and contractors. 
    
;'''What is included in the Technology budget in the Annual Plan?'''

:The Technology budget includes salaries for tech staff, an allocation for contractors, and bandwidth and hardware costs. The biggest single allocation (about $1 million) will go to hardware costs such as servers. And $860K will go to hosting costs. The bulk of the remainder is salaries and contractor payments.

;'''What is included in the Finance &amp; Administration budget in the Annual Plan?'''

:The Finance &amp; Administration budget includes salaries for all finance and administrative staff; the Chief Financial and Operating Officer, the Accountant, the fundraising staff, the Head of Business Development, the Office Manager, and the Assistant to the ED and DD.  It also includes some staff development and staff meeting expenses, the fees for the annual audit, some consultant costs, and some legal fees related to fundraising and employment law.

;'''What is included in the Programs budget in the Annual Plan?'''

:The Programs budget includes salaries for the programming staff; the Chief Program Officer,  partnerships and public outreach staff, the Chapters Coordinator, the Volunteer Coordinator, and the Head of Communications.  It also includes an allocation for volunteer development, funding for public outreach such as the Wikipedia Academies, costs for the annual chapters meeting in April and communication materials such as  brochures and promotional products.

;'''What is included in the Legal budget in the Annual Plan?'''

:The Legal budget includes the salary expense for our in-house Counsel, business and legal-related costs for business registrations, state-by-state fundraising registrations, domain names, trademark registration and defense, employment and immigration support and external litigation fees.

;'''What is included in the Wikimania budget in the Annual Plan?'''

:As mentioned earlier, the Wikimania budget is intended to be self-funding through sponsorships, meaning that the amount of money taken in and the amount of money spent for the conference should be the same, not including the costs of staff, board and advisory board travel to Wikimania.  The type of costs included in the self-balancing portion of Wikimania would include the rental of the conference site (meeting rooms, equipment rental), speaker costs and hotels/dorm room/meal costs for the participants.</text>
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''The fourth annual Wikimania conference takes place July 17 to July 19, 2008 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt''

'''SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 9''' – Next week hundreds of Wikimedia volunteers and
enthusiasts will converge at the historic center of global knowledge and wisdom,
the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, for the annual Wikimania
conference.  Wikimania is the official conference of Wikimedia's
free knowledge projects, which include Wikipedia, the largest free knowledge
encyclopedia in human history.  Presentations and discussions at this year's
conference will address topics related to public collaboration, open source
initiatives, free knowledge, wiki technology, and open education, with the theme of
this year's conference 'changing the shape of wisdom.'

Since the first official gathering in 2005 in Frankfurt, Germany, Wikimania has
served as the main opportunity for project volunteers, staff, and enthusiasts to
meet and discuss the technology, impact, and future of wiki-based, free knowledge
projects.  Organized by a local team of Wikimedia volunteers, Wikimania also acts
as the primary opportunity for local populations to explore free knowledge and
public collaboration, and the growth of Wikimedia projects in local languages.

&quot;Wikimania is the one time each year when Wikimedia volunteers from all over the
world gather together in a single location,&quot; said Wikimedia Foundation Executive
Director Sue Gardner from the Foundation's headquarters in San Francisco,
California. &quot;This year is particularly special, because we will be in Alexandria,
at what was once the site of the largest library of the ancient world. It's an
exceptional opportunity for us to explore topics around reach, participation, and
quality of the Wikimedia projects in one of the world's most important centers for
wisdom and knowledge.&quot;

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the entire planning
team from the library have been actively involved in development of Wikimania 2008
alongside the volunteer team. &quot;Free-content projects such as Wikipedia are an
essential tool for the collection and dissemination of knowledge, especially in
the developing world,&quot; offered Dr. Serageldin.  &quot;We hope that Wikimania 2008 will
raise local awareness of new possibilities and indeed take us towards changing the
shape of wisdom. In hosting this event, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina upholds the
values of its ancient namesake.&quot;

Alexandria volunteer organizing committee head Mohamed Ibrahim has been leading
efforts on the ground with the Wikimedia Foundation and the volunteers to ensure
conference attendees have an excellent experience. &quot;We're hoping that our main
goal of increasing awareness of free knowledge and the free software movement
among Arabic speakers is going to be a success. The Arabic Wikipedia is getting a
lot of attention, Wikimania is an ideal opportunity for all attendees to start
thinking about how to improve both quality and quantity of our projects,&quot; said Ibrahim.

Highlighted speakers at this year's conference include:

* Florence Devouard - Chair of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees
* Schuyler Erle and Mikel Maron from Open Street Map - The free editablemap of the whole world, created by volunteers
* Eliane Metni - director of the International Education Association on The Global Educators’ Open Course
* Jimmy Wales - Founder of Wikipedia
* Ismail Serageldin - Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
* Tim Spalding - Creator of LibraryThing
* Usama Fayyad – Yahoo!’s Executive Vice President of Research and Strategic Data Solutions

As well as multiple sessions from Wikimedia Foundation staff, Board of Trustees,
and advisory board members including: Sue Gardner and Erik Möller - Executive
Director and Deputy Director,  with a forecast for the Wikimedia Foundation's
upcoming year; [[User:Brion VIBBER|Brooke Vibber]] - Chief Technology Officer - discussing the current
state of the MediaWiki software; and advisory board member Benjamin Mako Hill
speaking on the topic of Free Network Services.

For the complete Wikimania 2008 program, visit: http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Schedule

This year conference participants, as well as volunteers not able to attend the
conference, will be encouraged to upload and share related video content on
Kaltura's Wikimania video site.  Kaltura's collaborative video-editing process
allows users to create new videos, or edit, improve, re-organize other videos. http://www.kaltura.com/devwiki/index.php/Wikimania_Video_Site

Principal sessions such as those of the keynote speakers and the invited speakers
will be webcast live through the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Webcast website: http://webcast.bibalex.org

Wikimedia Blog, the Foundation's official blog, will be updated frequently during
the conference with ongoing podcasting information, participant activities, and
media coverage: http://blog.wikimedia.org/

The Wikimania 2008 official wiki will be updated regularly with pictures,
information, and logistical details: http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/

=== Sponsors ===
Wikimania 2008 is possible thanks to the generous financial support of this year's
sponsors.  Our sponsors subsidize a number of Wikimania scholarships to assist
participants in covering the cost of attending and participating in the
conference.  Sponsors are also actively engaged in providing related support to
Wikimania through use of their own open-source, collaborative tools.

;Guardians and Grants
* WikiHow, http://www.wikihow.com/
* Open Society Institute, http://www.soros.org/

;Benefactors
* CISCO, http://www.cisco.com/web/siteassets/contacts/offices/africa.html
* Kaltura, http://www.kaltura.com/
* HP (Middle East), http://welcome.hp.com/country/emea_middle_east/en/welcome.html
* Microsoft (Egypt), http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/egypt/english/default.mspx
* Raya Corp, http://www.rayacorp.com/
* Intel Egypt, http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/middleeast/emea/english/364108.htm
* Advanced Computer Technology, http://www.act-eg.com/
* Sun Microsystems, http://catalog.sun.com/index.xml?site=EG_ENG

;Friends
* Onkosh, http://www.onkosh.com/

;Supporters
* Wikia Entertainment, http://entertainment.wikia.com/
* Wikia Gaming, http://gaming.wikia.com/
* eSpace, http://espace.com.eg/

===About us===
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;About the [[Home|Wikimedia Foundation]]

The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit, charitable organization dedicated to
encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual
content, and to providing the full content of its wiki-based projects to the
public free of charge. It operates some of the largest collaboratively-edited
reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, one of the world's 10
most-visited websites.

All projects of the Wikimedia Foundation are collaboratively developed by
volunteers using the MediaWiki software. Their content may be freely used, freely
edited, freely copied and freely redistributed subject to the restrictions of that
license.

:Jay Walsh, Head of Communications
:jwalsh{{@}}wikimedia.org
:+1 415 839 6885

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;About the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the New Library of Alexandria, was inaugurated in
2002 and is dedicated to recapturing the spirit of the ancient Library of
Alexandria, a center of world learning from 300 B.C. to A.D. 400, by serving as a
center of excellence in the production and dissemination of knowledge through the
use of digital technologies.

:wikimania{{@}}bibalex.org
:+2 03 4839999
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''The fourth annual Wikimania conference takes place July 17 to July 19, 2008 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt''

'''SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 9''' – Next week hundreds of Wikimedia volunteers and
enthusiasts will converge at the historic center of global knowledge and wisdom,
the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, for the annual Wikimania
conference.  Wikimania is the official conference of Wikimedia's
free knowledge projects, which include Wikipedia, the largest free knowledge
encyclopedia in human history.  Presentations and discussions at this year's
conference will address topics related to public collaboration, open source
initiatives, free knowledge, wiki technology, and open education, with the theme of
this year's conference 'changing the shape of wisdom.'

Since the first official gathering in 2005 in Frankfurt, Germany, Wikimania has
served as the main opportunity for project volunteers, staff, and enthusiasts to
meet and discuss the technology, impact, and future of wiki-based, free knowledge
projects.  Organized by a local team of Wikimedia volunteers, Wikimania also acts
as the primary opportunity for local populations to explore free knowledge and
public collaboration, and the growth of Wikimedia projects in local languages.

&quot;Wikimania is the one time each year when Wikimedia volunteers from all over the
world gather together in a single location,&quot; said Wikimedia Foundation Executive
Director Sue Gardner from the Foundation's headquarters in San Francisco,
California. &quot;This year is particularly special, because we will be in Alexandria,
at what was once the site of the largest library of the ancient world. It's an
exceptional opportunity for us to explore topics around reach, participation, and
quality of the Wikimedia projects in one of the world's most important centers for
wisdom and knowledge.&quot;

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the entire planning
team from the library have been actively involved in development of Wikimania 2008
alongside the volunteer team. &quot;Free-content projects such as Wikipedia are an
essential tool for the collection and dissemination of knowledge, especially in
the developing world,&quot; offered Dr. Serageldin.  &quot;We hope that Wikimania 2008 will
raise local awareness of new possibilities and indeed take us towards changing the
shape of wisdom. In hosting this event, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina upholds the
values of its ancient namesake.&quot;

Alexandria volunteer organizing committee head Mohamed Ibrahim has been leading
efforts on the ground with the Wikimedia Foundation and the volunteers to ensure
conference attendees have an excellent experience. &quot;We're hoping that our main
goal of increasing awareness of free knowledge and the free software movement
among Arabic speakers is going to be a success. The Arabic Wikipedia is getting a
lot of attention, Wikimania is an ideal opportunity for all attendees to start
thinking about how to improve both quality and quantity of our projects,&quot; said Ibrahim.

Highlighted speakers at this year's conference include:

* Florence Devouard - Chair of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees
* Schuyler Erle and Mikel Maron from Open Street Map - The free editablemap of the whole world, created by volunteers
* Eliane Metni - director of the International Education Association on The Global Educators’ Open Course
* Jimmy Wales - Founder of Wikipedia
* Ismail Serageldin - Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
* Tim Spalding - Creator of LibraryThing
* Usama Fayyad – Yahoo!’s Executive Vice President of Research and Strategic Data Solutions

As well as multiple sessions from Wikimedia Foundation staff, Board of Trustees,
and advisory board members including: Sue Gardner and Erik Möller - Executive
Director and Deputy Director,  with a forecast for the Wikimedia Foundation's
upcoming year; [[User:Brooke Vibber (WMF)|Brooke Vibber]] - Chief Technology Officer - discussing the current
state of the MediaWiki software; and advisory board member Benjamin Mako Hill
speaking on the topic of Free Network Services.

For the complete Wikimania 2008 program, visit: http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Schedule

This year conference participants, as well as volunteers not able to attend the
conference, will be encouraged to upload and share related video content on
Kaltura's Wikimania video site.  Kaltura's collaborative video-editing process
allows users to create new videos, or edit, improve, re-organize other videos. http://www.kaltura.com/devwiki/index.php/Wikimania_Video_Site

Principal sessions such as those of the keynote speakers and the invited speakers
will be webcast live through the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Webcast website: http://webcast.bibalex.org

Wikimedia Blog, the Foundation's official blog, will be updated frequently during
the conference with ongoing podcasting information, participant activities, and
media coverage: http://blog.wikimedia.org/

The Wikimania 2008 official wiki will be updated regularly with pictures,
information, and logistical details: http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/

=== Sponsors ===
Wikimania 2008 is possible thanks to the generous financial support of this year's
sponsors.  Our sponsors subsidize a number of Wikimania scholarships to assist
participants in covering the cost of attending and participating in the
conference.  Sponsors are also actively engaged in providing related support to
Wikimania through use of their own open-source, collaborative tools.

;Guardians and Grants
* WikiHow, http://www.wikihow.com/
* Open Society Institute, http://www.soros.org/

;Benefactors
* CISCO, http://www.cisco.com/web/siteassets/contacts/offices/africa.html
* Kaltura, http://www.kaltura.com/
* HP (Middle East), http://welcome.hp.com/country/emea_middle_east/en/welcome.html
* Microsoft (Egypt), http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/egypt/english/default.mspx
* Raya Corp, http://www.rayacorp.com/
* Intel Egypt, http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/middleeast/emea/english/364108.htm
* Advanced Computer Technology, http://www.act-eg.com/
* Sun Microsystems, http://catalog.sun.com/index.xml?site=EG_ENG

;Friends
* Onkosh, http://www.onkosh.com/

;Supporters
* Wikia Entertainment, http://entertainment.wikia.com/
* Wikia Gaming, http://gaming.wikia.com/
* eSpace, http://espace.com.eg/

===About us===
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;About the [[Home|Wikimedia Foundation]]

The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit, charitable organization dedicated to
encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual
content, and to providing the full content of its wiki-based projects to the
public free of charge. It operates some of the largest collaboratively-edited
reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, one of the world's 10
most-visited websites.

All projects of the Wikimedia Foundation are collaboratively developed by
volunteers using the MediaWiki software. Their content may be freely used, freely
edited, freely copied and freely redistributed subject to the restrictions of that
license.

:Jay Walsh, Head of Communications
:jwalsh{{@}}wikimedia.org
:+1 415 839 6885

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;About the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the New Library of Alexandria, was inaugurated in
2002 and is dedicated to recapturing the spirit of the ancient Library of
Alexandria, a center of world learning from 300 B.C. to A.D. 400, by serving as a
center of excellence in the production and dissemination of knowledge through the
use of digital technologies.

:wikimania{{@}}bibalex.org
:+2 03 4839999
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* &lt;translate&gt;Meeting: Board of Trustees&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Location: Alexandria, Egypt&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Quorum: Yes&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also present for certain parts: Sue Gardner, Executive Director&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Start: 9:30 July 16th&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;End: 12:00 July 17th&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Approval of Minutes ==
{{minuteres|Minutes approval April 2008}}

== Board Pledge of Commitment ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Should describe fiduciary responsibilities needed&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Conflict of interest clauses have to refer to separate Conflict of Interest policy document&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Pledge of responsibilities has to be core of the document&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Signature is needed, to show approval&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Action item: Sue will brief Mike, Mike will prepare new draft for next face to face meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Board member activity: whip policy ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Meeting attendance is not the only board activity measure&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Need responsiveness to important issues&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Action item: Jan-Bart will prepare and send an update on 'board whip policy'&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jan-Bart as vice-chair will 'hold the whip' and issue reminders for board activity&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Privacy policy ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Privacy policy is a legal document&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;More simple explanations and summaries can be provided by community&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Foundation-l has to be informed about new draft&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Board is comfortable with existing privacy policy draft&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Action Item: Michael will inform the community&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Chapter communication ==
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== Audit committee review by Stu ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Almost all of recommendations from financial consultant have been addressed&lt;/translate&gt;
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** &lt;translate&gt;Primary outstanding issue is Dexia account; policy in place as interim solution
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== BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Has to unite community and projects&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Has to be theoretically achievable&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Sub-Chapters ==
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== 3D objects ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Problem: Free formats missing&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Nomination Committee (NomCom) &amp; appointment process ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;NomCom would provide shortlist of candidates to the Board of Trustees&lt;/translate&gt;
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* &lt;translate&gt;Community representatives get ultimate voting power (as appointees are not voting in the final process)&lt;/translate&gt;
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* &lt;translate&gt;Has to be selected before November&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;At least two board of trustees members should conduct 1-on-1 conversations with candidates&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Composition of Nomination Committee:&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;2 community members&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;1 Advisory Board member&lt;/translate&gt;
** &lt;translate&gt;2 Board of Trustees members&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Announce search for community members on foundation-l&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Nomination Committee has to be briefed by Board by September 1st&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Chapters &amp; appointment process ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Jan-Bart: election process would mimic existing community election, and would not use the major strength - ability to pick best people&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Election of Board Officers (July 17) ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Ting Chen joins Board of Trustees&lt;/translate&gt;
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Board of Trustees meeting, San Francisco, October 3–5, 2008

* Present: Michael Snow, Jan-Bart De Vreede, Ting Chen, Domas Mituzas, Kat Walsh, Stu West
* Present for part of the meeting: Jimmy Wales
* Absent: None
* Quorum: Yes
* Others present for all or part of the meeting:
** Executive Director: Sue Gardner
** Others: Erik Moeller, Deputy Director; Mike Godwin, General Counsel; Patti Melton, Personal Assistant
* Minutes prepared by: Patti Melton, PA to the ED and ED
* Minutes reviewed by: Domas Mituzas, Executive Secretary

== Gift Policy ==
* Executive Director Sue Gardner presented the [//foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gift_policy&amp;oldid=37320 Gift Policy], which has been substantially revised from the current version.
* The new policy was developed in consultation with CFOO, Legal Counsel, fundraising team and audit firm.
* It delineates policy with regards to types of gifts accepted, restrictions, approvals, pledges, required accompanying documentation, process for determining gift value, conflicts of interest, gifts of securities, bequests and devises, gifts in kind, real property, pledges and life incomes plans, as well as donor benefits and constraints.
* Sue described the policy as appropriate to an organization of our financial size and complexity, and tailored to be appropriate for our donor base.
* MOTION to approve, accepted and passed.
* Voted to approve: Michael Snow, Jan-Bart De Vreede, Ting Chen, Domas Mituzas, Kat Walsh, Stu West. Absent: Jimmy Wales.

== Open Standards / Free File Formats ==
* Board Vice-Chair Jan-Bart De Vreede presented on open standards.
* There was a general discussion on educational development of wikis and the complicated standards for the education model, including the possible effect it could have on volunteer incentive.
* There was a general discussion of free file formats. A draft policy on free file formats had been developed in January 2008, but not yet voted upon, in part because a question had been raised about possible ambiguity in its wording related to whether the policy allowed for parallel distribution of non-free formats alongside free formats.
* Parallel distribution was discussed. Some desire was expressed to gather information about current user usage of free versus non-free formats.
* The board asked Sue to have Mike Godwin revise the draft policy to a version that would make it clear that only free formats are permissible.

== Online Fundraiser ==
* Deputy Director Erik Moeller presented a summary of plans for the online fundraiser 2008 (see [[Media:WMF Annual Campaign 2008 Key Facts-EM1.pdf]]). Among the key 	changes this year is that the online fundraiser is consolidated within a larger Annual Campaign, with an overall target of US$6 million that matches clearly against budgeted expenses. Within this Campaign, received or committed gifts (about US$2 million at this time) will be positioned as leadership gifts. The Campaign will have a clear financial target.
* Erik summarized technical changes, such as the use of the CiviCRM database to capture all donor information, and the implementation of automated e-mail thank you acknowledgments. A dedicated credit card payment system will not be implemented for this year's fundraiser. Erik expressed regret that the design firm to be contracted for the fundraiser will deliver the designs in proprietary form, i.e. not under open licenses.
* The fundraiser is coordinated by the newly hired Head of Community Giving, Rand Montoya, who will report to Moeller for that purpose. The Wikimedia chapters will participate through a dedicated fundraising agreement.
* The global financial crisis was briefly discussed, with Erik saying that so far, the Wikimedia Foundation has experienced no reduction in donations. Sue noted that available research suggests that in times of economic stress the donation stream believed to be most affected is first-time major gifts. This could be problematic for Wikimedia, since it is at the beginning stages of cultivating many prospects. The crisis could also eventually affect small donors' ability and likelihood to give.

== Technology Update ==
* Erik presented a document prepared by Chief Technical Officer Brooke Vibber on several recent site-wide outages experienced in September. The outages were unrelated, and the causes and proposed resolution strategies were documented by Brooke (see [[Media:WMF Sep08 Outage Report-BV1.pdf]]).
* Erik presented a second document [[Media:WMF Tech Assessment-EM1.pdf]], describing the key areas of technical work of the Wikimedia Foundation, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and laying out action steps for each. A discussion was held about funding, with Erik noting that there are four additional technology hires planned before the end of the fiscal year, more than in any other area.

== Pledge of Personal Commitment ==
* General Counsel Mike Godwin presented the Pledge of Personal Commitment, revised since an earlier draft was presented in April 2008.
Included topics: responsibilities of board members, board attendance policy, confidentiality, non-disparagement.
* A discussion was held about the language regarding confidentiality and non-disparagement. Mike emphasized that the document is intended to maximize transparency and minimize risk to the organization. Trustee responsibilities and duties were discussed. It was generally agreed that the board feels a high sense of accountability to the volunteer community, and wants the freedom to be transparent, including about individual board member views. It was also agreed that some information is legally and ethically required to be kept confidential, including for example people's personal information, the names of donors who request anonymity, and confidential information about other organizations.
* Kat Walsh agreed to revise the language in the pledge related to confidentiality and non-disparagement to satisfy the board's desire for transparency and openness.

== Minutes from last board meeting ==
* Board Secretary Domas Mituzas presented the minutes of its July Alexandria meeting
* MOTION to approve, accepted and passed
* Voted to approve: Michael Snow, Jan-Bart De Vreede, Domas Mituzas, Kat Walsh, Stu West. Absent: Jimmy Wales. Recused: Ting Chen (who did not attend the July meeting).

== Privacy Policy ==
* Michael Snow re-presented the Privacy Policy to the board. It has reviewed since discussion at the July meeting.
* There was a general discussion on legal inquiry procedures and notification to users
* MOTION to approve policy, accepted and passed
* Voted to approve: Michael Snow, Jan-Bart De Vreede, Ting Chen, Domas Mituzas, Kat Walsh, Stu West. Absent: Jimmy Wales.
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== Advisory Board ==
* Vice Chair Jan-Bart De Vreede led a wide-ranging discussion about advisory board composition and development
* Advisory board members had been originally invited for a one-year term, but most have served several years past their initial commitment. Some are inactive.
* A discussion was held, covering the purpose of the advisory board, required skills, structure, etc.
* It was generally agreed that the advisory board has been very supportive of the Wikimedia Foundation, and patient with it during its early developmental years.
* Outcome: The existing advisory board will be reconstituted, to give the parties the opportunity to recommit. Also, new advisory board members will be recruited to fill skills gaps.
* Jan-Bart to develop a list of needed skills for Advisory Board members, create a process for selecting new members and determine the next steps.

== Status of Audit ==
* Board Treasurer Stu West updated the board on the status of the audit, which is nearly complete.
* The audit has proceeded much more quickly than last year.
* Further, significant improvements have been made in controls and accounting and administrative practices: the organization is in good shape and the audit committee is pleased.
* Financial statements are expected to be ready for audit committee approval within a few weeks, then they will be sent to the Board for approval, then published.

== Sub-National Chapters Proposal ==
* Sue Gardner presented to the board a proposal for encouraging the development of sub-national chapters (e.g., New York, Toronto).
* Historically the board has been silent on the question of sub-national chapters, and has implicitly discouraged them; in April 2008, however, it announced it wanted to encourage their development.
* Guiding principles for sub-national chapter development: the Wikimedia Foundation wants to encourage volunteers to self-organize; each sub-national chapter must articulate a defined geographic boundary for its scope of work; all chapters are intended to be official Wikimedia entities with non-profit status and the ability to fundraise; sub-national chapters to focus their revenue-generating activities on fundraising rather than business development.
* Sub-national chapters should adhere to the same &quot;chapters development&quot; process as nation-based chapters, as defined by the Chapters Committee.
General agreement that the Chapters Committee is doing a very good job.
* Board of Trustees accepted Sue's recommendation to establish a working group to develop answers for sub-national chapter questions as they arise. Kat Walsh agreed to serve on the working group; Sue to invite Erik Moeller and Andrew Whitworth. The group will be available to develop answers for questions from sub-national chapters in development, and from the Chapters Committee. It will refer questions to the board via Kat as required.
* Michael Snow to officially invite sub-national chapters to form via the existing Chapter Committee process.
* Also, Ting Chen and Kat Walsh volunteered to join the Chapters Committee to replace Frieda Brioschi representing the board, and Sue confirmed that Cary Bass will join the Chapters Committee representing the staff.

== Board composition and development ==
* Board Chair Michael Snow led a discussion about board composition and development.
* After reviewing available options, the Board decided to leave empty the seat made vacant by Frieda's resignation, noting there are only two meetings left before the next elections, and that the Board is stable and in good shape.
* The Board reviewed the work done thus far by the Nominating Committee, which is charged with responsibility to identify, research and recommend candidates for the appointed Board positions involving &quot;specific expertise.&quot; The Board agreed to ask the Committee, this year, to prioritize the following four key criteria: fundraising experience; 501 (c) 3 governance experience, non-profit board development, and/or international non-profit law; deep knowledge and experience outside North America and Europe; gender equity overall. As chair of the Nominating Committee, Michael Snow agreed to brief the Committee on this decision.

== Board calendar for 2009 ==
* Michael Snow led a discussion about the board calendar, aimed at scheduling provisional dates for board meetings for 2009.
* Sue Gardner proposed that the spring meeting could be held in conjunction with the chapters annual meeting in Europe, if the timing made sense and the chapters liked the idea. The intent would not necessarily be to have joint meetings: just socializing together would be worthwhile, particularly for board members who have had little exposure to the chapters. The decision would be roughly cost-neutral. The board agreed that Sue would suggest this to the chapters.
* After some discussion, meetings were provisionally scheduled for: January 9 – 11 in San Francisco, April 3 – 5 (tentatively) in Europe, August 27 (tentatively) at Wikimania in Buenos Aires, and October 23- 25 in San Francisco.
* An IRC meeting was provisionally scheduled for Monday, November 3, 2008, at 1pm PST, to approve the financial statements.

== Executive Session ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Minutes reviewed by: Domas Mituzas, Executive Secretary&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Gift Policy ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;The new policy was developed in consultation with CFOO, Legal Counsel, fundraising team and audit firm.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;It delineates policy with regards to types of gifts accepted, restrictions, approvals, pledges, required accompanying documentation, process for determining gift value, conflicts of interest, gifts of securities, bequests and devises, gifts in kind, real property, pledges and life incomes plans, as well as donor benefits and constraints.&lt;/translate&gt;
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* &lt;translate&gt;MOTION to approve, accepted and passed.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Voted to approve: Michael Snow, Jan-Bart De Vreede, Ting Chen, Domas Mituzas, Kat Walsh, Stu West. Absent: Jimmy Wales.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Open Standards / Free File Formats ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;There was a general discussion on educational development of wikis and the complicated standards for the education model, including the possible effect it could have on volunteer incentive.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There was a general discussion of free file formats. A draft policy on free file formats had been developed in January 2008, but not yet voted upon, in part because a question had been raised about possible ambiguity in its wording related to whether the policy allowed for parallel distribution of non-free formats alongside free formats.&lt;/translate&gt;
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* &lt;translate&gt;The board asked Sue to have Mike Godwin revise the draft policy to a version that would make it clear that only free formats are permissible.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Online Fundraiser ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Erik summarized technical changes, such as the use of the CiviCRM database to capture all donor information, and the implementation of automated e-mail thank you acknowledgments. A dedicated credit card payment system will not be implemented for this year's fundraiser. Erik expressed regret that the design firm to be contracted for the fundraiser will deliver the designs in proprietary form, i.e. not under open licenses.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Technology Update ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Erik presented a document prepared by Chief Technical Officer Brooke Vibber on several recent site-wide outages experienced in September. The outages were unrelated, and the causes and proposed resolution strategies were documented by Brooke (see [[Media:WMF Sep08 Outage Report-BV1.pdf]]).&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Erik presented a second document [[Media:WMF Tech Assessment-EM1.pdf]], describing the key areas of technical work of the Wikimedia Foundation, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and laying out action steps for each. A discussion was held about funding, with Erik noting that there are four additional technology hires planned before the end of the fiscal year, more than in any other area.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Pledge of Personal Commitment ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;General Counsel Mike Godwin presented the Pledge of Personal Commitment, revised since an earlier draft was presented in April 2008.
Included topics: responsibilities of board members, board attendance policy, confidentiality, non-disparagement.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A discussion was held about the language regarding confidentiality and non-disparagement. Mike emphasized that the document is intended to maximize transparency and minimize risk to the organization. Trustee responsibilities and duties were discussed. It was generally agreed that the board feels a high sense of accountability to the volunteer community, and wants the freedom to be transparent, including about individual board member views. It was also agreed that some information is legally and ethically required to be kept confidential, including for example people's personal information, the names of donors who request anonymity, and confidential information about other organizations.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Kat Walsh agreed to revise the language in the pledge related to confidentiality and non-disparagement to satisfy the board's desire for transparency and openness.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Minutes from last board meeting ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board Secretary Domas Mituzas presented the minutes of its July Alexandria meeting&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;MOTION to approve, accepted and passed&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Voted to approve: Michael Snow, Jan-Bart De Vreede, Domas Mituzas, Kat Walsh, Stu West. Absent: Jimmy Wales. Recused: Ting Chen (who did not attend the July meeting).&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Privacy Policy ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Michael Snow re-presented the Privacy Policy to the board. It has reviewed since discussion at the July meeting.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;There was a general discussion on legal inquiry procedures and notification to users&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;MOTION to approve policy, accepted and passed&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Voted to approve: Michael Snow, Jan-Bart De Vreede, Ting Chen, Domas Mituzas, Kat Walsh, Stu West. Absent: Jimmy Wales.&lt;/translate&gt;

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== Advisory Board ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Vice Chair Jan-Bart De Vreede led a wide-ranging discussion about advisory board composition and development&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Advisory board members had been originally invited for a one-year term, but most have served several years past their initial commitment. Some are inactive.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;A discussion was held, covering the purpose of the advisory board, required skills, structure, etc.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;It was generally agreed that the advisory board has been very supportive of the Wikimedia Foundation, and patient with it during its early developmental years.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Outcome: The existing advisory board will be reconstituted, to give the parties the opportunity to recommit. Also, new advisory board members will be recruited to fill skills gaps.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jan-Bart to develop a list of needed skills for Advisory Board members, create a process for selecting new members and determine the next steps.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Status of Audit ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board Treasurer Stu West updated the board on the status of the audit, which is nearly complete.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The audit has proceeded much more quickly than last year.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Further, significant improvements have been made in controls and accounting and administrative practices: the organization is in good shape and the audit committee is pleased.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Financial statements are expected to be ready for audit committee approval within a few weeks, then they will be sent to the Board for approval, then published.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Sub-National Chapters Proposal ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Sue Gardner presented to the board a proposal for encouraging the development of sub-national chapters (e.g., New York, Toronto).&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Historically the board has been silent on the question of sub-national chapters, and has implicitly discouraged them; in April 2008, however, it announced it wanted to encourage their development.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Guiding principles for sub-national chapter development: the Wikimedia Foundation wants to encourage volunteers to self-organize; each sub-national chapter must articulate a defined geographic boundary for its scope of work; all chapters are intended to be official Wikimedia entities with non-profit status and the ability to fundraise; sub-national chapters to focus their revenue-generating activities on fundraising rather than business development.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Sub-national chapters should adhere to the same &quot;chapters development&quot; process as nation-based chapters, as defined by the Chapters Committee.
General agreement that the Chapters Committee is doing a very good job.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Board of Trustees accepted Sue's recommendation to establish a working group to develop answers for sub-national chapter questions as they arise. Kat Walsh agreed to serve on the working group; Sue to invite Erik Moeller and Andrew Whitworth. The group will be available to develop answers for questions from sub-national chapters in development, and from the Chapters Committee. It will refer questions to the board via Kat as required.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Michael Snow to officially invite sub-national chapters to form via the existing Chapter Committee process.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also, Ting Chen and Kat Walsh volunteered to join the Chapters Committee to replace Frieda Brioschi representing the board, and Sue confirmed that Cary Bass will join the Chapters Committee representing the staff.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Board composition and development ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board Chair Michael Snow led a discussion about board composition and development.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;After reviewing available options, the Board decided to leave empty the seat made vacant by Frieda's resignation, noting there are only two meetings left before the next elections, and that the Board is stable and in good shape.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;The Board reviewed the work done thus far by the Nominating Committee, which is charged with responsibility to identify, research and recommend candidates for the appointed Board positions involving &quot;specific expertise.&quot; The Board agreed to ask the Committee, this year, to prioritize the following four key criteria: fundraising experience; 501 (c) 3 governance experience, non-profit board development, and/or international non-profit law; deep knowledge and experience outside North America and Europe; gender equity overall. As chair of the Nominating Committee, Michael Snow agreed to brief the Committee on this decision.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Board calendar for 2009 ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Michael Snow led a discussion about the board calendar, aimed at scheduling provisional dates for board meetings for 2009.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Sue Gardner proposed that the spring meeting could be held in conjunction with the chapters annual meeting in Europe, if the timing made sense and the chapters liked the idea. The intent would not necessarily be to have joint meetings: just socializing together would be worthwhile, particularly for board members who have had little exposure to the chapters. The decision would be roughly cost-neutral. The board agreed that Sue would suggest this to the chapters.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;After some discussion, meetings were provisionally scheduled for: January 9 – 11 in San Francisco, April 3 – 5 (tentatively) in Europe, August 27 (tentatively) at Wikimania in Buenos Aires, and October 23- 25 in San Francisco.&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;An IRC meeting was provisionally scheduled for Monday, November 3, 2008, at 1pm PST, to approve the financial statements.&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Executive Session ==

The meeting closed with an Executive Session. The board intends to regularly stage Executive Sessions as a general best practice.
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* &lt;translate&gt;Meeting: Board of Trustees&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Location: Freenode IRC&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Audit committee report ==

Audit reviewed by committee, comfortable with audit results. There were clarifications needed on functional allocation of expenses - some admin allocation items had to be listed as program spending.

Foundation's audit team did prepare well for strong audit - big improvement over previous year.

It was noted, that multi-year grants have to be booked as revenue at the beginning of contract - it is necessary practice in US, unlike in Europe.

A discussion about functional allocations was held:

Volunteer contributions were not quantified yet, but may be introduced in next year financials and audits, if possible within GAAP.

The scope of volunteer work has to be detailed - that would explain and allow to communicate smaller than usual non-profit program spending.

Veronique is working on I990 and present it to auditors. Deadline has been extended by two weeks - though that is standard timeline.

== Brokerage account authorization ==

Resolution passed on-wiki - needs to be published for Citibank to accept it, as well as documents have to be signed by Secretary.

== Conflicts of interest ==
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* &lt;translate&gt;Stu West has to update CoI information because of updated employment information&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Domas Mituzas has to update CoI information, as his employer is the Wikimedia Foundation donor and hardware supplier&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Jimmy Wales has to update CoI information, after leaving Socialtext board

== Fundraising ==

Fundraising is being handled as proper project - contrary to chaotic previous fundraiser.

New landing page, donation page are live, and being debugged and tested by tech team.

New fundraiser will allow to test and track various iterations.

There are multiple chapter fundraiser agreements - Germany, Sweden, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria and Israel. Only Sweden has signed the contract.

New design firm for fundraiser agreed to release all work as CC-BY-SA.

== Domain transfers and trademarks ==

Some 'wikimedia' and 'wikipedia' domains are owned by individuals - and it would be better to transfer such domains to Foundation or local chapters.

It was noted, that chapter members are getting the Wikimedia Foundation-trademarked email addresses - and that was once of incentives of joining a chapter.

Transferring such email domains to Foundation would not conflict with such chapter policies, and email forwarding can still be retained.

Foundation should not be managing such email forwarding setups - though that could be considered in future.

== Committees ==

Some of previously created committees are either nonfunctional, or without sufficiently defined authority.

A resolution has to be prepared on reforming existing committees - ones led by board, ones led by staff and ones formed by community.

== Nomination Committee ==

It will not be possible to nominate new members to start at January.

New board members would be able to join the Wikimedia Foundation Board at April - but their terms would still be until January, to facilitate proper nomination cycle.

Next year nomination committee would be more efficient, with more experience and time.&lt;/translate&gt;

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Alexandria minutes are published on Wikimedia Foundation October meeting minutes are almost ready for approval
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'''June 22, 2009'''

Amsterdam and San Francisco, CA -- The Wikimedia Foundation, the operator of Wikipedia, one of the world’s five most-visited websites, has signed a contract with [http://www.evoswitch.com EvoSwitch], the carrier-neutral data center in Amsterdam that operates fully CO2-neutral.  As part of the contract, Evoswitch is providing over 300,000 euros of in-kind support in the form of bandwidth and hosting services. Wikimedia will use the Amsterdam site as its HUB for Europe.

The Wikimedia Foundation manages eight distinct, open, wiki based free knowledge projects, including the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia.  Wikipedia is consistently ranked one of the top five most visited websites in the world by comScore MediaMetrix, serving billions of page views every month.  All of Wikimedia’s projects are hosted on a central data infrastructure based in Florida, USA.  The complementary part of the infrastructure is now based in Amsterdam at the EvoSwitch data center.

;Hosting Europe
“We're very pleased with EvoSwitch's professional and well secured data center environment, which includes a highly cost-efficient infrastructure in a location that is of great strategic importance to us,” explains Brooke Vibber, Chief Technology Officer for the Foundation. “We are using the Amsterdam site for caching in particular, aiming to reduce the response time of our project websites in Europe.  EvoSwitch will also be a good location for backing up content that is stored at our Florida data center.  We will also be relocating European free knowledge projects to EvoSwitch, such as [http://Toolserver.org Toolserver.org] – a project of the German Wikimedia chapter.”

Vibber considers the environmentally friendly nature of EvoSwitch another advantage.  “As operators of one of the most heavily accessed web property on the web, we are aware of the impact that the Internet and its energy consumption have on the environment,” explains Vibber.  “EvoSwitch’s energy-saving measures, combined with their use of green energy and CO2 compensation are very attractive to us.”

;Amsterdam Hosting
The Wikimedia Foundation's hosting infrastructure in Florida encompasses over 300 servers.  The Foundation will install about 50 servers at the EvoSwitch site in Amsterdam.

According to Vibber, “the Amsterdam servers both retrieve the content from the servers in Florida, as well as store it.  Web pages can then be displayed to Internet users directly from Amsterdam, which improves the speed and accessibility of the web pages in Europe significantly.  I expect that we will further increase our capacity at EvoSwitch in the near future due to the required storage capacity and new European publishing projects.”

;Open Internet
The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization with idealistic objectives that are in line with EvoSwitch’s corporate objectives.  “We are strong supporters of Wikimedia and their Wikipedia free knowledge project in particular,” confirms Eric Boonstra, EvoSwitch’s Commercial Director.  “The Foundation's operations coincide with the objectives of our own organization, to keep the Internet 'open' and stimulate freedom of expression and the transmission of knowledge via the Internet.  This partnership is all the more special to us because of Wikimedia’s faith in EvoSwitch.”

;About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization which operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 300 million unique visitors per month, making them the 4th most popular web property world-wide. Available in more than 265 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 12 million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than 100,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants.
* [http://www.wikimediafoundation.org wikimediafoundation.org]
* [http://blog.wikimedia.org blog.wikimedia.org]


;About EvoSwitch

[http://www.evoswitch.com EvoSwitch] is a carrier-neutral, green data center (CO2-neutral).  The data center is very energy efficient and has a PUE of 1.6 with a near-term goal of 1.2. EvoSwitch is located in the Amsterdam region, has good connections and a spacious floor area of more than 9,000 m2.  EvoSwitch is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified.  To customers this means that their IT infrastructure within EvoSwitch is protected according to the highest standards.  The data center has a total capacity of 20 Megawatt.

This power capacity enables EvoSwitch to guarantee customers that there is always enough energy available.  EvoSwitch operates fully climate-neutral.  In cooperation with the [http://www.climateneutralgroup.com Climate Neutral Group] the data center invests in worldwide projects to restore the CO2 balance in the atmosphere.  Companies that install their equipment in the EvoSwitch data center can use the logos of the [http://www.thegreenfan.com The Green Fan Partner Programme] on their web sites to show that they use a climate-neutral data center.


Press contacts: 

:'''Koen Stegeman''', Evoswitch
:+31 (0)6 – 30491407
:press.nl{{@}}evoswitch.com

:'''Jay Walsh'''
:Wikimedia Foundation
:+1 415-839-6885, ext 609
:jwalsh{{@}}wikimedia.org

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Location: IRC
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* &lt;translate&gt;Board participants: Michael, Ting, Arne, Kat, Jan-Bart, Jimmy, Stu&lt;/translate&gt;
* &lt;translate&gt;Also participating: Sue Gardner, Executive Director&lt;/translate&gt;
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== Annual Plan ==

Sue presented Annual Plan for 2009-2010 FY. Changes over previous years were explained - both 44% revenue increase as well as spending increase.

Stu has extensively worked with Sue and Veronique on reviewing the plan and characterized it as conservative and going in same proven direction as previous years. Stu is comfortable with spending levels, especially if it can be adjusted according to fundraising success.

Kat inquired about our advisor feedback on our growth so far. Sue thought, that supporters of our organization want us to grow faster, want to see more improvements, and currently there is a lack of capacity to satisfy all potential and desire to work with the foundation.

=== Datacenter capital expenditures ===

Domas, Stu and Jimmy enquired about possible extended spending for additional new datacenter expansions, and possibility of having it as directed gift. Jimmy wanted to ensure, that current capital expenditures are sufficient for proper database backups, dumps and redundant web hosting.

Sue confirmed, that foundation staff will attempt to secure additional restricted grants for datacenter-related projects.

Stu suggested, that datacenter expansions should be done in two directions - redundancy and improved regional performance, and that performance improvements outside US and Europe may be used as directed gift opportunities.

Arne suggested that if restricted funding in 2009-2010 is unavailable, we should invest in 2010–2011.

There was general board consensus on the need for priorities for better availability and access.

=== Fundraising changes ===

There was an overview of fundraising practices and expectations, as well as discussion of increased fundraising spending needs. It was noted that the nature of organization is more suitable for community giving, than large donor or corporate giving.

Additional money will be spent to improve information gathering and analysis, especially for the middle-range gifts.

Sue pointed out that in next year business development will be becoming more efficient, as current work is laying groundwork for future expansion.

There was also a concern voiced about valuation of in-kind donations - certain budgeted donations not happening have scaled back technology spending in the past.

Sue pointed out that we should not get below 3.3 million in reserve, providing six months of spending, and allowing more flexible cutbacks on spending.

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SAN FRANCISCO, January, 28 2010 -- The Wikimedia Foundation today announced that it has hired open source evangelist and experienced technology manager Danese Cooper as its new Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Cooper will begin her work in Wikimedia's San Francisco office in February. As CTO, Cooper will be responsible for developing and executing Wikimedia's technical strategy and leading its technology team.  This includes ensuring the Wikimedia sites, including Wikipedia, operate smoothly as readership continues to grow, as well as driving the continuing innovation of Wikimedia's software platform to service Wikimedia readers and editors.

“Danese has the perfect mix of open source commitment and managerial experience, and her background as an evangelist is particularly important to the Wikimedia Foundation,&quot; said Sue Gardner, executive director at Wikimedia Foundation.  &quot;In order to continue successfully serving hundreds of millions of readers in hundreds of countries and languages, Wikimedia depends on an active community of volunteers to develop and localize the software.  I'm counting on Danese to grow and develop that network.”

Most recently, Cooper developed open source strategy for the tech start-up REvolution Computing.  Prior to that, she was Senior Director of Open Source Strategies at Intel from 2005 until 2009, and Chief Open Source Evangelist at Sun Microsystems from 1999 to 2005.   In those roles, she led or supported major open source initiatives, including Sun's OpenOffice.org application suite, the Java platform, JXTA, NetBeans, GridEngine, OpenSolaris and Intel's Channel Software Operations and Moblin platform initiatives.  Prior to working at Sun, she managed technology teams at Symantec and at Apple Computing for a total of nine years.

Cooper is a Board member at the Open Source Initiative, the non-profit organization that maintains the Open Source Definition and approves open source software licenses.  She is also a member of the Apache Software Foundation, and serves on a Special Advisory Board for Mozilla. 

&quot;As a long-time Wikipedia enthusiast and supporter of Open Knowledge worldwide, I'm thrilled by the opportunity to invest directly in the evolution of the Wikimedia Foundation. I'm joining a great team, both at the Foundation itself and in the communities it supports, and the challenge is both exciting and daunting. I can't wait to get started!&quot;

Wikimedia has been seeking a CTO since its first-ever employee, CTO Brooke Vibber, took a senior engineering role with an open source start-up company late last year. The search process was supported by Walker Talent Group (www.walkertalentgroup.com) on a pro bono basis. 

High Resolution photograph of Danese can be found in [[:commons:File:DaneseCooper_Jan2009.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]].


'''About the Wikimedia Foundation'''

*http://wikimediafoundation.org
*http://blog.wikimedia.org

The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 345 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th most popular web property worldwide (December, 2010). Available in more than 270 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 14 million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than 100,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants.


'''Press inquiries'''

:Jay Walsh
:WikimediaFoundation.org
:blog.wikimedia.org
:+1 (415) 839 6885 x 609
:jwalsh@wikimedia.org


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      <text bytes="8653" xml:space="preserve">Wikimedia marks (as listed on this page) are trademarks of the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia trademarks may only be used in accordance with the Wikimedia [[trademark policy|trademark policy]] and the [[visual identity guidelines|visual identity guidelines]]. Use of these trademarks with the permission of the Wikimedia Foundation does not suggest endorsement by or affiliation with the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wherever possible, the images are saved in [[{{lwp|Scalable Vector Graphics}}|SVG]] format to ensure proper scaling. In some cases, marks are created in [[{{lwp|Portable Network Graphics}}|PNG]] format. To save an image, right-click on the image and 'Save as' to your computer. Mirrors and other versions of these images can be found in the [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Logos of Wikimedia|Category:Logos of Wikimedia]] on Commons.

You can also read up on the [[Wikimedia official marks/About the official Marks|background and history]] of the marks.

* If you seek permission to use any of these marks in a publication or other situation, contact &lt;tt&gt;trademark{{@}}wikimedia.org&lt;/tt&gt;.

== Wikipedia ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikipedia''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
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File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|''The unified mark''
File:Wikipedia wordmark.svg|''The stylized Wikipedia wordmark''
File:Wikipedia's W.svg|''Wikipedia 'W' icon''
File:Wikipedia affiliative mark.png|''Wikipedia Puzzle Icon''
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* For localized versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia/2.0|Commons]].
* [[:File:Wikipedia puzzle globe 3D render.zip|Autodesk Maya 3D model]]
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Paul Stansifer|User:Paul Stansifer]], [[:w:en:User:nohat|User:Nohat]], Philip Metschan
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wiktionary ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wiktionary''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
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File:WiktionaryEn.svg
File:Wiktionary-logo-en.svg|''Wiktionary dictionary logo''
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* For localized versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wiktionary logos|Commons]].
* '''Contributions for dictionary logo:''' [[:w:en:User:Brooke Vibber|User:Brooke Vibber]]
* '''Contributions for tile logo:''' [[:w:en:User:Smurrayinchester|User:Smurrayinchester]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikiquote ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikiquote''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
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File:Wikiquote-logo.svg|''The Wikiquote logo''
File:Wikiquote-logo-en.svg
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* For localized versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikiquote logos|Commons]].
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Neolux|User:Neolux]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikibooks ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikibooks''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
File:Wikibooks-logo.svg|''The Wikibooks logo''
File:Wikibooks-logo-en-noslogan.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* For localized versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikibooks logos|Commons]].
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Bastique|User:Bastique]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikisource ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikisource''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
File:Wikisource-logo.svg|''The Wikisource logo''
File:Wikisource-newberg-de.png
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* For localized versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikisource logos|Commons]].
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Kils|User:Kils]], [[:w:en:User:Zanimum|User:Zanimum]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikinews ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikinews''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
File:Wikinews-logo.svg|''The Wikinews logo''
File:WikiNews-Logo-en.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* For localized versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikinews logos|Commons]].
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:RadicalBender|User:RadicalBender]], [[:w:en:User:David Vasquez|User:David Vasquez]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikiversity ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikiversity''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
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File:Wikiversity-logo.svg|''The Wikiversity logo''
File:Wikiversity-logo-Snorky.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* For localized versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikiversity logos|Commons]].
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Snorky|User:Snorky]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikispecies ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikispecies''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
File:Wikispecies-logo.svg|''The Wikispecies logo''
File:WikiSpecies.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:JeremyKemp|User:JeremyKemp]], [[:w:en:User:Zephram Stark|User:ZephramStark]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== MediaWiki ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''MediaWiki''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
File:MediaWiki-2020-icon.svg|''The MediaWiki logo''
File:MediaWiki-2020-logo.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* '''Contributions:''' [[:c:User:Serhio Magpie|Serhio Magpie]]
* '''Images licensed under''': [[creativecommons:by-sa/4.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 4.0]]

== Wikimedia Commons ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikimedia Commons''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
File:Commons-logo.svg|''The Wikimedia Commons logo''
File:Commons-logo-en.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Reidab|User:Reidab]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikidata ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikidata''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
File:Wikidata-logo.svg|''The Wikidata logo''
File:Wikidata-logo-en.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Planemad|User:Planemad]],
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikivoyage ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikivoyage''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg|''The Wikivoyage logo''
Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-en.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:user:AleXXw|User:AleXXw]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikifunctions ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikifunctions''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
Wikifunctions-logo.svg|''The Wikifunctions logo''
Wikifunctions-logo-en.svg
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* '''Contributions:''' [[c:User:NGC 54|NGC 54]], [[c:User:Jon Harald Søby|Jon Harald Søby]], [[c:User:Stevenliuyi|Stevenliuyi]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/4.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 4.0]].

== Wikimedia Incubator ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikimedia Incubator''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
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File:Incubator-notext.png|''The Wikimedia Incubator logo''
File:Incubator-text.svg
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* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Aliter|User:Aliter]], [[:w:en:User:Neils|User:Neils]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikimedia Cloud Services ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikimedia Cloud Services''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
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File:Wikimedia labs logo.svg|''The Wikimedia Cloud Services logo''
File:Wikimedia labs logo with text.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Jorm|User:Jorm]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikimedia Foundation ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikimedia Foundation''
* '''Stylized wordmark:'''
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File:Wmf_logo_vert_K.svg|''Wikimedia Foundation logo''
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* For chapter-specific versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikimedia chapters logos|Commons]].
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Neolux|User:Neolux]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

== Wikimania ==
* '''Wordmark:''' ''Wikimania''
* '''Image marks and stylized wordmarks:'''
&lt;gallery&gt;
File:Wikimania.svg|''The Wikimania logo''
File:Wikimania logo with text 2.svg
&lt;/gallery&gt;
* For localized and past versions, please see [[:c:Special:MyLanguage/Category:Wikimania logos|Commons]].
* '''Contributions:''' [[:w:en:User:Kaganer|User:Kaganer]]
* '''Images licensed under:''' [[creativecommons:by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]].

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; Wikimedia Foundation Board meeting minutes
: October 28, 2009, 20:30-22:00 UTC (IRC)
: Prepared by: Samuel Klein

== Attendance ==

; Present
: Michael Snow (Chair), Jan-Bart de Vreede (Vice-Chair), Kat Walsh (Secretary),
: Arne Klempert, Jimmy Wales, Matt Halprin, Samuel Klein, Ting Chen, Sue Gardner (Executive Director)
; Absent
: Stu West

We reached a quorum, and Michael opened the meeting.

=== Housekeeping ===

The Board approved minutes from the August meeting. Arne and Samuel suggested that in the future minutes should be more concise, sticking to results and any arguments raised during discussion.

Trustees were reminded to update their conflict of interest forms for the year.

The Board briefly reviewed the state of the strategic planning process, and Jan-Bart pointed out that many Strategy proposals were not very strategic in nature.

The Board recognized the upcoming Paris usability meeting as an important event being sponsored by Wikimedia France.


=== Advisory Board: Craig Newmark ===

Craig Newmark was invited to join the advisory board, by unanimous vote. Sue was asked to inform him.

=== Senior staff hiring ===

Sue updated the board on the three key staff positions being hired for : the Chief Technical, Development, and Program Officers (CTO, CDO, and CPO). The search is being conducted by Walker Talent Group, pro bono. Sue noted the progress with the CTO and CDO searches, adding that the CPO search had not yet started.

=== Nominating Committee ===

Michael summarized the current state of the NomCom's search for a 10th Board Trustee - the NomCom has been working with a search firm to narrow the final field of candidates, and the firm is approaching those candidates.

It was noted that the committee's work has proceeded slower than intended. The Board discussed improvements and alternatives, including making better use of search firms, and focusing the scope of a Committee on candidate screening, rather than all steps in the process.

Michael offered to summarize different views on the topic for the November board meeting.

=== Future meetings ===

The draft agenda for November was discussed. The audit committee was asked to share their financial review in advance of the meeting, so that questions could be answered online and the in-person discussion could be limited to 30 minutes.

A future open Wikimedia meeting on IRC was proposed. Jan-Bart noted that 'Board office hours' might not be the right way to frame it, and that we should find ways to include community members who do not like IRC. SJ agreed to take further discussion to Meta-Wiki.

: The meeting was adjourned.
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; Wikimedia Foundation Board meeting minutes
: October 28, 2009, 20:30-22:00 UTC (IRC + teleconference)
: Prepared by: Samuel Klein


Recent discussions about sexual content on Commons had been quite heated, and this meeting was called to order on short notice to respond to the issues raised. Particular attention was paid to helping everyone understand where other Trustees and community groups stood on the matter.

== {{int string|Agenda}} ==
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=== Attendance ===

: Michael Snow (Chair), Jan-Bart de Vreede (Vice-Chair), Kat Walsh (Secretary),
: Arne Klempert, Bishakha Datta, Jimmy Wales, Matt Halprin, Samuel Klein,
: Stu West, Ting Chen, Sue Gardner (Executive Director)


A quorum was reached, and Jan-Bart opened the meeting. Kat and Michael joined via IRC, everyone else joined via both IRC and teleconference.

== Review of offensive content discussions on the projects ==

The Board reviewed conversations taking place about offensive content on Commons and on the other projects, including the currently proposed Commons sexual content policy. There was discussion of how to be sensitive to the needs of many different audiences as we approach 1 billion readers, and whether or not this was an urgent topic for the Board to address.

A resolution was proposed to strengthen the Board's earlier statement on educational content. It was rejected.

It was pointed out that Commons has had excellent discussions about this topic since it was founded, which should be respected. There was discussion about whether a BLP-like resolution that supported certain current Commons policies would be appropriate.

A resolution was proposed to ask the ED to research the topic and produce recommendations for the Board. This was generally supported, though it was agreed that the wording of such a resolution was important. The Board moved to draft a resolution online over the next two weeks.

=== Image filters for readers ===

The desirability of a tool that readers could use to limit what images they see was discussed. The pros and cons of making personal filtering easier were discussed, along with sensitivities to censorship and to standards in schools and workplaces where people regularly use Wikimedia projects.

No conclusion was reached, though the value of research into how other organizations handled such issues of personalization was again noted.

== Adjournment ==

Each Trustee shared their views on the next steps to take. The voice/IRC combination was awkward at times, and using a single medium was suggested for future meetings. A follow-up IRC meeting was planned for June, and the meeting was adjourned.
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; Wikimedia Foundation Board meeting minutes
: Friday, June 18 15:00 UTC. IRC + teleconference.
: Prepared by: Samuel Klein

== Attendance ==

; Present:
: Michael Snow (Chair), Jan-Bart de Vreede (Vice-Chair), Kat Walsh (Secretary), Arne Klempert,
: Jimmy Wales, Matt Halprin, Samuel Klein, Stu West, Ting Chen, Bishakha Datta, Sue Gardner (Executive Director)

A quorum was reached, and Michael opened the meeting.

=== Housekeeping ===

The Board minutes from April were approved.

Wikimedia India's request to become a chapter having been approved by the Chapters Committee, the Board voted unanimously to recognize it as the next Wikimedia Chapter.

=== Annual Plan ===

Sue presented the coming year's Annual Plan, and walked the Board through it. She noted the fundraising and hiring plan for the year, and future projections for fundraising growth based on small donations. Trustees discussed the proposed staff growth rate, the degree of confidence we had in fundraising, and community hires and their role in communication to and from the Foundation.

The trustees broadly approved the Plan, though one or two had remaining concerns and wanted to finish the discussion online. The Board agreed to finalize voting on the plan by the following week, and discussed how it would be published.

=== Budget ===

Stu presented the coming year's budget, and summarized the Audit Committee's favorable review.

=== Controversial Content study ===

Sue reported on the work Robert Harris was doing as the consultant tasked with compiling the recommendation on controversial content for the Board by October. She reported he was focusing on information-gathering and scope-setting. The outline of his mandate and timeline were discussed, all were encouraged to communicate with him via his public discussion pages on Meta-Wiki, and some Trustees noted they had already heard from him. It was suggested that he might benefit from meeting Wikimedians in Gdańsk.

=== Governance ===

Matt shared a few recommendations from the governance committee on developing better practices for the Board. An officer elections process was proposed, to use in advance of the next board meeting. Officer candidates were asked to nominate themselves a week in advance of the summer board meeting with a brief description of their interest. Ideally any newly inducted Trustees would have been named by then, so that we would know who was eligible for an officer position, and so that incoming Trustees would be able to nominate themselves. While new Trustees might not feel comfortable standing for an officership, it was noted that there would be plenty of leadership roles to fill on the Board Committees as well.

The governance committee was finalizing further recommendations covering meeting frequency and agendas, active committees and their structure, and a clearer voting process for resolutions. These will be shared online before the Gdańsk meeting. Michael noted that an improved committee structure should help the board as a whole deal more effectively with topics such as controversial content.

=== Executive session ===

The Board held a brief executive session.

: The meeting was adjourned.
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: Time: 1800 UTC, April 8, 2011
: Purpose: IRC meeting to discuss editor trends


== Attendance ==

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: Ting Chen (Chair), Stu West (Vice-Chair), Samuel Klein (Secretary), Phoebe Ayers, Bishakha Datta,
: Matt Halprin, Arne Klempert, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Jimmy Wales, Kat Walsh, Sue Gardner (Executive Director)

A quorum was reached, and Ting opened the meeting.

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=== Board statement ===

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'''The Wikimedia Foundation Board meeting minutes'''
: Time: Wednesday, June 20, 2011, 18:00 UTC
: Purpose: To review the final Annual Plan in advance of approval later this week

This was the second of two IRC meetings to review the 2011-2012 Annual Plan.


== Attendance ==

Trustees present were:

: Ting Chen (Chair), Stu West (Vice-Chair, Treasurer), Samuel Klein (Secretary), Matt Halprin,
: Arne Klempert, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Jimmy Wales, Kat Walsh, Sue Gardner (Executive Director)

A quorum was reached, and Ting opened the meeting.

== Annual Plan review ==

This meeting focused on reviewing and approving the final 2011-2012 Annual Plan, which had been previewed at the May Board meeting. The final plan had been reviewed in detail with the Treasurer in early June, and shared with the Board on June 15.

The Board discussed the plan's focus on reversing the decline in participation through tools for editing and editor engagement, outreach, non-European language support, and mobile support. An assessment of top risks was included in the plan, along with specific year-end targets.

The proposed growth rate was discussed, and considered ambitious but appropriate given the objectives of the five-year plan.

=== Reserves and endowment ===

While most questions had been raised and addressed via email, a few were revisited in the meeting, including the topic of building a reserve. As in prior years, the proposed approval would instruct the ED to increase operating reserves during the 2011-2012 year. It was noted that this increase was small in order to focus on important short-term challenges.

Discussion about an endowment for core services to &quot;keep the lights on&quot; was tabled to be addressed over the next couple of months.

=== Resolution ===

A straw poll on support for the plan was taken, and it was supported by those present.

A resolution to approve the plan was drafted and opened for voting over the coming ten days.

: The meeting was adjourned.
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The Wikimedia Foundation was founded in 2003 as a non-profit charitable organization in the state of Florida. It has grown since then to support Wikimedia's many [[projects]]. 

== Governance timeline ==

===2003–2004===
In 2003, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales started the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization incorporated in the United States of America, and created its Board of Trustees, appointing himself and two colleagues. In 2004, the Board held its first community elections, leading to victories by Florence Nibart-Devouard and Angela Beasley. In 2005, the Board hired the first staff position at the Foundation, making Brooke Vibber the Chief Technical Officer.

=== 2006–2007 ===
In 2006, the Board hired Brad Patrick to be the Foundation's Interim [[Executive Director]] and [[General Counsel]]. It created the Communications, Audit, Fundraising, and Chapters [[m:Wikimedia committees|committees]], and the [[Wikiversity]] project.  The Board [[Resolution:Board_expansion|expanded]] its trustees to 6, with the intention of further expanding to 9 over the coming two years.  A Foundation [[Advisory Board]] was started, and the Netherlands chapter was recognized.  For fiscal year 2006–07, the Foundation's total revenue was $2.7M.

In 2007, the Board [[Resolution:Appointment of Sue Gardner as ED|hired]] [[User:Sue Gardner|Sue Gardner]] as permanent Executive Director, and later moved the Foundation offices from St. Petersburg, Florida, to San Francisco, California. That year the Foundation became [[Resolution:Cape Town Open Education Declaration|a signatory to the Cape Town Open Education]] declaration in order to support further development of a movement around open educational resources and developed the iconic Wikimedia [[vision]] and [[mission]] statements. For fiscal year 2007–08, the Foundation's total revenue was $7M.

=== 2008–2009 ===
In 2008, the Board [[Resolution:Bylaws amendments and board structure|expanded to 10 Trustee seats]] and ensured that a majority would always be selected by the community. 
New Wikimedia chapters were recognized in Czech Republic, Austria, Australia, Hong Kong, Russia, Indonesia, Hungary and Norway. That year, Wikimedia received its first [[Press releases/Sloan Foundation Support|grant from the Sloan Foundation]] of $3 million over three years and it adopted the [[Pluralism, Internationalism and Diversity Policy]] designed to support the development of a WMF staff with international experience, languages other than English and the ability to work productively with people of diverse backgrounds. For fiscal year 2008–09, the Foundation's total revenue was $7.7M.

In 2009, after significant consultation process with the community and other stakeholders, the projects were [[Resolution:Licensing update approval|re-licensed]] under CC-BY-SA 3.0 in order to achieve greater interoperability and free knowledge worldwide.  The Board issued a statement on [[Resolution:Biographies of living people|biographies of living people]], urging the global Wikimedia community to uphold the accurate information within them. The Foundation begain a [[Resolution:Long term strategic plan|long-term strategic planning]] process.   New Wikimedia chapters were recognized from the UK, New York, Denmark, Portugal, Ukraine, Macedonia and Finland.  The Foundation received a [[Press releases/Omidyar Network Grant August 2009|$2M grant from the Omidyar Network]] to support key objectives, a [[Press releases/Wikipedia to become more user-friendly for new volunteer writers|$900K grant from the Stanton Foundation]] to improve usability, a $500K grant from the Hewlett Foundation, and a [[Press releases/Wikimedia Ford Foundation Grant July 2009|$300,000 grant from the Ford Foundation]] to increase usability on Wikimedia Commons. For fiscal year 2009–10, the Foundation's revenue was $15.4M.

=== 2010–2011 ===
In 2010, a new [[Resolution:Wikimedia fundraising principles|fundraising strategy]] was developed, focusing on fundraising primarily through the annual campaign, to support the continued independence of the Wikimedia movement.  The strategy process concluded with [[Media:WMF StrategicPlan2011 spreads.pdf|five-year targets]] for the Wikimedia Foundation and movement.  The Board called for a task force to review the use of controversial materials on Wikimedia projects.  This later concluded with affirming that the Wikimedia projects are not censored, supporting principles of user choice and least astonishment, and asking the Executive Director to develop a personal image hiding feature.  The Board also urged the Commons community to continue rigorous curation, and to obtain subject consent for images that portray identifiable living persons in a private place or situation.

New chapters were recognized in the Philippines, India and Estonia.  A Movement Roles process was started as a Board-led working group, to discuss and resolve issues affecting movement-wide governance, collaboration and decision making.  This later concluded with an expanded framework for recognizing groups as part of the Wikimedia movement, including [[Resolution:Recognizing Models of Affiliations|models]] for thematic organizations, partners, and user groups.  Google's Charitable Giving Fund donated $2M to [[Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation announces $2 million grant from Google|support core operations]] and Charity Navigator raised the Wikimedia Foundation from 3-Star to 4-Star, the highest possible rating. For fiscal year 2010–11, the Foundation's revenue was $23.8M.

In 2011, the [[Resolution:Donor privacy policy update 2011|Donor Privacy Policy]] was updated.  The Board released a statement [[Resolution:Openness|encouraging openness]] and collaboration in the Wikimedia movement, calling on the Executive Director to make it the top staff priority.  The Foundation began reviewing fundraising and funds dissemination practices, with guidance from the Board and the Audit Committee.  New chapters were recognized in Spain, South Africa, Macau, Canada, Chile, Mexico, District of Columbia, Bangladesh and Venezuela. The Foundation received its largest donation to date: $3.6M [[Press releases/Stanton Foundation Awards Wikimedia $3.6 Million for Technology Improvements|from the Stanton Foundation]] to fund major investments in technology infrastructure, another $3M grant over three years [[Press releases/July 2011 The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation renews $3 million commitment to Wikimedia|from the Sloan Foundation]] and $500K [[Press releases/Brin Wojcicki Foundation Announces $500,000 Grant to Wikimedia|from the Brin Wojcicki Foundation]]. For fiscal year 2011–12, the Foundation's revenue was $34.8M.

=== 2012 ===
In 2012, [[Resolution:Terms of use|new terms of use]] were devised for the projects, to clarify the rights and responsibiilities of readers and editors, following public discussion. The Board created the [[Resolution:Funds Dissemination Committee|Funds Dissemination Committee]], to align future funding decisions with global community goals.  Votes of individual trustees on resolutions became public. The Foundation received a [[$1.25M donation from Lisbett Rausing and Peter Baldwin]].

== History of the Board ==
The history of the Board of Trustees and its process can largely be gleaned from its relevant resolutions and votes.  From 2004 to 2006, the Board was fairly operational, handled most executive and governance issues that arose for the Foundation, which was still small and without an executive director. 

In 2006 it expanded the number of Ttrustees, and the early trustees who had come over from Bomis to ensure a smooth start to the Foundation were gradually replaced with appointed trustees.  Since then, and particularly once a permanent ED was chosen in 2007, the Board has provided strategic leadership and oversight for the Wikimedia Foundation in various capacities.  

Below is an index of resolutions and votes about its processes and Trustee appointments.

=== 2004–2006 ===
Further work and process of the board before 2007 can be found in the [[Meetings#2004–2007|meeting minutes]]. Beginning in 2006, a formal list of resolutions was kept.

=== 2006 ===
* [[Resolution:Consent resolutions|Consent resolutions]]
* [[mailarchive:foundation-l/2006-September/023705.html|Announcement of Elections 2006 results]]
* [[mailarchive:foundation-l/2006-October/024615.html|Elections of chair, secretary and treasurer, October 2006]]
* [[mailarchive:foundation-l/2006-December/025503.html|Three new board members, December 2006]]
* [[Resolution:Board expansion|Resolution about board expansion, December 2006]]
* [[Resolution:Bylaws revision|Resolution about bylaws revision, December 2006]]

=== 2007 ===
* [[Resolution:Officer elections - January 2007|Election of vice-chair, January 2007]]
* [[Resolution:Board Elections 2007|Board Elections 2007]]
* [[Resolution:Replacement Board member 3 2007|Replacement Board member 3 2007]]
* [[Resolution:Replacement Board member 2 2007|Replacement Board member 2 2007]]
* [[Resolution:Replacement Board member 1 2007|Replacement Board member 1 2007]]
* [[Resolution:Jimmy Wales reappointment|Jimmy Wales reappointment]]
* [[Resolution:Jan-Bart de Vreede reappointment|Jan-Bart de Vreede reappointment]]
* [[Resolution:Board Chair term 2007-2008|Board Chair term 2007-2008]]
* [[Resolution:Board Vice Chair term 2008-2009|Board Vice Chair term 2008-2009]]
* [[Resolution:Executive Secretary term 2007-2008|Executive Secretary term 2007-2008]]
* [[Resolution:Board expansion - December 2007|Board expansion - December 2007]]

=== 2008 ===
* [[Resolution:Bylaws amendments and board structure|Bylaws amendments and board structure]] 
** [[Board of Trustees/Restructure Announcement|Announcement]] by Vice-Chair Jan-Bart de Vreede
** [[Board of Trustees/Restructure Announcement Q&amp;A|Questions and Answers]]
** [[media:BOARD RESTRUCTURE FINAL April 2008.pdf|Diagram]]
* Addition of two Board members ([//board.wikimedia.org/wiki/Vote:_board_membership_-_january_08 not public text]; [[mailarchive:foundation-l/2008-February/038528.html|public announcement]])
* [[Resolution:Secretary, March 2008|Secretary, March 2008]]
* [[Resolution:New Trustee Appointment April 2008|New Trustee Appointment April 2008]]

=== 2009 ===
* [[Resolution:Board appointments May 2009|Board appointments May 2009]]
* [[Resolution:Board appointment August 2009|Board appointment August 2009]]
* Reappointments of [[Resolution:Reappointment of Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]], [[Resolution:Reappointment of Jan-Bart de Vreede|Jan-Bart de Vreede]], [[Resolution:Reappointment of Stu West|Stu West]], and [[Resolution:Reappointment of Matt Halprin|Matt Halprin]]

=== 2010 ===
* [[Vote:Board deliberations|Board deliberations]]
* [[Resolution:Board appointment March 2010|Board appointment March 2010]]
* [[Resolution:Board appointments July 2010|Board appointments July 2010]]
* [[Vote:Board appointments December 2010|Board appointments December 2010]]

=== 2011 ===
* [[Vote:Board appointments - Community Trustees, 2011|Board appointments - Community Trustees August 2011]]

=== 2012 ===
* Reappointments of [[Vote:Reappointment of Jimmy Wales, 2012|Jimmy Wales]], [[Vote:Reappointment of Jan-Bart de Vreede, 2012|Jan-Bart de Vreede]], [[Vote:Reappointment of Stu West, 2012|Stu West]] and [[Resolution:Bishakha Datta Reappointment 2012|Bishakha Datta]]
* [[Resolution:Board appointments July 2012|Board appointments July 2012]]

== See also ==
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This is the '''official timeline of the Wikimedia Foundation''' — which YOU can assist in developing!

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Since the Wikimedia Foundation's founding in 2003, the organization has supported the growth of the Wikimedia Movement through a uniquely strong commitment to transparency, collaboration, and empowering people around the world to share their knowledge. In that tradition, we invite you to join us in developing this ever-evolving collection of just some of the expansive story of the Wikimedia Foundation.

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This resource is about and from the Wikimedia Foundation specifically. It serves as a supplement to the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history&lt;/tvar&gt;|ongoing efforts]] by the Wikimedia community to document the Wikimedia Movement's story.&lt;/translate&gt;


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== How to contribute == &lt;!--T:5--&gt;

=== Suggest an entry to the timeline or potential future use === &lt;!--T:6--&gt;
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&lt;big&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:7--&gt; '''Anyone may suggest a timeline entry!'''&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;translate&gt;

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There is a lot here already – but it is not everything! In true Wikimedia spirit, we need your help developing this resource.

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Visit the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Memory talk:Timeline&lt;/tvar&gt;|timeline's talk page]] for more information on making a suggestion! We also encourage you to participate in the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia community's efforts]] to document the Wikimedia Movement's story and timelines.

=== Help provide translations of this page === &lt;!--T:10--&gt;

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Anyone with a [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Registered user&lt;/tvar&gt;|registered Wikimedia account]] may assist in providing translations of this page's content. Please visit this wiki's [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia:Translations&lt;/tvar&gt;|translation guide]] or the [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;3&quot;&gt;:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Translate/Translation example&lt;/tvar&gt;|translators guide on MediaWiki.org]] for more information.
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Wikis}}
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=== {{#dateformat:2003}}–{{#dateformat:2005}} ===
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{{TLentry|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:21--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation hires its first staff member.&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:22--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Wikimedia movement affiliates&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia movement affiliates]].&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=13 June|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:23--&gt; [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;wmde:/&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia Deutschland]] becomes Foundation's first movement affiliate.&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=7 September|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:24--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=14 September|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:25--&gt; Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=8 November|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:26--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.&lt;/translate&gt;}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2005
|edits= 21,381,995
|affiliates= 2
|code= 107,768
}}
[[File:Wikiversity home.png|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:27--&gt; Homepage of Wikiversity, launched in 2005, shown in Italian language&lt;/translate&gt;]]
{{TLentry|1=|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;/translate&gt;}}
* '''April:''' Foundation receives its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.
* '''4–8 August:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
* '''15 August:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.

=== {{#dateformat:2006}}-{{#dateformat:2010}} ===
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2006
|edits= 73,565,528
|affiliates= 5
|code= 141,131
}}
[[File:C Bass and D Wool.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:28--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation staff, Cary Bass and Danny Wool, in the Foundation's first office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States&lt;/translate&gt;]]
{{TLentry|1=January|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:69--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=12 June|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:70--&gt; Brad Patricks becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non–interim General Counsel.&lt;/translate&gt;}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2007
|edits= 205,528,495
|affiliates= 7
|code= 207,462
}}
[[File:Wikimedia vision stickers.JPG|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:29--&gt; Stickers with the Wikimedia vision printed in English and several Philippine-based languages&lt;/translate&gt;]]
{{TLentry|1=11 April|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:71--&gt; '''Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Mission statement&lt;/tvar&gt;|Mission statement]] and [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Vision&lt;/tvar&gt;|Vision]].&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=9 October|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:72--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;{{lwp|San Francisco}}&lt;/tvar&gt;|San Francisco]], California, United States.&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=3 December|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:73--&gt; Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.&lt;/translate&gt;}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2008
|edits= 386,664,377
|affiliates= 13
|code= 327,829
}}
{{TLentry|1=10 January|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:74--&gt; Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=31 January|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:75--&gt; Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.&lt;/translate&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=April|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:76--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation launches [&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;//diff.wikimedia.org&lt;/tvar&gt; Wikimedia Blog] using the WordPress platform.&lt;/translate&gt;}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2009
|edits= 582,028,543
|affiliates= 21
|code= 510,356
}}
[[File:WMF office shots April 2016-12.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:30--&gt; Exterior view of Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States&lt;/translate&gt;]]
{{TLentry|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:77--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to 149 New Montgomery Street - also in San Francisco, California, United States.&lt;/translate&gt;}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2010
|edits= 774,422,659
|affiliates= 27
|code= 634,252
}}
{{TLentry|1=13 May|2=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:78--&gt; Foundation releases a new interface for MediaWiki on the Wikimedia projects featuring new navigation tools and a link wizard.&lt;/translate&gt;}}

=== {{#dateformat:2011}}-{{#dateformat:2015}} ===
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2011
|edits= 1,007,741,486
|affiliates= 27
|code= 733,379
}}
[[File:WC-Wikiconf-2011-wardkeynote-awardpresentation.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:31--&gt; Sue Gardner and Ward Cunningham speaking at a Wikipedia 10 celebration in San Francisco, California, United States&lt;/translate&gt;]]
* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary.
* '''October:''' Foundation announces the launch of [[{{lwp|Wikipedia Zero}}|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2012
|edits= 1,226,630,755
|affiliates= 36
|code= 850,036
}}
[[File:Wikimedia Servers-0051 16.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:32--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation servers in July 2012&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* '''18 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[{{lwp|Stop Online Piracy Act}}|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA).
* '''March:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
* '''30 March:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[:d:|Wikidata]].

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2013
|edits= 1,465,877,854
|affiliates= 39
|code= 953,140
}}

* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[:v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
* '''July:''' Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2014
|edits= 1,791,656,096
|affiliates= 49
|code= 999,564
}}

* '''1 May:''' Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2015
|edits= 2,092,638,259
|affiliates= 66
|code= 1,017,086
}}
[[File:What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:33--&gt; What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement?&lt;/translate&gt;]]
* '''March 15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it is working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, ''[[{{lwp|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA}}|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]''.

=== {{#dateformat:2016}}-{{#dateformat:2020}} ===
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2016
|edits= 2,431,002,340
|affiliates= 92
|code= 1,136,714
}}

* '''January:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [//wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment].
* '''23 June:''' Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.
* '''July:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2017
|edits= 2,817,771,529
|affiliates= 112
|code= 1,323,325
}}
[[File:SharedPower.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:34--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation staff at annual all staff gathering in 2017 held in San Francisco, California, United States&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* '''29 April:''' The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia.
* '''October:''' Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of June 2023) headquarters within One Montgomery Tower in San Francisco, California, United States.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2018
|edits= 3,264,470,113
|affiliates= 121
|code= 1,422,340
}}

* '''29 October:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2019
|edits= 3,730,634,634
|affiliates= 144
|code= 1,522,268
}}

* '''23 August:''' Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2020
|edits= 4,249,325,240
|affiliates= 164
|code= 1,592,114
}}
[[File:Case Statistics of COVID-19 and English Wikipedia Views.png|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:35--&gt; Confirmed cases in four countries compared with increase in views of English Wikipedia in early days of COVID-19 pandemic&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* [[{{lwp|en:World Health Organization}}|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.
* '''March:''' With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.

=== {{#dateformat:2021}}-{{#dateformat:2025}} ===
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2021
|edits= 4,851,745,926
|affiliates= 179
|code= 1,717,798
}}
[[File:Wikipedia 20 birthday cake virtual party.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:36--&gt; Virtual party hosted by Wikimedia Foundation celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
* '''25 October:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2022
|edits= 5,373,396,306
|affiliates= 177
|code= 1,802,442
}}
[[File:How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|300px|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:37--&gt; How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement?&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* '''3 January:''' Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.
* '''September:''' Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in addition to existing role of Chief Advancement Officer.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2023
|edits= 5,922,185,933
|affiliates= 184
|code= 1,896,504
}}

* Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.
* Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.

* '''January:''' The default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects was changed for the first time since 2010, to &quot;[[{{lwp|Vector 2022}}|Vector 2022]]&quot;

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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2003
|servers= 1
|serversref= &lt;ref group=&quot;footnotes&quot; name=&quot;earlyassets&quot;&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:38--&gt; While the Wikimedia Foundation had not yet been founded as of 1 January 2003, what would become its initial assets existed and were housed within Bomis, Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;
|staff= 0
|projects= 3
|projectsref= &lt;ref group=&quot;footnotes&quot; name=&quot;earlyassets&quot; /&gt;
|affiliates= 0
|code= 0
|coderef= &lt;ref group=&quot;footnotes&quot; name=&quot;wpsoftware&quot;&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:39--&gt; Until July 2003, the software which operated the Wikimedia sites was known as the Wikipedia software. As such, there was no MediaWiki code on 1 January 2003.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;
|edits= 986,819
|editsref= &lt;ref group=&quot;footnotes&quot; name=&quot;2003projects&quot; /&gt;
|languages=
|wikis=
|expenses= US$56,666
}}
[[File:Aus img small.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:40--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation founder Jimmy Wales showing Wikipedia on his computer in 2003&lt;/translate&gt;]]
[[File:IconaVetrina.png|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:41--&gt; Screenshot of Aldo Busi article on Italian Wikiquote&lt;/translate&gt;]][[File:Wikimedia.png|thumb|300px|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:42--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation's first logo, by [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:User:Neolux&lt;/tvar&gt;|Neolux]], introduced in October 2003 and in use until January 2006&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* [//wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org] launches as a single page website for the Wikimedia Foundation.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* [[{{lwp|Jimmy Wales}}|Jimmy Wales]] announces formation of Wikimedia and intention to create a charity and select a governing board. The intention is to provide a not-for-profit charitable framework for [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|Wikipedia]], [[:wikt:|Wiktionary]], [[:b:|Wikibooks]], and the growing technical and organizational infrastructure necessary to support them.
* '''9:''' MediaWiki's [[{{lwp|ISBN}}|ISBN]] interface is amended to make ISBNs in articles link to Special:Booksources, which fetches its contents from a page editable by contributors.
* '''20:''' Wikimedia Foundation founded in [[{{lwp|Florida}}|Florida]], [[{{lwp|United States}}|United States]]. Until this time, the Wikimedia sites and servers were supported by [[{{lwp|Bomis}}|Bomis]], Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] launches as a redirect to [//wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org]
* The &quot;Wikipedia software&quot; is officially named &quot;MediaWiki&quot;, a wordplay by Daniel Mayer on the Wikimedia Foundation's name. It is adopted as the Foundation's fourth official project.&lt;ref name=&quot;mediawiki1&quot; /&gt;

* '''10:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its fifth official project, Wikibooks.
* '''10:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its sixth official project, Wikiquote.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* '''15:''' The second place logo of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/International logo contest|2003 Wikipedia international logo contest]], created by [[{{lwp|User:Neolux}}|Neolux]], is appointed as the logo for Wikimedia by logo contest organizer Erik Möller. A version by Neolux is adopted for the Wikimedia Foundation.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_logo_contest/Results|title=International logo contest/Results|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=8 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; This specific version would remain in use until January 2006, and the overall design remains in use by the Foundation as of June 2023.

=== {{#dateformat:November}} ===

* '''24:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its seventh official project, Wikisource.

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===
* A major computer crash takes Wikipedia offline for a week and prompts Jimmy Wales to launch a fundraising drive. In less than a week more than US$30,000 is raised, thanks partly to mentions on [[{{lwp|Slashdot}}|Slashdot]]. The money allows the Wikimedia Foundation to purchase nine new servers.

* '''6:''' Wikimedia Foundation developers support ending system messages within MediaWiki displayed to Wikimedia project users from being [[{{lwp|Hard coding}}|hard coded]], allowing for contributors to modify and translate them easier.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2004
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|staff=
|projects= 7
|affiliates= 0
|code= 59,926
|languages=
|wikis=
|edits= 4,216,131
|expenses= US$201,418
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[[File:NYC meetup 5.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:43--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee members Florence Devouard and Jimmy Wales, along with future member Samuel J. Klein, at a December 2004 Wikipedia meetup in New York City, New York, United States&lt;/translate&gt;]]
[[File:Wikimedia Paris servers front 1218 144219X.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:44--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation servers in France after being installed in December 2004&lt;/translate&gt;]]
[[File:What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:45--&gt; What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support?&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement affiliates|Wikimedia movement affiliates]], organizations around the world working primarily to advance the Wikimedia Vision. Recognition will provide affiliates with legal access to the Foundation's trademarks and other resources such as grants, support, and brand awareness.
* Tim Starling is hired as the Foundation's first employee and tasked with improving the MediaWiki software. Tim is joined soon after by a Chief Financial Officer, and a Content Partnership Coordinator. As of June 2023, Tim is still with the Wikimedia Foundation and is still working to improve the MediaWiki software.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation purchases new servers with proceeds from the December 2003 fundraiser and installs them in Florida.

=== {{#dateformat:February}} ===
* '''12:''' Foundation's server operations in California, United States are relocated to Florida, bringing them closer to the Foundation's at that time Florida-based operations.

=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===

* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces MediaWiki's first instance of categorization, allowing contributors of Wikimedia projects to create a larger automatic categorization of content on Wikimedia projects.
* '''30:''' Foundation also introduces support for &quot;templates&quot;, enabling contributors to [[{{lwp|Transclusion}}|transclude]] standard content within a given wiki.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===

* '''3:''' China becomes the first country to restrict access to a Wikimedia project when its government restricts access to Wikipedia. Access is restored without explanation later that month, on 22 June 2004.
* '''13:''' [[wmde:|Wikimedia Deutschland]] is approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as the first Wikimedia movement affiliate, becoming the official Wikimedia chapter in the country of Germany.
* '''18:''' [[:m:User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] and [[:m:User:Angela|Angela Beesley]] are the first user representatives selected for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Board_elections/2004/Results&amp;oldid=126924|title=Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2004/Results|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] is relaunched as a MediaWiki-based wiki.

=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===

* '''7:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.
* '''14:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.

=== {{#dateformat:November}} ===

* '''8:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===

* '''16:''' Foundation's trademark of Wikipedia is accorded by Japan.
* '''18:''' Wikimedia Foundation installs its first servers outside of the United States at a data center in France where they cache content for parts of Europe.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2005
|servers= 39
|staff=
|projects= 10
|affiliates= 2
|code= 107,768
|languages= 200
|wikis=
|edits= 21,381,995
|expenses= US$791,907
}}
[[File:Zuhoerer2.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:46--&gt; Participants at Wikimania 2005 in Germany&lt;/translate&gt;]]
[[File:Wikimania conference1.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:47--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members – Jimbo Wales, Angela Beesley, Florence Devouard, and Tim Shell – at Wikimania 2005&lt;/translate&gt;]]
* A formal fundraiser for the Foundation is held in the first quarter of the year and raises almost US$100,000 for system upgrades to handle growing demand.
* Wikimedia Foundation receives its first grant. It is from the [[{{lwp|Richard Lounsbery Foundation}}|Richard Lounsbery Foundation]] and used to cover daily operations as well as support the launch of Wikispecies and ongoing improvement of official projects.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* '''20:''' Foundation's trademark of Wikipedia is accorded by the European Union.

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===

* Foundation receives 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.

=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation adds second full-time employee.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* '''7:''' The bulk of the Wikimedia Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a nearby facility, also within Florida. All Wikimedia projects are offline during this time.

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===

* '''4–8''' Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2006
|servers= 100+
|staff=
|projects= 10
|affiliates= 5
|code= 141,131
|languages= 215
|wikis=
|edits= 73,565,528
|expenses= US$2,077,843
}}
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation RGB logo with text.svg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:48--&gt; Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in January 2006 and in use until March 2012&lt;/translate&gt;]]
[[File:WM2006 0029.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:49--&gt; Brad Patrick, Wikimedia Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non-interim General Counsel at Wikimania 2006&lt;/translate&gt;]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.
* '''10:''' Wikipedia becomes a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation in the United States.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78483359&amp;caseType=SERIAL_NO&amp;searchType=statusSearch|title=Trademark Status &amp; Document Retrieval|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:February}} ===

* '''27:''' A second developer is hired by the Wikimedia Foundation.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* '''12:''' Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non-interim General Counsel.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Announces_Interim_Executive_Director|title=Archive:Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|date=June 12, 2006|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===

* '''31:''' Wikimedia Foundation formally approves the development of an Advisory Board.

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===

* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.

=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===

* '''15:''' Brooke Vibber switches the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Sep11wiki|September 11 wiki]] to read-only &quot;due to longstanding concerns about lack of activity and abuse by spammers and vandals.&quot;

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===

* '''11:''' After investigating numerous nonprofit membership models, and in order to meet the statuary laws of Florida (where the Wikimedia Foundation is legally registered), the Foundation amends its bylaws to recognize the Board of Trustees as Foundation's only official members.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2007
|servers=
|staff= 8
|projects= 11
|affiliates= 7
|code= 207,462
|languages= 250
|wikis=
|edits= 205,528,495
|expenses= US$3,540,724
}}
[[File:Sue Gardner Headshot A (medium) FULL.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:50--&gt; Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director, in June 2007&lt;/translate&gt;]]
* Wikimedia Foundation achieves a three-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* '''29:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the formation of its Advisory Board.

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===
* '''11:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[Mission statement|Mission statement]] and [[Vision|Vision]].
* '''17:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, &quot;a CD collection of articles from the English Wikipedia&quot;.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===

* Foundation's first Chief Operating Officer leaves the organization after having their criminal record publicly exposed.
* [[{{lwp|Sue Gardner}}|Sue Gardner]] joins the Wikimedia Foundation as a consultant and special advisor to the Board of Trustees.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* '''09:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to [[{{lwp|San Francisco}}|San Francisco]], California, United States.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Relocation|title=Archive:Press releases/Relocation|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===
* '''03:''' Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2008
|servers=
|staff=
|projects= 11
|affiliates= 13
|code= 327,829
|languages= 253
|wikis= 730
|edits= 386,664,377
|expenses= US$5,178,168
}}
[[File:Office of the Wikimedia Foundation.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:51--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation's new San Francisco, California, United States headquarters at 39 Stillman Street in October 2008&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to ten members: three whom will be selected by the community, two selected by Wikimedia movement affiliates, four selected by the Board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''10:''' Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.
* '''24:''' Wikimedia Foundation and UNU-MERIT announce agreement to conduct first-ever survey of Wikipedia volunteers.
* '''31:''' Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation launches [//diff.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Blog] using the WordPress platform. It allows the Wikimedia Foundation to provide news and updates from across the Wikimedia movement.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2009
|servers=
|staff= ~20
|projects= 11
|affiliates= 21
|code= 510,356
|languages= 265
|wikis= 784
|edits= 582,028,543
|expenses= US$10,266,793
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[[File:New Wikimedia Foundation Office 09.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:52--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation's new headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States in October 2009&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to a nearby building in San Francisco, California, United States located at 149 New Montgomery Street.
* Foundation updates the license of Wikimedia projects to the [[{{lwp|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike}}|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]] license.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* '''25:''' Immediately following news of the death of Michael Jackson, a dramatic increase in traffic and edits to the main article [[wikitech:Michael Jackson effect|causes Wikimedia's servers to crash]]. Foundation staff are able to quickly restore full access and address the increased activity.

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[[File:Vector screen 2.png|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:53--&gt; New interface for MediaWiki, known as Vector, as introduced in 2010&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* Wikimedia Foundation achieves a four-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator, a score it has maintained every year since.

=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===
* '''11:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches a [[outreachwiki:Public Policy Initiative|Public Policy Initiative education program]] with funding from the Stanton Foundation.
* '''13:''' Foundation releases a new interface, known as Vector, for MediaWiki on the Wikimedia projects featuring new navigation tools and a link wizard.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===

* The [[{{lwp|Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|United States Federal Bureau of Investigation]] sends a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation demanding removal of [[{{lwp|Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|its seal]] from Wikipedia. In reply, the Foundation sent a letter defending Wikipedia's use of the image and refusing to remove it.

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[[File:WMF All-Staff 2011-48.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:54--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation staff at the Foundation's All Hands 2011 gathering for all staff&lt;/translate&gt;]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 10|Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary]].

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===
* At its August 2011 meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases a letter outlining new procedures for fundraising by the Wikimedia Foundation involving Wikimedia movement affiliates. The new procedures shift more fundraising operations on the official projects to the Foundation and outline methods for movement affiliates to receive financial support from the Wikimedia Foundation.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees_letter_regarding_fundraising_accountability|title=Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* Foundation announces the launch of [[{{lwp|Wikipedia Zero}}|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.

* '''2–4:''' Wikimedia Foundation assists the Italian Wikipedia community in intentionally becoming inaccessible in protest against the Italian Parliament's proposed [[{{lwp|DDL intercettazioni}}|DDL intercettazioni]] law, which, if approved, would allow any person to force websites to remove information that is perceived as untrue or offensive, without the need to provide evidence.

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===
* In response to legislative threats to the future of the Wikimedia projects and movement, the Foundation hires its first lobbying firm to begin alerting the United States Congress to possible, and usually unintentional, threats to free knowledge.

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|wikis= 846
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical (2012-2016).svg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:55--&gt; Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in March 2012 and in use until July 2016&lt;/translate&gt;]]
=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''18:''' Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[{{lwp|Stop Online Piracy Act}}|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA). It also provides support to the community's wishes to redirect [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|English Wikipedia]] for a day to statement raising awareness of the risks of the proposed legislation to numerous internet and free knowledge projects.
* '''24:''' Foundation announces first Wikipedia Zero partnership.

=== {{#dateformat:March}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.

* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[:d:|Wikidata]].

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|languages= 285
|wikis= 863
|edits= 1,465,877,854
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[[File:Screenshot of the splash page that appears when visiting fa.wikivoyage.png|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:56--&gt; Screenshot of main page of Persian Wikivoyage in August 2016&lt;/translate&gt;]]
=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[:v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
* '''22:''' Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a data center in Virginia.

=== {{#dateformat:March}} ===
* The first phase of the [[{{lwp|Wikidata}}|Wikidata]] interwiki database becomes available across Wikipedia's language editions.

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation provides support to French community after a French participant is threatened with arrest by the [[{{lwp|Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur}}|French secret service]] if the volunteer did not delete information from French Wikipedia about the [[{{lwp|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station}}|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station]].

=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===
* Edit access to [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] restricted primarily to Wikimedia Foundation staff as organization's capacity and legal requirements motive a change in operations of the wiki.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system, the first implementation of an effort to allow editing of MediaWiki articles with a word processor-like interface without the need of using wiki markup while writing content.

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|languages= 287
|wikis= 879
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[[File:Lila Tretikov 16 April 2014 (1).jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:57--&gt; Lila Tretikov, Wikimedia Foundation's second non-interim Executive Director, in April 2014&lt;/translate&gt;]]
=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===

* '''1:''' Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===

* Members of the Wikimedia community raise concerns about Wikimedia Foundation spending with founder Jimmy Wales. In response, the organization modifies its public financial reporting practices to help address future concerns.

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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation office dog.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:58--&gt; A Wikimedia Foundation office mascot inspecting the Wikipedia 3D puzzle globe inside the Wikimedia Foundation Headquarters in October 2015&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees votes to remove one of its members recently selected by the community. They were reappointed in 2017 after being selected by the community to serve again.
* Foundation initiates a search engine project, known as Knowledge Engine, to locate and display verifiable and trustworthy information from public-information sources. Following concerns from staff and members of the Wikimedia community over how the initiative began, it was abandoned by the Foundation. Some of the ideas developed during the initiative's time are later pursued to improve MediaWiki's search functionality.
* In late 2015, the Wikimedia Foundation launches a Public Policy website outlining the public policy priorities and concerns of the organization.

=== {{#dateformat:March}} ===

* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it, along with eight additional plaintiffs, was working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency. The lawsuit, ''[[{{lwp|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA}}|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]'', calls into question the NSA's practice of mass surveillance, which infringes the constitutional rights of the Foundation's readers, contributors, and staff. The case continued until February 2023, when the [[{{lwp|Supreme Court of the United States}}|Supreme Court of the United States]] ultimately declined to hear the case.

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|wikis= 892
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[[File:Katherine Maher in 2016.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:59--&gt; Katherine Maher, Wikimedia Foundation's third Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, in March 2016&lt;/translate&gt;]]
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical.svg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:60--&gt; Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in July 2016 and still in use as of June 2023&lt;/translate&gt;]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [//wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment] to safeguard the financial future of the Wikimedia Movement. During the development years of the endowment, it will operate as a donor-advised fund at the [[{{lwp|Tides Foundation}}|Tides Foundation]].
* Member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees resigns following concerns from the Wikimedia community about activities while at a previous employer. Foundation modifies its screening process to try and identify such concerns before formal appointment of future members.

=== {{#dateformat:March}} ===

* '''14:''' Katherine Maher becomes organization's interim Executive Director.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===

* '''23:''' Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.

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|wikis= 898
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation office at One Montgomery Tower - reception area (4611).jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:61--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States in November 2017&lt;/translate&gt;]]

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===
* '''29:''' The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation responds with support to local community and filing of multiple court actions. The block lasts until 15 January 2020 when the [[{{lwp|Judicial system of Turkey}}|court of Turkey]] ruled that the block violates human rights.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] is relaunched as a WordPress-based website.
* [//web.archive.org/web/20180831193640/https://blog.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Blog] is archived, remaining online and accessible – but no longer receiving new blog posts.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of June 2023) headquarters within One Montgomery Tower in San Francisco, California, United States.

=== {{#dateformat:November}} ===
* [//wikimediaendowment.org Wikimedia Endowment website] launches as official website for the organization's new endowment.

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===
* '''28:''' Government of China blocks access within China to the encrypted Japanese Wikipedia. As of June 2023, the block remains in effect.

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[[File:Global Preferences – Screenshot German 01.png|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:62--&gt; Screenshot of MediaWiki global preferences introduced in 2018, shown in German language&lt;/translate&gt;]]
=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces global preferences in MediaWiki, enabling registered users to set their preferences at one wiki for use across all Wikimedia projects.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* '''29:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.
* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia community members in Jordan, and Hashemite University sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance cultural cooperation and access to free knowledge resources in the Arabic language. It is the first MOU of its type signed with any university in the Middle East.

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[[File:Set Knowledge Free mural photo (3).jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:63--&gt; Set Knowledge Free mural in Wikimedia Foundation's One Montgomery Tower headquarters in November 2019&lt;/translate&gt;]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees changes title of Executive Director to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===
* '''23:''' Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions. The timing of the block coincides with the [[{{lwp|30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests}}|30th anniversary]] of the [[{{lwp|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre}}|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]] and the 100th anniversary of the [[{{lwp|May Fourth Movement}}|May Fourth Movement]]. The block expansion is part of a wider effort to enact stricter [[{{lwp|Internet censorship in China}}|internet censorship in China]].

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|wikis= 937
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation All Hands 2020 - Myleen Hollero.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:64--&gt; Wikimedia Foundation staff at the 2020 All Hands gathering for all Foundation staff&lt;/translate&gt;]]

* [//techblog.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Tech Blog] launches as the organization's blog for tech related posts primarily by Wikimedia Foundation technical staff.
* Wikimedia Blog is relaunched as ''[//diff.wikimedia.org Diff]'', becoming a movement-wide focused blog with easier submission guidelines than previous iterations.
* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to allow up to 16 members: eight seats selected by the Wikimedia community, seven selected by the board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.
* '''March''' With the beginning of the pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.
* [[{{lwp|World Health Organization}}|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.

=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation's application to become an observer at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is blocked based on objections from the government of China over the existence of a Wikimedia movement affiliate existing in Taiwan. Subsequent applications have also been blocked by the government of China for the same reason.

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|wikis= 957
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[[File:Wikimedia Endowment.svg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:65--&gt; First logo for the Wikimedia Endowment&lt;/translate&gt;]]
[[File:Wikimedia Enterprise logo.svg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:66--&gt; First logo for Wikimedia Enterprise&lt;/translate&gt;]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.

=== {{#dateformat:February}} ===

* '''15:''' The government of Myanmar restricts access to Wikimedia projects. The restrictions remain in place as of June 2023.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation announces that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial US$100 million fundraising goal and will begin to establish and eventually transition the funds to an independent nonprofit organization bearing the Wikimedia Endowment name and purpose.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===

* '''25:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise, a limited liability company owned by the Foundation which provides content delivery of Wikimedia content to high-volume users of Wikimedia's APIs such as big-tech companies and websites.

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[[File:Maryana Iskander in 2022 02.jpg|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:67--&gt; Maryana Iskander, Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, in June 2022&lt;/translate&gt;]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''3:''' Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===

* Google and the Internet Archive are announced as the first customers of Wikimedia Enterprise, with Internet Archive qualifying for free access to the service.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation archives its public policy website, and redirects it to updated information at [//wikimediafoundation.org organization's official website].

=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===

* Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer, in addition to the role of Chief Advancement Officer that she has held at the Foundation since September 2011. She is the second person to hold the role.

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[[File:Sound logo campaign lockup - English.png|thumb|&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:68--&gt; Logo for campaign to identify Wikimedia's first sound logo&lt;/translate&gt;]]
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.
* Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* The Foundation begins implementing a new default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects. The change to &quot;[[{{lwp|Vector 2022}}|Vector 2022]]&quot; was the desktop interface since 2010.

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The [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;1&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy&lt;/tvar&gt;|Wikimedia Movement Strategy]] recommends that we [[&lt;tvar name=&quot;2&quot;&gt;:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Recommendations/Manage Internal Knowledge&lt;/tvar&gt;|manage internal knowledge]]. It asks us to make the internal knowledge of our movement easy to capture, discover, consume, and adapt by all contributors to facilitate sustainability and resilience, individual and organizational skill development, and growth in an equitable way across all communities. The development of this timeline is an effort to enhance documentation of the Wikimedia Foundation's story. We are providing it as a supplement to the growing array of materials continuously under development which document the 20+ year Wikimedia story.

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Dies ist die '''offizielle Zeitleiste der Wikimedia-Stiftung''' — bei deren Entwicklung DU helfen kannst!

Seit der Gründung der Wikimedia-Stiftung im Jahr 2003 unterstützt die Organisation das Wachstum der Wikimedia-Bewegung durch ein einzigartig starkes Engagement für Transparenz, Zusammenarbeit und die Befähigung von Menschen auf der ganzen Welt, ihr Wissen zu teilen. In dieser Tradition laden wir dich ein, gemeinsam mit uns diese sich ständig weiterentwickelnde Sammlung von Teilen der umfangreichen Geschichte der Wikimedia-Stiftung zu entwickeln.

In dieser Ressource geht es speziell um die Wikimedia-Stiftung. Sie dient als Ergänzung zu den [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|laufenden Bemühungen]] der Wikimedia-Gemeinschaft, die Geschichte der Wikimedia-Bewegung zu dokumentieren.


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=== Schlage einen Eintrag für die Zeitleiste oder die potentielle zukünftige Nutzung vor ===
&lt;big&gt;'''Jeder kann einen Eintrag für die Zeitleiste vorschlagen!'''&lt;/big&gt;
Es gibt hier bereits vieles – aber das ist nicht alles! Im wahren Wikimedia-Geist brauchen wir deine Hilfe bei der Entwicklung dieser Ressource.

Besuche die [[Memory talk:Timeline|Diskussionsseite der Zeitleiste]] für weitere Informationen dazu, wie man einen Vorschlag macht! Wir ermutigen dich auch dazu, dich an den [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|Bemühungen der Wikimedia-Gemeinschaft]] zur Dokumentation der Geschichte und der Zeitleisten der Wikimedia-Bewegung zu beteiligen.

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{{TLentry|1=20 June|2=Gründung der Wikimedia-Stiftung in Florida, Vereinigte Staaten.}}
{{TLentry|1=June|2=Die &quot;Wikipedia-Software&quot; wird offiziell &quot;MediaWiki&quot; genannt und als viertes offizielles Projekt der Stiftung aufgenommen.&lt;ref name=&quot;mediawiki1&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-July/011021.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Phase IV, Wikibooks.org/.com and WikimediaFoundation.org/.com (was Wikis and uniformity)|last=Mayer|first=Daniel|date=19 July 2003|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=8 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}
{{TLentry|1=10 July|2=Die Wikimedia Foundation startet ihr fünftes offizielles Projekt, Wikibooks.}}
{{TLentry|1=10 July|2=Die Stiftung startet ihr sechstes offizielles Projekt, Wikiquote.}}
{{TLentry|1=15 October|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung bekommt ihr erstes Logo.}}
{{TLentry|1=24 November|2=Die Stiftung startet ihr siebtes offizielles Projekt, Wikisource.}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2004
|edits= 4,216,131
|affiliates= 0
|code= 59,926
}}
{{TLentry|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung stellt ihren ersten Mitarbeiter ein.}}
{{TLentry|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung beginnt mit der Anerkennung von [[:m:Wikimedia movement affiliates|Partnern der Wikimedia-Bewegung]].}}
{{TLentry|1=13 June|2=[[wmde:/|Wikimedia Deutschland]] wird der erste von der Stiftung anerkannte Partner der Bewegung.}}
{{TLentry|1=7 September|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung startet ihr achtes offizielles Projekt, Wikimedia Commons.}}
{{TLentry|1=14 September|2=Die Stiftung startet ihr neuntes offizielles Projekt, Wikispecies.}}
{{TLentry|1=8 November|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung startet ihr zehntes offizielles Projekt, Wikinews.}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2005
|edits= 21,381,995
|affiliates= 2
|code= 107,768
}}
[[File:Wikiversity home.png|thumb|Hauptseite von Wikiversity, gestartet 2005, in italienischer Sprache]]
{{TLentry|1=|2=}}
{{TLentry|1=|2=}}
{{TLentry|1=|2=}}
* '''April:''' Foundation receives its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.
* '''4–8 August:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
* '''15 August:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.

=== {{#dateformat:2006}}-{{#dateformat:2010}} ===
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2006
|edits= 73,565,528
|affiliates= 5
|code= 141,131
}}
[[File:C Bass and D Wool.jpg|thumb|Die Mitarbeiter der Wikimedia-Stiftung Cary Bass und Danny Wool im ersten Büro der Stiftung in St. Petersburg, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten]]
{{TLentry|1=January|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung führt eine aktualisierte Version ihres Logos ein, die bis März 2012 genutzt wird.}}
{{TLentry|1=12 June|2=Brad Patricks wird der erste interimsweise Geschäftsführer und nicht-interimsweise Syndikus der Stiftung.}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2007
|edits= 205,528,495
|affiliates= 7
|code= 207,462
}}
[[File:Wikimedia vision stickers.JPG|thumb|Sticker mit der Wikimedia-Vision auf Englisch und in unterschiedlichen Sprachen von den Philippinen]]
{{TLentry|1=11 April|2='''Die Wikimedia-Stiftung führt ihre endgültige Stellungnahme zu ihrer [[Mission statement|Mission]] und [[Vision|Vision]] ein.}}
{{TLentry|1=9 October|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung kündigt den Umzug ihres Hauptsitzes von Florida nach [[{{lwp|San Francisco}}|San Francisco]], Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten, an.}}
{{TLentry|1=3 December|2=Sue Gardner wird zur ersten Geschäftsführerin der Wikimedia-Stiftung ernannt.}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2008
|edits= 386,664,377
|affiliates= 13
|code= 327,829
}}
{{TLentry|1=10 January|2=Erik Möller wird zum ersten stellvertretenden Geschäftsführer der Wikimedia-Stiftung ernannt.}}
{{TLentry|1=31 January|2=Die Stiftung beendet ihren Umzug nach San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten, und schließt ihr Büro in St. Petersburg, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten.}}
{{TLentry|1=April|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung startet ihren [//diff.wikimedia.org Wikimedia-Blog] auf der Plattform WordPress.}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2009
|edits= 582,028,543
|affiliates= 21
|code= 510,356
}}
[[File:WMF office shots April 2016-12.jpg|thumb|Außenansicht des Hauptsitzes der Wikimedia-Stiftung an der New Montgomery Street 149 in San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten]]
{{TLentry|2=Die Wikimedia-Stiftung zieht mit ihrem Hauptsitz von der Stillman Street 39 an die New Montgomery Street 149 um - ebenfalls in San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten.}}

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2010
|edits= 774,422,659
|affiliates= 27
|code= 634,252
}}
{{TLentry|1=13 May|2=Die Stiftung veröffentlicht ihre neue Benutzeroberfläche für MediaWiki in den Wikimedia-Projekten mit neuen Navigationswerkzeugen und einem Link-Assistenten.}}

=== {{#dateformat:2011}}-{{#dateformat:2015}} ===
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2011
|edits= 1,007,741,486
|affiliates= 27
|code= 733,379
}}
[[File:WC-Wikiconf-2011-wardkeynote-awardpresentation.jpg|thumb|Sue Gardner und Ward Cunningham sprechen bei einer Feier zum 10. Jubiläum von Wikipedia in San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten]]
* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary.
* '''October:''' Foundation announces the launch of [[{{lwp|Wikipedia Zero}}|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2012
|edits= 1,226,630,755
|affiliates= 36
|code= 850,036
}}
[[File:Wikimedia Servers-0051 16.jpg|thumb|Server der Wikimedia-Stiftung im Juli 2012]]

* '''18 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[{{lwp|Stop Online Piracy Act}}|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA).
* '''March:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
* '''30 March:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[:d:|Wikidata]].

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2013
|edits= 1,465,877,854
|affiliates= 39
|code= 953,140
}}

* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[:v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
* '''July:''' Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2014
|edits= 1,791,656,096
|affiliates= 49
|code= 999,564
}}

* '''1 May:''' Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2015
|edits= 2,092,638,259
|affiliates= 66
|code= 1,017,086
}}
[[File:What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|Was ist die Wikimedia-Bewegung für freies Wissen?]]
* '''March 15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it is working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, ''[[{{lwp|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA}}|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]''.

=== {{#dateformat:2016}}-{{#dateformat:2020}} ===
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2016
|edits= 2,431,002,340
|affiliates= 92
|code= 1,136,714
}}

* '''January:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [//wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment].
* '''23 June:''' Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.
* '''July:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2017
|edits= 2,817,771,529
|affiliates= 112
|code= 1,323,325
}}
[[File:SharedPower.jpg|thumb|Mitarbeiter der Wikimedia-Stiftung bei der jährlichen Versammlung aller Mitarbeiter 2017 in San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten]]

* '''29 April:''' The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia.
* '''October:''' Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of June 2023) headquarters within One Montgomery Tower in San Francisco, California, United States.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2018
|edits= 3,264,470,113
|affiliates= 121
|code= 1,422,340
}}

* '''29 October:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2019
|edits= 3,730,634,634
|affiliates= 144
|code= 1,522,268
}}

* '''23 August:''' Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2020
|edits= 4,249,325,240
|affiliates= 164
|code= 1,592,114
}}
[[File:Case Statistics of COVID-19 and English Wikipedia Views.png|thumb|Bestätigte Fälle in vier Ländern verglichen mit dem Anstieg der Aufrufzahlen der englischsprachigen Wikipedia zu Beginn der COVID-19-Pandemie]]

* [[{{lwp|en:World Health Organization}}|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.
* '''March:''' With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.

=== {{#dateformat:2021}}-{{#dateformat:2025}} ===
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2021
|edits= 4,851,745,926
|affiliates= 179
|code= 1,717,798
}}
[[File:Wikipedia 20 birthday cake virtual party.jpg|thumb|Virtuelle Feier der Wikimedia-Stiftung zum 20. Jubiläum der Wikipedia]]

* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
* '''25 October:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2022
|edits= 5,373,396,306
|affiliates= 177
|code= 1,802,442
}}
[[File:How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|300px|thumb|Wie kann man der Wikimedia-Bewegung für freies Wissen beitreten?]]

* '''3 January:''' Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.
* '''September:''' Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in addition to existing role of Chief Advancement Officer.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year2
|year= 2023
|edits= 5,922,185,933
|affiliates= 184
|code= 1,896,504
}}

* Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.
* Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.

* '''January:''' The default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects was changed for the first time since 2010, to &quot;[[{{lwp|Vector 2022}}|Vector 2022]]&quot;

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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2003
|servers= 1
|serversref= &lt;ref group=&quot;footnotes&quot; name=&quot;earlyassets&quot;&gt;Obwohl die Wikimedia-Stiftung am 1. Januar 2003 noch nicht gegründet worden war, existierten ihre ursprünglichen Vermögenswerte bereits und waren bei Bomis, dem damaligen gewinnorientierten Unternehmen von Jimmy Wales, untergebracht.&lt;/ref&gt;
|staff= 0
|projects= 3
|projectsref= &lt;ref group=&quot;footnotes&quot; name=&quot;earlyassets&quot; /&gt;
|affiliates= 0
|code= 0
|coderef= &lt;ref group=&quot;footnotes&quot; name=&quot;wpsoftware&quot;&gt;Bis Juli 2003 war die Software, mit der die Wikimedia-Seiten betrieben werden, als die Wikipedia-Software bekannt. Somit gab es am 1. Januar 2003 noch keinen MediaWiki-Code.&lt;/ref&gt;
|edits= 986,819
|editsref= &lt;ref group=&quot;footnotes&quot; name=&quot;2003projects&quot; /&gt;
|languages=
|wikis=
|expenses= US$56,666
}}
[[File:Aus img small.jpg|thumb|Jimmy Wales, der Gründer der Wikimedia-Stiftung, zeigt Wikipedia auf seinem Computer im Jahr 2003]]
[[File:IconaVetrina.png|thumb|Bildschirmfoto des Artikels Aldo Busi im italienischen Wikiquote]][[File:Wikimedia.png|thumb|300px|Das erste Logo der Wikimedia-Stiftung von [[:m:User:Neolux|Neolux]], eingeführt im Oktober 2003 und in Verwendung bis Januar 2006]]

* [//wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org] launches as a single page website for the Wikimedia Foundation.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* [[{{lwp|Jimmy Wales}}|Jimmy Wales]] announces formation of Wikimedia and intention to create a charity and select a governing board. The intention is to provide a not-for-profit charitable framework for [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|Wikipedia]], [[:wikt:|Wiktionary]], [[:b:|Wikibooks]], and the growing technical and organizational infrastructure necessary to support them.
* '''9:''' MediaWiki's [[{{lwp|ISBN}}|ISBN]] interface is amended to make ISBNs in articles link to Special:Booksources, which fetches its contents from a page editable by contributors.
* '''20:''' Wikimedia Foundation founded in [[{{lwp|Florida}}|Florida]], [[{{lwp|United States}}|United States]]. Until this time, the Wikimedia sites and servers were supported by [[{{lwp|Bomis}}|Bomis]], Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] launches as a redirect to [//wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org]
* The &quot;Wikipedia software&quot; is officially named &quot;MediaWiki&quot;, a wordplay by Daniel Mayer on the Wikimedia Foundation's name. It is adopted as the Foundation's fourth official project.&lt;ref name=&quot;mediawiki1&quot; /&gt;

* '''10:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its fifth official project, Wikibooks.
* '''10:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its sixth official project, Wikiquote.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* '''15:''' The second place logo of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/International logo contest|2003 Wikipedia international logo contest]], created by [[{{lwp|User:Neolux}}|Neolux]], is appointed as the logo for Wikimedia by logo contest organizer Erik Möller. A version by Neolux is adopted for the Wikimedia Foundation.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_logo_contest/Results|title=International logo contest/Results|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=8 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; This specific version would remain in use until January 2006, and the overall design remains in use by the Foundation as of June 2023.

=== {{#dateformat:November}} ===

* '''24:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its seventh official project, Wikisource.

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===
* A major computer crash takes Wikipedia offline for a week and prompts Jimmy Wales to launch a fundraising drive. In less than a week more than US$30,000 is raised, thanks partly to mentions on [[{{lwp|Slashdot}}|Slashdot]]. The money allows the Wikimedia Foundation to purchase nine new servers.

* '''6:''' Wikimedia Foundation developers support ending system messages within MediaWiki displayed to Wikimedia project users from being [[{{lwp|Hard coding}}|hard coded]], allowing for contributors to modify and translate them easier.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2004
|servers=
|staff=
|projects= 7
|affiliates= 0
|code= 59,926
|languages=
|wikis=
|edits= 4,216,131
|expenses= US$201,418
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[[File:NYC meetup 5.jpg|thumb|Die Mitglieder des Kuratoriums der Wikimedia-Stiftung Florence Devouard und Jimmy Wales zusammen mit dem zukünftigen Mitglied Samuel J. Klein bei einem Wikipedia-Treffen im Dezember 2004 in New York City, New York, Vereinigte Staaten]]
[[File:Wikimedia Paris servers front 1218 144219X.jpg|thumb|Server der Wikimedia-Stiftung in Frankreich nach der Installation im Dezember 2004]]
[[File:What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|Welche Projekte für freies Wissen unterstützt die Wikimedia-Stiftung?]]

* Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement affiliates|Wikimedia movement affiliates]], organizations around the world working primarily to advance the Wikimedia Vision. Recognition will provide affiliates with legal access to the Foundation's trademarks and other resources such as grants, support, and brand awareness.
* Tim Starling is hired as the Foundation's first employee and tasked with improving the MediaWiki software. Tim is joined soon after by a Chief Financial Officer, and a Content Partnership Coordinator. As of June 2023, Tim is still with the Wikimedia Foundation and is still working to improve the MediaWiki software.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation purchases new servers with proceeds from the December 2003 fundraiser and installs them in Florida.

=== {{#dateformat:February}} ===
* '''12:''' Foundation's server operations in California, United States are relocated to Florida, bringing them closer to the Foundation's at that time Florida-based operations.

=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===

* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces MediaWiki's first instance of categorization, allowing contributors of Wikimedia projects to create a larger automatic categorization of content on Wikimedia projects.
* '''30:''' Foundation also introduces support for &quot;templates&quot;, enabling contributors to [[{{lwp|Transclusion}}|transclude]] standard content within a given wiki.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===

* '''3:''' China becomes the first country to restrict access to a Wikimedia project when its government restricts access to Wikipedia. Access is restored without explanation later that month, on 22 June 2004.
* '''13:''' [[wmde:|Wikimedia Deutschland]] is approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as the first Wikimedia movement affiliate, becoming the official Wikimedia chapter in the country of Germany.
* '''18:''' [[:m:User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] and [[:m:User:Angela|Angela Beesley]] are the first user representatives selected for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Board_elections/2004/Results&amp;oldid=126924|title=Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2004/Results|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] is relaunched as a MediaWiki-based wiki.

=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===

* '''7:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.
* '''14:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.

=== {{#dateformat:November}} ===

* '''8:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===

* '''16:''' Foundation's trademark of Wikipedia is accorded by Japan.
* '''18:''' Wikimedia Foundation installs its first servers outside of the United States at a data center in France where they cache content for parts of Europe.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2005
|servers= 39
|staff=
|projects= 10
|affiliates= 2
|code= 107,768
|languages= 200
|wikis=
|edits= 21,381,995
|expenses= US$791,907
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[[File:Zuhoerer2.jpg|thumb|Teilnehmer der Wikimania 2005 in Deutschland]]
[[File:Wikimania conference1.jpg|thumb|Mitglieder des Kuratoriums der Wikimedia-Stiftung – Jimbo Wales, Angela Beesley, Florence Devouard und Tim Shell – bei der Wikimania 2005]]
* A formal fundraiser for the Foundation is held in the first quarter of the year and raises almost US$100,000 for system upgrades to handle growing demand.
* Wikimedia Foundation receives its first grant. It is from the [[{{lwp|Richard Lounsbery Foundation}}|Richard Lounsbery Foundation]] and used to cover daily operations as well as support the launch of Wikispecies and ongoing improvement of official projects.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* '''20:''' Foundation's trademark of Wikipedia is accorded by the European Union.

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===

* Foundation receives 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.

=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation adds second full-time employee.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* '''7:''' The bulk of the Wikimedia Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a nearby facility, also within Florida. All Wikimedia projects are offline during this time.

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===

* '''4–8''' Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2006
|servers= 100+
|staff=
|projects= 10
|affiliates= 5
|code= 141,131
|languages= 215
|wikis=
|edits= 73,565,528
|expenses= US$2,077,843
}}
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation RGB logo with text.svg|thumb|Aktualisiertes Logo der Wikimedia-Stiftung, eingeführt im Januar 2006 und in Verwendung bis März 2012]]
[[File:WM2006 0029.jpg|thumb|Brad Patrick, erster interimsweiser Geschäftsführer und nicht-interimsweiser Syndikus der Wikimedia-Stiftung bei der Wikimania 2006.]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.
* '''10:''' Wikipedia becomes a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation in the United States.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78483359&amp;caseType=SERIAL_NO&amp;searchType=statusSearch|title=Trademark Status &amp; Document Retrieval|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:February}} ===

* '''27:''' A second developer is hired by the Wikimedia Foundation.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* '''12:''' Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non-interim General Counsel.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Announces_Interim_Executive_Director|title=Archive:Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|date=June 12, 2006|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===

* '''31:''' Wikimedia Foundation formally approves the development of an Advisory Board.

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===

* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.

=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===

* '''15:''' Brion Vibber switches the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Sep11wiki|September 11 wiki]] to read-only &quot;due to longstanding concerns about lack of activity and abuse by spammers and vandals.&quot;

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===

* '''11:''' After investigating numerous nonprofit membership models, and in order to meet the statuary laws of Florida (where the Wikimedia Foundation is legally registered), the Foundation amends its bylaws to recognize the Board of Trustees as Foundation's only official members.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2007
|servers=
|staff= 8
|projects= 11
|affiliates= 7
|code= 207,462
|languages= 250
|wikis=
|edits= 205,528,495
|expenses= US$3,540,724
}}
[[File:Sue Gardner Headshot A (medium) FULL.jpg|thumb|Sue Gardner, erste Geschäftsführerin der Wikimedia-Stiftung, im Juni 2007]]
* Wikimedia Foundation achieves a three-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* '''29:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the formation of its Advisory Board.

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===
* '''11:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[Mission statement|Mission statement]] and [[Vision|Vision]].
* '''17:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, &quot;a CD collection of articles from the English Wikipedia&quot;.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===

* Foundation's first Chief Operating Officer leaves the organization after having their criminal record publicly exposed.
* [[{{lwp|Sue Gardner}}|Sue Gardner]] joins the Wikimedia Foundation as a consultant and special advisor to the Board of Trustees.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* '''09:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to [[{{lwp|San Francisco}}|San Francisco]], California, United States.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Relocation|title=Archive:Press releases/Relocation|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===
* '''03:''' Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2008
|servers=
|staff=
|projects= 11
|affiliates= 13
|code= 327,829
|languages= 253
|wikis= 730
|edits= 386,664,377
|expenses= US$5,178,168
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[[File:Office of the Wikimedia Foundation.jpg|thumb|Neuer Hauptsitz der Wikimedia-Stiftung an der Stillman Street 39 in San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten im Oktober 2008]]

* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to ten members: three whom will be selected by the community, two selected by Wikimedia movement affiliates, four selected by the Board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''10:''' Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.
* '''24:''' Wikimedia Foundation and UNU-MERIT announce agreement to conduct first-ever survey of Wikipedia volunteers.
* '''31:''' Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation launches [//diff.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Blog] using the WordPress platform. It allows the Wikimedia Foundation to provide news and updates from across the Wikimedia movement.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2009
|servers=
|staff= ~20
|projects= 11
|affiliates= 21
|code= 510,356
|languages= 265
|wikis= 784
|edits= 582,028,543
|expenses= US$10,266,793
}}
[[File:New Wikimedia Foundation Office 09.jpg|thumb|Neuer Hauptsitz der Wikimedia-Stiftung an der New Montgomery Street 149 in San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten im Oktober 2009]]

* Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to a nearby building in San Francisco, California, United States located at 149 New Montgomery Street.
* Foundation updates the license of Wikimedia projects to the [[{{lwp|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike}}|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]] license.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* '''25:''' Immediately following news of the death of Michael Jackson, a dramatic increase in traffic and edits to the main article [[wikitech:Michael Jackson effect|causes Wikimedia's servers to crash]]. Foundation staff are able to quickly restore full access and address the increased activity.

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|languages= 267
|wikis= 789
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[[File:Vector screen 2.png|thumb|Neue Benutzeroberfläche für MediaWiki, bekannt als Vector, eingeführt im Jahr 2010]]

* Wikimedia Foundation achieves a four-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator, a score it has maintained every year since.

=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===
* '''11:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches a [[outreachwiki:Public Policy Initiative|Public Policy Initiative education program]] with funding from the Stanton Foundation.
* '''13:''' Foundation releases a new interface, known as Vector, for MediaWiki on the Wikimedia projects featuring new navigation tools and a link wizard.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===

* The [[{{lwp|Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|United States Federal Bureau of Investigation]] sends a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation demanding removal of [[{{lwp|Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|its seal]] from Wikipedia. In reply, the Foundation sent a letter defending Wikipedia's use of the image and refusing to remove it.

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|staff=
|projects= 11
|affiliates= 27
|code= 733,379
|languages= 272
|wikis= 809
|edits= 1,007,741,486
|expenses= US$29,260,652
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[[File:WMF All-Staff 2011-48.jpg|thumb|Mitarbeiter der Wikimedia-Stiftung bei der Versammlung aller Mitarbeiter im Jahr 2011]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 10|Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary]].

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===
* At its August 2011 meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases a letter outlining new procedures for fundraising by the Wikimedia Foundation involving Wikimedia movement affiliates. The new procedures shift more fundraising operations on the official projects to the Foundation and outline methods for movement affiliates to receive financial support from the Wikimedia Foundation.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees_letter_regarding_fundraising_accountability|title=Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* Foundation announces the launch of [[{{lwp|Wikipedia Zero}}|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.

* '''2–4:''' Wikimedia Foundation assists the Italian Wikipedia community in intentionally becoming inaccessible in protest against the Italian Parliament's proposed [[{{lwp|DDL intercettazioni}}|DDL intercettazioni]] law, which, if approved, would allow any person to force websites to remove information that is perceived as untrue or offensive, without the need to provide evidence.

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===
* In response to legislative threats to the future of the Wikimedia projects and movement, the Foundation hires its first lobbying firm to begin alerting the United States Congress to possible, and usually unintentional, threats to free knowledge.

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|projects= 11
|affiliates= 36
|code= 850,036
|languages= 283
|wikis= 846
|edits= 1,226,630,755
|expenses= US$35,704,796
}}
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical (2012-2016).svg|thumb|Aktualisiertes Logo der Wikimedia-Stiftung, eingeführt im März 2012 und in Verwendung bis Juli 2016]]
=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''18:''' Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[{{lwp|Stop Online Piracy Act}}|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA). It also provides support to the community's wishes to redirect [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|English Wikipedia]] for a day to statement raising awareness of the risks of the proposed legislation to numerous internet and free knowledge projects.
* '''24:''' Foundation announces first Wikipedia Zero partnership.

=== {{#dateformat:March}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.

* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[:d:|Wikidata]].

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|projects= 12
|affiliates= 39
|code= 953,140
|languages= 285
|wikis= 863
|edits= 1,465,877,854
|expenses= US$45,900,745
}}
[[File:Screenshot of the splash page that appears when visiting fa.wikivoyage.png|thumb|Bildschirmfoto der Hauptseite des persischen Wikivoyage im August 2016]]
=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[:v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
* '''22:''' Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a data center in Virginia.

=== {{#dateformat:March}} ===
* The first phase of the [[{{lwp|Wikidata}}|Wikidata]] interwiki database becomes available across Wikipedia's language editions.

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation provides support to French community after a French participant is threatened with arrest by the [[{{lwp|Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur}}|French secret service]] if the volunteer did not delete information from French Wikipedia about the [[{{lwp|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station}}|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station]].

=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===
* Edit access to [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] restricted primarily to Wikimedia Foundation staff as organization's capacity and legal requirements motive a change in operations of the wiki.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system, the first implementation of an effort to allow editing of MediaWiki articles with a word processor-like interface without the need of using wiki markup while writing content.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2014
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|projects= 13
|affiliates= 49
|code= 999,564
|languages= 287
|wikis= 879
|edits= 1,791,656,096
|expenses= US$52,596,782
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[[File:Lila Tretikov 16 April 2014 (1).jpg|thumb|Lila Tretikov, zweite nicht-interimsweise Geschäftsführerin der Wikimedia-Stiftung, im April 2014]]
=== {{#dateformat:May}} ===

* '''1:''' Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===

* Members of the Wikimedia community raise concerns about Wikimedia Foundation spending with founder Jimmy Wales. In response, the organization modifies its public financial reporting practices to help address future concerns.

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|projects= 13
|affiliates= 66
|code= 1,017,086
|languages= 288
|wikis= 888
|edits= 2,092,638,259
|expenses= US$65,947,465
}}
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation office dog.jpg|thumb|Ein Maskottchen des Büros der Wikimedia-Stiftung inspiziert den Wikipedia-3D-Puzzleglobus im Hauptsitz der Wikimedia-Stiftung im Oktober 2015]]

* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees votes to remove one of its members recently selected by the community. They were reappointed in 2017 after being selected by the community to serve again.
* Foundation initiates a search engine project, known as Knowledge Engine, to locate and display verifiable and trustworthy information from public-information sources. Following concerns from staff and members of the Wikimedia community over how the initiative began, it was abandoned by the Foundation. Some of the ideas developed during the initiative's time are later pursued to improve MediaWiki's search functionality.
* In late 2015, the Wikimedia Foundation launches a Public Policy website outlining the public policy priorities and concerns of the organization.

=== {{#dateformat:March}} ===

* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it, along with eight additional plaintiffs, was working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency. The lawsuit, ''[[{{lwp|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA}}|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]'', calls into question the NSA's practice of mass surveillance, which infringes the constitutional rights of the Foundation's readers, contributors, and staff. The case continued until February 2023, when the [[{{lwp|Supreme Court of the United States}}|Supreme Court of the United States]] ultimately declined to hear the case.

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|projects= 13
|affiliates= 92
|code= 1,136,714
|languages= 291
|wikis= 892
|edits= 2,431,002,340
|expenses= US$69,136,758
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[[File:Katherine Maher in 2016.jpg|thumb|Katherine Maher, dritte Geschäftsführerin der Wikimedia-Stiftung, im März 2016]]
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical.svg|thumb|Aktualisiertes Logo der Wikimedia-Stiftung, eingeführt im Juli 2016 und in Verwendung bis Juni 2023]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [//wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment] to safeguard the financial future of the Wikimedia Movement. During the development years of the endowment, it will operate as a donor-advised fund at the [[{{lwp|Tides Foundation}}|Tides Foundation]].
* Member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees resigns following concerns from the Wikimedia community about activities while at a previous employer. Foundation modifies its screening process to try and identify such concerns before formal appointment of future members.

=== {{#dateformat:March}} ===

* '''14:''' Katherine Maher becomes organization's interim Executive Director.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===

* '''23:''' Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.

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|projects= 13
|affiliates= 112
|code= 1,323,325
|languages= 295
|wikis= 898
|edits= 2,817,771,529
|expenses= US$81,442,265
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation office at One Montgomery Tower - reception area (4611).jpg|thumb|Hauptsitz der Wikimedia-Stiftung an der New Montgomery Street 149 in San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten im November 2017]]

=== {{#dateformat:April}} ===
* '''29:''' The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation responds with support to local community and filing of multiple court actions. The block lasts until 15 January 2020 when the [[{{lwp|Judicial system of Turkey}}|court of Turkey]] ruled that the block violates human rights.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] is relaunched as a WordPress-based website.
* [//web.archive.org/web/20180831193640/https://blog.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Blog] is archived, remaining online and accessible – but no longer receiving new blog posts.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of June 2023) headquarters within One Montgomery Tower in San Francisco, California, United States.

=== {{#dateformat:November}} ===
* [//wikimediaendowment.org Wikimedia Endowment website] launches as official website for the organization's new endowment.

=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===
* '''28:''' Government of China blocks access within China to the encrypted Japanese Wikipedia. As of June 2023, the block remains in effect.

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|code= 1,422,340
|languages= 299
|wikis= 916
|edits= 3,264,470,113
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=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces global preferences in MediaWiki, enabling registered users to set their preferences at one wiki for use across all Wikimedia projects.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* '''29:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.
* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia community members in Jordan, and Hashemite University sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance cultural cooperation and access to free knowledge resources in the Arabic language. It is the first MOU of its type signed with any university in the Middle East.

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|code= 1,522,268
|languages= 303
|wikis= 932
|edits= 3,730,634,634
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=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees changes title of Executive Director to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.

=== {{#dateformat:August}} ===
* '''23:''' Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions. The timing of the block coincides with the [[{{lwp|30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests}}|30th anniversary]] of the [[{{lwp|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre}}|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]] and the 100th anniversary of the [[{{lwp|May Fourth Movement}}|May Fourth Movement]]. The block expansion is part of a wider effort to enact stricter [[{{lwp|Internet censorship in China}}|internet censorship in China]].

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|code= 1,592,114
|languages= 306
|wikis= 937
|edits= 4,249,325,240
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation All Hands 2020 - Myleen Hollero.jpg|thumb|Mitarbeiter der Wikimedia-Stiftung bei der Versammlung aller Mitarbeiter im Jahr 2020]]

* [//techblog.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Tech Blog] launches as the organization's blog for tech related posts primarily by Wikimedia Foundation technical staff.
* Wikimedia Blog is relaunched as ''[//diff.wikimedia.org Diff]'', becoming a movement-wide focused blog with easier submission guidelines than previous iterations.
* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to allow up to 16 members: eight seats selected by the Wikimedia community, seven selected by the board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.
* '''March''' With the beginning of the pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.
* [[{{lwp|World Health Organization}}|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.

=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation's application to become an observer at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is blocked based on objections from the government of China over the existence of a Wikimedia movement affiliate existing in Taiwan. Subsequent applications have also been blocked by the government of China for the same reason.

{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2021
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|code= 1,717,798
|languages= 314
|wikis= 957
|edits= 4,851,745,926
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[[File:Wikimedia Endowment.svg|thumb|Erstes Logo für das Wikimedia Endowment]]
[[File:Wikimedia Enterprise logo.svg|thumb|Erstes Logo für Wikimedia Enterprise]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.

=== {{#dateformat:February}} ===

* '''15:''' The government of Myanmar restricts access to Wikimedia projects. The restrictions remain in place as of June 2023.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===

* Wikimedia Foundation announces that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial US$100 million fundraising goal and will begin to establish and eventually transition the funds to an independent nonprofit organization bearing the Wikimedia Endowment name and purpose.

=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===

* '''25:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise, a limited liability company owned by the Foundation which provides content delivery of Wikimedia content to high-volume users of Wikimedia's APIs such as big-tech companies and websites.

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[[File:Maryana Iskander in 2022 02.jpg|thumb|Maryana Iskander, vierte Geschäftsführerin der Wikimedia-Stiftung, im Juni 2022]]

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===

* '''3:''' Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.

=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===

* Google and the Internet Archive are announced as the first customers of Wikimedia Enterprise, with Internet Archive qualifying for free access to the service.

=== {{#dateformat:July}} ===
* Wikimedia Foundation archives its public policy website, and redirects it to updated information at [//wikimediafoundation.org organization's official website].

=== {{#dateformat:September}} ===

* Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer, in addition to the role of Chief Advancement Officer that she has held at the Foundation since September 2011. She is the second person to hold the role.

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[[File:Sound logo campaign lockup - English.png|thumb|Logo für die Kampagne zur Bestimmung des ersten Wikimedia-Soundlogos]]
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.
* Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.

=== {{#dateformat:January}} ===
* The Foundation begins implementing a new default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects. The change to &quot;[[{{lwp|Vector 2022}}|Vector 2022]]&quot; was the desktop interface since 2010.

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Die [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy|Strategie der Wikimedia-Bewegung]] empfiehlt, dass wir [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Recommendations/Manage Internal Knowledge|internes Wissen verwalten]]. Wir werden aufgefordert, das interne Wissen unserer Bewegung für alle Beitragenden leicht zu erfassen, zu entdecken, zu konsumieren und anzupassen, um Nachhaltigkeit und Resilienz, die Entwicklung individueller und organisatorischer Fähigkeiten sowie das Wachstum auf gleichberechtigte Weise in allen Gemeinschaften zu fördern. Die Entwicklung dieser Zeitleiste ist ein Versuch, die Dokumentation der Geschichte der Wikimedia-Stiftung zu verbessern. Wir stellen es als Ergänzung zu der wachsenden Sammlung an Materialien zur Verfügung, die sich ständig in der Entwicklung befinden und die die über 20-jährige Wikimedia-Geschichte dokumentieren.

Angesichts der Vernetzung der Wikimedia-Bewegung ist es wahrscheinlich, dass Einträge auf dieser Zeitleiste in anderen Zeitleisten erscheinen. Das ist in Ordnung! Es ist wichtig, alle Aspekte unserer kollektiven Geschichte zu dokumentieren. In den kommenden Monaten und Jahren werden wir weiterhin nach Möglichkeiten suchen, diese Dokumentationsbemühungen voranzutreiben, einschließlich Möglichkeiten, wie wir das über diese Zeitleiste gesammelte Wissen nutzen können. Wenn du Ideen hast, wie diese Zeitleiste verwendet oder verbreitet werden könnte, [[Memory talk:Timeline|teile es uns bitte mit]].

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Dieses Portal bietet Dokumentation zum '''institutionellen Wissen der Wikimedia-Stiftung'''. Institutionelles Wissen umfasst die Geschichte, Erkenntnisse und Ereignisse im Zusammenhang mit der Vergangenheit der Wikimedia-Stiftung.
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Derzeit laufen folgende Aktivitäten zur Sammlung dieser Dokumentation:

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* Erste Entwicklung der [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:Timeline|Zeitleiste der Wikimedia-Stiftung]]
* Entwicklung dieses Portals
* Sammlung von [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:Stories|Geschichten zur Wikimedia-Stiftung]] von Einzelpersonen
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For information on future activities, please visit the [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:About/Roadmap|initiative's roadmap]].
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Diese Ressourcen mit Bezug zum institutionellen Wissen der Wikimedia-Stiftung wurden im Rahmen dieser Bemühungen öffentlich zugänglich gemacht:

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Dieses Portal bietet Dokumentation zum '''institutionellen Wissen der Wikimedia-Stiftung''', das durch die Initiative des '''Erinnerungsspeichers der Wikimedia-Stiftung''' erhalten wird. Institutionelles Wissen umfasst die Geschichte, Erkenntnisse und Ereignisse im Zusammenhang mit der Vergangenheit der Wikimedia-Stiftung.

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Obwohl dieses Portal Elemente der Geschichte der gesamten Wikimedia-Bewegung in Bezug auf die Stiftung enthält, ist diese Anstrengung spezifisch für die Wikimedia-Stiftung selbst. Bitte besuche das Portal [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|Wikimedia-Geschichte]] im Meta-Wiki für weitere Informationen zu anderen Bereichen der Wikimedia-Bewegung.

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Derzeit laufen folgende Aktivitäten zur Sammlung dieser Dokumentation:

* Interviews bei der Wikimania
* Erste Entwicklung der [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:Timeline|Zeitleiste der Wikimedia-Stiftung]]
* Entwicklung dieses Portals
* Sammlung von [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:Stories|Geschichten zur Wikimedia-Stiftung]] von Einzelpersonen
* Hinzufügen von Einträgen zu Wikidata mit Bezug auf die Vergangenheit der Wikimedia-Stiftung
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For information on future activities, please visit the [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:About/Roadmap|initiative's roadmap]].
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Obwohl dieses Portal Elemente der Geschichte der gesamten Wikimedia-Bewegung in Bezug auf die Stiftung enthält, ist diese Anstrengung spezifisch für die Wikimedia-Stiftung selbst. Bitte besuche das Portal [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|Wikimedia-Geschichte]] im Meta-Wiki für weitere Informationen zu anderen Bereichen der Wikimedia-Bewegung.

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Derzeit laufen folgende Aktivitäten zur Sammlung dieser Dokumentation:

* Interviews bei der Wikimania
* Erste Entwicklung der [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:Timeline|Zeitleiste der Wikimedia-Stiftung]]
* Entwicklung dieses Portals
* Sammlung von [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:Stories|Geschichten zur Wikimedia-Stiftung]] von Einzelpersonen
* Hinzufügen von Einträgen zu Wikidata mit Bezug auf die Vergangenheit der Wikimedia-Stiftung
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Obwohl dieses Portal Elemente der Geschichte der gesamten Wikimedia-Bewegung in Bezug auf die Stiftung enthält, ist diese Anstrengung spezifisch für die Wikimedia-Stiftung selbst. Bitte besuche das Portal [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|Wikimedia-Geschichte]] im Meta-Wiki für weitere Informationen zu anderen Bereichen der Wikimedia-Bewegung.

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Derzeit laufen folgende Aktivitäten zur Sammlung dieser Dokumentation:

* Interviews bei der Wikimania
* Erste Entwicklung der [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:Timeline|Zeitleiste der Wikimedia-Stiftung]]
* Entwicklung dieses Portals
* Sammlung von [[Special:MyLanguage/Memory:Stories|Geschichten zur Wikimedia-Stiftung]] von Einzelpersonen
* Hinzufügen von Einträgen zu Wikidata mit Bezug auf die Vergangenheit der Wikimedia-Stiftung
* Entwicklung eines Wikis unter Verwendung von [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikibase|Wikibase]] zur Dokumentation und Nachverfolgung von Vermögen und Datenpunkten, die für die Dokumentation der Vergangenheit der Wikimedia-Stiftung spezifisch sind

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		//(ganked from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Modules#addPortletLink)
		var transLink = mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', '#', 'EasyTranslate', 'pt-EasyTranslate');

		//what happens when they click it? this! 
		//(as long as you're in edit mode. If you run it while just viewing a page, nothing happens)
		$(transLink).click(function(){
			var allText = $(&quot;#wpTextbox1&quot;).text(),
			texts = allText.split(&quot;\n&quot;),
			n = 0,
			wikitext;

			for (i = 0; i &lt; texts.length; i++) {
					var temp = texts[i];
				if(!temp.match(/(^[0-9,\.]+$)|(^\|\s?[0-9]+$)|(^\([0-9,\.]+\)$)|(^[\{\}].*?)|(^\[\[File:.*?)|(\[\[Category\:.*?)|(^&lt;\/?\w+?&gt;$)/)) {
					// This will ignore nodes that are just numbers and punctuation (e.g. table entries), lines beginning with curly brackets (i.e. templates), Files, and Categories.
					// and if node is not one of these...
					if($.trim(texts[i]).length&gt;0){ // ...check it is not empty
						if (temp.match(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/)) { //For templates
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
						} else if (temp.match(/^[\*\#;\|\!&lt;]/)) { // catch things which need tagged individually
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\*+:?|#+:?|;)(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\||\!)([^-\{\}+])(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2$3&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/(&lt;div.*?&gt;|&lt;small.*?&gt;|&lt;big.*?&gt;)(.+?)(&lt;.?div&gt;|&lt;.?small&gt;|&lt;.?big&gt;)/g, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;$3&quot;);
						} else {
							// Not sure if this is a good idea or not \/
							// texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/([^&lt;translate\&gt;])(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)(.*?)(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)([^&lt;translate\&gt;])/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$2&lt;translate&gt;$3&lt;/translate&gt;$4&lt;tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$5&quot;);
							texts[i] = &quot;&lt;translate&gt;&quot; + texts[i] + &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;; // ...then wrap the thing in translate tags
						}
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // add the result to the wikitext
					} else {
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot;; // if the line was empty, just add a new line
					}
				} else {
					wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // if no tags were added but the line wasn't empty, add it back unchanged
				}
			}
			// Adding &quot;tvar&quot;s - probably ought to have more foolproofing
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\[\[([^\|]+)\]\]/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TVARNAME&gt;$1&lt;/tvar&gt;|$1]]&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[\[[^&lt;].*?)(\|)/g, &quot;$1&lt;/&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/\[\[([^&lt;])/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TVARNAME&gt;$1&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[)([a-zA-Z])/g, &quot;$1&lt;tvar name=TVARNAME&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/(http.*?)\s/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tvar&gt; &quot;);
			// This will number the tvar names so they're unique and don't need to be manually added
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/TVARNAME/g, function(){return ('&quot;&quot;.++n') });

			//now to pop the edited wikitext back into the edit window
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/^undefined\n/, &quot;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages /&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;\n&quot;); //hack for lazy JS above
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\* &lt;translate&gt;\*/g, &quot;**&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\&lt;\/translate\&gt;\&lt;\/translate\&gt;/g, &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			$( '#wpTextbox1' ).val( wikitext );
			// alert(&quot;Remember to check for &lt;tvar =&quot;NAME&quot;&gt;s! There might be lots. Cmd+F them all!&quot;);
		}); //end click TransLink
	}); //end doc.ready
}); //end mw.loader</text>
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    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>379786</id>
      <parentid>379785</parentid>
      <timestamp>2024-04-09T18:31:42Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>GVarnum-WMF</username>
        <id>885</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>GVarnum-WMF changed the content model of the page [[Wikimedia:AutoTranslationMarkup.js]] from &quot;wikitext&quot; to &quot;JavaScript&quot;</comment>
      <model>javascript</model>
      <format>text/javascript</format>
      <text bytes="3864" xml:space="preserve">//v1.1
//For documentation about this script, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)/autoTranslationMarkup
// Please note that this script outputs markup that does not completely follow the guidelines for translation markup - it tags each line, which is messy. Please feel free to improve it.

mw.loader.using('mediawiki.util', function () {
	$(document).ready(function () {
		//create a button the user can click to indicate they want to run this script 
		//(ganked from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Modules#addPortletLink)
		var transLink = mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', '#', 'EasyTranslate', 'pt-EasyTranslate');

		//what happens when they click it? this! 
		//(as long as you're in edit mode. If you run it while just viewing a page, nothing happens)
		$(transLink).click(function(){
			var allText = $(&quot;#wpTextbox1&quot;).text(),
			texts = allText.split(&quot;\n&quot;),
			n = 0,
			wikitext;

			for (i = 0; i &lt; texts.length; i++) {
					var temp = texts[i];
				if(!temp.match(/(^[0-9,\.]+$)|(^\|\s?[0-9]+$)|(^\([0-9,\.]+\)$)|(^[\{\}].*?)|(^\[\[File:.*?)|(\[\[Category\:.*?)|(^&lt;\/?\w+?&gt;$)/)) {
					// This will ignore nodes that are just numbers and punctuation (e.g. table entries), lines beginning with curly brackets (i.e. templates), Files, and Categories.
					// and if node is not one of these...
					if($.trim(texts[i]).length&gt;0){ // ...check it is not empty
						if (temp.match(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/)) { //For templates
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
						} else if (temp.match(/^[\*\#;\|\!&lt;]/)) { // catch things which need tagged individually
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\*+:?|#+:?|;)(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\||\!)([^-\{\}+])(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2$3&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/(&lt;div.*?&gt;|&lt;small.*?&gt;|&lt;big.*?&gt;)(.+?)(&lt;.?div&gt;|&lt;.?small&gt;|&lt;.?big&gt;)/g, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;$3&quot;);
						} else {
							// Not sure if this is a good idea or not \/
							// texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/([^&lt;translate\&gt;])(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)(.*?)(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)([^&lt;translate\&gt;])/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$2&lt;translate&gt;$3&lt;/translate&gt;$4&lt;tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$5&quot;);
							texts[i] = &quot;&lt;translate&gt;&quot; + texts[i] + &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;; // ...then wrap the thing in translate tags
						}
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // add the result to the wikitext
					} else {
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot;; // if the line was empty, just add a new line
					}
				} else {
					wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // if no tags were added but the line wasn't empty, add it back unchanged
				}
			}
			// Adding &quot;tvar&quot;s - probably ought to have more foolproofing
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\[\[([^\|]+)\]\]/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TVARNAME&gt;$1&lt;/tvar&gt;|$1]]&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[\[[^&lt;].*?)(\|)/g, &quot;$1&lt;/&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/\[\[([^&lt;])/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TVARNAME&gt;$1&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[)([a-zA-Z])/g, &quot;$1&lt;tvar name=TVARNAME&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/(http.*?)\s/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tvar&gt; &quot;);
			// This will number the tvar names so they're unique and don't need to be manually added
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/TVARNAME/g, function(){return ('&quot;&quot;.++n') });

			//now to pop the edited wikitext back into the edit window
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/^undefined\n/, &quot;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages /&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;\n&quot;); //hack for lazy JS above
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\* &lt;translate&gt;\*/g, &quot;**&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\&lt;\/translate\&gt;\&lt;\/translate\&gt;/g, &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			$( '#wpTextbox1' ).val( wikitext );
			// alert(&quot;Remember to check for &lt;tvar =&quot;NAME&quot;&gt;s! There might be lots. Cmd+F them all!&quot;);
		}); //end click TransLink
	}); //end doc.ready
}); //end mw.loader</text>
      <sha1>02appwn3zbgrq64h0peaajsd8p0qf6g</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>379787</id>
      <parentid>379786</parentid>
      <timestamp>2024-04-09T18:33:11Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>GVarnum-WMF</username>
        <id>885</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <model>javascript</model>
      <format>text/javascript</format>
      <text bytes="3884" xml:space="preserve">//v1.1
//For documentation about this script, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)/autoTranslationMarkup
// Please note that this script outputs markup that does not completely follow the guidelines for translation markup - it tags each line, which is messy. Please feel free to improve it.

mw.loader.using('mediawiki.util', function () {
	$(document).ready(function () {
		//create a button the user can click to indicate they want to run this script 
		//(ganked from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Modules#addPortletLink)
		var transLink = mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', '#', 'EasyTranslate', 'pt-EasyTranslate');

		//what happens when they click it? this! 
		//(as long as you're in edit mode. If you run it while just viewing a page, nothing happens)
		$(transLink).click(function(){
			var allText = $(&quot;#wpTextbox1&quot;).text(),
			texts = allText.split(&quot;\n&quot;),
			n = 0,
			wikitext;

			for (i = 0; i &lt; texts.length; i++) {
					var temp = texts[i];
				if(!temp.match(/(^[0-9,\.]+$)|(^\|\s?[0-9]+$)|(^\([0-9,\.]+\)$)|(^[\{\}].*?)|(^\[\[File:.*?)|(\[\[Category\:.*?)|(^&lt;\/?\w+?&gt;$)/)) {
					// This will ignore nodes that are just numbers and punctuation (e.g. table entries), lines beginning with curly brackets (i.e. templates), Files, and Categories.
					// and if node is not one of these...
					if($.trim(texts[i]).length&gt;0){ // ...check it is not empty
						if (temp.match(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/)) { //For templates
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
						} else if (temp.match(/^[\*\#;\|\!&lt;]/)) { // catch things which need tagged individually
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\*+:?|#+:?|;)(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\||\!)([^-\{\}+])(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2$3&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/(&lt;div.*?&gt;|&lt;small.*?&gt;|&lt;big.*?&gt;)(.+?)(&lt;.?div&gt;|&lt;.?small&gt;|&lt;.?big&gt;)/g, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;$3&quot;);
						} else {
							// Not sure if this is a good idea or not \/
							// texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/([^&lt;translate\&gt;])(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)(.*?)(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)([^&lt;translate\&gt;])/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$2&lt;translate&gt;$3&lt;/translate&gt;$4&lt;tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$5&quot;);
							texts[i] = &quot;&lt;translate&gt;&quot; + texts[i] + &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;; // ...then wrap the thing in translate tags
						}
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // add the result to the wikitext
					} else {
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot;; // if the line was empty, just add a new line
					}
				} else {
					wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // if no tags were added but the line wasn't empty, add it back unchanged
				}
			}
			// Adding &quot;tvar&quot;s - probably ought to have more foolproofing
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\[\[([^\|]+)\]\]/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&lt;/tvar&gt;|$1]]&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[\[[^&lt;].*?)(\|)/g, &quot;$1&lt;/&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/\[\[([^&lt;])/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[)([a-zA-Z])/g, &quot;$1&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/(http.*?)\s/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tvar&gt; &quot;);
			// This will number the tvar names so they're unique and don't need to be manually added
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/TEMPTVARNAME/g, function(){return ('&quot;&quot;.++n') });

			//now to pop the edited wikitext back into the edit window
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/^undefined\n/, &quot;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages /&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;\n&quot;); //hack for lazy JS above
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\* &lt;translate&gt;\*/g, &quot;**&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\&lt;\/translate\&gt;\&lt;\/translate\&gt;/g, &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			$( '#wpTextbox1' ).val( wikitext );
			// alert(&quot;Remember to check for &lt;tvar =&quot;NAME&quot;&gt;s! There might be lots. Cmd+F them all!&quot;);
		}); //end click TransLink
	}); //end doc.ready
}); //end mw.loader</text>
      <sha1>9d5mk62q8ffoyz1kz020yze54eg7ai2</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>379795</id>
      <parentid>379787</parentid>
      <timestamp>2024-04-09T18:56:13Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>GVarnum-WMF</username>
        <id>885</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>GVarnum-WMF moved page [[Wikimedia:AutoTranslationMarkup.js]] to [[MediaWiki:AutoTranslationMarkup.js]]</comment>
      <model>javascript</model>
      <format>text/javascript</format>
      <text bytes="3884" xml:space="preserve">//v1.1
//For documentation about this script, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)/autoTranslationMarkup
// Please note that this script outputs markup that does not completely follow the guidelines for translation markup - it tags each line, which is messy. Please feel free to improve it.

mw.loader.using('mediawiki.util', function () {
	$(document).ready(function () {
		//create a button the user can click to indicate they want to run this script 
		//(ganked from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Modules#addPortletLink)
		var transLink = mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', '#', 'EasyTranslate', 'pt-EasyTranslate');

		//what happens when they click it? this! 
		//(as long as you're in edit mode. If you run it while just viewing a page, nothing happens)
		$(transLink).click(function(){
			var allText = $(&quot;#wpTextbox1&quot;).text(),
			texts = allText.split(&quot;\n&quot;),
			n = 0,
			wikitext;

			for (i = 0; i &lt; texts.length; i++) {
					var temp = texts[i];
				if(!temp.match(/(^[0-9,\.]+$)|(^\|\s?[0-9]+$)|(^\([0-9,\.]+\)$)|(^[\{\}].*?)|(^\[\[File:.*?)|(\[\[Category\:.*?)|(^&lt;\/?\w+?&gt;$)/)) {
					// This will ignore nodes that are just numbers and punctuation (e.g. table entries), lines beginning with curly brackets (i.e. templates), Files, and Categories.
					// and if node is not one of these...
					if($.trim(texts[i]).length&gt;0){ // ...check it is not empty
						if (temp.match(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/)) { //For templates
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
						} else if (temp.match(/^[\*\#;\|\!&lt;]/)) { // catch things which need tagged individually
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\*+:?|#+:?|;)(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\||\!)([^-\{\}+])(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2$3&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/(&lt;div.*?&gt;|&lt;small.*?&gt;|&lt;big.*?&gt;)(.+?)(&lt;.?div&gt;|&lt;.?small&gt;|&lt;.?big&gt;)/g, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;$3&quot;);
						} else {
							// Not sure if this is a good idea or not \/
							// texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/([^&lt;translate\&gt;])(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)(.*?)(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)([^&lt;translate\&gt;])/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$2&lt;translate&gt;$3&lt;/translate&gt;$4&lt;tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$5&quot;);
							texts[i] = &quot;&lt;translate&gt;&quot; + texts[i] + &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;; // ...then wrap the thing in translate tags
						}
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // add the result to the wikitext
					} else {
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot;; // if the line was empty, just add a new line
					}
				} else {
					wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // if no tags were added but the line wasn't empty, add it back unchanged
				}
			}
			// Adding &quot;tvar&quot;s - probably ought to have more foolproofing
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\[\[([^\|]+)\]\]/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&lt;/tvar&gt;|$1]]&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[\[[^&lt;].*?)(\|)/g, &quot;$1&lt;/&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/\[\[([^&lt;])/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[)([a-zA-Z])/g, &quot;$1&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/(http.*?)\s/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tvar&gt; &quot;);
			// This will number the tvar names so they're unique and don't need to be manually added
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/TEMPTVARNAME/g, function(){return ('&quot;&quot;.++n') });

			//now to pop the edited wikitext back into the edit window
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/^undefined\n/, &quot;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages /&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;\n&quot;); //hack for lazy JS above
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\* &lt;translate&gt;\*/g, &quot;**&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\&lt;\/translate\&gt;\&lt;\/translate\&gt;/g, &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			$( '#wpTextbox1' ).val( wikitext );
			// alert(&quot;Remember to check for &lt;tvar =&quot;NAME&quot;&gt;s! There might be lots. Cmd+F them all!&quot;);
		}); //end click TransLink
	}); //end doc.ready
}); //end mw.loader</text>
      <sha1>9d5mk62q8ffoyz1kz020yze54eg7ai2</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>379799</id>
      <parentid>379795</parentid>
      <timestamp>2024-04-09T19:03:59Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>GVarnum-WMF</username>
        <id>885</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <model>javascript</model>
      <format>text/javascript</format>
      <text bytes="3894" xml:space="preserve">//v1.1
//For documentation about this script, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)/autoTranslationMarkup
// Please note that this script outputs markup that does not completely follow the guidelines for translation markup - it tags each line, which is messy. Please feel free to improve it.

mw.loader.using('mediawiki.util', function () {
	$(document).ready(function () {
		//create a button the user can click to indicate they want to run this script 
		//(ganked from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Modules#addPortletLink)
		var transLink = mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', '#', 'EasyTranslate', 'pt-EasyTranslate');

		//what happens when they click it? this! 
		//(as long as you're in edit mode. If you run it while just viewing a page, nothing happens)
		$(transLink).click(function(){
			var allText = $(&quot;#mw-content-text&quot;).text(),
			texts = allText.split(&quot;\n&quot;),
			n = 0,
			wikitext;

			for (i = 0; i &lt; texts.length; i++) {
					var temp = texts[i];
				if(!temp.match(/(^[0-9,\.]+$)|(^\|\s?[0-9]+$)|(^\([0-9,\.]+\)$)|(^[\{\}].*?)|(^\[\[File:.*?)|(\[\[Category\:.*?)|(^&lt;\/?\w+?&gt;$)/)) {
					// This will ignore nodes that are just numbers and punctuation (e.g. table entries), lines beginning with curly brackets (i.e. templates), Files, and Categories.
					// and if node is not one of these...
					if($.trim(texts[i]).length&gt;0){ // ...check it is not empty
						if (temp.match(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/)) { //For templates
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
						} else if (temp.match(/^[\*\#;\|\!&lt;]/)) { // catch things which need tagged individually
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\*+:?|#+:?|;)(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\||\!)([^-\{\}+])(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2$3&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/(&lt;div.*?&gt;|&lt;small.*?&gt;|&lt;big.*?&gt;)(.+?)(&lt;.?div&gt;|&lt;.?small&gt;|&lt;.?big&gt;)/g, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;$3&quot;);
						} else {
							// Not sure if this is a good idea or not \/
							// texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/([^&lt;translate\&gt;])(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)(.*?)(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)([^&lt;translate\&gt;])/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$2&lt;translate&gt;$3&lt;/translate&gt;$4&lt;tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$5&quot;);
							texts[i] = &quot;&lt;translate&gt;&quot; + texts[i] + &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;; // ...then wrap the thing in translate tags
						}
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // add the result to the wikitext
					} else {
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot;; // if the line was empty, just add a new line
					}
				} else {
					wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // if no tags were added but the line wasn't empty, add it back unchanged
				}
			}
			// Adding &quot;tvar&quot;s - probably ought to have more foolproofing
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\[\[([^\|]+)\]\]/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&lt;/tvar&gt;|$1]]&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[\[[^&lt;].*?)(\|)/g, &quot;$1&lt;/&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/\[\[([^&lt;])/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[)([a-zA-Z])/g, &quot;$1&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/(http.*?)\s/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tvar&gt; &quot;);
			// This will number the tvar names so they're unique and don't need to be manually added
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/TEMPTVARNAME/g, function(){return ('&quot;&quot;.++n') });

			//now to pop the edited wikitext back into the edit window
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/^undefined\n/, &quot;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages /&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;\n&quot;); //hack for lazy JS above
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\* &lt;translate&gt;\*/g, &quot;**&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\&lt;\/translate\&gt;\&lt;\/translate\&gt;/g, &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			$( '#mw-content-text' ).val( wikitext );
			// alert(&quot;Remember to check for &lt;tvar =&quot;NAME&quot;&gt;s! There might be lots. Cmd+F them all!&quot;);
		}); //end click TransLink
	}); //end doc.ready
}); //end mw.loader</text>
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    <revision>
      <id>379800</id>
      <parentid>379799</parentid>
      <timestamp>2024-04-09T19:08:21Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>GVarnum-WMF</username>
        <id>885</id>
      </contributor>
      <model>javascript</model>
      <format>text/javascript</format>
      <text bytes="3921" xml:space="preserve">//v1.1
//For documentation about this script, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)/autoTranslationMarkup
// Please note that this script outputs markup that does not completely follow the guidelines for translation markup - it tags each line, which is messy. Please feel free to improve it.

$.when( mw.loader.using( 'mediawiki.util' ), $.ready ).then( function () {
	$(document).ready(function () {
		//create a button the user can click to indicate they want to run this script 
		//(ganked from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Modules#addPortletLink)
		var transLink = mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', '#', 'EasyTranslate', 'pt-EasyTranslate');

		//what happens when they click it? this! 
		//(as long as you're in edit mode. If you run it while just viewing a page, nothing happens)
		$(transLink).click(function(){
			var allText = $(&quot;#mw-content-text&quot;).text(),
			texts = allText.split(&quot;\n&quot;),
			n = 0,
			wikitext;

			for (i = 0; i &lt; texts.length; i++) {
					var temp = texts[i];
				if(!temp.match(/(^[0-9,\.]+$)|(^\|\s?[0-9]+$)|(^\([0-9,\.]+\)$)|(^[\{\}].*?)|(^\[\[File:.*?)|(\[\[Category\:.*?)|(^&lt;\/?\w+?&gt;$)/)) {
					// This will ignore nodes that are just numbers and punctuation (e.g. table entries), lines beginning with curly brackets (i.e. templates), Files, and Categories.
					// and if node is not one of these...
					if($.trim(texts[i]).length&gt;0){ // ...check it is not empty
						if (temp.match(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/)) { //For templates
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
						} else if (temp.match(/^[\*\#;\|\!&lt;]/)) { // catch things which need tagged individually
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\*+:?|#+:?|;)(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\||\!)([^-\{\}+])(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2$3&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/(&lt;div.*?&gt;|&lt;small.*?&gt;|&lt;big.*?&gt;)(.+?)(&lt;.?div&gt;|&lt;.?small&gt;|&lt;.?big&gt;)/g, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;$3&quot;);
						} else {
							// Not sure if this is a good idea or not \/
							// texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/([^&lt;translate\&gt;])(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)(.*?)(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)([^&lt;translate\&gt;])/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$2&lt;translate&gt;$3&lt;/translate&gt;$4&lt;tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$5&quot;);
							texts[i] = &quot;&lt;translate&gt;&quot; + texts[i] + &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;; // ...then wrap the thing in translate tags
						}
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // add the result to the wikitext
					} else {
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot;; // if the line was empty, just add a new line
					}
				} else {
					wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // if no tags were added but the line wasn't empty, add it back unchanged
				}
			}
			// Adding &quot;tvar&quot;s - probably ought to have more foolproofing
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\[\[([^\|]+)\]\]/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&lt;/tvar&gt;|$1]]&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[\[[^&lt;].*?)(\|)/g, &quot;$1&lt;/&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/\[\[([^&lt;])/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[)([a-zA-Z])/g, &quot;$1&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/(http.*?)\s/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tvar&gt; &quot;);
			// This will number the tvar names so they're unique and don't need to be manually added
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/TEMPTVARNAME/g, function(){return ('&quot;&quot;.++n') });

			//now to pop the edited wikitext back into the edit window
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/^undefined\n/, &quot;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages /&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;\n&quot;); //hack for lazy JS above
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\* &lt;translate&gt;\*/g, &quot;**&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\&lt;\/translate\&gt;\&lt;\/translate\&gt;/g, &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			$( '#mw-content-text' ).val( wikitext );
			// alert(&quot;Remember to check for &lt;tvar =&quot;NAME&quot;&gt;s! There might be lots. Cmd+F them all!&quot;);
		}); //end click TransLink
	}); //end doc.ready
}); //end mw.loader</text>
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  </page>
  <page>
    <title>User:GVarnum-WMF/autoTranslationMarkup.js</title>
    <ns>2</ns>
    <id>130455</id>
    <revision>
      <id>379792</id>
      <timestamp>2024-04-09T18:54:09Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>GVarnum-WMF</username>
        <id>885</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>Created page with &quot;//v1.1 //For documentation about this script, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)/autoTranslationMarkup // Please note that this script outputs markup that does not completely follow the guidelines for translation markup - it tags each line, which is messy. Please feel free to improve it.  mw.loader.using('mediawiki.util', function () { 	$(document).ready(function () { 		//create a button the user can click to indicate they want to run this script...&quot;</comment>
      <model>javascript</model>
      <format>text/javascript</format>
      <text bytes="3884" xml:space="preserve">//v1.1
//For documentation about this script, see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)/autoTranslationMarkup
// Please note that this script outputs markup that does not completely follow the guidelines for translation markup - it tags each line, which is messy. Please feel free to improve it.

mw.loader.using('mediawiki.util', function () {
	$(document).ready(function () {
		//create a button the user can click to indicate they want to run this script 
		//(ganked from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Modules#addPortletLink)
		var transLink = mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', '#', 'EasyTranslate', 'pt-EasyTranslate');

		//what happens when they click it? this! 
		//(as long as you're in edit mode. If you run it while just viewing a page, nothing happens)
		$(transLink).click(function(){
			var allText = $(&quot;#wpTextbox1&quot;).text(),
			texts = allText.split(&quot;\n&quot;),
			n = 0,
			wikitext;

			for (i = 0; i &lt; texts.length; i++) {
					var temp = texts[i];
				if(!temp.match(/(^[0-9,\.]+$)|(^\|\s?[0-9]+$)|(^\([0-9,\.]+\)$)|(^[\{\}].*?)|(^\[\[File:.*?)|(\[\[Category\:.*?)|(^&lt;\/?\w+?&gt;$)/)) {
					// This will ignore nodes that are just numbers and punctuation (e.g. table entries), lines beginning with curly brackets (i.e. templates), Files, and Categories.
					// and if node is not one of these...
					if($.trim(texts[i]).length&gt;0){ // ...check it is not empty
						if (temp.match(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/)) { //For templates
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\s?\|\s+?\w+\s+?=\s?)(.*)/, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
						} else if (temp.match(/^[\*\#;\|\!&lt;]/)) { // catch things which need tagged individually
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\*+:?|#+:?|;)(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/^(\||\!)([^-\{\}+])(.*)/, &quot;$1 &lt;translate&gt;$2$3&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;);
							texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/(&lt;div.*?&gt;|&lt;small.*?&gt;|&lt;big.*?&gt;)(.+?)(&lt;.?div&gt;|&lt;.?small&gt;|&lt;.?big&gt;)/g, &quot;$1&lt;translate&gt;$2&lt;/translate&gt;$3&quot;);
						} else {
							// Not sure if this is a good idea or not \/
							// texts[i] = texts[i].replace(/([^&lt;translate\&gt;])(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)(.*?)(&lt;\/?div.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?span.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?small.*?&gt;|&lt;\/?big.*?&gt;)([^&lt;translate\&gt;])/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$2&lt;translate&gt;$3&lt;/translate&gt;$4&lt;tran&quot; + &quot;slate&gt;$5&quot;);
							texts[i] = &quot;&lt;translate&gt;&quot; + texts[i] + &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;; // ...then wrap the thing in translate tags
						}
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // add the result to the wikitext
					} else {
						wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot;; // if the line was empty, just add a new line
					}
				} else {
					wikitext = wikitext + &quot;\n&quot; + texts[i]; // if no tags were added but the line wasn't empty, add it back unchanged
				}
			}
			// Adding &quot;tvar&quot;s - probably ought to have more foolproofing
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\[\[([^\|]+)\]\]/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&lt;/tvar&gt;|$1]]&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[\[[^&lt;].*?)(\|)/g, &quot;$1&lt;/&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/\[\[([^&lt;])/g, &quot;[[&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$1&quot;)
				.replace(/(\[)([a-zA-Z])/g, &quot;$1&lt;tvar name=TEMPTVARNAME&gt;$2&quot;)
				.replace(/(http.*?)\s/g, &quot;$1&lt;/tvar&gt; &quot;);
			// This will number the tvar names so they're unique and don't need to be manually added
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/TEMPTVARNAME/g, function(){return ('&quot;&quot;.++n') });

			//now to pop the edited wikitext back into the edit window
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/^undefined\n/, &quot;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages /&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;\n&quot;); //hack for lazy JS above
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\* &lt;translate&gt;\*/g, &quot;**&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			wikitext = wikitext.replace(/\&lt;\/translate\&gt;\&lt;\/translate\&gt;/g, &quot;&lt;/translate&gt;&quot;); //laziness involving bullets
			$( '#wpTextbox1' ).val( wikitext );
			// alert(&quot;Remember to check for &lt;tvar =&quot;NAME&quot;&gt;s! There might be lots. Cmd+F them all!&quot;);
		}); //end click TransLink
	}); //end doc.ready
}); //end mw.loader</text>
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  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Wikimedia:AutoTranslationMarkup.js</title>
    <ns>4</ns>
    <id>130456</id>
    <redirect title="MediaWiki:AutoTranslationMarkup.js" />
    <revision>
      <id>379796</id>
      <timestamp>2024-04-09T18:56:13Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>GVarnum-WMF</username>
        <id>885</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>GVarnum-WMF moved page [[Wikimedia:AutoTranslationMarkup.js]] to [[MediaWiki:AutoTranslationMarkup.js]]</comment>
      <model>javascript</model>
      <format>text/javascript</format>
      <text bytes="146" xml:space="preserve">/* #REDIRECT */mw.loader.load(&quot;//foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:AutoTranslationMarkup.js&amp;action=raw&amp;ctype=text/javascript&quot;);</text>
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  </page>
  <page>
    <title>User:Git-Hip</title>
    <ns>2</ns>
    <id>130457</id>
    <revision>
      <id>379811</id>
      <timestamp>2024-04-09T21:35:12Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Git-Hip</username>
        <id>137549</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>Sáng tạo độc quyền</comment>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="43" xml:space="preserve">Những câu chuyện khai sáng trí tuệ</text>
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  </page>
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