2009/11/29 Laura Hale <la...@fanhistory.com>: > As some one who has proposed a new project for the WMF (which would really > probably be an acquisition if it happened), some changes need to be made:
(...) This sort of presupposes that WMF, on the whole, wants to acquire projects. My understanding for several years has basically been that we don't; we build very large-scope projects in house, and gently encourage people who come to us with more specialised projects to either find a way to work them into one of the umbrellas, or to find a more appropriate home elsewhere. So, if WMF is going to begin to acquire projects, it first needs to decide that it wants to do that at all. And *that's* a big step; it'll need discussion and debate, a rethinking of what we conceive of as WMF projects, and how we decide on what is an appropriate use of funds; it's not just something someone in the office can sign off on. Once we have that - if we have that - then we can decide on a policy to handle such cases. That's the sticking-point here; deciding on the merits or demerits of the FH proposal are somewhat secondary to deciding whether we should be thinking about entertaining the proposal at all, and we can't just finesse past that stage. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l