On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:08 PM, Chad wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> > wrote: >> But just as we don't support multiple wiki platforms or mailman >> itself, we aren't generally a project host. Have you talked to the >> FSF >> about hosting such a service, considering your FOSS focus? >> > > Over the years, I've seen two general approaches to trying to launch > a new Wikimedia site. The first is trying to come up with a *new* idea > for a wiki. They start discussion on here or meta and typically it > dies > out because people lose interest in trying to flesh out a new project. > The second approach that I've seen used is trying to get the > Foundation > to "adopt" some existing project. This also tends to fail as people > get > caught up over specifics (licensing, etc) and then lose interest. Or > it gets said that Wikimedia is not a "host*" for projects. > > I'm curious to know, how does one start a new project in Wikimedia > anymore? > > -Chad Unashamed plug: there's a task force on the strategy wiki to discuss exactly these issues: http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Task_force/Content_scope Participation is welcomed. Philippe ____________________ Philippe Beaudette Facilitator, Strategy Project and Head of Reader Relations Wikimedia Foundation [email protected] Imagine a world in which every human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
