Re: [Wikimedia-l] Countries that publish in public domain

[Lodewijk]

Jean-Philippe: if you are composing a list, could you please also publish
it on Commons? I think it would be a helpful overview for others as well!

Best,
Lodewijk

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Caroline Becker <
caroline.bec...@wikimedia.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> You can have a kind of list with the PD-gov category in Commons :
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:PD-Gov_license_tags
>
> Caroline Becker
> Membre de Wikimédia France
>
> 2018-05-15 18:02 GMT+02:00 Jean-Philippe Béland :
>
> > Good day,
> >
> > Is there a list somewhere of countries or sub-national governments that
> > publish the works of their employees in the public domain?
> >
> > Jean-Philippe Béland
> > Vice President, Wikimedia Canada
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Board Recruitment: Updates

[James Salsman]

James, are there any reasons that having a community-friendly opinion on
the subpoena, national security letter, political risks and related
overheads of using closed source hardware with backdoor coprocessors is an
inappropriate litmus test for the Technology Expert seat on the Board?


On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:45 PM, James Hare  wrote:

> This mailing list thread is about the Wikimedia Foundation recruiting
> members for its board and I would like to ask we stick to that, please.
>
> 
> James Hare
> Associate Product Manager
> Wikimedia Foundation
> https://wikimediafoundation.org
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 11:22 AM, James Salsman 
> wrote:
>
> > To follow up on this, Katherine, would you please state the relative risk
> > to politically controversial editors of using CPUs without backdoor
> > coprocessors to host Foundation projects?
> >
> > Ref.:
> > https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/for-deep-security-
> > use-arm-avoid-intel-amd-processors/
> >
> > Are there a corresponding subpoena and national security letter burden
> > differences in choosing open source hardware without backdoor
> coprocessors?
> > Thank you for considering these questions.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Jim
> >
> > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:28 PM, James Salsman 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On the original topic of technology advocacy representation on the
> Board,
> > > [c]an we please get someone from the open source hardware community and
> > > Legal to tell us how much we could save in subpoena, hardware, and
> > overhead
> > > costs by avoiding backdoors? Has anyone on the Board ever championed
> open
> > > source hardware, since, Sam maybe?
> > >
> > > Please see:
> > >
> > > https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/5xvn4i/update_
> > > corebootlibreboot_on_amd_has_ceo_level/
> > >
> > > https://np.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/8aovfb/
> > > china_has_started_ranking_citizens_with_a_creepy/
> > >
> > > https://teachprivacy.com/why-i-love-the-gdpr/
> > >
> > > https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_
> > > Technology%2FAnnual_Plans%2FFY2019%2FCDP3%3A_Knowledge_
> > > Integrity=revision=2762601=2762351
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:44 AM, Philippe Beaudette <
> > > phili...@beaudette.me> wrote:
> > >
> > >> And even if such laws do not exist (and I'm no expert), as an
> employee I
> > >> would be gravely concerned about taking a role with any employer
> where I
> > >> knew that they would be publishing the reason for my departure.
> > >>
> > >> Now, employees may /choose/ to publish a reason (as I did) but to
> > presume
> > >> that it would be mandatory (and to be willing to stake your career on
> it
> > >> in
> > >> advance) would likely seriously inhibit some candidates from applying.
> > >> When you pair that with the WMF's (relatively) transparent
> > organization, I
> > >> think the two together would be a significant inhibitor to recruiting.
> > >>
> > >> Philippe
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Joseph Seddon <
> josephsed...@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > "I am unaware of any laws which would prohibit WMF from publishing
> the
> > >> > entirety of executives' compensation
> > >> > details including their employment contracts, severance agreements,
> > >> > and the circumstances
> > >> > in which their departures happen."
> > >> >
> > >> > Pine, I often appreciate your view and input on a range of topics
> but
> > >> to be
> > >> > blunt if this is your genuine opinion I'm personally rather glad my
> > >> > employer does not base its HR policies and practices on your
> personal
> > >> > interpretation of employment law.
> > >> >
> > >> > Seddon
> > >> >
> > >> > On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 8:59 PM, Pine W 
> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Given Jaime's previous statement on this matter, and my general
> > >> > > dissatisfaction with WMF's level of financial transparency, I am
> > >> > > uncomfortable with his involvement with selecting a new WMF Board
> > >> member
> > >> > > based on his or her finance expertise. I would encourage the Board
> > to
> > >> > > reconsider Jaime's role in the selection process, and to place a
> > >> strong
> > >> > > emphasis on identifying a new board member who has experience with
> > >> > > significantly increasing the financial transparency of
> > organizations.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Pine
> > >> > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
> > >> > >
> > >> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Board Recruitment: Updates

[James Hare]

This mailing list thread is about the Wikimedia Foundation recruiting
members for its board and I would like to ask we stick to that, please.


James Hare
Associate Product Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
https://wikimediafoundation.org

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 11:22 AM, James Salsman  wrote:

> To follow up on this, Katherine, would you please state the relative risk
> to politically controversial editors of using CPUs without backdoor
> coprocessors to host Foundation projects?
>
> Ref.:
> https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/for-deep-security-
> use-arm-avoid-intel-amd-processors/
>
> Are there a corresponding subpoena and national security letter burden
> differences in choosing open source hardware without backdoor coprocessors?
> Thank you for considering these questions.
>
> Best regards,
> Jim
>
> On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:28 PM, James Salsman 
> wrote:
>
> > On the original topic of technology advocacy representation on the Board,
> > [c]an we please get someone from the open source hardware community and
> > Legal to tell us how much we could save in subpoena, hardware, and
> overhead
> > costs by avoiding backdoors? Has anyone on the Board ever championed open
> > source hardware, since, Sam maybe?
> >
> > Please see:
> >
> > https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/5xvn4i/update_
> > corebootlibreboot_on_amd_has_ceo_level/
> >
> > https://np.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/8aovfb/
> > china_has_started_ranking_citizens_with_a_creepy/
> >
> > https://teachprivacy.com/why-i-love-the-gdpr/
> >
> > https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_
> > Technology%2FAnnual_Plans%2FFY2019%2FCDP3%3A_Knowledge_
> > Integrity=revision=2762601=2762351
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Jim
> >
> > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:44 AM, Philippe Beaudette <
> > phili...@beaudette.me> wrote:
> >
> >> And even if such laws do not exist (and I'm no expert), as an employee I
> >> would be gravely concerned about taking a role with any employer where I
> >> knew that they would be publishing the reason for my departure.
> >>
> >> Now, employees may /choose/ to publish a reason (as I did) but to
> presume
> >> that it would be mandatory (and to be willing to stake your career on it
> >> in
> >> advance) would likely seriously inhibit some candidates from applying.
> >> When you pair that with the WMF's (relatively) transparent
> organization, I
> >> think the two together would be a significant inhibitor to recruiting.
> >>
> >> Philippe
> >>
> >> On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Joseph Seddon 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > "I am unaware of any laws which would prohibit WMF from publishing the
> >> > entirety of executives' compensation
> >> > details including their employment contracts, severance agreements,
> >> > and the circumstances
> >> > in which their departures happen."
> >> >
> >> > Pine, I often appreciate your view and input on a range of topics but
> >> to be
> >> > blunt if this is your genuine opinion I'm personally rather glad my
> >> > employer does not base its HR policies and practices on your personal
> >> > interpretation of employment law.
> >> >
> >> > Seddon
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 8:59 PM, Pine W  wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > Given Jaime's previous statement on this matter, and my general
> >> > > dissatisfaction with WMF's level of financial transparency, I am
> >> > > uncomfortable with his involvement with selecting a new WMF Board
> >> member
> >> > > based on his or her finance expertise. I would encourage the Board
> to
> >> > > reconsider Jaime's role in the selection process, and to place a
> >> strong
> >> > > emphasis on identifying a new board member who has experience with
> >> > > significantly increasing the financial transparency of
> organizations.
> >> > >
> >> > > Pine
> >> > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
> >> > >
> >> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [GLAM] Rapid Grants Closure May 14 - June 30, 2018

[Lodewijk]

I'm also concerned about the implementation of these new rules - especially
in the context of the upcoming Wiki Loves Monuments round. If implemented
without change or exceptions, the implications could be tricky.

The combination of dates and timelines effectively reduces the time window
to apply for rapid grants to about 2 weeks for Wiki Loves Monuments this
year: 1-15 July (new submissions should not be made less than a month
before the event). It removes all possibility for prospective grantees to
get feedback on ideas or get help with their application during Wikimania.
These months are precious in the context of organizing Wiki Loves Monuments.

I hope that the team can fulfill their commitment to respond rapidly indeed
- but given the altered timeline, I fear a large influx of proposals in a
short period of time; a recipe that typically leads to delays. Especially
as no doubt Wikimania will require travel, cause delays by itself, and the
strategy taking time too.

I'm less concerned about the practical implications of the $500 limit: I
guess I'll just be advising people to increase their programs to match the
threshold (e.g. find something to spend money on: adapt the needs to what
you can ask for), even though in the past I have always had the opposite
approach: only ask what you need.

What's perhaps most concerning, is that this change to day to day
operations are such that they result in less effective empowerment of
community members. It's painful. Given the cumulation of these measures, it
feels like the community empowerment will have to pay a significant cost
for developing a strategy. Surely, someone has to give: I just hope this is
not a set of choices/trend that continues in the strategy itself.

Best,
Lodewijk


On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 1:10 AM, Laurentius 
wrote:

> On mar, 2018-05-01 at 15:51 -0700, Woubzena Jifar wrote:
> > 2. Regarding having a minimum of $500 for the rapid grants program,
> > this is something we’re experimenting with while we’re aligning to
> > the new strategic direction. Our preliminary data is showing that
> > this change will improve our ability to support communities, allowing
> > for more impactful grants with less overhead for a more effective use
> > of our shared resources.
> > We also need to make reductions in the time spent processing grants
> > this year in order to make space for the considerable research and
> > discussions needed to implement the new strategy, and we need to
> > consider whether the impact of very small grants warrants their
> > administrative expense.
>
> I'm interested in better understanding this decision and its impact.
>
> 1. How many grants are actually impacted by this decision? In
> particular, in the last year:
>  * How many grants below 500 $ have been approved?
>  * Of the total 265.000 $ of rapid grants, how much went into grants
>below 500 $?
>
> My rough estimate, by looking at the list on Meta, is that
> approximately 20% of rapid grants are below 500 $ (but I don't know the
> total), which I expect is around 10.000-20.000 $ per year.
>
> 2. From your experience, how do you value the quality of the requests
> for grants below 500 $? Do they have proportionally the same impact of
> the larger (rapid) grants, less, or more?
> In other words: this decision is led by the thought that impact is
> roughly proportial with the size of the grant, but the administrative
> cost for the WMF is more or less the same, so it's better to prioritize
> for larger grants? or that the small grants are actually comparatively
> worse (less impactful, or less likely to be approved anyway)? or what
> else?
>
> 3. Roughly, how much is the administrative overhead for each grant?
>
> 4. You mentioned preliminary data about this change. Is there any
> additional data that you can share?
>
> Lorenzo
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Board Recruitment: Updates

[James Salsman]

To follow up on this, Katherine, would you please state the relative risk
to politically controversial editors of using CPUs without backdoor
coprocessors to host Foundation projects?

Ref.:
https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/for-deep-security-use-arm-avoid-intel-amd-processors/

Are there a corresponding subpoena and national security letter burden
differences in choosing open source hardware without backdoor coprocessors?
Thank you for considering these questions.

Best regards,
Jim

On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:28 PM, James Salsman  wrote:

> On the original topic of technology advocacy representation on the Board,
> [c]an we please get someone from the open source hardware community and
> Legal to tell us how much we could save in subpoena, hardware, and overhead
> costs by avoiding backdoors? Has anyone on the Board ever championed open
> source hardware, since, Sam maybe?
>
> Please see:
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/5xvn4i/update_
> corebootlibreboot_on_amd_has_ceo_level/
>
> https://np.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/8aovfb/
> china_has_started_ranking_citizens_with_a_creepy/
>
> https://teachprivacy.com/why-i-love-the-gdpr/
>
> https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_
> Technology%2FAnnual_Plans%2FFY2019%2FCDP3%3A_Knowledge_
> Integrity=revision=2762601=2762351
>
> Best regards,
> Jim
>
> On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:44 AM, Philippe Beaudette <
> phili...@beaudette.me> wrote:
>
>> And even if such laws do not exist (and I'm no expert), as an employee I
>> would be gravely concerned about taking a role with any employer where I
>> knew that they would be publishing the reason for my departure.
>>
>> Now, employees may /choose/ to publish a reason (as I did) but to presume
>> that it would be mandatory (and to be willing to stake your career on it
>> in
>> advance) would likely seriously inhibit some candidates from applying.
>> When you pair that with the WMF's (relatively) transparent organization, I
>> think the two together would be a significant inhibitor to recruiting.
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>> On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Joseph Seddon 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > "I am unaware of any laws which would prohibit WMF from publishing the
>> > entirety of executives' compensation
>> > details including their employment contracts, severance agreements,
>> > and the circumstances
>> > in which their departures happen."
>> >
>> > Pine, I often appreciate your view and input on a range of topics but
>> to be
>> > blunt if this is your genuine opinion I'm personally rather glad my
>> > employer does not base its HR policies and practices on your personal
>> > interpretation of employment law.
>> >
>> > Seddon
>> >
>> > On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 8:59 PM, Pine W  wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > Given Jaime's previous statement on this matter, and my general
>> > > dissatisfaction with WMF's level of financial transparency, I am
>> > > uncomfortable with his involvement with selecting a new WMF Board
>> member
>> > > based on his or her finance expertise. I would encourage the Board to
>> > > reconsider Jaime's role in the selection process, and to place a
>> strong
>> > > emphasis on identifying a new board member who has experience with
>> > > significantly increasing the financial transparency of organizations.
>> > >
>> > > Pine
>> > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
>> > >
>> >
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[Wikimedia-l] Update on Wikimania '18

[Ellie Young]

*All,Here's an update on various activities pertaining to the
upcomingWikimania '18  which is being held July 18-22 in Cape Town, South
Africa.WMF Scholarship Program:  135 people were offered and subsequently
accepteda full or partial scholarship to attend.  The awardees are listed
by usernames and the list is posted
here:https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars
Submissions:
 The program committee has just finished its review anddeliberations.
Rejections and acceptance emails  have gone out in the past week. 95% of
the accepted submissions are listed
at:https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program
Plenaries and other
sessions will be listed soon and a scheduled program  in June.Registration
and accommodation information is now up for everyone
at:https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation
If you are a
scholarship or other WMF funded attendee (staff, contractor,board, etc),
please wait until you hear from the WMF with your registrationand
accommodation instructions.If you have any questions about the conference,
please emailwikimania-info at wikimedia.org
Please spread the
wordOn behalf of the Wikimania '18 Organizing TeamEllie YoungEvents
Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
​*


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Countries that publish in public domain

[Caroline Becker]

Hi,

You can have a kind of list with the PD-gov category in Commons :
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:PD-Gov_license_tags

Caroline Becker
Membre de Wikimédia France

2018-05-15 18:02 GMT+02:00 Jean-Philippe Béland :

> Good day,
>
> Is there a list somewhere of countries or sub-national governments that
> publish the works of their employees in the public domain?
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Countries that publish in public domain

[Jean-Philippe Béland]

Good day,

Is there a list somewhere of countries or sub-national governments that
publish the works of their employees in the public domain?

Jean-Philippe Béland
Vice President, Wikimedia Canada
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