On 29 April 2014 01:00, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org wrote:
1. Chapters are free to set their own course and come up with their own
strategy, goals, and annual plans. They are thus independent.
2. Chapters that want to avail themselves of _movement funds_ -- a
relatively plentiful and
On 18 April 2014 12:03, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org wrote:
This is in response to WMIN not being granted the full amount it has
requested via the Annual Plan Grants process[1]. Since funds are available
relatively plentifully at the movement level, and since WMF is strategically
On 28 April 2014 12:45, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijs...@gmail.com wrote:
Independence is just that. When you can get money when you focus on certain
goals, you will when you do. When you want to go a different route, you may
but that is your route and funding for it is your responsibility as
On 16 November 2013 20:31, Nagarjuna G nagar...@gnowledge.org wrote:
How is CC BY-SA 3.0 copyright-free?
Usual misconception! recently I met people who are vocal advocates of
CC in India, they also hold this misconception.
Another common one is the definition of public domain. One hears of
Wow! That's an amazing win! More power to you.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://www.akshara.org.in/
On 15 November 2013 18:10, Anivar Aravind anivar.arav...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all ,
Some happy news for all of us .
The School curriculum steering commitee of Kerala Govt's
On 9 November 2013 19:21, Hari Prasad Nadig hpna...@gmail.com wrote:
Do you think it is appropriate to compare Wikimedia Foundation or its
functioning in India to profit making companies and BPOs?
Yes. The goals might be different but they both require qualified,
high quality people to make
On 9 November 2013 23:38, Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas
prashanth...@gmail.com wrote:
contribution in the community. If at all, it should inspire it more. And
paying this kind of salaries is certainly not in line with the way the
community has been evolving.
In general, we seem to be fixated
On 9 November 2013 23:44, Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas
prashanth...@gmail.com wrote:
Well. I agree with this. But, I think there is an additional argument,
beyond accountability to outputs, which is the culture-maintaining spirit of
the movement. I think there is something to be said of that.
On 6 November 2013 18:08, Hari Prasad Nadig hpna...@gmail.com wrote:
Starting from the earlier program director, the salaries allotted were mind
bogglingly huge when compared to the salary trends in the non-profits here
in India.
In general, salaries at non-profits in India are staggeringly
Dear Wikimedians:
I realise that this email is off-topic, and apologise in advance for it,
but wanted to share it with you because it has a few elements that are of
interest to this community - in particular, openly licensed content and
fostering indic languages. I used to work at Pratham Books
The functional assumption being that what the WMF/WMIN are solving are
technical challenges for which outcomes are immediately apparent. I believe
that what they are both doing is engaging with an eco-system and that is an
adaptive challenge for which outcomes are not always know immediately.
with
rigorous measurement.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://www.akshara.org.in/
On 20 October 2013 22:46, Ashwin Baindur ashwin.bain...@gmail.com wrote:
Gautam, all the more reason to move forth steadily - one step on the
ground.
On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Gautam John gau
From a couple of years ago:
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-August/004080.html
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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That is fantastic, Rohini!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 14 March 2013 17:42, Rohini Lakshané rohini.laksh...@gmail.com wrote:
WikipeDNA, a community blog on topics pertaining to Wikipedia and other
projects, is now live on DNA Blogs.
On 14 February 2013 18:30, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote:
I really appreciate the replies and the clarification on some of these
points.
Gracious of you to do so. Now could you please apologise for your half
baked assertion of facts backed by nothing more substantial than your
thoughts? In
On 14 February 2013 19:15, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote:
Perhaps you didn't read the clarification where Achal did serve on their
board till September of 2011, he does happen to still be a member of the
registered society who is still consulted by CIS. Perhaps you can read again
below
On 14 February 2013 19:31, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote:
If you read again, I questioned, denoted by a question mark - if achal
*still* serves on their board and if there was still an association. I asked
still, because I knew he did at one point and I don't follow either of them.
Which
On 11 February 2013 22:54, Abhishek Suryawanshi
i.abhishek.suryawan...@gmail.com wrote:
2)Major Chapter Expenses such as Flight Tickets for AGM are covered by CIS.
I was unaware of this. Where is this from, Abhishek?
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://www.akshara.org.in/
On 8 February 2013 17:44, Vishnu t visdav...@gmail.com wrote:
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana to the Wiki-movement
in India. I have taken the liberty to coy her on this mail.
Read Dr. Niranjana's profile. Wow! Welcome to the movement!
On 9 February 2013 01:37, Abhishek Suryawanshi
i.abhishek.suryawan...@gmail.com wrote:
I guess it is possible to extend membership criteria for foreign nationals
as well youngsters below 18 years. I know NGO's from Bangalore which accept
memberships from foreign delegates.
Abhishek - could
On 25 December 2012 09:17, Rohini Lakshané rohini.laksh...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/13/wikimedia_coo_convicted_felon
It's more than a few years old, what?
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Hello Everyone:
Sundar and I met today and following is the draft list of candidates
with comments.
Valid nominations:
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Nominations_for_the_Executive_Committee/Abhijeet_Safai
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Nominations_for_the_Executive_Committee/Karthikndr
Hello All:
Just a short note to say that nominations are now closed for the EC
Elections and the current list of candidates so nominated are here:
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Nominations_for_the_Executive_Committee
Sundar and I will send out a draft slate of candidates by the 23rd of
August and
The Indian community will miss you, Barry. Good luck on the move and
do come visit us!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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Srikanth, a question: Does your email mean to suggest that while the
IP/Hisham has been unresponsive the Chapter has always been
responsive? The logical corollary is that IP/Hisham has been
responsive at times when the Chapter or individuals have not been able
to help and I would think this to be
No. It's not mandatory. This is only to clarify questions there may be.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 30 July 2012 16:16, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote:
Gautam, is it mandatory to attend this IRC? Several chapter
On 25 June 2012 19:42, Ashwin Baindur ashwin.bain...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Subashish, Der aye, durust aye. But how I wish it had appeared
in a few weeks rather than a few months. Any idea as to the reason of
the delay?
Took a long time to get it from the chap. And uploading that much
video
On 20 June 2012 02:06, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote:
And then people wonder why I sound angry half the time when talking about
these things.
((hugs))
I know that feeling.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html
Hello!
I'm trying to write a piece on Open Content and Open Educational
Resources in India and am asking for your help.
Open Content is defined as:
Reuse - the right to reuse the content in its unaltered / verbatim
form (e.g., make a backup copy of the content)
Revise - the right to adapt,
On 18 June 2012 11:56, Prashanth NS prashanth...@gmail.com wrote:
Things that came to my mind (you might have already considered these)
Nope. They hadn't. Thanks much!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html
On 18 June 2012 15:19, Shiju Alex shijualexonl...@gmail.com wrote:
Texts books (of few subjects) are available for download from the education
department website of the following states (There might be some more state
government sites).
Thank you, Shiju.
How should I look at the Wikimedia
Hey All:
Thanks much for these - they are great! Please keep 'em coming - new
articles, like Ashwin sent, are great as well!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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Wow, Nikhil! Thank you, very much!
Best,
Gautam
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On 6 June 2012 14:17, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.com wrote:
software contributor suggested[1] instead of showing Download as PDF
(which downloads an unusable PDF), the link could be Download as ODT and
Oh man. This, apart from solving a current problem with Indic
languages and PDFs, is
On 5 June 2012 14:50, Noopur Raval nra...@wikimedia.org wrote:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/to-counter-pak-india-to-launch-its-own-urdu-wiki/957849/
In Wikipedia, information contributed is vetted for authenticity by
experts; we will do the same to ensure that information provided to
the
On 30 May 2012 17:43, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote:
A couple of points. I mentioned this before on IRC, why is Social Media and
FB being used by the India operations? If this is an initiative by WMF, I
would have thought it could have been taken on from SF. Expert opinions
about Why
On 30 May 2012 18:27, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote:
I won't do it actually. As memory serves, WMF has never used Social media,
or hired one of those social media experts.
Fair enough. That said, that is no reason not to try it in India or
other specific locales, right? So long as it ties
On 30 May 2012 09:49, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote:
on Indic languages[2] as part of India Program.[3] A guiding principle for
the thinking and efforts of our team is that community building should be
the most essential aspect of all the work that we do.
Thank you for the update,
On 28 May 2012 17:35, Noopur Raval nra...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Greetings! Here's an update on the Social Media pilot program. Just a small
recap before I go on to the numbers.
Nice to see that it's getting some traction. Don't forget that email
is probably still the most powerful 'social
On 28 May 2012 19:33, Adethya Sudarsanan adethyas...@gmail.com wrote:
I sent an important e-mail to a few members of this community. I don't wanna
name them, but I am telling this with deep regret that I have
not received any replies from them so far.
Hi Adethya:
I have to admit, I'm very
On 28 May 2012 19:56, Adethya Sudarsanan adethyas...@gmail.com wrote:
As far as the issue - to put it plainly, I developed an idea to improve
educational sector using social media. But now I find that some organization
has adopted the similar methodology. I was just concerned to know if the
I wonder if the WMF push to get access to Wikipedia on mobiles has
anything to do with this...
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Mobile_Partnerships_Q_and_A
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html
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On 10 May 2012 09:33, Noopur Raval nra...@wikimedia.org wrote:
I am very happy to tell you all that the third issue of Wikipatrika - the
community newsletter is finally out! You can check it here:
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2012-05
Brilliant! Well done and congratulations to
On 31 March 2012 22:51, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com
wrote:
I really didn't like the write up at all.
It seemed a bit sarcastic.
Not something that would help our movement will it?
Not something we can control, no? That's the way the media rolls. And
it's not that we can do
On 26 March 2012 14:37, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote:
Also, let us NOT mix Social Media with Wikipedia. I don't want people posing
'Wl u be mai frnd' on my Talk page.
Social Media and Wikipedia, is a big NONO.
I'm curious. Why do you say, so?
What are the other paths
On 5 March 2012 19:19, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote:
I am pleased to announce that Noopur Raval ([User:Noopur28] has been
selected as Consultant to the Wikimedia Foundation, and will support
Communications for India Program.
Excellent news! Good luck Noopur!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
On 29 February 2012 17:55, Sushant R sushi2coo...@hotmail.com wrote:
so u agre? gud. cos u scrwd up n did it big tym.
u don hav a lptop, no isssus. get 1. can't afford one? get lost.
v aint got no place 4 ppl lyk u.
Whoa there! Be nice. Don't bite. And please, certainly no ad hominem
attacks.
On 3 March 2012 22:21, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.com wrote:
It's a troll. We usually [[Wikipedia:Deny recognition|ignore]]. :-)
Ah! Carry on then. Nothing to see here.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html
On 13 January 2012 12:36, Naveen Francis navee...@gmail.com wrote:
As promised, for Wikimania 2013[0] I hereby announce the Jury[1] to
select the winning bid, and invite everyone to consider putting a
bid[2] together:
Nice! Hopefully being on the jury does not disqualify allied Chapter's
from
On 6 January 2012 20:49, praveenp me.prav...@gmail.com wrote:
Please read mails in this thread. Counter acting first mail, some
people forwarding the idea that one's contribution is relevant if only
they are contributing through a free software. Which is totally wrong.
Agreed. So long as the
On 5 January 2012 19:02, Praveen Prakash me.prav...@gmail.com wrote:
softwares, but i don't like FOSS extremism, many others using non-free
softwares).
Agreed. Extremism, FOSS, Wikipedian or otherwise, isn't a good thing.
Choice, on the other hand, is.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:06:47 +0530
To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] FOSS and Wikipedia
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.orgwrote:
On 4 January 2012 13:38, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikant...@gmail.com
wrote
On 31 December 2011 08:33, Srikanth Ramakrishnan
parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote:
I like that first picture. It's too high a resolution for me though.
Too high resolution? O_O
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html
On 26 December 2011 00:43, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.com wrote:
and I don't think chapters should have a say on things like these,
especially when they put a big disclaimer We are not responsible for
content, they loose the right to talk as chapter.
Say what? There two separate
Here's a piece that broadly covers the area.
http://www.mylaw.net/Article/Fair_use_and_reporting_news/
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
(handheld)
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On 23 December 2011 20:11, Srikanth Ramakrishnan rsrikant...@gmail.com wrote:
link on Facebook about Barkha Dutt and NDTV stealing images off the
Nothing was stolen. At best, a case of copyright infringement could
made out. That said, the fair dealing provisions relating to current
affairs
On 24 December 2011 10:38, Praveen Prakash me.prav...@gmail.com wrote:
Fair use applies when no other options available. In case of CC,
options are wide open. If somebody decides to override a CC licensed
file with a fair use, it is a clear Copy Vio.
Ummm, no. Not to the best of my
Welcome, Subha! Super news.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 22 December 2011 18:23, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote:
Welcome, Subha!
Pradeep
Handheld
On 22/12/2011, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Folks,
As
That would indeed be a good idea. Have sent it on to Sunil and Anja.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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This might be of interest to those of you in Bangalore.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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-- Forwarded message --
From: Anja Kovacs
Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Subject: Event on online free speech on Wednesday
To: Gautam
Congratulations, Srikanth! And good luck Yuvi!
I'm glad I could help in some small way.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 2 December 2011 15:13, Srikanth Ramakrishnan
parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote:
AFAIK, 2.3+ supports Indic scripts.
I'm running 2.3.6 and it doesn't, sadly.
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On 2 December 2011 15:22, Srikanth Ramakrishnan
parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote:
Or does it depend from manufacturer to manufacturer?
Since each make has a different front end?
I have a vanilla install - I'm assuming manufacturers have forks or
add-ons that get Indic Unicode working.
On 2 December 2011 23:39, Jessie Wild jw...@wikimedia.org wrote:
1. Compare list with the articles in Wikipedia for Schools version, to see
which ones may be india-specific and good to include
2. Pull the ratings of these english articles and see which ones perhaps
need to be improved prior
Worth checking out for the Chapter? And the Trust? Maybe both together?
Datawind, the inventor of world's cheapest tablet computer – UbiSlate
– has joined hands with NASSCOM Foundation to help bridge the digital
divide in India.
Partnership focuses to announce a contest targeting the non-profit
Dear Nitika:
I'm most glad this is being done and being shared.
Here is an example of data that we're trying to dig out (and this is just a
sub-set of a preliminary list)
A lot of this should be possible via the API - maybe Jace can show us
how we can do it programatically.
Do please share
Does anyone know what map they are referring to?
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On Nov 25, 2011 3:46 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com
wrote:
Pradeep told me that there were hardly two dozen.
But, I believe that article shall die soon.
Also, the map in question, was
... there has been *much* coverage in the Indian media and many of the
stories have comments too.
http://news.google.co.in/news/story?q=wikipedia+india+mapsum=1ie=UTF-8ncl=dYiSYZZMUhLrt7MQ1nIuCccQPfsCMhl=enei=vC7LTsvbDovtrQems_DbDAsa=Xoi=news_resultct=more-resultsresnum=6ved=0CF8QqgIwBQ
Even
On 14 November 2011 15:55, Aditya Sengupta apsengu...@gmail.com wrote:
Just curious- How do the activities and operations of the trust, the office
and the chapter relate to each other and are different from each other?
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Press_kit
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
For reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers
Thank you.
Best,
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+1
Thank you.
Best,
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On Nov 15, 2011 9:53 AM, Hisham hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Folks
I'm deliberately opening a new mail chain on this. This is at the risk of
me being told off for doing so - but I believe that email protocol is one
thing - but communication
On 12 November 2011 18:10, Srikanth Lakshmanan srik@gmail.com wrote:
If you are not aware of it yet, India Education Program Pilot died around a
week back[1] and a post mortem was done on Signpost[2]. I wonder if we
Indians like to only rejoice success's and keep silence when we fail.
On 12 November 2011 18:55, Swaroop Rao raul.swar...@gmail.com wrote:
It used to be easier to spot copyvios on English Wikipedia earlier, but due
to some issues with Google, the bot which detected the copyvios (CorenBot)
is no longer running, though I have come to understand that Jimmy and
Fantastic to hear, Hisham. Congratulations! Couldn't be happier with
the choice of initial trustees. Good luck!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 11 November 2011 09:55, Hisham hmun...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Folks,
I'm writing to share
On 18 October 2011 17:16, Sudhanwa Jogalekar sudhanwa@gmail.com wrote:
Overall, for just 3K , it seems worth buying considering its
functionality like internet connectivity, phone calling, various apps
etc.. Maybe I will go for one more as standby and still spend just 6k.
Sudhanwa, the
On 18 October 2011 14:35, Arjuna Rao Chavala arjunar...@gmail.com wrote:
I am glad to announce that Naveen Francis is elected as Secretary of the
Wikimedia Chapter. Please join me in congratulating Naveen.
Congratulations and good luck, Naveen!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
Super news! Congratulations!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 14 October 2011 00:25, Bishakha Datta bishakhada...@gmail.com wrote:
Cross-posting since it may be of interest to this list.
Cheers
Bishakha
-- Forwarded message
So I read it and then re-read it and for the most part, the journey
has been well captured. At least for the period in time from when I
have been associated with this wonderful community.
There is something that struck me though. Now that the journey and the
story has been captured in the written
On 9 October 2011 15:36, BalaSundaraRaman sundarbe...@yahoo.com wrote:
It's difficult for anything to be *the* back story of the movement, much less
this one.
I agree Sundar. What I meant was that this particular narrative is now
the only one committed to paper (as it were) and will be
On 9 October 2011 21:57, Bishakha Datta bishakhada...@gmail.com wrote:
I think Tory did a great job and had her finger on the pulse
I mostly agree with you, Bishakha.
So I think one good way forward in general - and this doesn't hold only for
wikipedia, but for history making in general - is
On 9 October 2011 23:43, Bishakha Datta bishakhada...@gmail.com wrote:
And I think part of it is how we choose to see it and who/what we choose to
hear - if I choose to see Tory's piece as dominant because it was
commissioned by the Foundation, then that determines how much power I give
it.
Dear Hisham:
Thanks for posting this to the list.
Nice to see the story being told.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 9 October 2011 02:58, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Folks,
A few months ago, the Foundation asked Tory Read to
On 6 October 2011 19:01, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote:
In all that, I have not seen the Hackathon logo discussed once, besides
Gerard linking to it in the middle of the discussion. So I ask again, where
have we had the discussion?
Theo, my understanding is that Bala was talking about the
So the fabled tablet has launched.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=76476
What interests me is this:
Content Creation
The National Mission on Education through Information and
Communication Technology (NME-ICT) has proposed 18 different line
items for content creation. All content
On 4 October 2011 00:01, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote:
We held our first WikiAcademy in Mumbai on October 1, 2011 at the Center for
Education and Documentation, Colaba. The session was attended by 24
attendees.
Thanks Pradeep. Seems like it was very well attended and
On 4 October 2011 18:00, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote:
I wanted to add my own personal note to thank Gautam for all he has done
Thank you for your generous and kind words, Hisham.
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On 2 October 2011 16:10, Theo10011 de10...@gmail.com wrote:
I wish you nothing but the best. May the wind always be at your back.
Thank you for kind and generous words, Theo.
Best,
Gautam
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On 1 October 2011 14:57, Arjuna Rao Chavala arjunar...@gmail.com wrote:
I am happy to introduce Naveen, Sudhanwa and Tinu who are elected to
Chapter EC in the recent elections.
Congratulations and good luck!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
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On 1 October 2011 15:35, Arjuna Rao Chavala arjunar...@gmail.com wrote:
We wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
Thank you very much Arjuna. It has been a pleasure being associated
with the Wikimedia community in India, learning much over the last
three years and in building new
On 29 September 2011 12:13, Vickram Crishna vvcris...@radiophony.com wrote:
That is very interesting. Perhaps the WMF has some mechanism in place to go
to court?
Perhaps a letter from the Chapter would be more appropriate?
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
On 29 September 2011 14:21, Anirudh Bhati anirudh...@gmail.com wrote:
I would like to think that the general idea behind free-licensing
creative work is the defensive protection of intellectual property,
and not to enforce rights in courts of law.
Well, and to ease the use of it while clearly
On 29 September 2011 15:56, Pradeep Mohandas pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com wrote:
Central Government, I think. :)
Oh! Pratham Books is most certainly not a Central Government body!
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html
Vickram:
I am not insisting that WMF or the Chapter take the lead in this matter -
there are plenty of NGOs and brave individuals out there fighting for the
preservation of our fundamental rights. But in this case, it is precisely
WMF (or if you please, the Chapter, although I don't really
On 27 September 2011 13:09, Nitika ntan...@wikimedia.org wrote:
1. We conducted over 11 sessions in different classes to address the issue
of copyright violations to make sure that students understand the gravity of
this issue.
Great! Would it be possible to share the material used for this
On 26 September 2011 13:29, Hisham his...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thank You: Gautam for your fantastic contributions as part of the Chapter
EC!
Thank you, Hisham.
Best,
Gautam
http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html
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On 26 September 2011 00:27, Béria Lima berial...@gmail.com wrote:
That shouldn't be annouced in Internal-l?
I'm assuming the President, copied, will do so shortly.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html
Hello Everyone:
Just to say that the AGM is over as are the EC Elections. The results
are as below:
Naveen Francis
Sudhanwa Jogalekar
Tinu Cherian
More here along with the reports presented:
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Announcements/AGM_and_EC_Elections
We'd like to thank the Nominations
these last few years (he is
stepping down from the board). You will be missed!
Cheers,
Achal
On Saturday 24 September 2011 06:48 PM, Gautam John wrote:
Hello Everyone:
Just to say that the AGM is over as are the EC Elections. The results
are as below:
Naveen Francis
Sudhanwa Jogalekar
Tinu
On 25 September 2011 09:55, CherianTinu Abraham tinucher...@gmail.com wrote:
For those you couldn't make it to the committee, this does mean that your
valuable contributions are going unappreciated or undermined. What more was
I think you meant does not. :)
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
Hi All:
A quick update on this - it appears to be a little complex for the
Chapter for multiple reasons:
1. Importance : How important is this to Indian Wikimedians? Is it a
real and serious problem faced? Or is it something that is nice to
have but not essential? Could we do better work if we
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