Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Wikimedia India Chapter Anniversary

2013-01-07 Thread sankarshan
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar sudhanwa@gmail.com wrote: The answer is, we are still ineligible for FDC (we hope to be eligible for the second round of funding in 2013) I may have missed out on a previous explanation of this - what is the reason for the ineligibility ?

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Wikimedia India Chapter Anniversary

2013-01-07 Thread Vickram Crishna
The period for clearance of permission to receive funds from abroad in the form of donation or grant (as against earnings) is unknowable, but has been getting extensive over the past few years since the rule was instituted. Afaik, there is no obvious reason why it should take long or be considered

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Proposal for India's First MediaWiki Group Ahmedabad

2013-01-07 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
Dear Harsh, I understand that it can be sometimes frustrating to be answering a bunch of questions from other Wikipedians (including, perhaps me) however it serves a purpose. You have suggested the formation, on this list, of a new entity. There are two things worth congragulating you

[Wikimediaindia-l] Gnunify 2013 - CFP open

2013-01-07 Thread Sheel Sindhu Manohar
Hi, Gnunify 2013 ( v11 ) is announced. Cfp is open (there does not seem to be a closing date, but better to register talks early). Date: 15th, 16th and 17th Feb 2013 Venue: Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR),Pune. Tracks include. System Admin (Networking, security

[Wikimediaindia-l] MediaWiki / User Groups in India (was Re: Proposal for India's First MediaWiki Group v Ahmedabad)

2013-01-07 Thread Quim Gil
Thank you Arun for moving this discussion to more generic terms. I am answering to your questions below. Pradeep, I agree that this discussion needs to go on until we reach to an agreement satisfying all parties. But looking at the thread there is little to nothing specific to Ahmedabad here.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] How to set up a SIG?

2013-01-07 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Bence, The details on joining the SIG is now Public at : http://wiki.wikimedia.in/City_and_Language_Special_Interest_Group_Chair To nominate yourself OR someone and to vote you need to be a member of the Chapter. Becoming a member is pretty easy. It costs INR 100 to join and requires a single

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] How to set up a SIG?

2013-01-07 Thread Siebrand Mazeland (WMF)
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan srik.r...@wikimedia.in wrote: Becoming a member is pretty easy. It costs INR 100 to join and requires a single form to be filled and sent across. Actually, it isn't. As Bence is not an Indian citizen over 18 or an Indian institution, he

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Gnunify 2013 - CFP open

2013-01-07 Thread Abhijeet Safai
Great! Tanks for information. On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Sheel Sindhu Manohar tuxophi...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, Gnunify 2013 ( v11 ) is announced. Cfp is open (there does not seem to be a closing date, but better to register talks early). Date: 15th, 16th and 17th Feb 2013 Venue:

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] How to set up a SIG?

2013-01-07 Thread Anirudh Bhati
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 1:26 AM, Siebrand Mazeland (WMF) smazel...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan srik.r...@wikimedia.in wrote: Becoming a member is pretty easy. It costs INR 100 to join and requires a single form to be filled and sent across.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] How to set up a SIG?

2013-01-07 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Due to legal restrictions only an Indian citizen can become a member of the Chapter. When I mentioned it is easy to become a member, I meant for Indian citizens. On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:56 PM, Siebrand Mazeland (WMF) smazel...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Srikanth