Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Request Foundation to add INR in donation currency list.

2011-08-20 Thread Gautam John
On 20 August 2011 18:09, Srikanth Lakshmanan wrote: > But then if we are going to enter 12-13 agreement, we need to pull up the > socks soon after the conference gets over otherwise we will miss May 1,2012 > as well, given the governmental support the chapter had so far here. =) Agreed and we ar

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Request Foundation to add INR in donation currency list.

2011-08-20 Thread Srikanth Lakshmanan
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 17:58, Gautam John wrote: > On 20 August 2011 17:56, Gerard Meijssen > wrote: > > > The way I understand it is that the inclusion of a currency is part of > the > > cooperation with a chapter to prepare for a fundraiser. As India does > have > > its chapter and as the WMF

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Request Foundation to add INR in donation currency list.

2011-08-20 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, Given that much effort is going into India at this time anyway, I can imagine that ALL the money can remain in India at this stage in order to really execute all the projects and programs envisioned. Being able to donate in the local currency is a powerful incentive to give (over having to do

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Request Foundation to add INR in donation currency list.

2011-08-20 Thread Gautam John
On 20 August 2011 17:56, Gerard Meijssen wrote: > The way I understand it is that the inclusion of a currency is part of the > cooperation with a chapter to prepare for a fundraiser. As India does have > its chapter and as the WMF itself is so much involved, the Rupee is likely > to be supported.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Request Foundation to add INR in donation currency list.

2011-08-20 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, The software for the fundraiser is translated at translatewiki.net The statistics for the fundraiser software can be found here [1]. For a complete localised experience, these two extensions do need localisation The way I understand it is that the inclusion of a currency is part of the c

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Request Foundation to add INR in donation currency list.

2011-08-20 Thread Gautam John
On 20 August 2011 17:23, Surya Prakash wrote: > As of now, there are only Foreign currencies which are not very common name > to Indians. (Except some) I think the problem has to do with the convertibility of the Indian rupee, Surya. However, in the next year there may very well be solutions to