On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 9:53 AM, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote: >.... > I continue to think that we (as a community) are still not at a place > where we can make good judgments about whether to set up an endowment. > There simply isn't enough information available to make a sound decision, > in my opinion. That said, the idea of creating an endowment does seem like > an idea that has broad support for further consideration and exploration, > which is why I think an investigative or exploratory committee would make > a lot of sense here and now. Thoughts?
I have seen some good criticisms, which I tend to disagree with but I think are very healthy to explore and discuss. I think that an exploratory committee is an excellent idea. I think that, regardless of what form it takes, preserving the data and its history and editability for future generations and the benefit of humankind writ large is a goal I think it would be good to get consensus around and then start some thinking / planning. If an Endowment helps that, then it's worth examining more closely. If it hurts that, then perhaps not. -- -george william herbert george.herb...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
