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Year: 2007 Week: 06 Number: 60
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=== Foundation ===
[Organizational changes] - interim Executive Director Brad Patrick is not longer
executive director. He is now only General Counsel (lawyer) Because there is
now no executive director anymore the responsibilities are temporary dived
between some board members and WMF-staff members. The search for a new
executive director continues. The WMF has hired the firm "Phillips Oppenheim"
to find an executive director for the WMF.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2007-02-05/Board_…
[New hire] - The Wikimedia Foundation has hired Notafish (Delphine Ménard) as
Chapters Coordinator. This function is "fostering of relationships between
Chapters and Foundation as well as with the developing
of Chapters and related activities." Notafish has done this function until now
as a volunteer.
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation/14251
=== Other news ===
[CafePress] - The Wikimedia shop with T-shirts and other stuff is updated. The
prizes are still high.
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.science.linguistics.wikipedia.misc/29235
=== Ferengi Rules of Acquisition ===
"A deal is a deal... until a better one comes along." Rule 16
"Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack." - Rule 109
"The justification for profit is profit." - Rule 202
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