[Wikipedia-l] foundation of a German registered association
Ivo Köthnig
comaimchat at gmx.de
Fri Jan 23 21:27:00 UTC 2004
Am Freitag, 23. Januar 2004 22:08 schrieb Jimmy Wales:
> Magnus Manske wrote:
> > I think Jimbo would be OK if we don't try to *represent* wikimedia
> > foundation, but rather *support* it. "Friends of wikipedia e.V." should
> > be no problem, right?
>
> Yes, certainly, but I also have no problem with an organization to
> *represent* Wikimedia Foundation, but just so long as there is clarity
> and caution as to the risks of future conflicts.
The actual plan is to call it
"Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens",
that nearly means
"Wikimedia Germany - society for promotion of free knowledge".
"Friends of wikipedia e.V." and several other variants was discussed but for
some reasons not wished by the majority.
--Ivo Köthnig
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