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*[[User:Cbrown1023|Casey Brown]] |
*[[User:Cbrown1023|Casey Brown]]; ''translations lead'' (en, es-2, zh-1) |
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*[[User:Dragons flight|Robert Rohde]] |
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*[[User:Dragons flight|Robert Rohde]] (en) |
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*[[User:Anonymous Dissident|Anonymous Dissident]] (en)<!-- identity disclosed to WMF --> |
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*[[User:MF-Warburg|MF-Warburg]] (de, en-3, la-1, tet-1)<!-- identity disclosed to WMF --> |
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Gnuish John Gilmore] |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Gnuish John Gilmore] (en) |
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*[[User:Abigor|Huib Laurens]] (multimedia lead) |
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*[[User:Abigor|Huib Laurens]]; ''multimedia lead'' (nl, en-2, nds-1, li-1, de-1) |
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*[[User:Kaldari|Kaldari]] (en)<!-- identity disclosed to WMF --> |
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The following staff members interface directly with the committee: |
The following staff members interface directly with the committee: |
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* [[User:Eloquence|Erik Moeller]], Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation |
* [[User:Eloquence|Erik Moeller]], Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation (de, en-4) |
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* [[User:MGodwin|Mike Godwin]], General Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation |
* [[User:MGodwin|Mike Godwin]], General Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation (en) |
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Revision as of 21:51, 21 March 2009
The licensing update committee is a group of Wikimedia community members appointed by the Wikimedia Foundation to support and facilitate the decision making process and, if necessary, help implement changes resulting from the community decision on Wikimedia's licensing terms (see licensing update). As a group the committee is officially neutral on whether an update should occur. The roles of the committee include:
- Helping to ensure that the process is fully documented and understandable.
- Helping to finalize the license update timeline.
- Supporting the process of translating all key documents.
- Interfacing with Software in the Public Interest, the independent non-profit organization which will administer the vote, to tally the licensing vote result (eliminating duplicate and invalid ballots).
- Announcing the result to the community and the Wikimedia Foundation Board.
- Supporting the implementation of the decision, if an affirmative decision is made, throughout our projects by helping to update relevant policy pages, templates, and instructions.
- Other support as needed.
The committee is expected to be finalized by March 16. Its work will be organized on a public mailing list, as well as here on Meta. It will interface with Wikimedia Foundation staff, but will operate independently insofar as administering the vote is concerned.
Members
Applications are still being processed.
- Casey Brown; translations lead (en, es-2, zh-1)
- Robert Rohde (en)
- Anonymous Dissident (en)
- MF-Warburg (de, en-3, la-1, tet-1)
- John Gilmore (en)
- Huib Laurens; multimedia lead (nl, en-2, nds-1, li-1, de-1)
- Kaldari (en)
The following staff members interface directly with the committee:
- Erik Moeller, Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation (de, en-4)
- Mike Godwin, General Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation (en)
To apply to join the committee, please e-mail erik(at)wikimedia(dot)org with the subject "Licensing committee" and the following information:
- Your full real name (for the sake of interior disclosure; public publication optional).
- Areas, among the ones listed above, in which you are willing to help.
- Are you willing to assume a team lead responsibility for any of these areas?
- In the the months of March and April, do you have any time constraints?