On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Steven Walling<steven.wall...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think everyone needs to calm down a little. > Remember that we just got 2 million dollars to further our mission, and that > the board seat appointment (which isn't an unusual practice, at least in my > experience) does nothing to impede our work and the positive impact we can > have. It's the exact opposite, in fact.
Indeed. Per the FAQ — it's a $2m unrestricted grant paid out in four chunks. Grants that big without specific targeted goals are somewhat unusual. Arguably the imposition of goals has a lot more influence on the operation of an origination than a simple board seat, even if it's a voting seat. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
