Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimedia India Program Trust

2011-11-11 Thread Gautam John 
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Liam Wyatt  wrote:

> Can you elaborate on the legal and practical differences between the new
> India Trust and the India Chapter?

To add to what Bishakha has said - another reason for such a choice
could very well be a difference in the methods of execution, where the
Chapter depends on volunteers and members to help scale, and primary
objectives, where the Chapter is also a collective voice for members.

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Re: [Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimedia India Program Trust

2011-11-12 Thread Gautam John 
On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 11:03 AM,   wrote:

> FYI - The two "Fellows" are WMIN chapter members and signatories on its bank 
> account.

Ummm, not to the best of my knowledge. They are, by virtue of being
organisers of the Wiki Conference India, signatories to the Conference
account. Not the Chapter account.

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