[Foundation-l] Reasoning behind identification policy

2011-02-05 Thread Lodewijk
Hi, taking this as a follow up on the irc meeting today, one of the questions that came up was "what is the reason that WMF is collecting/storing this data". To be clear, with that we did not mean "because the board told us to" but rather what the purpose is: is it because you are legally required

[Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread MZMcBride
Copied and pasted from wikimediaannounce-l. --MZMcBride Hey folks, I'm delighted to tell you that the Wikimedia Foundation has a new General Counsel. Geoff Brigham, formerly of eBay, will start with us March 7 once he's relocated from Paris to San Francisco. He'll report to me. To recap: In lat

[Foundation-l] Announcement: Hiring of Asaf Bartov and Moushira Elamrawy contract extension

2011-02-05 Thread MZMcBride
Copied and pasted from wikimediaannounce-l. --MZMcBride I am very pleased to announce that Asaf Bartov has agreed to join the Wikimedia Foundation as Head of Global South Relationships (pending the completion of the U.S. visa application process) and Moushira Elamrawy has agreed to a contract exte

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Samuel Klein
Thanks. We should make announcements forward automatically to foundation-l. SJ On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 2:23 PM, MZMcBride wrote: > Copied and pasted from wikimediaannounce-l. --MZMcBride > > Hey folks, > > I'm delighted to tell you that the Wikimedia Foundation has a new > General Counsel. > > G

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Samuel Klein
Welcome to Wikimedia, Geoff! May you find both challenges and inspiration on our legal frontiers. SJ Sue writes: > Hey folks, > > I'm delighted to tell you that the Wikimedia Foundation has a new > General Counsel. > > Geoff Brigham, formerly of eBay, will start with us March 7 once he's > relo

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Theo10011
Hi Geoff, {{welcome}} Welcome !!! Regards Theo On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 1:38 AM, Samuel Klein wrote: > Welcome to Wikimedia, Geoff! May you find both challenges and > inspiration on our legal frontiers. > > SJ > > > Sue writes: > > Hey folks, > > > > I'm delighted to tell you that the Wiki

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Marc Riddell
Welcome to you, Goeff. Your academic and work credentials and experience are impressive. Congratulations. I especially like your background as a busker. And your bringing your music to work. You should be a healthy addition to the Wikimedia staff. Marc Riddell on 2/5/11 3:11 PM, Theo10011 at de

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Ashar Voultoiz
On 05/02/11 20:23, MZMcBride wrote: > Please join me in welcoming Geoff to the Wikimedia movement :-) Bienvenue à toi Geoff ! -- Ashar Voultoiz ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ma

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Pronoein
Welcome Geoff! ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] New General Counsel!: Geoffrey Brigham

2011-02-05 Thread Kwan Ting Chan
On 05/02/2011 19:30, Samuel Klein wrote: Thanks. We should make announcements forward automatically to foundation-l. I thought it was meant to be already. *shrug* And of course, welcome! :) -- Experience is a good school but the fees are high. - Heinrich Heine PGP.sig Description: PGP