On digitize public-domain Chinese books or other resources

I rather thought so. The key, however, is the issue of "commercial sponsorships." I would suggest that, even before the strategy package is over, that WMF, on its own volition, and quite speedily, contact Amazon or Google (each of which has vast experience in digitizing books - though with mixed legal results) to ascertain if either would provide seed-money for what are posited to be Chinese books well out of copyright. The amount of money is within either of their budgets, and would likely make world-wide news.

Collect00:04, 8 April 2010

I'd strongly encourage you to read Wikimedia Foundation/Feb 2010 Letter to the Board. I think it's a great idea to pursue these kinds of partnerships, but it's not the role of the Foundation. One of the conversations that didn't happen as successfully as it might have on this wiki is around movement roles: understanding whose role it is to pursue different things. Perhaps this discussion (as well as Michael Snow's recent email to foundation-l) can be a kick-off to have this discussion here.

Eekim17:58, 12 April 2010