I'm sure I could do a google search for Richard Stallman and find out who he is, but as a newer member of the Wikimedia community, I have no clue who he is. The "needs no introduction" assumes that everyone is of a certain level regarding whose who in the world.
I know who Larry Lessig is because of his connection to the John Edwards campaign in 2004, but otherwise I'd be lost as to who he is to.
----- Original Message ---- From: Jimmy Wales [email protected] To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 4:07:40 AM Subject: [Foundation-l] Opinions/suggestions for "outside" members of the board?
Richard Stallman - needs no introduction