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| '''Erik Möller''' (born ]) is a German freelance journalist, software developer, author, and deputy director of the ] (WMF) based in ]. | |||
| Möller has been involved with ] and related projects since 2001 both as a participant and as a developer of the ] software and of ], which was first demoed in November 2004<ref>{{cite news |title= Wikinews trumpets online revolution |url=http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/story1178.shtml|publisher= Online Journalism News| first= Jemina |last= Kiss |date= December 15 , 2004|accessdate= 2006-12-19}}</ref>. | |||
| He has published a book, ''Die heimliche Medienrevolution - Wie Weblogs, Wikis und freie Software die Welt verändern'' (2004; "The secret media revolution: How weblogs, wikis and free software change the world")<ref>{{PND|129644935}}</ref>. | |||
| He was appointed the chief research officer of the WMF in June 2005 but resigned in August 2005 citing personal differences with members of the Board. He was elected in September 2006 to replace ] on the Board, after Beesley resigned; in October 2006 he became executive secretary. In December 2007 he resigned from the Board and was named deputy director of the WMF. | |||
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Erik Möller (born 1979) is a German freelance journalist, software developer, author, and deputy director of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) based in San Francisco.
Möller has been involved with Misplaced Pages and related projects since 2001 both as a participant and as a developer of the MediaWiki software and of Wikinews, which was first demoed in November 2004.
He has published a book, Die heimliche Medienrevolution - Wie Weblogs, Wikis und freie Software die Welt verändern (2004; "The secret media revolution: How weblogs, wikis and free software change the world").
He was appointed the chief research officer of the WMF in June 2005 but resigned in August 2005 citing personal differences with members of the Board. He was elected in September 2006 to replace Angela Beesley on the Board, after Beesley resigned; in October 2006 he became executive secretary. In December 2007 he resigned from the Board and was named deputy director of the WMF.
References
- Kiss, Jemina (December 15 , 2004). "Wikinews trumpets online revolution". Online Journalism News. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
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