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by nuns 4815 days ago
It's worth pointing out that "if the Wikipedia article contains classified information, Wikimedia France already broke the law" seems to be a misunderstanding. From the article on the Wikimédia France blog currently linked by the OP (I understand it pointed to a discussion on Wikipedia earlier, but has been edited): "Wikimédia France is a charity which supports the Wikimedia projects in France. Wikimedia does not host nor edit Wikipedia: if some members are also Wikipedia contributors, the charity never intervenes in Wikipedia. It is independent from Wikimedia Foundation." From Wikipedia: "Wikimédia France brings together users and participants in Wikimedia projects. It is recognized by the Wikimedia Foundation as a chapter; however it is a legally and financially independent entity, obeying different rules and a separate leadership. It is led by a Board of Trustees elected by the association members. Wikimédia France doesn't host any Wikimedia Foundation project and doesn't have any right to edit them." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikim%C3%A9dia_France]
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Thank you, I missed that (I'm an idiot, it explains why the DCRI went after Wikimedia and not Wikimedia France at first). Wikimedia seems to think the law is with them. I'm not entirely sure but contrary to their layers, I'm not a specialist. What I wanted to convey is how silly the law is and how it makes Wikipedia French administrators easy targets .