Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

I think that given the interests of the team members, we have a good chance of improving support for non-WMF users. Brion and I spent countless hours as volunteers in the early days, working to make MediaWiki into a viable installable product. Brion wrote the first web installer, and I wrote most

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

Hi all, there is already a list of requested features which was distilled out of a survey the MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group conducted a while ago [1]. We are currently looking for funding by companies or other interested parties to get items on this list done. However, to be honest, it's hard

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

I think, and that's my personal opinion based on my personal feelings and the things written here already: something like "kind of". First of all: you can already propose any feature you want using phabricator. Based on these features, a paid developer or even a volunteer developer will start

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

On 4 April 2017 at 05:43, Jasmine Smith wrote: > Question, will the 'new features' mainly benefit the wider MediaWiki > community or the wikimedia foundation? > > Are site owners able to request features? > > Jasmine. Site owners have always been able to suggest new

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

He brion, Maybe there could some day be a program, where an external company could propose items to place on the roadmap, with the promise that they will deliver a developer to collaborate on that item if the platform chooses to prioritize it. Like a Community tech wishlist in exchange for mutual

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

Question, will the 'new features' mainly benefit the wider MediaWiki community or the wikimedia foundation? Are site owners able to request features? Jasmine. > On 3 Apr 2017, at 07:16 pm, "Victoria Coleman" wrote: > > Thank you Nischay. The Product Manager of the

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Tony Thomas <01tonytho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great to know. I am looking forward at a team to whom volunteer devs can > ask to review their patchsets to mediawiki-core and its extensions without > an indefinite ETA! (probably I read the team goals wrong). > We

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

Great to know. I am looking forward at a team to whom volunteer devs can ask to review their patchsets to mediawiki-core and its extensions without an indefinite ETA! (probably I read the team goals wrong). Thanks, Tony Thomas On Mon, Apr 3,

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

We'll be primarily working on things for Wikimedia -- that's what people donate to WMF to support -- but part of what we want to do is to provide a clearer development roadmap which we expect to be helpful to third-party users, and clearer points of contact for getting things done. At this time

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

Thank you Nischay. The Product Manager of the MediaWiki Platform team will be responsible for the features the team will work on. Quim's team will also provide support as a place to coordinate the roadmap with the external developer community. Looking forward to working with everyone! Best

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

We use MediaWiki for almost everything in our company and it feels great to hear this news. I hope there is process setup for external users of MediaWiki to contribute ideas and code in a more streamlined manner. Regards, Nischay On Apr 2, 2017 8:52 PM, "Victoria Coleman"

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

Out of interest, will this 'platform team' only work to serve Wikimedia or the wider MediaWiki user community? One of my vices with the WMF/mediawiki is that development is to benefit the WMF. The WMF uses a number of extensions which are highly sought after by those wanting to set up their

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 12:35 AM Jeroen De Dauw wrote: > This makes it sound like the MediaWiki codebase is pretty well designed. > That is in stark contrast to my view, which is that it is a typical big > ball of mud with serious pervasive issues too numerous to list. So

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

Hi Jeroen, I don't know whether you realize how confrontational your email sounds, and how difficult it is to start a friendly and constructive conversation with such beginning. Since this is an open, welcoming, and friendly mailing list, I ask you please to consider this important factor in

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Introducing the MediaWiki Platform Team!

Hey, > Like any significant codebase with a long development history, there are remnants of design choices and experiments that are no longer in use, and some areas of code are in need of modernization. However, at its core is a large amount of highly functional, secure, performant code, capable