Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A proposal... MediaWiki Hackathon

2011-08-18 Thread Richard Farmbrough
I would be interested in a UK Hackathon, and there are a fair number of heavy-duty UK techies, I suppose the way forward would be a weekend event, and the crux would be, primarily, suitable premises. * Good wifi, plenty of mains outlets. * Food and drink * Presentation facilities * Cheap

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A proposal... MediaWiki Hackathon

2011-08-18 Thread Lewis Cawte
On 18/08/11 21:05, Richard Farmbrough wrote: I would be interested in a UK Hackathon, and there are a fair number of heavy-duty UK techies, I suppose the way forward would be a weekend event, and the crux would be, primarily, suitable premises. * Good wifi, plenty of mains outlets. *

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A proposal... MediaWiki Hackathon

2011-08-18 Thread Richard Farmbrough
Sounds good! Last time I spent the night in Brighton was WorldCon, no sleeping was involved! However that is not a great idea if I am driving On 18/08/2011 21:53, Lewis Cawte wrote: Glad to hear your interested :) I'm speaking with the most likely venue tomorrow, as their designated

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Question: When and how often should WM-UK give grants for digitization projects?

2011-08-18 Thread Richard Farmbrough
What about the missing pages from the DNB project? Fairly small scale, the list is at least ready to go for a significant number of volumes, and an individual copy of the DNB is not a priceless artifact. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] A proposal... MediaWiki Hackathon

2011-08-18 Thread Thomas Morton
Youch... but of a trek :) But I should be able to make it to Brighton without too much pain. Are there any suggested dates? Tom On 18 August 2011 23:36, Richard Farmbrough rich...@farmbrough.co.ukwrote: Sounds good! Last time I spent the night in Brighton was WorldCon, no sleeping was