At last it is gone. Great news. Looking forward. Bodhisattwa On 6 Nov 2015 00:40, "Pierre-Selim" <pierre-se...@huard.info> wrote:
> It's a great news to hear that superprotect is gone and the willingness of > a better collaboration. > It's a long-awaited move. > > 2015-11-05 20:03 GMT+01:00 Chris Keating <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com>: > > > Yay! Great news about Superprotect's scrapping, also really good to hear > > the direction of travel on the development process. > > > > Chris > > On 5 Nov 2015 17:36, "Quim Gil" <q...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > > > Superprotect [1] was introduced by the Wikimedia Foundation to resolve > a > > > product development disagreement. We have not used it for resolving a > > > dispute since. Consequently, today we are removing Superprotect from > > > Wikimedia servers. > > > > > > Without Superprotect, a symbolic point of tension is resolved. However, > > we > > > still have the underlying problem of disagreement and consequent delays > > at > > > the product deployment phase. We need to become better software > partners, > > > work together towards better products, and ship better features faster. > > The > > > collaboration between the WMF and the communities depends on mutual > trust > > > and constructive criticism. We need to improve Wikimedia mechanisms to > > > build consensus, include more voices, and resolve disputes. > > > > > > There is a first draft of an updated Product Development Process [2] > that > > > will guide the work of the WMF Engineering and Product teams.[3] It > > > stresses the need for community feedback throughout the process, but > > > particularly in the early phases of development. More feedback earlier > on > > > will allow us to incorporate community-driven improvements and address > > > potential controversy while plans and software are most flexible. > > > > > > We welcome the feedback of technical and non-technical contributors. > > Check > > > the Q&A for details.[4] > > > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Superprotect > > > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Product_Development_Process > > > [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering > > > [4] > > > > > > > > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Product_Development_Process/2015-11-05#Q.26A > > > > > > -- > > > Quim Gil > > > Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation > > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > Pierre-Selim > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>