Hello all!
The Search Platform Team usually holds an open meeting on the first
Wednesday of each month. Come talk to us about anything related to
Wikimedia search, Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), Wikimedia Commons Query
Service (WCQS), etc.!
Feel free to add your items to the Etherpad Agenda for the next meeting.
Details for our next meeting:
Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Time: 15:00-16:00 UTC / 08:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST
Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Search_Platform_Office_Hours
Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/vgj-bbeb-uyi
Join by phone: https://tel.meet/vgj-bbeb-uyi?pin=8118110806927
Have fun and see you soon!
Guillaume
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*Guillaume Lederrey* (he/him)
Engineering Manager
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear all,
The MathML rendering option was enabled in all WMF-deployed wikis
on March 12 for logged-in users [1].
Based on the feedback from the German-speaking community, many
advanced Math users prefer the LaTeX / MathJax style rendering, which
uses a bigger font size and provides an extra bold rendering experience.
Client-side MathJax is perceived to make it easier to differentiate
text and formulae. Consequently, a client-side MathJax rendering
option will be added, allowing power users to have the same experience
as many other websites that rely on client-side MathJax for math rendering [2].
This eventually means that we no longer rely on RestBASE or Mathoid
for math rendering in MediaWiki and can use math support even without
connections to external services. This goes beyond what was promised
after the technical conference in 2019 when the shift away from the
restbase cache was announced [3,4].
MathML rendering makes use of MediaWikis' built-in cache abstraction.
For more details on the new rendering option, see
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.16786.pdf.
In the optimal case, we can discontinue restbase and mathoid math
rendering from version 1.42 and backport the changes to LTS versions.
Please let me know if you rely on mathoid in one way or another.
All the best
Moritz (physikerwelt)
[1]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358803
[2]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354136
[3]: https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/…
[4]: https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=RESTBase/deprecation&oldid=6045…
Hi All,
I hope this email finds you well. We are thrilled to announce the
successful conclusion of the Outreachy Round 27 Internship program! Over
the past few months, our interns have showcased immense dedication,
enthusiasm, and talent, contributing significantly to our community's
growth and development.
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our mentors [Sage Ross,
Amine Hassou, Anmol Wassan, Parthiv Menon, Satdeep Gill, Sam Wilson, Mike
Raish, Andi Inácio, Éder Porto, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Sailesh Patnaik, Nat
Hernández Clavijo, Luca Martinelli, Éder Porto, Mike Peel, Alberto Leoncio]
who played a pivotal role in guiding and nurturing our interns throughout
their journey. Your invaluable support, expertise, and mentorship have
undoubtedly helped shape the future of these budding professionals. Your
commitment to their development and success is truly commendable.
We encourage each of you to take a moment to read about our interns'
amazing journey. Their experiences, achievements, and insights are not just
inspiring but also show how mentorship and hands-on learning can truly make
a difference.
You can find more about their journey and accomplishments in the following
links:
-
Outreachy 27 Mediawiki: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_27
-
Outreachy 27 Internship Report: From Interns to Innovators: The Impact
of Outreachy Round 27 Internship Program
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/04/01/from-interns-to-innovators-the-impact…>
[1]
-
Reimagining Wikimedia’s Socio Technical Infrastructure: Contributions
from Brazil, Nigeria, and Uganda in Outreachy Round 27
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/03/06/reimagining-wikimedias-sociotechnical…>
[2]
Once again, thank you to our mentors for your unwavering support, and
congratulations to our interns on reaching this significant milestone. We
look forward to witnessing your continued growth and success.
If you're interested in becoming a part of our Outreach Programs, be sure
to subscribe to Wikitech-I mailing list
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/>
[3] and Technical Community Newsletter
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Technical_Community_Newsletter>
[4] to stay updated on upcoming internship & mentorship opportunities and
other exciting initiatives.
Best regards,
Wikimedia Org Admins (Onyinyechi Onifade & Sheila Wangari)
[1]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/04/01/from-interns-to-innovators-the-impact…
[2]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/03/06/reimagining-wikimedias-sociotechnical…
[3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/
[4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Newsletter:Technical_Community_Newsletter
Hi there,
The 1.42.0-wmf.25 version of MediaWiki is blocked at group0 due to:
- Error: Typed property MediaWiki\Rest\RequestBase::$parsedBody must not
be accessed before initialization: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361577
Thank you for your help resolving this issue!
-- Your humble train toiler
--
Jaime Nuche
Software Engineer III
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi Community Metrics team,
This is your automatic monthly Phabricator statistics mail.
Accounts created in (2024-03): 505
Active Maniphest users (any activity) in (2024-03): 1215
Task authors in (2024-03): 632
Users who have closed tasks in (2024-03): 312
Projects which had at least one task moved from one column to another on
their workboard in (2024-03): 317
Tasks created in (2024-03): 2634
Tasks closed in (2024-03): 2532
Open and stalled tasks in total: 53852
* Only open tasks in total: 52838
* Only stalled tasks in total: 1014
Median age in days of open tasks by priority:
Unbreak now: 47
Needs Triage: 982
High: 1297
Normal: 2029
Low: 2578
Lowest: 3042
(How long tasks have been open, not how long they have had that priority)
To see the names of the most active task authors:
* Go to https://wikimedia.biterg.io/
* Choose "Phabricator > Overview" from the top bar
* Adjust the time frame in the upper right corner to your needs
* See the author names in the "Submitters" panel
TODO: Numbers which refer to closed tasks might not be correct, as
described in https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T1003 .
Yours sincerely,
Fab Rick Aytor
(via community_metrics.sh on phab1004 at Mon 01 Apr 2024 12:00:17 AM UTC)