On 29/05/13 15:09, DaB. wrote:
Reason 4 are you, the tool-authors.
The participation in my survey [2] was pitiful low and the majority of these
few who voted, voted to leave the Toolserver as soon as possible or this year
– a trend that was already visible on the mailing-list before. So I conclude
that the most of you don’t care and whose care will leave this year.
I am really sorry that you feel this way. From everything saw, as a
volunteer root you were exceedingly professional - more than most
professional roots I know.
For some reasone the survey missed me, and I'd probably answer "not move
at all". But I believe it's not that people don't care, and that most
would stay on the Toolserver were that an option, but it isn't and they
see there is nothing they could do.
These of you who are able to move to ToolLabs I wish
luck. Let’s hope that the
WMF does not decide to "re-focus" again too soon. Let’s hope that the WMF does
not disable tools just because there are a little slow. Let’s hope that the
WMF does not restrict the database-tables even more. Let’s hope that the WMF
does not kick the volunteers out completely some days like they did with the
WMF-wiki-admins some weeks ago. And hoping is all we can do, because the WMF
is a undemocratic construct and ToolLabs is lead by paid roots, so whatever
the WMF staff decides will happen.
Unfortunately, I have to agree, these are all reasonable possibilities.