Erik Moeller wrote:
In general, though, I'd prefer for WMF to move away
from what could be
characterized as appeasement and towards actively resisting censorship
and monitoring.
I agree with you and I imagine most developers would agree with you. But
the question remains: do most Wikimedians?
I think for most Wikimedians, but particularly for Wikimedians in areas
where HTTPS access is restricted, I think there's a general view that
having insecure access over HTTP trumps requiring HTTPS and cutting off
access altogether. While we hope that this situation is inapplicable to
most users, we have to recognize that it's applicable to some percent of
our users. It'd be good to get numbers about how many users we're talking
about and try to better understand what the Wikimedia community thinks is
the best path forward, given the various constraints and consequences.
MZMcBride