Hi everyone,
I have a working session with Dan tomorrow to do major work on the wiki page here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_MediaWiki_Core_Team/Quarterly_revie...
Given the relative lack of controversy around just going with HHVM, the clear end-user benefit, and the lack of a well-articulated and deeply-championed alternative, I think there's less urgency in getting a consultative mail out to wikitech-l in advance of our quarterly review. Nevertheless, I think it sets good precedent, so I'd like to do it anyway. I'd like to have a solid articulation of all of the work that we're doing in addition to the work we've considered and decided not to do this time around, so that people are informed about what we're not doing in addition to knowing what we are, and can make a last minute case for something else.
I don't have a draft of said email started, but it's basically going to be the highlights from the wiki page above. Dan and I will be editing between 11am and 12pm PDT tomorrow, so that's the main time to avoid doing a lot of work there. Any time before or after that is fair game, so please take a look at it, and if there's areas that you feel you can fill stuff in prior to our meeting, or elaborate/correct after our meeting, please do.
Thanks Rob