On 16/12/15 16:01, Chris Koerner wrote:
The folks at the foundation are not copying files and running update.php every time they update Wikipedia. :) They also have a focus on foundation-sponsored projects and improving things where their constituents are. Not a lot of Wiki* editors need a better MediaWiki installer.
I don't believe it is much of a priority - for the foundation or a significant percentage of third-party administrators. Those who are dedicated figure it out, new people have to have a lot of patience - or they are turned away. Which is really sad, IMHO.
Interesting to think that Mediawiki installation and maintenance is a minor part of the what the Foundation do.
Mediawiki is a open source project which any group could fork, maintain and develop a "one button updater". Or just develop it as an add on? Package managers abound!
Gordo