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Hi Erik,
I am currently working on extensions for the intranet wiki at PSI
(
) and therefore interested in joining the MediaWiki NG mailing
list.
Kind regards,
Benedikt
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From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of
Erik Moeller
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 7:31 AM
To: Wikimedia developers; MediaWiki announcements and site admin list
Subject: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki NG mailing list set up
Hello all -
as part of our discussions around the feature set of
MediaWiki for educators which took place from April 11-13 in
Vancouver, we realized that several groups & companies that
are currently using MediaWiki (including some who were
present) have identical needs. Sometimes, work is done in
parallel and redundantly.
For example, Wikia has done work around WYSIWYG editing.
WikiEducator has a strong need for it, and the folks at CK-12
are also investigating the possibilities. Should we launch a
development effort together, it needs to be coordinated.
The wikitech-l and mediawiki-l lists are very busy with
day-to-day work, so we felt it makes sense to have a focused
place for coordination of "next generation" MediaWiki
development projects, small and large, that (may) involve
multiple partners. Hence, there is now a MediaWiki NG (next
generation) mailing list. We can also use it to think about
funding strategies, though the list archives are at this point public.
It is emphatically not a "blue sky" list for wild ideas;
those belong on wikitech-l and Meta. It's about: We want
feature set X - we are willing to contribute an amount/join a
funding proposal/add a developer to a team working on it.
It's about figuring out specs, timetables & roadmaps.
The list is at:
http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-ng-l
Right now it's set to moderator approval for new
subscription. If you want on, drop Brion a line about your
organization & needs and how you could contribute to dev
activities, and he'll add you to the list. If you're a dev
who just wants to follow what's going on, provide advice &
participate, you're also welcome of course. But I suggested
making it initially mod-approved to ensure that people read a
long email like this one that explains the purpose of the
list, and that it remains focused on getting things done. ;-)
It would be easy to confuse this with a "brainstorming list",
which it is not.
--
Peace & Love,
Erik
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