Hi Pine,
I agree with the potential benefits, but my personal opinion is that
merging the two apps would require a substantial overhaul of the Commons
app, both in terms of UI design as well as codebase. Linking, if
appropriate, would be an easier way to achieve the benefits of shared user
base, but of course the experience would not be as seamless for users
compared to merging.
Regardless, WMF staff would be better placed than I to answer your
question, I think. If there is a merge, there will probably be some
management/manpower implications, as the Commons app is currently a
community-maintained app, whereas merging would probably mean that
maintenance/upgrades would fall under the responsibility of the WMF mobile
app team?
Cheers.
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> From: Jon Katz <jkatz(a)wikimedia.org>
> To: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [WikimediaMobile] Prague Pre-Hackathon - registration and
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> Hi Pine,
> That's a great question and one we've thought about a lot on the app
> teams. It would obviously increase our image contributions a great deal if
> we connected the ease of uploading of the commons app with the user base of
> the Wikipedia app. However, given the quality and copyright issues that
> arose when we previously made it easier to upload images on the mobile [1],
> we want to be very careful about any future efforts and make sure we've
> ensured that issues around moderation are taken care of.
>
> In a recent consultation around mobile contributions,
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Readers_contributions_via_Android,
> concerns around moderation were echoed, but uploading nearby images was
> still one of the most popular ideas proposed. There is clearly an
> opportunity here if we can figure out how to mitigate the moderation
> issues.
>
> Regardless, given the upcoming structured data on commons
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data> project,
> we're
> thinking that we want to delay any new asks of the Commons community until
> the repercussions of the project are well understood.
>
> Best,
>
> J
>
>
>
> [1]
>
> Compiled by: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LX
>
> Commons:Village pump/Archive/2013/04#Mobile Web Uploads turned off in
> stable
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/
> Archive/2013/04#Mobile_Web_Uploads_turned_off_in_stable>
>
> Commons:Village pump/Archive/2013/04#Missing author/source parameters on
> mobile uploads: fix coming
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/
> Archive/2013/04#Missing_author.2Fsource_parameters_on_
> mobile_uploads:_fix_coming>
>
> Commons:Village pump/Proposals/Archive/2016/08#Rfc: Should we request a
> configuration change to shut down cross-wiki uploads?
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/
> Proposals/Archive/2016/08#Rfc:_Should_we_request_a_
> configuration_change_to_shut_down_cross-wiki_uploads.3F>
>
> Commons:Mobile access/Mobile upload needing check#Background
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Mobile_
> access/Mobile_upload_needing_check#Background>
>
> Category:MobileUpload-related deletion requests
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:
> MobileUpload-related_deletion_requests>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Josephine,
> >
> > I'm glad to see that work is continuing on the Commons app. Just
> > wondering, is there a chance of creating some kind of link between the
> > Commons app and the Wikipedia app, or maybe even merging them at some
> point?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Pine
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:30 AM, Josephine Lim <josephinelim86(a)gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Wikimedia Czech Republic and I are collaborating to organize a
> >> pre-hackathon
> >> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2017/
> Prehackathon_Prague>
> >> in Prague that runs from 12-14 May 2017, a week before the hackathon in
> >> Vienna. There are a few scholarships available that will cover the
> return
> >> trip to Prague/Vienna, and/or accommodation in Prague during the
> >> pre-hackathon.
> >>
> >> The topic of the pre-hackathon will be the improvement of the Wikimedia
> >> Commons Android app <https://github.com/commons-
> app/apps-android-commons>,
> >> with focus on the "Nearby places that need pictures" feature. Further
> >> details are currently still being discussed here
> >> <https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues/353>.
> >>
> >> If you are interested, please register
> >> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvPa8LIz_
> YTOIcToaAAkAvnZ5OoJ2F5YUlfelDcTcutL24cg/viewform>
> >> as soon as possible and indicate if you would like to apply for a
> >> scholarship in the application form. For any enquiries, feel free to
> send
> >> me or Vojtech (CC'ed) an email, or post on our GitHub or wiki discussion
> >> page.
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Josephine
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Hello mobile Wikimedians,
The iOS app team just pushed an initial beta of our next major update to
our TestFlight channel. If you'd like to enroll as an iOS beta tester
please sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfW7zFnUDYABvHLWlFclZ7OJEK82WjVIjs…
This beta includes the following major changes:
- New Places tab: explore Wikipedia content near you or even on the other
side of the globe. This is a major update of our geolocation based "Nearby"
feature is now called places, since it does a lot more than show you whats
nearby. Places includes a map based interface for browsing, extended geo
search capabilities, and even the ability to see where your saved articles
are located.
- New login system: totally re-written login system, including support for
password reset, accessible account creation and 2FA for Admins, with more
improvements to come before release.
- Bug fixes for issues with Share-a-Fact, face recognition and lead
images, and searching with apostrophes.
We look forward to your feedback!
Thanks,
Josh Minor
PM, Wikipedia app for iOS
Hi all,
Wikimedia Czech Republic and I are collaborating to organize a pre-hackathon
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2017/Prehackathon_Prague>
in Prague that runs from 12-14 May 2017, a week before the hackathon in
Vienna. There are a few scholarships available that will cover the return
trip to Prague/Vienna, and/or accommodation in Prague during the
pre-hackathon.
The topic of the pre-hackathon will be the improvement of the Wikimedia
Commons Android app <https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons>,
with focus on the "Nearby places that need pictures" feature. Further
details are currently still being discussed here
<https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues/353>.
If you are interested, please register
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvPa8LIz_YTOIcToaAAkAvnZ5OoJ2F5YU…>
as soon as possible and indicate if you would like to apply for a
scholarship in the application form. For any enquiries, feel free to send
me or Vojtech (CC'ed) an email, or post on our GitHub or wiki discussion
page.
Cheers!
--
Regards,
Josephine
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Date: Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 7:05 AM
Subject: CREDIT showcase Wednesday 1-March-2017
To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi!
I'd like to welcome you to join us at the CREDIT showcase next week,
Wednesday, 1-March-2017 at 1900 UTC / 1100 Pacific Time. We'd like to see
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*I hope all is well with you! I wanted to let you know about CREDIT, a
monthly demo series that we’re running to showcase open source tech
projects from Wikimedia’s Community, Reading, Editing, Discovery,
Infrastructure and Technology teams. *
*CREDIT is open to the public, and we welcome questions and discussion. The
next CREDIT will be held on March 1st at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 19:00 UTC. *
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*Please feel free to pass this information along to any interested folks.
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things.*
*If you have any questions, please let me know! Thanks, and I hope to see
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*YOURNAME*
Hi
We just have released a new version of Kiwix for Android.
Here the list of improvements:
* FIX: Text To Speech issues on earlier Android versions
* FIX: SD card detection in a few edge cases
* FIX: Sporadic transparent menu
* FIX: Download resilience and experience
* FIX: Few problems with icon positions
* FIX: "Night mode" for pictures
* NEW: UI "night mode"
* NEW: UI colors
* NEW: Autohide app toolbar
* NEW: Keep bookmarks over data updates
The app is available on Google play at http://android.kiwix.org and the
APK can also be download at http://download.kiwix.org/bin/kiwix.apk
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