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Reading Team Q4 (April-Jun) Goals
by Jon Katz 26 Mar '16

26 Mar '16

Hi Folks, The Reading team's Q4 goals for 2015-16 are posted on Media Wiki: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering/2015-16_Q4_Goals#Readi…. We arrived at these goals by taking the results of the Q4 brainstorming <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Quarterly_planning/Q4> and matching them against our strategy, speed and strengths. Below is a summary of what we aim to do in the April-June Quarter with more context than what you see on our goals page. You will notice a lot of cross-platform migration. That is no accident: we learn faster by launching on one platform and then migrating the idea to others. The goals are broken out by team or strategic theme. *Community Tech: Community Wishlist items* Ship features and fixes related to three wishes in the Wishlist Survey top 10 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2015_Community_Wishlist_Survey#The_top_10_w…> *Infrastructure: two-factor authentication*The infrastructure team will enable two-factor authentication <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_authentication> via AuthManager on the Wikimedia cluster. The goal here is to add another layer of security for accounts with important privileges. *New Readers (was: "reach new users in the global south")* *Web: decrease load time and cost for low-resource environments on mobile*This will be accomplished through lazy loading <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_loading> of images, and cutting default html size. This is in beta mobile channel by the end of this quarter and we plan to measure results and roll out to all users over the course of Q4. *Make a better encyclopedia experience* *Web: hovercards*Specifically, enable hovercards <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Beta_Features/Hovercards> as default for logged-out desktop users on more than one wiki (this one is dependent on community approval). Hovercards represent a faster way of browsing Wikipedia that most readers prefer (as indicated by this survey <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Beta_Features/Hovercards#Qualtrics_Survey_Re…>). It has been in beta for more than a year and the mobile version was recently launched to all users on our Android app. This is not as simple as turning on a switch, there are several improvements that will have to be made. One reason we are launching this is to clean up our beta site before picking up any new work. This is arguably "New Readers" as well, due to the performance gains from loading fewer pages. A community initiated proposal is being discussed to enable this on English Wikipedia. Please chime in! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Proposal:_… *Android: launch the feed*This quarter, the iOS team launched a feed on the app home screen and it looks great and early results suggest users are responding well to it. The goal is to drive user retention by giving readers a reason to open up Wikipedia even if they don't have a specific query in mind. The Android team will also be implementing backend services to support the feed across platforms. *iOS: Universal links*"Universal Links" (aka deep links) provide convenient re-entry to the app from links and OS search, but do not advertise or promote the app. This is something that is already live on Android and partially supported on iOS. It allows users who prefer the app to open it from links or an OS query, since that is how most users get to Wikipedia. *A Community of Readers (interactive Wikipedia)* This is the third pillar that came out of our strategy process. No active development work is planned here. Future direction for this part of our strategy is currently being explored via a community consultation here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User_Interaction_Consultation Your feedback or questions are welcome. Thanks, J

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[Apps] New Android production release
by Dmitry Brant 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Hi everyone, We've just released an updated version of the Wikipedia Android app[1][2], rolling out as we speak to the Google Play store! Here are the highlights from this update: - Synchronize theme and font options across devices for logged-in users.[*] - Restore and improve pinch-to-zoom functionality in image gallery. - Update the Settings screen with Material design. - Further improve memory usage and fix memory leaks on certain devices. - Improve network data usage when retrieving certain thumbnails. - Show link preview thumbnails even when only one or two are available. - Miscellaneous bug and crash fixes. Thanks to the following contributors for their patches: * Maroloccio (@maroloccio) * Paladox * You?[3] [*] On devices with Android versions earlier than Marshmallow (6.0), this requires the app to ask for a new permission upon installing, namely the "Identity" permission. This permission is necessary for any kind of synchronizing interactions with remote accounts (a feature which we plan on expanding in future updates). For more information, please refer to our FAQ <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Android_FAQ#Security_and_Perm…> . [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia&hl=en [2] https://releases.wikimedia.org/mobile/android/wikipedia/stable/wikipedia-2.… [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_ha… Cheers, -- Dmitry Brant Senior Software Engineer / Product Owner (Android) Wikimedia Foundation https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_mobile_engineering

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iOS Release Candidate
by Joshua Minor 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

Hello mobile Wikimedians, I'm excited to announce that we submitted a release candidate of our major update today, and plan to release publicly on Wednesday March 9th. If you are in the beta you should be able to install the release now from TestFlight. We are working with Communications on next week's public release, and I'm getting our on wiki docs updated, so expect to hear more soon. On behalf of the iOS team at the WMF, I also particularly want to thank our testing volunteers and those who submitted code to the project. Thanks, Josh

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Wikipedia iOS v5.0.1 released
by Joshua Minor 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

Hello, Hot on the heals of our major update, the WMF iOS app team is happy to announce the release of a small bugfix update. Version 5.0.1 is currently rolling out on iTunes. It includes fixes to bugs and issues. Some highlights: - Sharing now works on all articles - Clean up of some article layout issues - Many additional localizations and expanded translations - Prevent crashes when switching back and forth into the app - Improved loading times and less bandwidth usage from images on the Explore feed - Better filters of Special pages on Top Read for non-English Wikis Thanks, Josh Minor

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Re: [WikimediaMobile] [Wikidata] weekly summary #201
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

> # MusicBrainz now uses Wikidata to fetch images for their entities > <http://blog.musicbrainz.org/2016/03/21/server-update-2016-03-21/> Fantastic! Now we only need to do the same on Wikimedia wikis. :) https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T95026 Nemo

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IEEE-ICDIPC2016, Lebanon [CALL FOR PAPERS, SPECIAL SESSIONS]
by Lubna Kanan 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

** Apologies for cross-posting ** ** Please forward to anybody who might be interested. ** ==== The Sixth International Conference on Digital Information Processing and Communications (ICDIPC2016) April 21-23, 2016 - Beirut, Lebanon http://sdiwc.net/conferences/icdipc2016/ icdipc16(a)sdiwc.net ==== ** KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ** Prof. Gerald Schaefer, Loughborough University, United Kingdom Prof. Meroune Debbah, Centrale Supelec, France Prof. Kamal Al-Haddad, École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada Prof. Abdallah Shami, Western University, Canada Prof. Abir Hussain, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom Prof. Dhiya Al-Jumeily, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom Prof. Tarek Hamel, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia ==== ** GENERAL INFORMATION ** ICDIPC2016 will be held over three days, with presentations delivered by researchers from the international community, including presentations from keynote speakers and state-of-the-art lectures. All registered papers will be submitted to IEEE for potential inclusion to IEEE Xplore ==== All the registered papers will be submitted to IEEE for POTENTIAL inclusion to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. In addition, BEST registered papers will be published in one of the following special issues provided that the author do major improvements and extension within the time frame that will be set by the conference and his/her paper is approved by the chief editor: * International Journal of New Computer Architectures and their Applications (IJNCAA) * International Journal of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (IJDIWC) * International Journal of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics (IJCSDF) * The International Journal of E-Learning and Educational Technologies in the Digital Media (IJEETDM) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = *** You are invited to submit papers to this exciting event! *** = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ** IMPORTANT DATES ** - Submission Date: The submission is open from now until April 6, 2016 - Notification of Acceptance: April 8, 2016 - Camera Ready Submission: Open from now until April 11, 2016 (Last day for CR Submission) - Last Day for Registration: April 11, 2016 ==== ** PAPER SUBMISSION ** Researchers are encouraged to submit their work electronically. Full paper must be submitted (Abstracts are not accepted). Submitted paper should be limited to a maximum length of 6 pages (Letter size, single space, Times Roman of font size 10, two columns format), including figures, tables and references. All papers will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Best papers awards will be distributed during the conference. ==== ** ORGANIZE A SPECIAL SESSION ** Researchers are welcome to organize special session. The session should be within a very specific topic. The conference will list the session on the web. The session chair will manage the publicity of his session. It is expected that each session will attract 5 registered papers. The session chair will get a free registration for one of his papers. The submission and the reviewing process for the papers of the sessions will be managed jointly between the chair and the conference. The chair can take the responsibility of the reviewing with the help of other researchers. However, the conference will get all the reviewing reports at the end. ==== ** ORGANIZE A WORKSHOP ** ICDIPC2016 will host several workshops addressing different areas related to digital technologies that complement the main ICDIPC2016 conference. Workshops are intended to serve as an intensive collaborative forum for exchanging ideas and theories that are still in an evolutionary stage. We encourage prospective workshop organizers to submit their proposals focusing on either in-depth analysis or broad-ranging approaches to areas related to digital technologies. ==== ** BE A GUEST ** You are very welcome to attend all the conference activities as a guest. You will get conference kit, the meals, coffee breaks, tour, and certificate of attendance provided that you do online registration with option guest. http://sdiwc.net/conferences/icdipc2016/be-a-guest/ ==== ** LOCATION ** The conference will be held in Beirut, Lebanon All information about venue and accommodation may be found at the following links: http://sdiwc.net/conferences/icdipc2016/accommodation/ http://sdiwc.net/conferences/icdipc2016/travel-information/ ====

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[Apps] Android Wikipedia beta app release (2.1.143-beta-2016-03-16)
by Stephen Niedzielski 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

The Android team[0] is pleased to announce a new Wikipedia Android app beta release, v2.1.143-beta-2016-03-16[1]. This revision contains the following new fixes and functionality[2]: - Update the settings screen with Material design. - Fix a crash bug when leaving the edit screen. - Show link preview thumbnails even when only one or two are available. - Reduce overly large thumbnails and improve network data usage. - Add tool tip hints to clear search history and clear input. - Fix a database crash bug when upgrading from certain versions of the app. - Fix a bug where the loading icon was never dismissed on short pages. - Add the app's own license to the licensing screen. Included in this version are patches from first time contributors, maroloccio[3] and paladox[4], and repeat contributor Dan Garry[5]. Good job, devs! You too can help make it better! Read our getting started guide[6]. We can't wait for your contributions! -The WMF Android team [0] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team#Android_App [1] Rolling out at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta [2] A complete list of changes is available at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/APAW/history/master/;beta/2.1.1… [3] IRC: maroloccio, https://twitter.com/maroloccio [4] IRC: paladox [5] IRC: Deskana, https://twitter.com/danjgarry [6] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_ha…

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Fwd: [Analytics] All the nodes in the Analytics Hadoop cluster will be rebooted today
by Adam Baso 16 Mar '16

16 Mar '16

Cross posting. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Luca Toscano <ltoscano(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 4:27 AM Subject: [Analytics] All the nodes in the Analytics Hadoop cluster will be rebooted today To: "A mailing list for the Analytics Team at WMF and everybody who has an interest in Wikipedia and analytics." <analytics(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, research-internal(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hi folks! Due to a kernel upgrade for a security fix we need to reboot each node of the Hadoop cluster. The task will be started later on today and it will be done in small batches to avoid causing major delays to outstanding jobs. Please contact me if you notice any major issue (elukey or the #wikimedia-analytics channel on freenode). Thanks! Regards, Luca _______________________________________________ Analytics mailing list Analytics(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics

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User interaction on Wikipedia --call for submissions
by Moushira Elamrawy 16 Mar '16

16 Mar '16

Greetings, Following up on the reading strategy. <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Strategy/Strategy_Process/Testing> The reading team is launching an experiment that supports early engagement in ideation phase, with a wide variety of users. This aims at allowing a public space, where editors, staff and readers, can submit and discuss ideas around our how to enhance user interaction with content and with each other on Wikipedia. We plan to run this for 4 weeks, where after two weeks we can start to narrow down ideas and discuss them in details. Please check the link below, and feel free to submit ideas, ask questions or leave a comment, and help us spread the word. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User_Interaction_Consultation Best, Moushira

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mobile-l Your Electricity Bill 0085$
by mobile-l＠lists.wikimedia.org 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

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