I'm about to head off for three months for a sabbatical, so I wanted to let you know of a few more underappreciated resources.

https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-announce is a very low-traffic list with announcements of office hours, meetups, bug days, and so on. And https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News is a weekly summary of changes in the world of Wikimedia tech.

http://vmartinezdelacruz.com/in-a-nutshell-how-openstack-works/ is an introduction to how OpenStack works. Wikimedia Labs is built in OpenStack; this will help you if you've ever wondered "WTF is Nova?"

And there's a sample Python application http://tools.wmflabs.org/flask-stub/ "for those who want some yeast to start their own project." More information: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flask-stub Thanks, User:Little green rosetta.

I'm unsubscribing from the toolserver-l list and labs-l for my sabbatical now -- more info at http://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2013/08/28/1 . If you need to talk about Wikimedia technical community stuff before January, please consult Quim Gil, qgil at wikimedia dot org. Silke and Coren will be able to answer your questions and keep momentum going on Tool Labs, as they already are already. :-) Thanks! Looking forward to coming back in January.