Hi Baptiste,
On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 2:25 PM Baptiste de Coulon (le lieu imaginaire) bdc@lelieuimaginaire.ch wrote:
Hello,
In the pre-conference of SWIB18 [1], Stacy Allison-Cassin and Dan Scott have lead yesterday a great workshop on "Wikibase: configure, customize, and collaborate".
Among others, the discussion on the panel have show the big interest on a decentralized mode to use Wikidata throug a network of Wikibase instances.
To implement it, we have identify the following needs:
Wikibase instance on Docker have to be update to current version of the software. A users' community have to be build and remain in close connecting interactions with the development team. Performing Import and export script between Wikidata and Wikibase have to be achieve. Connecting Properties have to be developping in the way to interoperate the instances.
Is the Wikidata Community agree with this proposal? The development team also?
The dev team is committed to a strategy that is about building an ecosystem around Wikidata. This means making Wikibase more usable and useful outside Wikimedia. We have put words and work into this and we will continue to do so. It matters to me that Wikidata is not a single oasis in a big dessert but a big tree in flourishing jungle. We want much more data to be open, machine-readable and accessible but it doesn't have to all be and shouldn't all have to be on Wikidata.
Is it necessary to open a second mailing-list dedicate to Wikibase?
There is one already for the Wikibase user group at https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibaseug that we are using.
Where is the best place to discuss of all this things?
On that mailinglist is fine :)
Cheers Lydia