On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <prad2609(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
hi,
Wikipedia and its sister projects do not exist in vacuum. It thrives in an
environment. For it to succeed and blossom it needs help from various groups
that share our interest in sharing human knowledge but also those that
enable this sharing of knowledge.
It is not just about people who can sit down for certain number of hours and
edit a page, share photographs, etc. like we all do but also much more.
Technology might make our work easier to do. We need help from techies and
hackers who can work their way around code that can improve MediaWiki, the
software that powers Wikipedia.
Law might make our work easier to do. We need help from lawyers so that we
can make use, are aware of the licenses we use and ensure no Wikipedian is
needlessly harrowed for contributing to our cause.
Having place to do a meetup, a hackathon or hold events.
And so much more. All this needs an ecosystem. I think we must think about
where this ecosystem exists in Mumbai and in addition to trying and help
grow Wikipedia must also try and nurture these ecosystems which are so
essential for our own growth.
Just a thought,
Pradeep
Indeed!
Wiki as a medium and creative commons as a culture grew out of the
free software movement and so, it is also important to ensure that
freedom to read, write and execute are fundamental to the project.
While we chart out the components of the wiki ecosystem, it is also
essential to know in what ecosystem is wiki a component of.
--
GN