So, which other chapters are up for building out serious software engineering capacity?
Actually we've been having this conversation a bit as part of our strategic planning process - how much should Wikimedia UK be doing technology and what place should it have in our long-term goals? After some debate we decided it was important enough to merit a top-level point of its own;
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Towards_a_five_year_plan_2013-18/Draft_Goals_vs...
That said it's not something we are likely to make any big strides on in 2014.
Chris