As a subject of one/more hackathons I would like to recommend CoSyne [1].
CoSyne is translation and multilingual synchronisation tool. The project
was set up by Wikimedia Netherlands together with several universities and
other partners, including the EU. The tool makes it possible to translate
much more easier from one Wikipedia (etc) to another with much better
quality translations than existing translating tools. It does not matter if
an article is already written, it is possible with this tool to expand
existing articles and to update articles with a new section when on one
Wikipedia this was added. It makes it possible to exchange information in
more languages and helps users to keep the articles up-to-date.
I have tested the Bèta version of this tool and these tests were very
successful.
[1]
Romaine
2014-07-09 13:55 GMT+02:00 Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
So far there are no candidates to organize the next
Wikimedia Hackathon in
Europe. If any chapter, thorg, or group of volunteers is thinking about
applying, please let us know. We want to announce the new host at
Wikimania.
Very important: the budget for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2015 will be
discussed and eventually approved as an independent Project and Event Fund.
This means that organizers will be able to define the budget and manage it
without depending on general chapter funds and FDC rounds. This will avoid
any risk of budget cuts caused by factors alien to the hackathon
organization, a problem we have seen in previous editions. Background:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Fr…
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG
On Friday, May 30, 2014, Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
(CCing wikimedia-l as well, please send any
replies to wikitech-l only)
The Wikimedia technical community wants to have another hackathon next
year in Europe. Who will organize it?
Interested parties, check
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hackathons
We would like to confirm a host by Wikimania, latest.
The same call goes for India and other locations with a good
concentration
of Wikimedia contributors and software
developers. Come on, step in. We
want to increase our geographical diversity of technical contributors.
--
Quim Gil
Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil
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Quim Gil
Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil
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