On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Marcus Buck me@marcusbuck.org wrote:
We got 6 million bucks, ain't we?
First of all, I hate how people say this. :-) We have had a budget drafted that required $6 million, we achieved that -- that doesn't mean we just have $6 million lying around to do whatever we want with it. It wouldn't have been budgeted in if it wasn't going to be used.
Perhaps we should extend our tech staff a little bit. (Looking at the Bugzilla backlog, looking at the many features we are waiting for since years [global preferences for example], etc.) I don't suggest that Brion and the tech staff do a bad job. I'm sure they are doing their best. But obviously they need more help.
Yes, if you follow the Job openings you'll see that there are a few technology positions open: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings. There's one general one and two Stanton Grant-related ones.
Also, if you read more on the page you'll see: "We are also likely to continue to expand our technical team in the coming year. If you are interested in working for us, please review our past Software Developer and System Administrator...While we do not have any technology openings right now, we would like to engage in dialog with people who are as passionate as we are."
So yeah, they're actively seeking help.