On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 9:51 PM Ivan Martínez <galaver(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Strategy 2030 was clear that the way was in the opposite direction
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Recommendations/Improve_User_Experience>
.
Absolutely. That has only become more true. (Happy new year, my friend.)
Brion wrote:
1) Overturn the requirement to avoid handling h.264
files on Wikimedia
servers or accept them from users or serve them to users. Allow
importing
h.264 uploads and creating h.264 transcodes for playback compatibility.
Yes, this is essential. Can be via a separate videowiki in the short term
(or NCcommons) if the WM Commons community is united in opposition.
2) Create an interactive media team with at least two
engineers, a
designer, and a project manager
3) Give this team a remit to rebuild *and maintain in
an ongoing fashion*
the existing TimedMediaHandler, Graphs, Score, 3D, etc
extensions
Yes. Just to coordinate + streamline all the development, design, and
coordination across the movement. It would likely save everyone time and
resources in the end, instead of so many half-focused groups and good ideas
hitting dead ends.
wʍ, SJ