Hey all,
We've posted our proposal for the release management RFP. You can find it at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_Management_RFP/2014/Consortium
Our team includes me (Kim Schoonover), Ryan Schmidt (Skizzerz), Benjamin Lees (Emufarmers), Jack Phoenix, and Bartosz Dziewoński (Matma Rex). We are a consortium of developers and system administrators who maintain, support and develop for large MediaWiki installations serving thousands of users. We think we know a thing or two about what MediaWiki releases need.
Please comment; your feedback is welcome and needed to make this a success.
-Isarra