[Foundation-l] Tim Starling appointed to the position of Developer Liaison

[Andrew Lih]

Excellent news.  Is there an "org chart" that has all this info in one
place? Thanks for keeping us updated on all this.

-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 02:16:28 +0100, Angela <beesley at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Wikimedia Board would like to announce that Tim Starling has been
> appointed to the official position of developer liaison.
> 
> Brion Vibber is currently on a wikibreak, but it is expected than he
> might also hold an official position related to development tasks when
> he is back.
> 
> The Board would like to encourage the creation of a developer
> committee whereby certain developers are assigned responsibility for
> ensuring that tasks, such as buying servers, are carried out in an
> efficient and timely way. It is expected that a number of non-official
> positions will be created by this committee, and that particular
> developers can be named in certain roles if the committee feel that
> would be beneficial.
> Tim Starling's role would include documenting the activities of this
> committee so the community are aware of who to contact about different
> issues, and to ensure smooth communication between developers.
> 
> The title is not meant to imply they Tim Starling does, or is expected
> to do, more development work than anyone else. He will be the first
> point of contact between the developers and the Board. The aim of this
> position is to improve communication, both within the development
> team, and between them, the Board and the community.
> 
> Angela Beesley
> On behalf on the Wikimedia Foundation
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Andrew Lih
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