[Foundation-l] Language codes to rename

[Geoffrey Plourde]

Well what I proposed encouraged people to prioritize. For example, if 100 people donate 5 dollars each for semantic mediawiki, it might encourage an outside developer to work on it, freeing up staff and saving money.  




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From: Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:47:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Language codes to rename

Hoi,
If we want to decrease the backlog, we should not invest in more extensions.
We should invest in capacity to assess the extensions that are waiting. We
should invest in capacity to triage our problems, we should invest in fixing
the problems that we know off.

We have asked the public to help us, they gave us the 6 million dollar we
asked for. We asked the Stanton Foundation and they gave us 890.000 dollar
to improve the usability of the English language Wikipedia. There is
software like Semantic MediaWiki, software to localise the Commons
categories to name but two that are not considered at all because of a lack
of capacity to assess what is out there.

If anything we need developers that take care of THAT backlog. If anything
we need senior developers who will assist in making the software mature
enough so that it can be used on our production servers. When you consider
that the Tool server tools are not localised, and when you realise that as a
consequence these tools have only a limited use you will agree with me that
we first of all need to strengthen the fundamentals before we put another
floor on the existing building.
Thanks,
      GerardM

2009/1/16 Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd at yahoo.com>

> Well if we want to decrease the backlog, we could suggest that people put
> up money for desired extensions.... I know its come up before and been
> rejecte, but it might attract people to develop stuff.
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> From: Marcus Buck <me at marcusbuck.org>
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> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:45:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Language codes to rename
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> Geoffrey Plourde hett schreven:
> > I am sure he will handle the rename as soon as he can, but patience is
> key.
> >
> cough, please be patient! It's only been three years since mo.wikipedia
> was closed. The case will be handled as soon as one of our service team
> members becomes available.
>
> Marcus Buck
>
> We got 6 million bucks, ain't we? 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.
>
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