Hi, while I know that this is not the solution to your problems, let me say that if you want a Wikisource focus area at the Wikimedia Hackathon in Jerusalem (31 March - 3 April), the time to decide this is now, and the place is https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119703
On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Andrea Zanni zanni.andrea84@gmail.com wrote:
What wikisource lacks is development to core software, not only external, cool tools, which are fine but in the end don't really solve problems.
Some of the "core software" can be developed with the help of IEGs, developer outreach programs, and hackathons. These activities are not reserved for "external, cool tools" only.
One step that could be useful regardless would be to reflect the most urgent/important "core software" development needs at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikisource/board/ , in epic/task units, associating the actual projects related to them.
I can elaborate further and bore you with details but, ina nutshell, we
just need commitment from people who can bring theirlines ofcode into production. As Wikisource is formally a Wikimedia project, and provides its tiny contribution to the mission and also to fundraising, I would expect a commitment of this sort coming from WMF.
I think the WMF would also like to have a clear strategy about the developer investment required for Wikisource and other projects with specific needs. In the next months we are going to discuss the Annual Plan for July 2016-June 2017, and I recommend the Wikisource community to make their voice heard in that context.
Meanwhile, the tiny and humble Developer Relations team is happy to help you in the practical and pragmatic ways that we can help you right now. :)