On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
Well, no. There is always a possibility.
We can detach the Wikitech contributors prototype development from any content migration and leave mediawiki.org undisrupted during this first phase.
Wikitech has the basic software we need to build a prototype quicker and easier. Life in mediawiki.org would continue as it is. Everybody would be welcome to join the experiment but nobody would be forced to.
If/when the prototype is ready we can discuss about next steps with a better common understanding.
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**Requests_for_comment/Wikitech_** contributors#First_phasehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Wikitech_contributors#First_phasehas been edited accordingly.
Thanks for these edits Quim, especially adding specific questions you're trying to answer with each feature/iteration.
I think separating out the wiki migration issue and prototyping new features on wikitech is a good way to diffuse any stress around either question. This is a much better way to move forward, and I'm happy to help try out any features related to structured user pages, projects, events, etc. when you're ready for that.
Steven