MediaWiki Cooperation. A user group for 3rd party users, Markus Glaser, SMWCon Fall 2014
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For quite some time now, the idea has been around to build a separate entity that cares about the use of MediaWiki outside the Wikimedia world. It's time to tackle the task and work our way towards an institution of its own that cares for MediaWiki as a software product. A first effort has been made at Wikimania. Let's shape that user group together!
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- 1. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation MediaWikiCooperationSMWConFall 2014Markus GlaserCC-BY-SA 2.0
- 2. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Hashtags andLogos #Hallo Welt! #BlueSpice #Wikimedia Germany #MediaWiki Releases #MediaWiki Cooperation
- 4. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation MediaWiki •MediaWikiis worth it! A tool for knowledge sharing •WMF main business: run Wikimedia sites •MediaWiki as a product is not their focus •3rd parties have different needs: installer, platform support, integration, configuration, extensions •3rd parties have different use cases: small wikis, specialized wikis, single server installations By Eben[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
- 5. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Stakeholders •Wikimedia Foundation (obviously) •Tarballusers (small scale users) •Companies (large scale users) •Developers (esp. extension builders) •Technology providers (cloud, database, os) By HaraldHoyer [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
- 6. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Environmental Scan •Understandtheoverallsituation •Interviews withnon- WMF users By Dennis Mojado, [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
- 7. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Inclusion •Thereisalreadya community •MediaWiki.org asa documentationplace •Not a separate community, but a partoftheexistingone By Booyabazooka [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
- 9. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Impact •Have a say in the development roadmap (breaking changes) •Implementation power •Bridge between users and devs •Make MediaWikia fantastic, widespread software! By Roger McLassus[CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
- 10. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Form •Form followsfunction •Initially: User Group –Unincorporatedandflexible –Noneedfor complexbylaws By Toby Mott [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
- 11. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Timeline •08/2014 Initial Meeting @ Wikimania2014 •09/2014 Several online meetings •09/2014 Formation of action groups •10/2014 Application to AffComrequested •Ongoing regular communication By Kenny Louie, [CC-BY-2.0], via Flickr
- 12. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Cooperation •Communication and coordination among MediaWikiusers. •Coordination between different groups of MediaWikidevelopers and operators. •Foster the ecosystem around MediaWiki. •Facilitate implementation of MediaWikifeatures. •Improve documentation of extensions and MediaWikivisibility. •Contribute to the development of MediaWiki. By Various anonymous [Public Domain], via Wikimedia Commons
- 13. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Resources •Money: Donations, Grant programmes, Crowdfunding, Corporate SocialResponsibility •Humanpower:Developers, Testers, Documenters, Moderators, Bridgebuilders By marya[CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
- 14. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Contribute •Regular communication, monthly meetings, minutes •Comment on WMF development roadmap •Monitor breaking changes •Define items for our own roadmap •Identify implementation power By Charlie Llewellin[CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
- 15. MediaWiki Cooperation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Cooperation Let’s start! By Ronald Laubenstein, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Join us on MediaWiki.org MediaWiki_Cooperation Markus Glaser glaser@hallowelt.biz