Yep, should we have an open Google docs then for all groups perhaps?



2013/4/27 Oona Castro <[email protected]>

> I also agree it's a very good idea and that would be great to have a place
> where we would be able to read all main topics of the conversation you
> would like to share.
>
> Oona
>
>
>
> On 27 April 2013 09:29, Sage Ross <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm happy to answer what I can about the extension.
>>
>> You can see the translation status for it here:
>> http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:MessageGroupStats&language=en&group=ext-educationprogram
>>
>> (If your language isn't fully translated, you can translated it at
>> translatewiki.)
>>
>> The extension has some fundamental technical shortcomings related to the
>> way MediaWiki handles the content of course pages, and we're recommending
>> that other wikis not start using it until after those get fixed. For those
>> interested in the details, here is the tracking bug for that set of
>> problems: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43975 . All the
>> "Depends on" bugs are the issues that we're going to fix within the next
>> few months.
>>
>> The look of the extension will also be upgraded in the next few months.
>> You can see a rough partial roadmap for what we plan to work on here:
>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Education_Program/Roadmap (If
>> you have ideas for it, please talk with me, post to this mailing list, or
>> add things to the ideas list at the bottom of the roadmap.)
>>
>> Even though we're suggesting the extension not be used for more education
>> programs until around August, you can--and probably should--start the
>> process soon if you think you'll want it on your home wikis. The basic
>> requirement before it can be deployed is to demonstrate consensus on your
>> wiki that it is wanted. I did that on English Wikipedia with this Request
>> for Comment:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Education_Program_extension(You
>>  don't need to have an RfC as complicated as that one; a simple
>> "yes/no" discussion would suffice if you want the default configuration.)
>> If you begin this process, please let me or LiAnna know (or better yet,
>> post to this list) so we can keep an eye on it and document how it goes so
>> that others can learn from it.
>>
>> If you want to play around with the extension, you can do so on
>> test2.wikimedia.org: http://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CoursesEmail me 
>> with your username if you would like any of the user rights on
>> test2 so that you can create course pages, etc.
>>
>> This page documents how we're using it on English Wikipedia, including
>> the "course page wizard" template I built to make it easier to create
>> decent course pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Course_pages(The 
>> "course page wizard" is sort of a hack; later on, I hope to build
>> something more user-friendly into the extension itself.)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Sage
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 6:12 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <[email protected]
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Vojtěch Dostál, 27/04/2013 11:44:
>>>
>>>  As far as I know, the MediaWiki Extension is still under construction
>>>> (although it is possible to use it); someone (probably LiAnna) said in
>>>> Milano that the final version should be available in August 2013.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's currently not internationalisable but they're working on it (I've
>>> not seen a plan yet though).
>>>
>>> Nemo
>>>
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