[Foundation-l] Darwinian search on wikipedia

2009-05-26 Thread Benjamin Piwowarski
Hi, I hope this is the right list to post this email - otherwise I would appreciate being directed to the right one. Shortly, I would like to promote a project for opening the search box to external entities. My main motivation would be shared by many researchers in interactive information

Re: [Foundation-l] Darwinian search on wikipedia

2009-05-26 Thread geni
2009/5/26 Benjamin Piwowarski benja...@bpiwowar.net: I do not develop more here, since I first want to know if there is some interest. At the present time there is a slight lack of open source search engines and people interested in working on them would probably be better of submitting patches

Re: [Foundation-l] Darwinian search on wikipedia

2009-05-26 Thread Nathan
To make sure I'm understanding you correctly... You would like to add academic or other (non-major) search engines to the drop down box on Special:Search on the English Wikipedia? That currently allows searching via Google, Yahoo, Windows Live, Wikiwix and Exalead in addition to the MediaWiki

Re: [Foundation-l] Darwinian search on wikipedia

2009-05-26 Thread Benjamin Piwowarski
On 26 May 2009, at 14:43, Nathan wrote: To make sure I'm understanding you correctly... You would like to add academic or other (non-major) search engines to the drop down box on Special:Search on the English Wikipedia? That currently allows searching via Google, Yahoo, Windows Live,

[Foundation-l] Goodbye

2009-05-26 Thread Michael Bimmler
Dear all, I would like to use this opportunity to say Goodbye to all of you, because my involvement with Wikimedia is now coming to an end. I could make this a long email, taking about my time here and giving my opinion and advice about the state and future of the Wikimedia movement, but I'd like

Re: [Foundation-l] Goodbye

2009-05-26 Thread Austin Hair
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Michael Bimmler mbimm...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, I would like to use this opportunity to say Goodbye to all of you, because my involvement with Wikimedia is now coming to an end. Let me just repeat my thanks for all the work you've done, and say that

Re: [Foundation-l] Goodbye

2009-05-26 Thread David Gerard
2009/5/26 Michael Bimmler mbimm...@gmail.com: I wish you all the best -- from now on, I will again rely on what I read about Wikimedia's fate in the media, albeit taking it with a pinch of salt... I give you at most three months before you can no longer resist the siren call of Edit this

Re: [Foundation-l] Goodbye

2009-05-26 Thread Sue Gardner
Michael Bimmler! Officially, seriously: I want to thank you for everything you have done for Wikimedia during the past five years. You've made many, many useful and intelligent contributions to the movement -- as an editor, in your work with the Swiss chapter, and with the Wikimedia

Re: [Foundation-l] Goodbye

2009-05-26 Thread Erik Moeller
2009/5/26 Sue Gardner susanpgard...@gmail.com: I am sorry to see you move on. Seconded. Michael, you have been excellent, and you will very much be missed. -- Erik Möller Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate

Re: [Foundation-l] Goodbye

2009-05-26 Thread Brad Patrick
Best wishes to you and all your future endeavors. --Brad -Original Message- From: foundation-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:foundation-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Erik Moeller Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:14 PM To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List Subject: Re:

Re: [Foundation-l] Goodbye

2009-05-26 Thread Dan Rosenthal
Michael, You and I have had our disagreements, especially over the mailing list, but nobody can argue with the quality and amount of work you've done for the Foundation. My best wishes to you at university. -Dan On May 26, 2009, at 1:50 PM, Michael Bimmler wrote: Dear all, I would like

[Foundation-l] Vancouver open source

2009-05-26 Thread Ray Saintonge
Some may find this interesting. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/22/tech-vancouver-open-source-standards-software-city.html Ec ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:

[Foundation-l] Saludos juancesarmartinezserrano xing

2009-05-26 Thread cecilca
Pregunta: Por qu? tantos dicen ADIOS!??? Que sucede queridos amigos? Juan cesar martinez --- Red Telematica de Salud - Cuba CNICM - Infomed ___ foundation-l mailing list

[Foundation-l] (sin asunto)

2009-05-26 Thread cecilca
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