[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikitech-l] Re: Reflecting on my listening tour

2023-04-17 Thread Dan Garry (Deskana)
I agree with much of what Amir has said here, except one little bit... On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 20:52, Amir Sarabadani wrote: > And even if a software would have an owner, it used to be that the team > was under so much pressure to produce new things instead of maintenance > that the software

[Wikimedia-l] You are invited to the conversation hour with Community Resilience and Sustainability

2023-04-17 Thread Jackie Koerner
Hi all, You are invited to the quarterly Conversation hour led by Maggie Dennis, Vice President of Community Resilience and Sustainability, on May 2, 2023 at 18:00 UTC . Maggie and others from the team will discuss Trust and Safety, the Universal Code

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikitech-l] Re: Reflecting on my listening tour

2023-04-17 Thread Amir Sarabadani
There always be gaps in ownership and there will be some critical software left to individuals to keep the lights on. It's an ideal we need to move towards but we might never reach. That being said, it really doesn't need to be this bad. Here is a non-exhaustive list of critical tech currently

[Wikimedia-l] Re: reflecting on my Wiki tour

2023-04-17 Thread Peter Southwood
Got to agree there. P From: WereSpielChequers [mailto:werespielchequ...@gmail.com] Sent: 17 April 2023 14:50 To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: reflecting on my Wiki tour Far from a pipe dream, a strategy of keeping useful functionality maintained and working through

[Wikimedia-l] Re: reflecting on my Wiki tour

2023-04-17 Thread WereSpielChequers
Far from a pipe dream, a strategy of keeping useful functionality maintained and working through known problems, sounds like a much better use of IT resource than one of neglecting deployed software to prioritise the latest fads. WSC On Mon, 17 Apr 2023, 1:04 pm , > >1. Re: [Wikitech-l]