I couldn’t agree more. This is beautifully executed. On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 9:10 PM Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nicely done! A model on so many levels. Let's learn from this and find > ways to speed and templatize this style and approach. ~~~~ > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 12:03 PM Liam Wyatt <lwyatt-...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Over the last few months, a small team at the Wikimedia Foundation has >> been working on a project that has been discussed by many people in our >> movement for many years: building ‘enterprise grade’ services for the >> high-volume commercial reusers of Wikimedia content. I am pleased to say >> that in a remarkably short amount of time (considering the complexity of >> the issues: technical, strategic, legal, and financial) we now have >> something worthy of showing to the community, and we are asking for your >> feedback. Allow me to introduce you to the Wikimedia Enterprise API project >> – formerly codenamed “okapi”. >> >> While the general idea for Wikimedia Enterprise predates the current >> movement strategy process, its recommendations identify an enterprise API >> as one possible solution to both “Increase the sustainability of our >> movement” and “Improve User Experience.”[0] That is, to simultaneously >> create a new revenue stream to protect Wikimedia’s sustainability, and >> improve the quality and quantity of Wikimedia content available to our many >> readers who do not visit our websites directly (including more consistent >> attribution). Moreover, it does so in a way that is true to our movement’s >> culture: with open source software, financial transparency, non-exclusive >> contracts or content, no restrictions on existing services, and free access >> for Wikimedia volunteers who need it. >> >> The team believes we are on target to achieve those goals and so we have >> written a lot of documentation to get your feedback about our progress and >> where it could be further improved before the actual product is ‘launched’ >> in the next few months. We have been helped in this process over the last >> several months by approximately 100 individual volunteers (from many >> corners of the wikiverse) and representatives of affiliate organisations >> who have reviewed our plans and provided invaluable direction, pointing out >> weaknesses and opportunities, or areas lacking clarity and documentation in >> our drafts. Thank you to everyone who has shared your time and expertise to >> help prepare this new initiative. >> >> A essay describing the “why?” and the “how?” of this project is now on >> Meta: >> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise/Essay >> >> Also now published on Meta are an extensive FAQ, operating principles, >> and technical documentation on MediaWiki.org. You can read these at [1] [2] >> and [3] respectively. Much of this documentation is already available in >> French, German, Italian, and Spanish. >> >> The Wikimedia Enterprise team is particularly interested in your feedback >> on how we have designed the checks and balances to this project - to ensure >> it is as successful as possible at achieving those two goals described >> above while staying true to the movement’s values and culture. For example: >> Is everything covered appropriately in the “Principles” list? Is the >> technical documentation on MediaWiki.org clear? Are the explanations in the >> “FAQ” about free-access for community, or project’s legal structure, or the >> financial transparency (etc.) sufficiently detailed? >> >> Meet the team and Ask Us Anything: >> >> The central place to provide written feedback about the project in >> general is on the talkpage of the documentation on Meta at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Enterprise >> >> On this Friday (March 19) we will be hosting two “Office hours” >> conversations where anyone can come and give feedback or ask questions: >> >> - >> >> 13:00 UTC via Zoom at https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95580273732 >> - >> >> 22:00 UTC via Zoom at https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/92565175760 (note: >> this is Saturday in Asia/Oceania) >> >> Other “office hours” meetings can be arranged on-request on a technical >> platform of your choosing; and we will organise more calls in the future. >> >> We will also be attending the next SWAN meetings (on March 21) >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network, >> and also the next of the Wikimedia Clinics >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics >> >> Moreover, we would be very happy to accept any invitation to attend an >> existing group call that would like to discuss this topic (e.g. an >> affiliate’s members’ meeting). >> >> >> On behalf of the Wikimedia Enterprise team, >> >> Peace, Love & Metadata >> -- Liam Wyatt [Wittylama], Wikimedia Enterprise project community liaison. >> >> [0] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations >> >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise/FAQ >> >> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise/Principles >> >> [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise >> >> *Liam Wyatt [Wittylama]* >> WikiCite <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite> Program Manager & >> Wikimedia >> Enterprise <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Okapi> Community Liaison >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Philippe Beaudette phili...@beaudette.me
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