[Wikimedia-l] ***Security notice*** for IRC: vulnerability prior to September 15, change passwords

2014-09-24 Thread Pine W
All, As you may have heard, Freenode found some compromised servers on their networks. Network traffic, including SSL traffic, may have been sniffed by a third party. This likely affects many Wikimedia IRC users, including users who do not speak English, so please forward this notice and

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikitech-l] I'm leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2014-09-24 Thread Lodewijk
Forwarding this here, as Sumana's role seems relevant to a wider audience than just wikitech-l :) Thanks Sumana for all your work! Lodewijk -- Forwarded message -- From: Sumana Harihareswara suma...@wikimedia.org Date: 2014-09-12 18:09 GMT+02:00 Subject: [Wikitech-l] I'm leaving

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] ***Security notice*** for IRC: vulnerability prior to September 15, change passwords

2014-09-24 Thread David Abián
(Translation into Spanish // Traducción al español): A todos: Como quizás hayan oído, Freenode encontró servidores comprometidos en sus redes. El tráfico de red, incluyendo el tráfico SSL, ha podido ser leído por terceros. Esto afecta probablemente a muchos usuarios de los canales Wikimedia en

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikitech-l] I'm leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2014-09-24 Thread Markus Glaser
As I've written elsewhere: This is a big loss for the Wikimedia universe. Thank you so much, Sumana, for all you did for us! You virtually re-defined the role of a communtiy manager :) All the best for you future, Markus P.S.: I recommend reading Sumanas blog post about her reasoning. Am

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Be part of the most epic data collection and analysis of Wikimedia programs!

2014-09-24 Thread Anasuya Sengupta
Dear Wikimedian friends and colleagues, tl;dr We have just launched our second round of voluntary reporting. This is the most epic data collection and analysis of Wikimedia programs we've done so far as a movement, and all program leaders are invited to take part. :-) You can do so here:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Wikitech-l] I'm leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2014-09-24 Thread Samuel Klein
Likewise, thank you for your wonderful contributions and insights. You will be missed here, though we will likely be appreciating your work elsewhere soon in new incarnations! P.S.: I recommend reading Sumanas blog post about her reasoning. And for that matter her previous blog posts. Sam

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Be part of the most epic data collection and analysis of Wikimedia programs!

2014-09-24 Thread Pine W
Hi Anasuya, Thanks for this announcement. It will be interesting to see what we learn from this round. I have a few questions. * People may feel more comfortable with providing reports in languages that are familiar to them. Are responses allowed in languages other than English? * The Start