Hi,
[cc:ing wikimedia-l because this message is also for Wikimedia users.]
I've been asked to weigh in on this topic, because this is going to be
an area of focus for me over the coming year. I've been tasked with
improving the 2-way communication between users & developers, possibly
using the wi
Practically, though, the difference is minimal. The "ambassadors" are
just the tech-savvy non-English-only interested users who spread the
word in the non-English Wikimedia world, which is exactly what happens
with any announcement English-only list.
The two differences I see are that wikitech-a
On Jun 30, 2012, at 9:17 AM, Gregory Varnum wrote:
> On 30 Jun, 2012, at 2:59 AM, Platonides wrote:
>
>> On 30/06/12 07:23, Gregory Varnum wrote:
>>> wikitech-announce will be used for occasional announcements on both
>>> MediaWiki and broader Wikimedia developer related news items
>>
>> How d
My understanding is that one is meant for internal, vs. external developers,
focusing specifically on WMF projects. The description states: "Coordination
of technology deployments across languages/projects" and looking at the
archives it is mostly about localisation issues. My impression was
On 30/06/12 07:23, Gregory Varnum wrote:
> wikitech-announce will be used for occasional announcements on both MediaWiki
> and broader Wikimedia developer related news items
How does the new wikitech-announce compare with the existing
wikitech-ambassadors?
They both seem to have a similar scope/c
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 7:23 AM, Gregory Varnum wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Following discussions with Wikimedia developers more on the "fringe" and
> not as engaged in frequent IRC or mailing list conversations, the request
> for an announcements only mailing list came up. I wanted to let folks know
Greetings,
Following discussions with Wikimedia developers more on the "fringe" and not as
engaged in frequent IRC or mailing list conversations, the request for an
announcements only mailing list came up. I wanted to let folks know that this
list has been created and is ready for membership: