Re: [Wikitech-l] Wikimedia Hackathon 2013 brainstorming

2013-01-28 Thread Sumana Harihareswara
On Jan 24, 2013, at 1:10 PM, Quim Gil q...@wikimedia.org wrote: * Unclear (to me, still) actual purpose, goal and fit with the rest of Wikimania. The people who run the hackathon can choose to concentrate on inreach, which will happen anyway: the existing Wikimedia tech community gets

Re: [Wikitech-l] Wikimedia Hackathon 2013 brainstorming

2013-01-24 Thread Quim Gil
On 01/23/2013 10:46 PM, Gregory Varnum wrote: Greetings, Wikimania is six months away - and in terms of planning - that means it is right around the corner. As such, folks involved with programme and Hackathon organizing are very interested in any ideas that WM developers may have for this

Re: [Wikitech-l] Wikimedia Hackathon 2013 brainstorming

2013-01-24 Thread Gregory Varnum
I'm actually at another conference right now - so I am limited in how much I can answer right now. :) I do not think there are answers to who is coordinating it - beyond that the programme committee has been tasked with making sure it happens. As far as how it fits into the larger scheme of

[Wikitech-l] Wikimedia Hackathon 2013 brainstorming

2013-01-23 Thread Gregory Varnum
Greetings, Wikimania is six months away - and in terms of planning - that means it is right around the corner. As such, folks involved with programme and Hackathon organizing are very interested in any ideas that WM developers may have for this year's Hackathon. Please contribute them on-wiki