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> On Dec 13, 2013, at 8:13 PM, MZMcBride <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greg Grossmeier wrote: >> * There will be a new version of PHP deployed to the Wikimedia servers >> on Monday as well. This should not change any user-facing actions >> (this update will help deal with a server problem where temporary >> files are not deleted when appropriate). > > Is there more specific information available about this? That is, we'll be > updating from PHP version X to PHP version Y. And what specifically will > be changing? Only a patch for temporary files or will other changes be > included as well? I ask because even minor changes in PHP can have strange > and unforeseen consequences across such a large codebase. > >> * The GLAM Wiki Toolset[3] will be enabled on Commons, allowing for GLAM >> institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) to more >> easily upload bulk collections of images with associated metadata. > > I was curious whether this new tool would be restricted to specific user > groups on Commons. I tracked down <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/101061> > (via <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/56181>) and it seems that the answer > is no (i.e., it will be available to all). Has anyone checked with the > Commoners about this proposed deployment? I believe Commons generally has > far more restrictive user rights/groups (e.g., requiring users to be a in > special user group to simply rename files). > >> * The new search backend (CirrusSearch) will be enabled on: >> ** all wikinewsies set as secondary search; >> ** itwiktionary, disabled wikis, cawiki, and enwikisource set as primary >> search; >> ** all users on all wikisources will have the option of enabling it as >> their own personal primary search via BetaFeatures[4]. > > While <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Search> mentions "disabled," I have > no idea what this means. I looked at the database lists at > <https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/>, but still can't figure out what > "disabled wikis" means. I'm familiar with closed, fishbowl, private, > deleted, etc. "Disabled" is a new term to me. Can someone please clarify? > Sorry, I'm using the wrong term. It is just closed wikis. Nik > MZMcBride > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
