I want to thank everyone who has made this possible. Developing software products for a big and unique movement like Wikimedia is a complex task (but no more complex than building free encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.) I believe that shipping better features faster is one of the most important problems we have to solve as a movement in order to keep Wikimedia relevant in this fast-changing World. I'm looking forward to learning to solve this problem together as community, convinced that the tech-savvy and tech-curious volunteers will play a key role :)
~~~~ Lila On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Quim Gil <[email protected]> wrote: > Superprotect [1] was introduced by the Wikimedia Foundation to resolve a > product development disagreement. We have not used it for resolving a > dispute since. Consequently, today we are removing Superprotect from > Wikimedia servers. > > Without Superprotect, a symbolic point of tension is resolved. However, we > still have the underlying problem of disagreement and consequent delays at > the product deployment phase. We need to become better software partners, > work together towards better products, and ship better features faster. The > collaboration between the WMF and the communities depends on mutual trust > and constructive criticism. We need to improve Wikimedia mechanisms to > build consensus, include more voices, and resolve disputes. > > There is a first draft of an updated Product Development Process [2] that > will guide the work of the WMF Engineering and Product teams.[3] It > stresses the need for community feedback throughout the process, but > particularly in the early phases of development. More feedback earlier on > will allow us to incorporate community-driven improvements and address > potential controversy while plans and software are most flexible. > > We welcome the feedback of technical and non-technical contributors. Check > the Q&A for details.[4] > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Superprotect > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Product_Development_Process > [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering > [4] > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WMF_Product_Development_Process/2015-11-05#Q.26A > > -- > Quim Gil > Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil > _______________________________________________ > 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
