https://mwstake.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=MediaWiki_Developer_Summit_2016 2026-05-19T22:05:04Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.6 https://mwstake.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki_Developer_Summit_2016&diff=626&oldid=prev 2015-12-14T17:07:23Z

<p>Created page with &quot;Mark Hershberger and Cindy Cicalese with be meeting with WMF staff after the MediaWiki Developer Summit in January, 2016 (see [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119403 this])...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Mark Hershberger and Cindy Cicalese with be meeting with WMF staff after the MediaWiki Developer Summit in January, 2016 (see [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119403 this]).<br /> <br /> Suggested topics of discussion are (initial suggestions by Mark; please edit/contribute):<br /> <br /> ==people==<br /> *Hire developers dedicated to non-WMF uses of MediaWiki.<br /> *Give the developer relations team a broader scope so that developers who contribute to MediaWiki with non-WMF uses in mind are engaged on a regular basis.<br /> *Talk to users who've set up sizable private wikis and find out what they're needs are.<br /> <br /> ==direction==<br /> *Make sure there is a solid upgrade path and road map for the software so that MW is treated as an actual piece of software that can be used for a variety of purposes other than the WMF's needs..<br /> *Ensure dependable APIs for developers of extensions that aren't used by the WMF.<br /> *Clearly communicate deprecations (e.g. the page view counter) and provide reasonable fallbacks.</div>

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