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From the | From the [[Event:109|recent #mwstake meeting]]: | ||
* 1.35 (out in a few weeks) will be the last release to support Internet Explorer ({{phab | * 1.35 (out in a few weeks) will be the last release to support Internet Explorer ({{phab|T248061}}) | ||
* Uncached VisualEditor w/ Parsoid/PHP (no JS, no RESTBase) for MW 1.35 LTS ({{phab | * Uncached VisualEditor w/ Parsoid/PHP (no JS, no RESTBase) for MW 1.35 LTS ({{phab|T248343}}) | ||
* [[mw:Manual/Hooks/SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec|SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec]] and a number of other hooks are being deprecated ({{phab | * [[mw:Manual/Hooks/SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec|SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec]] and a number of other hooks are being deprecated ({{phab|T60137}}). | ||
** See [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2020-June/093556.html the email announcing this] and [[mw:User:Jdlrobson/Skins_for_extension_developers|Jon Robinson's notes about how skins are changing in MW 1.35]] | ** See [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2020-June/093556.html the email announcing this] and [[mw:User:Jdlrobson/Skins_for_extension_developers|Jon Robinson's notes about how skins are changing in MW 1.35]] | ||
* Extensions can now provide alternative database backends. Oracle and MS SQL are being moved out of core (instead of the core MySQL, Postgres etc): {{phab | * Extensions can now provide alternative database backends. Oracle and MS SQL are being moved out of core (instead of the core MySQL, Postgres etc): {{phab|T226857}} | ||
* [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/ Gerrit] updated to version 3. You can now [https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/user-inline-edit.html create and edit patches via the web interface]. | * [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/ Gerrit] updated to version 3. You can now [https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/user-inline-edit.html create and edit patches via the web interface]. | ||
** But [[mw:Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/GitLab|Gerrit will be replaced by GitLab]] next year. | ** But [[mw:Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/GitLab|Gerrit will be replaced by GitLab]] next year. | ||
** GitLab's interface and work-flow is more similar to Github's, but it allows the WMF to host it. (See [https://about.gitlab.com/devops-tools/github-vs-gitlab.html Gitlab's comparison to Github] or [https://usersnap.com/blog/gitlab-github/ a (less biased?) comparison from UserSnap].) | ** GitLab's interface and work-flow is more similar to Github's, but it allows the WMF to host it. (See [https://about.gitlab.com/devops-tools/github-vs-gitlab.html Gitlab's comparison to Github] or [https://usersnap.com/blog/gitlab-github/ a (less biased?) comparison from UserSnap].) | ||
** Related, [[mw:Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/CI_Futures_WG WMF's CI working group] recommended replacing Jenkins with [[mw:Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/CI_Futures_WG/Report#Argo Argo]]. | ** Related, [[mw:Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/CI_Futures_WG|WMF's CI working group]] recommended replacing Jenkins with [[mw:Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/CI_Futures_WG/Report#Argo|Argo]]. | ||
* There is a [[mw:Project:Proposal_for_changing_logo_of_MediaWiki,_2020|proposal to change the MediaWiki logo]] with options available for consideration. | |||
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From the recent #mwstake meeting:
- 1.35 (out in a few weeks) will be the last release to support Internet Explorer (T248061)
- Uncached VisualEditor w/ Parsoid/PHP (no JS, no RESTBase) for MW 1.35 LTS (T248343)
- SkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec and a number of other hooks are being deprecated (T60137).
- Extensions can now provide alternative database backends. Oracle and MS SQL are being moved out of core (instead of the core MySQL, Postgres etc): T226857
- Gerrit updated to version 3. You can now create and edit patches via the web interface.
- But Gerrit will be replaced by GitLab next year.
- GitLab's interface and work-flow is more similar to Github's, but it allows the WMF to host it. (See Gitlab's comparison to Github or a (less biased?) comparison from UserSnap.)
- Related, WMF's CI working group recommended replacing Jenkins with .
- There is a proposal to change the MediaWiki logo with options available for consideration.