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|mwstake-meeting=Yes
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|start-date=2017/02/10
|start-date=02/10/2017
|start-hour=15
|start-hour=15
|end-date=02/10/2017
|url=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/E334
|url=https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/E334
|attendees=Thomas O'Neill, Justin Green, Lex Sulzer, Mark Hershberger, Chris Koerner, Markus Glaser, Cindy Cicalese, Peter Meyer
}}
}}
Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/mwstake-2017-02
= Meeting Notes =
Video chat: https://bluejeans.com/683921370
 
== News and Updates ==
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Wishlist Developer Wishlist]
* Technical Collaboration's (WMF) role in supproritng third-party users
** Known contact points: Quim (via Chris) is the liaison for us
** CTO reportedly supports MediaWiki as a product
* New MediaWiki core team!?
** Dedicated people (Engineers, Product managers)
** ROADMAP!!!! (tbd)
** Very encouraging to hear support for MW as a product.
* Will probably have WMF engineer(s) at the EMWCon
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-February/086343.html Cloud Team]
** WMFLabs & Tools
** "Wikimedia cloud services"
** Brian Davis is leading
** Historical interest in 3rd party
** Dockerize MW?
* Some feedback I've heard from WMF folks on leadership in MWStake
** Criticism: MWStake started out really strong, but people are a bit unimpressed
** Waiting for getting something more concrete accomplished
** There are visibility issues with mwstake, we do things (''e.g.'' extensions, EMWCon) but we are not branding it as mwstake
 
== Conventions ==
 
=== [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/EMWCon_Spring_2017 EMWCon] ===
 
* #mwstake will host (''i.e.'' lend its name to, no money involved) an edit-a-thon the first evening of EMWCon in conjunction with WikiDC
** Evening of first day 5:30-9:30
** offsite from EMWCon venue
** probably government transition oriented
** first evening (Weds) editathon focused on gov links notably to whitehouse.gov if those links are still broken
** Peter Meyer expects to get support from WikiDC for food for this first evening.
** Co-sponsoring with some org, e.g. MWstake, is important to making that happen
* Social event second evening
* [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Open_Semantic_Data_Association Open Semantic Data Associaton] - they support SMWCon, but my understanding from Yaron is that they are not involved in EMWCon
* ACTION: all promote Call for Participation for EMWCon
* ACTION: Mark talk to Lex about create camp
 
=== [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2017 Vienna Hackathon] ===
* 6 hour track on Friday (May 19-21), i.e. 8 slots, 45 minutes each (possibly)
** Works for branding MWStake
* Working title: "The potential of MediaWiki" -> find something better
* Draft programme should be ready by next Wednesday
* Topic suggestions?
** '''Use case''' +!
** Tutorial?
** Panel discussion
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2017/Register_and_Attend#Scholarships Apply for travel assistance]
* ACTION: Markus etherpad with draft schedule
* Possibly attending: Lex, Chris, Mark, Markus, Cindy, Peter
 
== Incorporation ==
* Status and next steps
* Fundraising
** Need a clearly defined outcome
** hosting of MWStake and Wikiapiary!?
*** <shamless plug>Wikimedia Cloud Services</shameless plug>
* [https://lwn.net/Articles/713073/ FOSS Umbrella orgs in the EU]
** Alternative structures, non US incorporation
** Just go B-Corp?  "public benefit corporation"
* Plan was:  US 501(c)(6), a professional organisation
* Need to align with WMF
* Apply for Grants
* Wikimedia DC could do a "fiscal sponsorship"
** Possibly that even could include paid staff.
* ACTION: Mark & Peter hash this out

Latest revision as of 13:09, 17 May 2020

Blank.png Date (UTC): 10 February 2017 15:00:00 - 10 February 2017 15:00:00
Blank.png URL: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/E334
Blank.png Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/mwstake-2017-02

Person.png Attendees: Chris Koerner, Cindy Cicalese, Justin Green, Lex Sulzer, Mark Hershberger, Markus Glaser, Peter Meyer, Thomas O'Neill

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Meeting Notes

News and Updates

  • Developer Wishlist
  • Technical Collaboration's (WMF) role in supproritng third-party users
    • Known contact points: Quim (via Chris) is the liaison for us
    • CTO reportedly supports MediaWiki as a product
  • New MediaWiki core team!?
    • Dedicated people (Engineers, Product managers)
    • ROADMAP!!!! (tbd)
    • Very encouraging to hear support for MW as a product.
  • Will probably have WMF engineer(s) at the EMWCon
  • Cloud Team
    • WMFLabs & Tools
    • "Wikimedia cloud services"
    • Brian Davis is leading
    • Historical interest in 3rd party
    • Dockerize MW?
  • Some feedback I've heard from WMF folks on leadership in MWStake
    • Criticism: MWStake started out really strong, but people are a bit unimpressed
    • Waiting for getting something more concrete accomplished
    • There are visibility issues with mwstake, we do things (e.g. extensions, EMWCon) but we are not branding it as mwstake

Conventions

EMWCon

  • #mwstake will host (i.e. lend its name to, no money involved) an edit-a-thon the first evening of EMWCon in conjunction with WikiDC
    • Evening of first day 5:30-9:30
    • offsite from EMWCon venue
    • probably government transition oriented
    • first evening (Weds) editathon focused on gov links notably to whitehouse.gov if those links are still broken
    • Peter Meyer expects to get support from WikiDC for food for this first evening.
    • Co-sponsoring with some org, e.g. MWstake, is important to making that happen
  • Social event second evening
  • Open Semantic Data Associaton - they support SMWCon, but my understanding from Yaron is that they are not involved in EMWCon
  • ACTION: all promote Call for Participation for EMWCon
  • ACTION: Mark talk to Lex about create camp

Vienna Hackathon

  • 6 hour track on Friday (May 19-21), i.e. 8 slots, 45 minutes each (possibly)
    • Works for branding MWStake
  • Working title: "The potential of MediaWiki" -> find something better
  • Draft programme should be ready by next Wednesday
  • Topic suggestions?
    • Use case +!
    • Tutorial?
    • Panel discussion
  • Apply for travel assistance
  • ACTION: Markus etherpad with draft schedule
  • Possibly attending: Lex, Chris, Mark, Markus, Cindy, Peter

Incorporation

  • Status and next steps
  • Fundraising
    • Need a clearly defined outcome
    • hosting of MWStake and Wikiapiary!?
      • <shamless plug>Wikimedia Cloud Services</shameless plug>
  • FOSS Umbrella orgs in the EU
    • Alternative structures, non US incorporation
    • Just go B-Corp? "public benefit corporation"
  • Plan was: US 501(c)(6), a professional organisation
  • Need to align with WMF
  • Apply for Grants
  • Wikimedia DC could do a "fiscal sponsorship"
    • Possibly that even could include paid staff.
  • ACTION: Mark & Peter hash this out
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