Episode 84: Farewell Brion Part II

Wednesday October 07th 2009, 5:12 am
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Second half of the interview with Brion. We discuss: the history of MediaWiki “phase 3″; the API; his biggest mistake (not having SUL earlier); how to make decisions without consensus for change; improving the template interface; a new release from the usability team; LiquidThreads; problems looming in hardware and software; whether we’ve gone from innovative to ’stuck’; learning how to learn; and what he has gotten out of being a Wikimedian.

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Wikipedia Weekly: 83 – Farewell Brion

Saturday October 03rd 2009, 5:14 am
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An interview with the chief of tech at the Wikimedia Foundation before he leaves. We discuss: flagged revisions; MediaWiki’s relationship with business; his decision to move to StatusNet; the emerging role of open data standards; the relationship between community and technology; the search for his replacement(s); what the software looked like when he first arrived and how it developed. (continued in part 2).

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