Mailing List Archive: Re: "wiki (usability) summer"

THURNER rupert wrote:
> hi,
>
> on http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2008 there was a
> statement that such efforts are restricted by "mentoring-manpower".
>
> now that there are real people and a budget dedicated to improve
> usability, could it make sense to leverage that effort by bounties
> given in a way comparable to google sumer of code?
>
> imo this might also used to attract additional donations from
> individuals, as it is simple paraphrasable. and usability is a real
> pain to a lot of people.
>
> kr, rupert.
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If you are inferring the Stanton grant, as far as I know not. That grant
is very closely defined and we cannot use it for other issues.

Ting

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Hoi,
When a Google Summer of Code project is about aspects of usability, then we
have on the one hand the cost of mentoring and on the other hand the benefit
of three months of work done by typically really dedicated people. We have
seen that people who started in a SoC program continued to be part of our
community after their project.

In my understanding the Stanton grant intends to improve our usability. Some
people say that we "wiki people" make unusual decisions, have non
traditionals approaches. I would applaud it when the Stanton grant allows us
to do more then is traditional and consequently achieve more then is
traditional.
Thanks,
GerardM

2008/12/10 Ting Chen <wing.philopp@gmx.de>

> THURNER rupert wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > on http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2008 there was a
> > statement that such efforts are restricted by "mentoring-manpower".
> >
> > now that there are real people and a budget dedicated to improve
> > usability, could it make sense to leverage that effort by bounties
> > given in a way comparable to google sumer of code?
> >
> > imo this might also used to attract additional donations from
> > individuals, as it is simple paraphrasable. and usability is a real
> > pain to a lot of people.
> >
> > kr, rupert.
> > -----------------
> > http://wikimedia.ch/donate - exempt your donation to wikipedia from
> swiss tax!
> >
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>
> If you are inferring the Stanton grant, as far as I know not. That grant
> is very closely defined and we cannot use it for other issues.
>
> Ting
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