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[Wikimedia-l] Re: The Wikimedia Enterprise API project
Thanks Liam! That looks admirably clear and very thorough - would be great
to see this level of detail and transparency in other aspects of the WMF's
work

Chris/ The Land

On Tue, 7 Feb 2023, 14:35 Liam Wyatt, <lwyatt@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Following the initial announcement and project launch in 2021, and press
> release about first customers in 2022, the Wikimedia Enterprise team has
> today published the *first financial report* and a summary of a
> forthcoming *product update*.
>
> This has been published today on the Diff blog, here:
>
> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/02/07/wikimedia-enterprise-financial-report-product-update/
> [also available in German
> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/de/2023/02/07/wikimedia-enterprise-finanzbericht-und-produktupdates/>
> ]
>
> One of the principles
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise/Principles> of the Wikimedia
> Enterprise project has been “the publication of overall revenue and
> expenses, differentiated from those of the Wikimedia Foundation in general,
> at least annually”. We are therefore proud to present the inaugural edition
> of the Wikimedia Enterprise financial report – covering the calendar-year
> 2022, its first year of operations.
>
> The update also includes a description of some of the API features that
> have been under development. While the primary use-case is companies which
> consistently require very high-speed updates of very large amounts of
> Wikimedia content, it is important to note that there are several
> free-access methods.
>
> If you have written questions or comments about the update, please share
> them on the project’s talkpage
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Enterprise> on Meta. As
> described in the blogpost, we consider this report covering the 2022
> calendar year to be a “beta” version. We are actively seeking feedback
> about how its structure, content, and explanations can be improved for the
> next edition in late 2023, which will cover the 2022-23 fiscal year.
>
>
> If you prefer real-time conversation: A public meeting will be hosted by
> the Enterprise team this Friday, February 10 @1900 UTC to discuss this
> announcement - details on the project homepage
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise>.
>
> If you have any other questions please consult the FAQ
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise/FAQ>.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> * Liam Wyatt [Wittylama]*
>
> Senior Program Manager
> for *Enterprise,* *Campaigns, & WikiCite*
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
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