アフリカウィキメディア技術コミュニティ/プロジェクトの趣旨
問題点
私たちはアフリカ大陸で次のような問題に直面しているため、アフリカからウィキメディアのボランティア開発者のチームを結成したいと考えています。:
- ウィキメディア財団(運動)にはアフリカ出身の開発者はほとんどいません。 運動のビジョンを実現するために、その数を増やしていきたいと考えています。
- Volunteer developers to add more features on MediaWiki projects and its extensions including APIs etc. from Africa and in addition, develop tools/projects that solve common problems within the African context to promote the movement’s activities in a technical approach.
For example a project like Wiki Loves Africa or Wiki Loves Women where a tool can be developed to analyze the data to rank and produce the results of the winners for that year etc.
- Avoid waiting on a small skewed group of developers to solve the many tech problems in the movement especially peculiar problems pertaining to volunteers from our terrain.
- Lack of participation from African volunteers in tech inclined Global events in the movement such as Google Summer of Code, Google Code-In, Outreach program for women etc...
解決の提案
We are currently a team of two ready to work with very experienced minds both in and out of the movement to make this idea a realized one. We intend to recruit volunteer developers and use the opportunity to champion the cause of the movement.
The plan so far is getting the following;
- A mailing list of volunteer developers in Africa to share ideas and topics of discussion with others to get them interested.
- Tap into affiliates of the WMF and user groups of different movements (GDG, Python group, Linux group etc.) in each country to see if we could get some people interested in contributing to MediaWiki.
We believe it is reasonable in this sense as it's often easy for developers already contributing in the open stream to move to similar new projects.
- Use word of mouth in university institutions (to the science students/programming students/computer science) and see if we could get them interested in the movement's activities and to contribute (this would be done per country and stats will be shared).
- Train prospective groups of developers in the select countries and motivate their continued efforts through the mailing list.
- Organize a once a year meeting/hackathon to enhance and showcase their works.
- Per country, we would keep the energy active by nominating some volunteers to build developer communities in their various communities and bringing all these communities together, we would have a large community in Africa which are developer based.
目標と目的
アフリカ出身の開発者コミュニティを創設。
- アフリカ全土に開発者合計20人を確保。
- アフリカ出身の Summer of Code (GSoC) に10名以上、個人参加。
- アフリカに特化した技術上の重要な課題を1件以上、解決。
- コミュニティ要望調査に上がった懸念事項の対策に参加。
- 初回のアフリカ大陸ハッカソンの主催。
プロジェクトの特徴
This would benefit the African community in that they would be able to play around with MediaWiki and its extension (them learning how MediaWiki and development in the Foundation/movement works).
Getting a developer feel of Wikimedia projects and maybe start thinking of a project to help the African community and the movement as a whole. For a start we will be working on projects in the mainstream and/or on existing projects, fixing bugs and helping to build a growing ecosystem. However we look up to starting some projects in the future and solving real issues that pertains to the continent.
With an African team of developers, we could come up with projects that could solve common problems within the continent. These projects will go a long way to solving our common problems. This will increase the level of awareness of the movement's activities in Africa and get more people involved in volunteering in community projects from Africa leading to an increase in the number of not only the editors but developers from Africa.
Getting Africans folks to participate in global programs which will benefit them and the Foundation as they will build tools to solve problems and real world tasks (enriching their career path) as developers. Programs such as Outreach for women (no participant from Africa), GCI (no participant from Africa) and GSoC (only 1 participant from Africa in 2016). In addition, it will groom developers with real skills within the open movement and aid the learning of the use of a completely new platform.
In a nutshell, our prime or primary objective is getting volunteer developers in the movement from Africa (active ones to work on Wikimedia projects and African related projects geared towards the movement's goals).
提案
研修の日程
We intend to start and end training within the duration of March - June (4 months). This will include in country training for at least 3 countries but preferably 4 countries. Plan A, Twice in a month but held every other month. This leaves a month of planning and securing of logistics in between for each batch of events to be held at each location. Plan B, One event per country each month. Countries Proposed countries below:
フェーズ1
- ガーナ - 開催地として選んだ理由は利用者グループが既存で、国内の活動を支援する OFWA があるため。 It’s a strong country when it comes to Wikimedia involvement on the African continent and we are likely to use the leverage already with partnering institutions to enhance this cause.
- コートジボワール- ウィキメディア運動での強みはコンピュータ科学やプログラミングに関心が高いこと。 We are very much aware about the enthusiasm for developer related programs with Google and other notable companies in the country. We wish to leverage their strengths and interests while roping in the user group to use the opportunity to strengthen their ties and announce their presence.
- ナイジェリア - アフリカ西部という区域でとても活発なコミュニティで、活動により大衆を引き寄せてウィキペディアへの認知度を大幅に伸ばし、そこで開発者が参加するボランティア活動を実現。
- カメルーン -
フェーズ2
- Tanzania - We have just started a growing community in the country and majority of the members are computer science students, plus we already have a partnership with a hub that is willing to give us their space, audience and support for the project.
The hub is linked with the government and creates strong ties to champion this cause.
- South Africa - Has the only chapter on the continent and working with them will bring the kind of people we envisage as developers for the continent.
Currently there are a couple we know who are really doing amazing on the MediaWiki and will be great to rope them in.
- ボツワナ* -
- ケニヤ* -
プログラム
初日
Session 1: Introduction to Git, GitHub, Gerrit and installation of MediaWiki.
- Welcome and Icebreaker - 9:00am - 9:20am
- Introduction of Wikimedia Projects - 9:20am - 9:40am
- Introduction to Git/GitHub and Gerrit - 9:40am - 10:40am
- <Snack/Coffee Break> - 10:40am - 11:00am
- Gerrit Tutorials for installation of MediaWiki on Local Env.: - 11:00am - 12:30pm
Gerrit Tutorials (Gerrit Tutorials to setup mediawiki: Setting up Git, SSH Keys, downloading MediaWiki, etc.)
- <Lunch Break> - 12:30pm - 1:10pm
- Energizer - 1:10pm - 1:15pm
- Why volunteer as a developer 1? - 1:15pm - 1:40pm
- Installation of MediaWiki extension onto MediaWiki and how to use these extensions. (the above two points are working hand-in-hand since in the Gerrit tutorials, installation of mediawiki is done) - 1:40pm - 2:40pm
- <Snack/Coffee Break> - 2:40 pm - 3:00pm
Session 2: How to use IRC for communication with other Wikimedia developers
- Introduction into IRC and IRC commands - 3:20pm - 4:30pm
チュートリアル (チャットを活用)
2日目
- Welcome - 09:00am - 09:10am
Session 3: Hands on how to build extensions on MediaWiki & hacking Example ext
- Tutorial/exercise to an example of developing a MediaWiki extension - 09:10am - 11:10am
拡張機能の開発 (拡張機能を作成)
- <Snack/Coffee Break> - 11:10am - 11:30am
- 拡張機能の執筆チュートリアル (サンプルをハッキング) - 11:30am - 12:30am
- <Lunch Break> - 12:30pm - 1:10pm
Session 4: How to use Wikimedia Phabricator as a developer
- How to use Phabricator (file bugs, solve issues, etc…) - 1:10pm - 2:30pm
Phabricator (問題の追跡機能)
- <Snack/Coffee Break> - 2:30pm - 3:00pm
- Why volunteer as a developer 2? - 3:00pm - 3:40pm
- Wrap up & Closure - 3:40pm - 4:00pm
The above bullets should cover at least 85% of what developers should know before working on programming related projects in the Wikimedia Foundation.
以下はウィキメディア財団で最も使われるプログラミング言語の一覧です:
- PHP and Hack (PHP is the most recommended)
- JavaScript、JSONとjQuery
- SQL for the query language
- MariaDB/MySQL (データベース管理システムとして)
対象グループ、募集方法
We intend to communicate through already existing developer groups and communities, such as:
- Google開発者グループ
- Linux User Groups
- Mozilla Clubs
- 大学/高等教育機関
- フリーランスの開発者
- Members of the open source community
大陸共通のイベント
- 2017年末 - 区域カンファレンス - ウィキメディア・リソースを活用し、ウィキメディア運動におけるアフリカのリアルな問題を解決、アフリカ出身者もしくは参加者が個人レベルで何かを得る機会
- 2017年10月 - Outreach for Women
- 2017年末から2018年初 - Google Code-In program (12月 - 2月)
- 2018年ウィキマニア・ケープタウン前後もしくは周辺の日程でハッカソン主催
- 2018年 要望アンケートに上がった数件の問題解決に参加
- 2018年 - Google Summer of Code