Wikimedia Engineering/WMF Tech Days 2013/Community and Transparency

Leads
Oliver Keyes
Schedule
4:00 pm - 20 minutes - R66 (Community overview)
4:30 pm - 60 minutes - R66 (Transparency in product design)
Audience
  • for developers (especially newcomers)?
  • for PMs on user-facing products that interface with the community
Things to discuss
  • Community's position vis a vis our development and product cycles (and the WMF as a whole)
  • The value of transparency and community involvement
  • Best practices for involving/interacting with the community
Outcomes
  • Basic tutorial on existing WP community, processes, and places to be familiar with
  • Create a policy for community-informed development
Notes