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Co-creating platforms and products: how the Wikimedia Cloud Services team works with the larger Wikimedia technical community to build and maintain Cloud VPS, Toolforge, Quarry, PAWS, and more
2023-08-18 , Room 311
Language: English

Did you know that volunteers are involved in planning, building, and maintaining the Cloud VPS and Toolforge projects as co-equals with paid staff from the Wikimedia Foundation? Since the start of the "Labs" project in 2011, one of the guiding principles for Wikimedia Cloud Services projects has been improving collaboration between Foundation staff and technical volunteers. Learn more about some of the policies and practices that are used to make this collaboration possible.


Panel discussion among WMF staff and volunteers either currently or previously involved as administrators for the Wikimedia Cloud Services Cloud VPS and/or Toolforge projects. Audience should leave the presentation with a basic understanding of how Phabricator, mailing lists, wiki pages, IRC, and video calls are used to enable collaborative decision making by a mix of staff and volunteer participants.


What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?:

Everyone can participate in this session

How will you deliver this session?:

Hybrid, live: Some speakers will be onsite in Singapore and some will dial in

How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration, Future?:

Discussion will be focused on collaboration, specifically the collaboration between WMF staff and technical volunteers that makes the Wikimedia Cloud Services projects function.

See also: Google Slides to accompany panel discussion