Wikimedia engineering August 2013 report
Major news in August include: A discussion about using the secure HTTP protocol on Wikimedia sites, followed by a switch to that protocol for all registered users; The launch of the Notifications...
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WikiSkills helps teachers use Wikipedia in their courses
WikiSkills is a part of the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme, and its purpose is to teach teachers how to use collaborative tools like wikis for teaching. Wikimedia Sverige, the...
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Why the student learning aspect matters in the Wikipedia Education Program
Editor’s note: The following is an op-ed, meaning the views expressed herein are the personal views of the author. Jami Mathewson I’ve been working with the Wikipedia Education Program in the United...
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HTTPS by default beta program
This post is available in 2 languages: Español • English English Now that we’ve enabled HTTPS by default for logged-in users, our next major objective is to enable HTTPS by default for anonymous...
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WikiSkills teachers share more of the lessons they learned
As I wrote in a Wikimedia blog post last week, WikiSkills is a part of the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme, and its purpose is to train teachers how to use collaborative tools like...
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VipsScaler implementation by volunteer developer improves image handling on...
A depiction of the Battle of Belmont, Second Boer War. This image is an example of image reduction in VipsScaler. The original file has a resolution of 52 megapixels Loading and resizing large images...
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The Legal Internship program at the Wikimedia Foundation
This post is available in 4 languages: Español • Français • Deutsch • English English The legal department of the Wikimedia Foundation runs a year-round internship program for law students and recent...
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Call for Wikimedia tech projects needing contributors
Wikimedia tech needs you! The current round of Google Summer of Code and FLOSS Outreach Program for Women is about to end, and it’s time to start a new cycle of mentored projects in Wikimedia tech....
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Nepal kicks off Wikipedia Education Program pilot
This post is available in 2 languages: नेपाली • English English The Nepali Wikipedia has a great history. In 2002, one year after the establishment of the English Wikipedia, the Nepali Wikipedia was...
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The key word in the future will be “share”
An accordion player in Paris “Everything that is not given is lost.” Jorge Royan was so inspired by the opening line of City of Joy by Dominique La Pierre, he donated his entire archive of photographs...
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