Introducing Wikipedia’s new HTML5 video player
A new video player has been enabled on Wikipedia and its sister sites, and it comes with the promise of bringing free educational videos to more people, on more devices, in more languages.
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New book dives into the architecture of MediaWiki, git, puppet and other open-source applications
The second volume of the Architecture of Open-Source Applications book, which includes a chapter on MediaWiki, is now available online and on lulu.com.
MediaWiki 1.19 deployment to Wikimedia sites: Test it before it breaks
MediaWiki 1.19 deployment to Wikimedia sites: Test it before it breaks
Wikimedia engineers are putting the final touches to the latest version of MediaWiki, the software that powers Wikipedia and its sister sites. This version, labeled “1.19wmf1″, will be deployed to Wikimedia sites in stages, starting next week.
Free software community shares lessons learned in “Open Advice” book
Free software community shares lessons learned in “Open Advice” book
The Open Advice book, a collection of essays, stories and lessons learned by members of the Free Software community, is out!