Architecture committee/2016-02-10

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Attendees:

• ArchCom: Brion, Daniel, Gabriel, Roan, Tim, Timo
• Support: Megan (notetaker), RobLa (facilitator)
• Observing: Volker

Action items

• ACTION (Gabriel): write up API working group proposal
• ACTION (Brion): write up Multimedia working group proposal
• (done) ACTION (Rob) Create needs shepherd column (and move T12331 there)
• (done) ACTION - assign to Brion as shepherd to T66214
• ACTION (Tim): will look into a better top priority than T468
• (done) ACTION (Daniel): will send email about mass migration to 5.5’s array syntax
• (done) ACTION (Rob): update mw:Architecture_committee/2016-02-10
• ACTION (Roan) - figure out which RFC should be his top priority
  • RobLa nominates T108655 "Standardise on how to access/register JavaScript interfaces"

Summary

• Question explored: Should we have working groups?
  • Gabriel suggested an API working group
  • Brion suggested a Multimedia group
• Last week+this week’s RfC office hour
  • Last week: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/E66/20
    • T124752: [RFC] Expiring watch list entries
  • This week: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/E66/21
    • T114662: RFC: Per-language URLs for multilingual wiki pages
• RfC triage + meeting scheduling
  • MediaWiki-RfCs board “Inbox” column
    • T125865: Assign RFCs to ArchCom shepherds
    • T12331: Introduce article creation log
      • ACTION (Rob) Create needs shepherd column (and move this there)
    • T66214: Use content hash based image / thumb URLs & define an official thumb API
      • Do we need Gilles weigh in? Should this be in a multimedia working group?
      • ACTION - assign to Brion as shepherd
  • Queue for future RfC office hours:
    • Next week: T124365 REST API versioning
    • Following week: Assigning shepherds
    • Shepherd assignments (T125865)
      • This week:
        • @GWicke - T124365 REST API versioning
        • @brion: T118517 [<figure> usage], maybe T120414 [editor plugin registry]?
        • @Catrope - still considering
          • ACTION (Roan) - figure out which RFC should be his top priority
        • @Krinkle: T18691 RFC: Section headings should have a clickable anchor
          • Timo will bring it up in FE Stds
        • @daniel: T88596 Improving extension management
          • legoktm hasn’t been available
        • @tstarling: T468 RfC: CentralNotice backend improvements
          • ACTION (Tim): will look into a better top priority
      • Breakdown by person: T125865#2016261
• Other business 0:30 (10 minutes)
  • Try setting up our first working group by or at the meeting
    • ACTION (Brion): write up Multimedia working group proposal
    • ACTION (Gabriel): write up API working group proposal
  • In draft CTO JD: “In collaboration with the ED and the Technology organization, own and advance the overall architectural roadmap, setting the vision and long-term strategy for technology at the Foundation.” (Lila's announcement)
  • Do or don’t: mass migration to 5.5’s array syntax (and similar changes), e.g. https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/269745/
    • ACTION (Daniel): will send email about this
  • Meeting summary for IRC meeting?
    • ACTION (Rob): update this URL: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Architecture_committee/2016-02-10
• Next week’s ArchCom agenda
  • RobLa may not be available
  • Gabriel to lead meeting

Links

• Copied from 2016-02-10 ArchitectureCommittee

• Previous meeting: Architecture committee/2016-02-03
• Minutes of all ArchCom meetings: Architecture committee/Minutes