Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group/Report/2023

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Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group

2023 Report

Technical activities

Tools

WikiFile Transfer: Internal Server Error
Request increased quota for bodh Toolforge tool
Convert the pagelist API to use proofreadpagesinindex API
Remove toolfoge deployment config
18 changes for i18n Translation on qrcode-generator

Outreach and Conferences

amFOSS Hackathon 2023

We organized a hackathon at Amrita University in collaboration with amFOSS, an active club already working on free-and-open-source projects, in Feb 2023. The goal of the workshop was to train newcomers. On Day 1, we introduced the statements to Wikimedia projects, different technical spaces such as tools, user scripts, bots, gadgets, MediaWIki, databases, and APIs. One thing that was helpful is that we allocated some after each topic for students to try it hands-on, for example, after introducing APIs, we ensured the students made a small API request to understand how it works. At the end of Day 1, students formed into various groups and continued working on projects until Day 3. We concluded with a project showcase. The program was supported with funding from Wikimedia Foundation. A full detailed report of the event is available at Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Rapid_Fund/amFOSS_Hackathon_+_IMD_Working_Group_Meeting_-_2023_(ID:_22022902)/Final_Report.

An exhaustive list of tasks worked on during hackathon

Working Group Meeting

The core working group had a dedicated meeting to review past activities and plan for the future. We went through our past activities, reviewed what we went well, what could be improved and also what kind of activities do we want to continue further and what activities we might want to drop. We also reviewed and defined our areas work, which gave us more clarity what we were really trying to achieve. This was crucial in our development of 2024 annual plan.