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=== June 2005 ===
*'''Wikimedia servers got a new facility'''
*:On June 7, 2005 (UTC), Wikimedia cluster was moved to another facility, as there would be more space. The newer facility is better designed and in the same city of former one, in Tampa, Florida. Moving had to be done all at once, with all network and servers turned off and moved across the street. It took nearly 11 hours from 07:00 UTC, 03:00 at the local time. ''<small>[[m:User:Midom|Domas Mituzas]]</small>''

*'''New appointements on the Foundation team'''
*:On the 25th of june, Jimbo Wales has announced the appointement of the following people on official positions within the [[Foundation organigram]]<br>
*:*Chief Financial Officer : DanielMayer (renewal)
*:*Chief Technical Officer (servers and development): Brion Vibber
*:*Hardware Officer: Domas Mituzas
*:*Developer Liaison: Jens Frank
*:*Chief Research Officer: Erik Möller
*:*Grants Coordinator: Danny Wool
*:*Press Officer: Elisabeth Bauer
*:*Lead Legal co-ordination: Jean-Baptiste Soufron<br />
*:As Jimmy Wales best put it, the board encourages these people to work closely with, and even helps to formulate committees within Wikimedia. These appointed positions do not have any special power within any of those groups, but serve as a point of contact to the Board, and to the community, to ensure that information is flowing between all concerned parties within their own fields of xpertise. The appointment is a reflection of the work these people are already doing in these areas, and should not be seen as a disincentive to others to become involved. ''<small>[[User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]]</small>''

=== May 2005 ===
=== May 2005 ===
*'''Portuguese Wikipedia reaches 50,000 articles'''.
*'''Portuguese Wikipedia reaches 50,000 articles'''.
*:On 21 May the [[:pt:|Portuguese Wikipedia]] has reached 50,000 articles. The 50,000th one is [[:pt:Sé de Viseu|Sé de Viseu]].
*:On 21 May the [[:pt:|Portuguese Wikipedia]] has reached 50,000 articles. The 50,000th one is [[:pt:Sé de Viseu|Sé de Viseu]].

*'''MediaWiki won first prize at les Trophées du Libre'''
*:On thurdsay, May the 26th, a [http://www.tropheesdulibre.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=2 french event] geared towards free software, in the category ''special php prize'' created just this year.
*:Many people often forget that, backing Wikimedia Foundation's projects, lies [[m:MediaWiki]], an amazing piece of software. [[Developer]]s's efforts were recognized on that day.<br />
*:The Trophées du Libre, 2nd edition this year, gathers people from companies, associations, and also administration. Many people from many different backgrounds, working in or with open source software, sharing ideas, concerns (for instance software patents), solutions.<br />
''<small>[[User:Ryo|Nicolas Weeger]]</small>''

*'''Kennisnet supports Wikimedia Projects'''<br />
*:Kennisnet and the Wikimedia Foundation are working together as partners. Jimbo will speak about this at the [http://www.hollandopen.nl Holland Open]. It does involve both content and technical support. For more details see the [[meta:Kennisnet Press release|press release]]. ''<small>[[User:GerardM|Gerard Meijssen]]</small>''

*'''Wikimedia Commons reaches 100,000 uploads, and receives Ars Electronica mention'''
*:The 100,000th file had been uploaded to our online repository of free images, sounds, and videos, the ''[[Commons:|Wikimedia Commons]]''. The young project received additional encouragement and recognition on Monday in the form of an honorary mention at the [http://www.aec.at/en/prix/honorary2005.asp 2005 Prix Ars Electronica awards]. More details are in the [[Commons:Commons:Press releases/100K|press release]]. ''<small>[[User:Angela|Angela Beesley]]</small>''


*'''Wikimedia site down on May 13'''
*'''Wikimedia site down on May 13'''
*:On May's Friday the 13th power supply troubles knocked majority of Wikimedia servers. As all of database servers had dual power supplies, they were the only ones to survive the crash. Though, main network switch, core file server and nearly all web and cache servers failed to function. Proper site recovery took more than one hour, with some resulting side effects (some hardware needs replacement). ''<small>[[Development team#Domas Mituzas|Domas Mituzas]]</small>''
*:On May's Friday the 13th power supply troubles knocked majority of Wikimedia servers. As all of database servers had dual power supplies, they were the only ones to survive the crash. Though, main network switch, core file server and nearly all web and cache servers failed to function. Proper site recovery took more than one hour, with some resulting side effects (some hardware needs replacement). ''<small>[[Development team#Domas Mituzas|Domas Mituzas]]</small>''



=== April 2005 ===
=== April 2005 ===

Revision as of 08:48, 9 June 2005

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June 2005

  • Wikimedia servers got a new facility
    On June 7, 2005 (UTC), Wikimedia cluster was moved to another facility, as there would be more space. The newer facility is better designed and in the same city of former one, in Tampa, Florida. Moving had to be done all at once, with all network and servers turned off and moved across the street. It took nearly 11 hours from 07:00 UTC, 03:00 at the local time. Domas Mituzas
  • New appointements on the Foundation team
    On the 25th of june, Jimbo Wales has announced the appointement of the following people on official positions within the Foundation organigram
    • Chief Financial Officer : DanielMayer (renewal)
    • Chief Technical Officer (servers and development): Brion Vibber
    • Hardware Officer: Domas Mituzas
    • Developer Liaison: Jens Frank
    • Chief Research Officer: Erik Möller
    • Grants Coordinator: Danny Wool
    • Press Officer: Elisabeth Bauer
    • Lead Legal co-ordination: Jean-Baptiste Soufron
    As Jimmy Wales best put it, the board encourages these people to work closely with, and even helps to formulate committees within Wikimedia. These appointed positions do not have any special power within any of those groups, but serve as a point of contact to the Board, and to the community, to ensure that information is flowing between all concerned parties within their own fields of xpertise. The appointment is a reflection of the work these people are already doing in these areas, and should not be seen as a disincentive to others to become involved. Florence Devouard

May 2005

  • MediaWiki won first prize at les Trophées du Libre
    On thurdsay, May the 26th, a french event geared towards free software, in the category special php prize created just this year.
    Many people often forget that, backing Wikimedia Foundation's projects, lies m:MediaWiki, an amazing piece of software. Developers's efforts were recognized on that day.
    The Trophées du Libre, 2nd edition this year, gathers people from companies, associations, and also administration. Many people from many different backgrounds, working in or with open source software, sharing ideas, concerns (for instance software patents), solutions.

Nicolas Weeger

  • Kennisnet supports Wikimedia Projects
    Kennisnet and the Wikimedia Foundation are working together as partners. Jimbo will speak about this at the Holland Open. It does involve both content and technical support. For more details see the press release. Gerard Meijssen
  • Wikimedia Commons reaches 100,000 uploads, and receives Ars Electronica mention
    The 100,000th file had been uploaded to our online repository of free images, sounds, and videos, the Wikimedia Commons. The young project received additional encouragement and recognition on Monday in the form of an honorary mention at the 2005 Prix Ars Electronica awards. More details are in the press release. Angela Beesley
  • Wikimedia site down on May 13
    On May's Friday the 13th power supply troubles knocked majority of Wikimedia servers. As all of database servers had dual power supplies, they were the only ones to survive the crash. Though, main network switch, core file server and nearly all web and cache servers failed to function. Proper site recovery took more than one hour, with some resulting side effects (some hardware needs replacement). Domas Mituzas

April 2005

  • U.S. Internal Revenue Service grants 501(c)(3) status to Wikimedia Foundation.
    The Wikimedia Foundation has finally been classified as a public charity and granted 501(c)(3) (tax exempt) status by the IRS. Donations to the Foundation are now tax deductible. We our qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts. The effective date of the exemption is June 20, 2003 (the date on which the Foundation was created) and the status is fully retroactive. Angela Beesley.
  • The Board approves privacy policy.
    The Privacy policy on all Wikimedia projects was approved by the board at the last board meeting. It will be translated in all languages and made visible to users and visitors over the next few weeks. Florence Devouard.
  • Yahoo! supports Wikimedia.
    The Wikimedia Foundation and Yahoo! announced on April 7, 2005 that they have reached an agreement by which Yahoo will provide hosting capacity to Wikimedia.
    Yahoo!'s donation is a gesture of support for the charitable goals of the Wikimedia Foundation, and does not imply any ownership of the content. Yahoo! does not expect Wikimedia to host advertisements in return for this support.Florence Devouard. Read the whole of press release
  • Wikimania 2005 is waiting for you.
    Wikimania 2005, The First International Wikimedia Conference will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from 4 August 2005 to 8 August 2005. It will be an insanely good time. All contributors and fans of the Wikimedia projects are encouraged to attend. Find out more at http://wikimania.wikimedia.org Elisabeth Bauer


March 2005

  • The second issue of the Wikimedia Quarto was released.
    Wikimedia Quarto, covering the last quarter of 2004, was released last Saturday, March 19. The Wikimedia Quarto was begun in September 2004 as the official newsletter of the Wikimedia Foundation. For this issue, Quarto editor-in-chief Samuel Klein tracked down Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig, founder and chairman of w:en:Creative Commons, for an exclusive interview. In a whirlwind session, Lessig talked about copyright, copyleft, barriers to free culture, legal pitfalls for Wikipedia, and fighting the good fight. Florence Devouard.
  • Wikimedia server was down for several hours on 17 March.
    On 17 March there was read only service for several hours after a disk drive used for logging on the master database server became full. Monitoring tools showed combined space for all drives and the last human check of that drive alone showed apparently sufficient space available. Improved montoring and larger disk drives are being obtained. James Day
    More downtime analysis.
  • Wikimédia France launches officially.
    Wikimédia France, the french chapter of Wikimedia, has been officially created and recognized as a non-profit entity. The chapter can now open bank accounts, be brought to courts by disgruntled trolls, and offer tax breaks to donors. A vote for membership fees has been completed. Amendments to the bylaws are being written for next month's General Assembly, at the end of the intiial 6-month transition period. -Nicolas Weeger
  • Jimmy Wales asked for more developers at the FOSDEM 2005 conference in Brussels.
    As the opening speaker at the FOSDEM conference, Jimmy appealed to the development community for support in running the technical side of Wikipedia, and his remarks were published in several places last week. read more... -Michael Snow
  • Thank you for your generosity - first fund drive of 2005 a phenomenal success.
    After all sources were added together, we had brought in the equivalent of US$94,648.70 (26% more than our goal of $75.000). We reached this amount in 11 days. 21% of the total (15,254.66 Euros, or US$20,046.15) was via Wikimedia Deutschland. For detailed fund drive statistics, see Fund drives/2005/Q1.
    Thank you for your generosity. Daniel Mayer, Wikimedia CFO.
    More fund drive analysis.


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