User:MarkAHershberger/Weekly reports/2011-07-04


 * HTML5 on all wiki
 * With Aryeh's coming absense, we need to get HTML5 deployed while he is still around to consult. Reedy has been “selected” for this chore, but doesn't have time to do it at the moment.  It'd be nice to get it done before Wikimania, but it has to be done by September, latest, so that we can take advantage of Aryeh's advise.


 * International digits on Hindi wikis
 * The Indian constitution was offered as evidence that “International” digits are widespread. So we changed it back.  There was one objection afterwards, though, from a math teacher that was especially poignant:
 * I teach children how to use the Devanagari and international numerals. Two - three days after we began, they recognize them. … Today's students say they do not understand Devanagari, the script they read is Romnagri. … We must create a means to preserve Wikipedia Devanagari so that it doesn't die.
 * (Above is my adaptation of Google Translate's work.)


 * Reviewed “shell” bugs with RobH
 * I was still very unclear about RobH with regard to shell bugs. With pdhanda leaving this week, getting the issue resolved becomes even more important.  I had a brief discussion with them both last week and got it straight in my head who does what — RobH really, really doesn't have time for shell bugs.  This week I'll need to work on figuring out how to manage the shell bugs.  The good thing about my recent trip to SF was that I became more familiar with other Ops people.  Now, I just need to continue working on finding people to handle shell bugs on a regular basis.


 * India-style commas
 * Another India-related bug was discussed in Triage. Brion said this one should be fairly easy to do and outlined the specific steps needed.  Looks like another candidate for the annoying bug list that I'm maintaining for Sumana.


 * 1.18 Deployment blockers
 * With 1.17 out the door, it is time to focus on 1.18 blockers. The IRC triage last week focused on possible deployment blockers.  We cleared the plate of many of the non-deployment blockers, now I just need to make sure they get fixed in a timely manner.


 * Merge IWTransclusion
 * IWTransclusion, one of last year's GSoC projects has sat idly by with no activity. This is the perfect place for a Bugmeister to spring into action.  Which I did, asking Robla and Tim for some of Reedy's precious time.


 * LiquidThreads putting crap in dumps
 * There seemed to be a possibility of more than just LQT corrupting dumps, but it looks like Brion found a LiquidThreads-specific fix.