Hi Dragan,
Many thanks for your inputs.
On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 9:02 AM Dragan Espenschied <
dragan.espenschied(a)rhizome.org> wrote:
Dear Mohammed,
Thank you for starting this initiative.
My input:
- From what pool are you planning to draw these consultants? Given the
state of documentation of Wikibase and all the components that are required
to make it useful, only people with deep knowledge of the architecture can
offer classic consulting jobs, as in, deliver a product in a given time
frame for a pre-determined cost. And I think I already know everyone who
would be able to do that personally :) What I would see as helpful from
side of WMDE would be a mentoring program for developers and consultants,
followed by a documentation effort that could be lead by the folks that
received the mentoring.
For now, this directory is a first step toward establishing the list of
providers
that are currently active in the Wikibase ecosystem and making
them visible to all. It is meant to cover not only those providing custom
development work, but also those who can provide technical support in
installing and setting up an instance. Additionally, there are Wikibase
projects that have expressed interest in finding support in ontology
development and data modeling.
We appreciate your suggestions around a mentoring program for a way
forward. Helping the Wikibase ecosystem to have a sustainable service
infrastructure is an ongoing process, and we will be eliciting more
feedback on this topic in the coming months from the Wikibase community.
- How are institutions interested in consultant work supposed to find
this list? Is this going to be merged into existing resources, like
wikiba.se or learningwikibase.com?
A link to the service provider directory will be added to wikiba.se [1]
and we
welcome other resources to do so too. We would like to give
consultants some time in the next week or two to add themselves to the list
before it is made more visible on the website.
Cheers,
Dragan
--
Dragan Espenschied
Preservation Director
Rhizome <http://rhizome.org/> at the New Museum
On Mi, Okt 7, 2020 at 06:54, Mohammed Sadat Abdulai <
mohammed.sadat_ext(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
*(Apologies for cross-posting)*
Hi everyone,
I am happy to announce that a Wikibase-specific consultants directory is
now available on Meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Consultants_and_Support_Providers
This service provider directory is intended to help people to find
professional help with Wikibase if they need it -- be it technical support
(installation and setup), custom development services, or data modeling
expertise. You are welcome to add yourself if you think you or your company
should be listed on the page.
This service directory is a work in progress as consultants add
themselves. Please note that the inclusion of a service provider on these
lists does not constitute an official endorsement by the Wikibase team.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Cheers,
--
Mohammed Sadat
*Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase*
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
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