No worries Lucy, I imagined that would be the case :) As I said, I *really* don't want to be causing problems and I hope my email reflects that..
Thank you for your attention to this, and please do reach out off-list Kind regards, *Sam* User:TheresNoTime <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TheresNoTime> *English Wikipedia: CU/OS* On Mon, 1 Nov 2021 at 22:30, Lucy Crompton-Reid < lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Just as a quick PS, I feel I should mention that the decisions you refer > to took place several years before I joined the organisation (as per the > phabricator thread) and so I will probably need to try to piece > together why certain things happened with imperfect knowledge...but I will > certainly do my best! > > On Mon, 1 Nov 2021 at 21:39, Sam (TheresNoTime) <s...@theresnotime.co.uk> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Me again, bear with me... >> >> I emailed the list a while back about the IT Development pages, the >> issues with the Wiki etc. - I've seen today a number of edits (e.g. >> https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Special:Diff/82820) which attempt to >> potentially explain the changes, but fall a bit short, as I initially >> suggested here (https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Special:Diff/82828). >> >> I've attempted to fix some of the bigger issues with the wiki ( >> https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Recent_changes_to_MediaWiki_namespace_files), >> but a lot boils down to the fact you're using a very old, insecure version >> of MediaWiki and PHP ( >> https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Installed_versions_of_MediaWiki_and_PHP_are_end-of-life >> ). >> >> In regards to my comments about approaching the WMF to host the Wiki, I >> had this task pointed out to me (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T58938) >> which I found odd, especially some of the comments by your volunteers. >> >> I do not understand why Wikimedia UK migrated from a free, secure, >> managed MediaWiki installation to a VPS which I assume is either donated or >> is costing the charity money, and which isn't kept up to date? >> >> This doesn't strike me as an effective use of charity funds and volunteer >> time, and has unfortunately resulted in a MediaWiki install which is >> outdated and insecure (see CVE-2019-12468 >> <https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12468> as just one example of >> an exploit against the currently installed version). >> >> As the UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, running this MediaWiki >> installation is likely to "negatively impact the work or image of the >> Foundation" if exploited. Could someone please help me in understanding the >> decisions which led to moving away from the WMF infrastructure? Was there a >> conflict of mission? >> >> I appreciate I am "causing waves" here, and I *honestly don't want to be* >> - Wikimedia UK has been a charity I've supported for quite some time, you >> do great work and I thank you for your commitment to open access to >> knowledge! >> How can we work together to resolve this? I'm fairly available this week >> and would be more than happy to chat with someone about how we can fix this. >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> *Sam* >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > -- > > Lucy Crompton-Reid > > Chief Executive > > > > <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> > > Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for > the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. > > Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by > Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. > > Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, > London SE1 0NZ > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gmail&source=g> > . > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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