Wikimedia Engineering/Report/2013/August/summary/en


 * This content is prepared for inclusion in the August 2013 Wikimedia Foundation report. It is a shorter and simpler version of the full Wikimedia engineering report for August 2013 that does not assume specialized technical knowledge.

Major news in August include:
 * A discussion about using the secure HTTP protocol on Wikimedia sites, followed by a switch to that protocol for all registered users;
 * The launch of the Notifications feature on the mobile site;
 * A discussion about how security issues are handled in our community;
 * The Wikimania conference, which was notably an opportunity for the Language engineering team to meet with users and improve language support, particularly for the Javanese language;
 * A much-anticipated upgrade of the software used by our volunteer e-mail response team, OTRS.