Technical Community Newsletter/2021/April

Notes on this issue
The Wikimedia Technical Community Newsletter shares highlights and news from the past quarter and information about events coming up in the next quarter.

What's new

 * A new MediaWiki logo was chosen after a proposal period and several voting rounds.
 * Wikimedia is promoting a total of 13 projects in Google Summer of Code 2021 and Outreachy Round 22.

Phabricator and Gerrit

 * Phabricator: Number of tasks created in Q1/2021: 8039
 * Phabricator: Number of tasks closed in Q1/2021: 7134
 * Phabricator: Number of different people who created tasks in Q1/2021: 1018
 * Phabricator: Number of different people who closed tasks in Q1/2021: 448
 * Gerrit: 345 people wrote patches (170 of them being volunteers) in Q1/2021.

Free and Open Source

 * Wikimedia Hackathon 2021 - May 22-23 2021 (Virtual): This event is open to all people who are interested in discovering the technical aspects of the Wikimedia projects, working on specific tools, features or projects, and socializing with other participants. Building on last year’s edition, this event is organized in a very light mode, offering a lot of space for spontaneity and experimentation.

Get involved!
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