Vikidia:Tech/Call for proposals/past

Past call for proposal. For current, see Vikidia:Tech/Call for proposals.

List of past call for proposals. We are looking for paid tech contractors who can help us reach complicated goals. Check Vikidia architecture

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Prior support

Prior support open for proposals :

• Technical Mediation and Follow-up
• Create a test environment

Projects open for proposals

Deadline: 1st of February 2023. Please request any git access or test server before 25th of January 2023.

All next proposals are independent, you may apply for only one or several proposals altogether.

• Fix encoding
• Upgrade mediawiki 1.31 -> 1.35 - Fix Search Engine on test
• Upgrade mediawiki 1.31 -> 1.35 - Fix Visual Editor on test
• Upgrade mediawiki 1.31 -> 1.35 - Fix Signup on test
• Upgrade mediawiki 1.31 -> 1.35 - List all remaining bugs on test
• Fix current Welcome page CSS for Mobile (all languages)

Following projects

• Simulate the SUL extension on test only, write a handbook for deploying
• Fix Kartographer extension or a way of displaying maps
• Install a new Wikibase for Vikidia interwiki on test infrastructure

How to proceed

• Ask and sign the Vikidia NDA at techvikidia.org
• Ask any question to us related to one or several proposals.
• Ask for the git repository to evaluate the complexity of the requirements. Most proposals expect a Merge request as a deliverable.
• If needed, we may provide you with a test server for experimentations.
• When ready, send at techvikidia.org in French or English:
  • a quotation with all conditions
  • a confirmation of transfer of code intellectual property to Vikidia Association once paid
  • a deliverability date
  • an estimated work duration in hours or days
  • proof of legal registration
  • any references of your skills (resume of involved persons, github account, stackoverflow, companies you've worked for...)
  • briefly: how you plan to do it