From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?Q?G=C3=A1bor_Boskovits?= Subject: Re: Guix Outreachy project looking for co-mentor Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:18:54 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87wor81n2c.fsf@gnu.org> <875zyst9z3.fsf@elephly.net> <875zyr3v76.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000064cea80576dbddfa" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45993) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g5Y4h-00030L-V6 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:19:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g5Y4g-0006tN-SY for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:19:31 -0400 In-Reply-To: <875zyr3v76.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: =?UTF-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: Guix-devel --00000000000064cea80576dbddfa Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, Bj=C3=B6rn volunteered to co-mentor. Ludovic Court=C3=A8s ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91pont: 2018. szep= t. 27., Cs 15:51): > Hi there! > > Ricardo Wurmus skribis: > > > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: > > [...] > > >> I encourage people on this list to volunteer to co-mentor this project= : > >> increasing our bus factor=C2=B9 is important (really!) and so is bring= ing > >> people from diverse backgrounds to the project, and this is a nice > >> project that can make a big difference for Guix. > > > > I agree. This video documentation project is very different from other > > GSoC or Outreachy projects of the past in that they don=E2=80=99t reall= y require > > programming skills. This makes it easier for mentors as well. > > > > If you are a contributor to Guix and you are familiar with how to use > > Guix and what sets it apart from related systems you might be able to > > co-mentor this project. If you aren=E2=80=99t sure feel free to get in= touch > > with G=C3=A1bor and me (even off-list). > > Any volunteers yet? :-) > > > For that project I think it would be advisable to get in touch with the > > maintainers of GNOME Software to better understand what would need to b= e > > done on their side. I=E2=80=99d feel uncomfortable starting a project = for > > Outreachy unilaterally without having a liaison on the GNOME side. > > > > For internships we need to make sure that we control enough of the > > variables that could lead to failure. I think this may not be possible > > if the work happens on a foreign code base with a developer community > > that we aren=E2=80=99t yet part of. > > > > This is doable, but it requires more than the usual preparation by a > > potential mentor. > > Definitely, I agree. This cannot be as abstract a project as is > commonly found in GSoC. > > Ludo=E2=80=99. > --00000000000064cea80576dbddfa Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, Bj=C3=B6rn volunteered to co-mentor.=C2=A0
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Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91po= nt: 2018. szept. 27., Cs 15:51):
Hi= there!

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:

> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

[...]

>> I encourage people on this list to volunteer to co-mentor this pro= ject:
>> increasing our bus factor=C2=B9 is important (really!) and so is b= ringing
>> people from diverse backgrounds to the project, and this is a nice=
>> project that can make a big difference for Guix.
>
> I agree.=C2=A0 This video documentation project is very different from= other
> GSoC or Outreachy projects of the past in that they don=E2=80=99t real= ly require
> programming skills.=C2=A0 This makes it easier for mentors as well. >
> If you are a contributor to Guix and you are familiar with how to use<= br> > Guix and what sets it apart from related systems you might be able to<= br> > co-mentor this project.=C2=A0 If you aren=E2=80=99t sure feel free to = get in touch
> with G=C3=A1bor and me (even off-list).

Any volunteers yet?=C2=A0 :-)

> For that project I think it would be advisable to get in touch with th= e
> maintainers of GNOME Software to better understand what would need to = be
> done on their side.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99d feel uncomfortable starting a pr= oject for
> Outreachy unilaterally without having a liaison on the GNOME side.
>
> For internships we need to make sure that we control enough of the
> variables that could lead to failure.=C2=A0 I think this may not be po= ssible
> if the work happens on a foreign code base with a developer community<= br> > that we aren=E2=80=99t yet part of.
>
> This is doable, but it requires more than the usual preparation by a > potential mentor.

Definitely, I agree.=C2=A0 This cannot be as abstract a project as is
commonly found in GSoC.

Ludo=E2=80=99.
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