On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Christian Kastner <deb...@kvr.at> wrote: > With the recent gamification of just-about-everything, I was wondering > whether following such an achievement-oriented approach, with > opportunities for contribution formulated as a list of specific tasks, > instead of general avenues, would be helpful in overcoming this initial > difficulty. (This would be in addition to mentors.debian.net and other > established avenues for entry to Debian, not a replacement).
I really like this idea. I often spend more time looking for bugs or tasks I can help with than actually doing productive work. > Benefits for Mentees > ==================== > > For mentees, this would: > > * Provide a much simpler entry point into contributing to Debian. > Mentees would be able to start with smallish tasks fitting their > skill and interest profile. They could start contributing without > becoming overwhelmed with dozens of pages of dense documentation. > > * I expect that would to eventually lead to a better understanding > of Debian technically, and to closer personal contacts to the > community. > > * Later on, they could progress to the more difficult tasks, in > preparation towards eventual DM or DD status. > How do you see the transition from a mentee to a DM going? I think this might be where things get tough. When there are a pool of tasks that you pick from, you have small interactions with a larger number of DDs. However, the DM process now seems to be more oriented towards having larger interactions. This is a problem I have been facing a for a while. After 5 years of lurking/contributing, I only know one DD who may consider advocating me for DM. I feel that spreading my work over so many teams and package maintainers has not progressed me towards my goal of DM. This type of system may put others in a similar situation. Even with that said, anything the makes contributing easier for newcomers is a good thing. Regards, Jordan Metzmeier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cad758ri5+a19d_mbvkhjszex0q1_la+ib6joafakgnpx_ce...@mail.gmail.com
