Hello Rich, thanks for message.
I am happy to see this kind of demand also coming to us, here in the Apache Training incubator project. >From a totally different perspective compared to yours, we can see how a new shared goal for the project emerges. Besides having the tools for creating training materials, we now look into *training procedures which directly support ASF projects and ASF management activities.* Since many of us work with software and software development on a daily base, some non-techies with an interest on knowledge sharing are around us. One of them already joined us last week. Welcome to Eric! With this in mind, I would say we are on track. Going forward, towards a vital community for ASF Training. My next step is summarizing all the communication of the last month and sending out the draft of the June Podling-Report. Greetings from Germany. Cheers, Mirko Am Fr., 30. Juni 2023 um 16:07 Uhr schrieb <[email protected]>: > Hi, friends. > > At the recent board face-to-face in Berlin, one of the topics that was > discussed is the terrible job that we do, at the ASF, on onboarding. > > We have the Incubator, which does a good job (most of the time) > onboarding new projects, but any status transition (ie, contributor to > new committer, or a new board member) we just leave people to figure it > out on their own. > > Comdev is working on some of these things, here: > https://community.apache.org/contributor-ladder but it's not enough. In > particular, what I would like to see is actual training (formal or > self-paced) for each of the following: > > * You've just graduated to a TLP. What are the challenges you will now > face. > * New committer onboarding > * New PMC member onboarding > * New PMC Chair onboarding > * New board member onboarding > > I would also like, eventually, to work with each officer (like, say, VP > Conferences) to write hand-over docs, in the form of training materials > and related documentation, so that when a new officer enters the > they are not left to figure out everything on their own. > > So, what does that have to do with the Training project? Well, I'd like > to not have to invent format and process all over again. I'd like to > ride on your coat-tails if possible. > > Anyways, I saw that you are discussing possible retirement, and, > selfishly, that would be unfortunate, since I don't want to do any of > that work myself - I'm just a writer, not a programmer. > > So, while I'm just one person, and wouldn't want to interfere with your > decisions about the future of your project, I have a personal stake in > seeing it continue, if possible, just for my own needs. > > -- Dr. rer. nat. Mirko Kämpf Müchelner Str. 23 06259 Frankleben
