-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Raj Mathur wrote:
> I hereby invoke the First Rule of ILUGD and thank you for volunteering > for (a) setting up the web-based reporting format and (b) making CDs > with documentation! We can always do with help on the infrastructure > side! Raj being a true pain-in-the-posterior keeps poking me on #linux-india on this. The reply to his mail was long overdue so here are some scribbles. A mentor is a coach/guide thus the notion would be to provide guidance on how to contribute to Free/Open Source stuff. I might be way wrong here so read on and bear with me... The mentorship initiative should include (but not be limited to): o A hands-on project that allows for explicit contribution to Open Source development. This includes submission of work/content into upstream CVS o Guidance on submission process o Introduction to Project Development Lifecycle o Introduction to Project Packaging o Guidance on tools and toolkits to use while conceptualising projects o Mailing Lists o IRC channels o Project Repositories o Project Hosting details o QA Tests and QA TestScripts o Bug Triaging Tips o Patch writing and Patch creation o Packaging and Package Management (for various Package Managers) o Providing inputs on how to produce FOSS software o Enhancing existing software o Making Feature Requests o Tracking Feature Requests o Providing an insight into the various means and tools used in FOSS development o Enabling interaction with developer community (both in India and abroad) Thus, the introductory CD could contain: o A selection of writings from FSF and OSI that capture the philosophy and the *ism of the movement o Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (1st edition) o Producing Open Source Software : Karl Fogel o CVS Manual o Subversion Manual o Linux Command Reference (command based guide for those who are coming in new) Flames welcome :) - -Sankarshan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEAApm+g4kmZ76nyERAiCuAJ4kEISBSywX7sv6vHZV+WnuvM6FgwCcC2fw au2pnJMNUY7DiAJBEHZ5ufs= =g2eI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/