Le 13/06/2011 15:19, Samuel Verschelde a écrit : > Le dimanche 12 juin 2011 18:55:58, Cazzaniga Sandro a écrit : >> Le 12/06/2011 15:27, Samuel Verschelde a écrit : >>> Hello to everyone, >>> >>> I'm sure there's someone among you who wants to help Mageia but hasn't >>> found yet the good way to do it. Today is your lucky day, because >>> there's a job that's available and can be really useful and interesting: >>> coordinating the packagers mentoring program. >>> >>> You know that one key point of success for Mageia is in the ability to >>> welcome new packagers. The better we will be at it, the better the >>> distro will be. The packagers mentoring program has been created for >>> that reason and several packagers have been or are being mentored. But >>> we have some difficulty knowing who is being mentored by who and who >>> hasn't found a mentor. And we need also to find more mentors and more >>> apprentices. >>> >>> During a packagers weekly meeting, misc invited us to read the following >>> article about mentoring programs in open-source projects: >>> http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2011/05/31/effective-mentoring-programs/ >>> >>> I invite those who haven't read it yet, to read it. I'll quote one of the >>> mentoring best practices that were given: "In bigger projects, keeping >>> track of who is a mentor, and who is mentoring who, and inviting new >>> mentors, and ensuring that no-one falls through the cracks when a mentor >>> gets too busy, is a job of itself." >>> >>> I'm looking for someone who could fill that "job". >>> >>> Description of the job: >>> >>> - keep track of: >>> -- who's being mentored by who, how well it's going >>> -- who needs a mentor and hasn't found one yet (this is one of the most >>> important parts: no volunteer must be forgotten, volunteers are too >>> precious !) >>> -- who can mentor more apprentices (and sometimes convince packagers to >>> become mentors or accept one more apprentice) >>> >>> - be available for questions from apprentices or mentors, by mail, and if >>> possible, to be present on the IRC channel #mageia-mentoring on freenode >>> >>> - help mentors with gathering "junior tasks" (bugzilla is a never empty >>> reserve that can be used for that. Maybe ask the bug triage team to help >>> identify such tasks. Maybe a "junior task" keyword in bugzilla would do >>> the trick) >>> -- small bugs to fix >>> -- new small packages to import in the distribution >>> -- backports >>> >>> - promote mentoring (empower users into contributers. Working with the >>> marketing team would be great I think): >>> -- make the mentoring program known (MLs, forums, web, etc.) >>> -- look for new apprentices >>> -- look for new mentors >>> >>> Some useful skills: >>> - be autonomous (ie no need to check that you're doing the work) >>> - good written english (communication is very important in this job) >>> - knowledge about packaging is a plus but not mandatory (the key aspects >>> can be taught to you) >>> - being or having been a mentor, or having been mentored would be a plus, >>> but not mandatory >>> >>> More information about the job: >>> - does not require a big amount of work, but real committment to the task >>> and regularity >>> - remember that you have a coordination role, not an authoritative role. >>> The difference in that is that you're not here to give orders but to >>> facilitate the mentoring program. >>> - you don't have to be alone to do this job if it's too much for one >>> person: you can find other helpful people wanting to help you if needed >>> and rely on the other teams (but finding them *is* part of your job ;) >>> ). >>> - this "job offer" concerns everything that revolves around the >>> mentoring of new packagers, but if it's successful maybe other teams can >>> follow the same approach (i18n, QA, etc... ). >>> - depending on your level of confidence, experience and will, you could >>> be helped in your work. Maybe someone from the council can supervise and >>> help you at least at the beginning; or, if no one steps up, I can help >>> you bootstrap and organize your new "job". >>> >>> So, who's in? >>> >>> Samuel Verschelde >> >> I offer my candidacy. I was mentored by shikamaru and i'm a mandriva >> packager since 2009 and a mageia packager since the start. >> My english level is pretty good and i'm pretty sociable. >> > > Hi, > > As explained on IRC yesterday, your candidacy is interesting, but you have > already so many other engagements that I would prefer someone with more > availability :) So keep on the good work where you're already committed :) > > Best regards > > Samuel Verschelde !no problem, thanks!
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