Re: hello post DebConf, and inquiry regarding Debian Bio/Med and the possibility of mentorship
Hi Andreas,
> On Sep 15, 2017, at 10:20 AM, Andreas Tille <andreas@fam-tille.de> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 08:54:05AM -0600, Josée Steeves wrote:
>> I am hoping to find a mentor for the upcoming Outreachy program.
>
> I will happily sponsor you.
>
>> The deadline is Sept 17th, but I’m not sure what timezone that’s for.
>
> I guess some hours will not make a difference but I would no put a
> stress test upon the organisers. :-)
>
>> Andreas asked me to forward my questions to this mailing list. Specifically I’m wondering if adding more strict autotests would count as my minor contribution during the evaluation period of the Outreachy program.
>
> Enhancing the existing tests is perfectly fine and it will definitely be
> accepted as a contribution.
>
>> Will you accept me as a candidate for the Outreachy program, and can I submit my application to them naming you as my mentor?
>
> Yes!
Thank you!
Sadly, I have had to admit to myself that I am no longer able to commit 40h/week to Outreachy from Dec 5th to Mar 5th due to unforeseen circumstances.
>
>> I have read Outreachy round15 on the wiki, and have also read about MoM program. I understand that there is a six week candidacy evaluation period where I must make a minor contribution. Does my minor contribution have to be new package, and does it need to follow the MoM structure? Or is that structure what is used for the three months of my Outreachy work? Or is the minor contribution something much simpler?
>
> MoM and outreachy are not really related. My hint to MoM was just to
> enable you an easy entrance to the things you should know when doing
> the outreachy program. Minor contributions could be as you suggested
> enhanced tests or also fixing writing a new test. You can also write
> tests for new packages. Regarding popcon the following packages would
> be of interest:
>
> prank
> macs
> coils
> epcr
> readseq
> clearcut
> fastdnaml
> melting
> mipe
>
> If you know one of these programs this would be an advantage for you.
>
I hope to have enough time later this winter to work on enhancing existing tests, or maybe working on these, on an informal basis. Thank you very much for your consideration and for taking the time to help me find a project. I really appreciate it. I was excited at the opportunity to contribute to open source software and hope to do so in the future.
Sincerely,
Josée
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