"Find something to work on, within Debian" -- a proposed session at Debconf
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Hi all debian-mentors people,
I'm proposing a session at Debconf and wanted to mention that, take
feedback, and look for ways to collaborate with others. Here's the
details.
I chatted briefly with Molly de Blanc about it, and I can take feedback or
make edits if people have feedback. If people don't have feedback, I'm OK
with that too!
See (some of) you at Debconf! -- Asheesh.
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Title: Find something to work on, within Debian
Talk type: BoF (45 min)
In this structured session, task-seekers will describe what they like
doing, meet currently-active contributors, and find fun, productive things
to do as part of the Debian project. If you're excited about contributing
to Debian, or if you already are contributing but need help with
something, this is the session for you.
Terminology:
- "Mentee" means someone who is looking for something new to do within the
Project.
- "Mentor" means someone who can offer help, or can offer a task as well
as review of the mentee's success at the task, to help them learn.
In detail:
- All participants will sit down in a round-table BoF setting.
- Mentees will introduce themselves, including answering a brief
questionnaire.
- The moderator (Asheesh) will summarize the mentee remarks.
- Mentors will then find mentees who they can offer tasks to. These tasks
should be short enough that they can be productively
reviewed/merged/uploaded by the end of Debconf.
If you want newcomers to help your Debian subproject, then this is a great
event for you!
The event will be a success if mentors and mentees work together, outside
the session, over the course of the conference.
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