Re: Question to all: Outreach
On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 5:58 PM Sruthi Chandran <srud@disroot.org> wrote:
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> On 18/03/20 4:06 pm, Ulrike Uhlig wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > @JonathanCarter: thank you very much for encouraging us to continue this
> > discussion here :)
> > ...
> > Agreed.
> >
> > @Adrian: I think you should read up on the Flosspols study [1] and
> > especially about the time women and men can put into free software, and
> > the age at which they get involved.
> Good reference.
> > ...
> > The fact that we don't know this might hint at the need of having a
> > feedback process for Outreach in Debian.
> >
> > This process could cover:
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> > - Did their mentor introduce them to Debian processes, mailinglists,
> > other Debian Developers, teams, tools?
> > - Do they feel they are now independent with regards to Debian work?
> > - Do they want to continue contributing to Debian? If no, what would
> > they need, what are they missing?
> > - What can the Debian Outreach do better in the next rounds?
> >
> > and much more.. Happy to help working out such a process with the
> > current Outreach coordinators in Debian.
> >
> > Having such a feedback process could ensure that the money Debian spends
> > on Outreachy is well used.
> This is a great idea and it is time we go ahead with this. I would be
> definitely more than happy to work with you on this idea, irrespective
> of whether I become DPL or not.
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We at Outreach team are also looking at ways to improve the feedback
mechanism. It would be nice to collaborate and work on it.
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Regards,
Pranav Jain
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