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As wiki says, the most important is +enthusiasm! I have seen that even qualified computer scientists cannot +finish the mentoring process due to lack of enthusiasm (they need to +dedicate their free time to the project). +><i> I have already packaged a program I wrote and want added to Mageia, +</I>><i> and I wait patiently for a Mentor, just to find the line has been cut. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Do I need to constantly have IRC on to be chosen? +</I>Of course not! It's individual flavour of communication, some people +prefer IRC, some e-mails, some other ways to communicate. +><i> is there some unwritten rules about how to gain a mentor? If so please +</I>><i> let me know so I can do these things. +</I>There is probably one thing "unwritten", just trying to ping developers +helps in finding. Kyle was asking several times on IRC for mentor. +><i> +</I>><i> I hope this is taken constructively, I don't wish for the mentoring +</I>><i> offer to Kyle to be withdrawn, he sounds like he will be an asset to +</I>><i> the packaging team, I do think though that you should consider the +</I>><i> list first before making offers. If a person is not suitable, tell +</I>><i> them so they can move on, perhaps package for another distro, +</I>><i> whatever. Don't just leave them there to rot. +</I>The truth is simple, we are short of packagers and therefore mentors. +Everybody with enthusiasm (even without great Unix skills) is welcome. + +I have mostly finished my project of the consolidation of spell-checkers +in Mga, that costed hundreds of commits, and now I feel ready to start +helping in the mentoring process. + +I have proposed to you and to Edward (edge226) to teach you packaging. +To be clear, after reading your "interests / skills / comments", I +decided that I can be a better mentor for you, according to the field of +interest. +><i> +</I>><i> Tuxta +</I> +Regards and welcome! + +Kamil +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="011992.html">[Mageia-dev] In need of a mentor +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="011990.html">[Mageia-dev] In need of a mentor +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#12011">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#12011">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#12011">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#12011">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |