<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 11:36 PM, Jay S. Bryant <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jsbryant@electronicjungle.net" target="_blank">jsbryant@electronicjungle.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Josh,<br>
<br>
I agree that the mailing list is a hard place to provide such guidance<br>
and direction. I find mailing lists intimidating. Had taken me some<br>
time to be comfortable submitting here.<br>
<br>
After my response to this note the other day I was pinged internally via<br>
our messaging client asking for some mentoring. They seemed more<br>
comfortable introducing themselves that way and talking. I hate to<br>
suggest an IRC channel for this, as IRC drives me nuts, also doesn't<br>
seem the best fit. Maybe instead a wiki page with IRC names of people<br>
that are willing to be individually contacted with requests for<br>
guidance. I could be listed as a contact for Cinder or i18n as well as<br>
a general process contact. You for taskflow, etc.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>We started #openstack-101 for the purpose of onboarding new contributors (not for learning OpenStack necessary). So we could use that as well as the wiki page, which is a great idea. </div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I guess a way to communicate what we feel we can help with and provide<br>
that as a resource for those who may need help in those areas. Also, on<br>
the same wiki maybe try to cull together some of the 'getting started<br>
info.<br>
<br>
What do you think?<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Jay<br>
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On Wed, 2014-07-23 at 15:42 -0700, Joshua Harlow wrote:<br>
> Awesome,<br>
><br>
><br>
> When I start to see emails on ML that say anyone need any help for<br>
> XYZ ... (which is great btw) it makes me feel like there should be a<br>
> more appropriate avenue for those inspirational folks looking to get<br>
> involved (a ML isn't really the best place for this kind of guidance<br>
> and directing).<br>
><br>
><br>
> And in general mentoring will help all involved if we all do more of<br>
> it :-)<br>
><br>
><br>
> Let me know if any thing is needed that I can possible help with to<br>
> get more of it going.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -Josh<br>
><br>
> On Jul 23, 2014, at 2:44 PM, Jay Bryant<br>
> <<a href="mailto:jsbryant@electronicjungle.net">jsbryant@electronicjungle.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Great question Josh!<br>
> ><br>
> > Have been doing a lot of mentoring within IBM for OpenStack and have<br>
> > now been asked to formalize some of that work. Not surprised there<br>
> > is an external need as well.<br>
> ><br>
> > Anne and Stefano. Let me know if the kids anything I can do to<br>
> > help.<br>
> ><br>
> > Jay<br>
> ><br>
> > Hi all,<br>
> ><br>
> > I was reading over a IMHO insightful hacker news thread last night:<br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8068547" target="_blank">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8068547</a><br>
> ><br>
> > Labeled/titled: 'I made a patch for Mozilla, and you can do it too'<br>
> ><br>
> > It made me wonder what kind of mentoring support are we as a<br>
> > community offering to newbies (a random google search for 'openstack<br>
> > mentoring' shows mentors for GSoC, mentors for interns, outreach for<br>
> > women... but no mention of mentors as a way for everyone to get<br>
> > involved)?<br>
> ><br>
> > Looking at the comments in that hacker news thread, the article<br>
> > itself it seems like mentoring is stressed over and over as the way<br>
> > to get involved.<br>
> ><br>
> > Has there been ongoing efforts to establish such a program (I know<br>
> > there is training work that has been worked on, but that's not<br>
> > exactly the same).<br>
> ><br>
> > Thoughts, comments...?<br>
> ><br>
> > -Josh<br>
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