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Hello Aqsa,

Welcome to the community! Glad to know of your interest!

I happened to see your cross post in the Outreachy mailing list. If you're
interested in applying for the Outreachy internship program as a
participant (and not as a mentor), it is indeed true that one cannot be
working full time. Please have a look here for guidelines -
https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/#Eligibility

The other mentoring programs over here -
https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Mentors do not seem to have that criteria.
I hope this info helps.

Best,
Mahati

On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 2:37 AM, Aqsa Malik <aqsamm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks a lot to all you amazing ladies. Its a pity why I didn't reach out
> earlier. But better late than never.
>
> Amy: thanks for pointing out, I had no idea they take people with a full
> time job as well. I am on it now. :)
>
> Aimee: That's just wonderful piece of information you shared, exactly the
> pointers I was looking for. I'll have a thorough look at Models and get in
> touch.
>
> Ildikó: I might attend the one in London but not sure about that right
> now. Plus I really appreciate your offering for help, I'll definitely get
> in touch via IRC because I really could do with such kind of guidance.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Aqsa
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Ildiko Vancsa <ildiko.vancsa at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Aqsa,
>>
>> First of all a warm welcome from me too we are happy to have you on
>> board! :)
>>
>> I’m glad you reached out for guidance on getting more involved in the
>> community and being more strategic. As Amy pointed out bug fixing is a
>> really important activity and while finding a more complex task for you to
>> work on please don’t quit doing that.
>>
>> I’m working for the OpenStack Foundation where one of my focus areas is
>> Telecom/NFV, I’m also involved in the OPNFV Community. I would be happy to
>> help you find an interesting project and/or task to work on in a more
>> focused way. I’m in Central European Time time zone, which should make it
>> easier for us to communicate.
>>
>> In order to find the best fit, I would like to better understand what
>> your areas of interest are within NFV. Would you be available to have a
>> short chat about it? You can find me on IRC as ildikov, feel free to ping
>> me any time that works for you.
>>
>> I also hope for the best for the travel support program! In addition to
>> the main events there are several smaller OpenStack events around Europe
>> and around the globe called OpenStack Days [1]. Are you planning to attend
>> any of those?
>>
>> Thanks and Best Regards,
>> Ildikó
>>
>> [1] https://www.openstack.org/community/events/openstackdays
>> #tab=events_tab
>>
>>
>> On 2017. Mar 20., at 12:42, Amy Marrich <amy at demarco.com> wrote:
>>
>> Aqsa,
>>
>> Most folks in the Mentoring Program do have full-time jobs, here is a
>> link for more information https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Mentors.
>>
>> And please don't discount the need for solving bugs, that is actually
>> where a lot of development goes as they may not just be bugs but new work
>> to be done as well. If you've been doing Tracker bugs and like that project
>> I would highly recommend joining their IRC channel and attending their
>> meetings.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Amy
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 5:49 AM, Aqsa Malik <aqsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Amy,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your email. I am most comfortable with working in python. I
>>> have been contributing in Tacker by solving bugs but I feel it is better to
>>> have more stable contribution rather than jumping from one bug to another
>>> in various projects.
>>> Writing unit tests feels like the best option as per my interests.
>>>
>>> As for the mentoring program unfortunately I can't apply in it as I have
>>> a full time position at NEC Europe. I have applied for the travel support
>>> program for the Summit if I can make it.
>>> I can start with writing unit tests in Tacker, but I will appreciate to
>>> know any OPNFV projects which are looking for dedicated people for this
>>> task.
>>>
>>> Aqsa
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Amy Marrich <amy at demarco.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Aqsa,
>>>>
>>>> Welcome!!! I'm sure most groups would be open to help with their unit
>>>> tests, is there an area that interests you? What coding language do you
>>>> like?
>>>>
>>>> As far as mentoring there is the Women of OpenStack mentoring program
>>>> which I believe is taking applications again or will be shortly. If you're
>>>> going to Summit there will be a Speed Mentoring session as well.
>>>>
>>>> Most groups will answer questions on their IRC channel and help you, I
>>>> know my main project is great for that. There will also be Project
>>>> On-Boarding rooms for many projects at Summit, there are more groups
>>>> interested then rooms unfortunately.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Amy
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 7:50 AM, Aqsa Malik <aqsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to contribute to any OpenStack or OPNFV project by
>>>>> writing the unit tests, can anyone suggest which project will be suitable
>>>>> as a starter? I have a background in NFV related areas.
>>>>> Another question is whether is it possible to get any mentor to work
>>>>> with if you are not part of outreachy or any such platform, just for
>>>>> guidance and help from time to time?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> --
>>>>> Aqsa Malik
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Aqsa Malik
>>>
>>> visit my blog at
>>> http://www.techiworld4u.blogspot.com
>>>
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