Re: Guix Outreachy project looking for co-mentor

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi there!

Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> writes:

[...]

>> I encourage people on this list to volunteer to co-mentor this project:
>> increasing our bus factor¹ is important (really!) and so is bringing
>> people from diverse backgrounds to the project, and this is a nice
>> project that can make a big difference for Guix.
>
> I agree.  This video documentation project is very different from other
> GSoC or Outreachy projects of the past in that they don’t really require
> programming skills.  This makes it easier for mentors as well.
>
> If you are a contributor to Guix and you are familiar with how to use
> Guix and what sets it apart from related systems you might be able to
> co-mentor this project.  If you aren’t sure feel free to get in touch
> with Gábor and me (even off-list).

Any volunteers yet?  :-)

> For that project I think it would be advisable to get in touch with the
> maintainers of GNOME Software to better understand what would need to be
> done on their side.  I’d feel uncomfortable starting a project for
> Outreachy unilaterally without having a liaison on the GNOME side.
>
> For internships we need to make sure that we control enough of the
> variables that could lead to failure.  I think this may not be possible
> if the work happens on a foreign code base with a developer community
> that we aren’t yet part of.
>
> This is doable, but it requires more than the usual preparation by a
> potential mentor.

Definitely, I agree.  This cannot be as abstract a project as is
commonly found in GSoC.

Ludo’.