Mentoring Program

[Charles Davis]

Having heard a couple different options I am a bit torn in making up my
mind. This is because there have been valid points presented by everyone
that has weighed in on the subject.


I like Dougie's idea of making a series of tutorials. (this isn't just
because Dougie is my mentor, it's because I have done a little bit of
almost all facets of the doc team since i joined as a student.) There is
a valid need for a tutorial or standard walkthrough to get folks up to a
base level of proficiency. Bzr is a pain in the neck and I have had
troubles with it myself. I know that if we had a standard walkthrough
with examples for BZR it would help folks that are interested in working
on the development branch of the official docs.

The thought of pointing people in specific directions before they join
the list is probably a good idea because it saves effort in the long
run. Not everyone is going to be interested in working in all areas.
Many will start out doing one thing and end up on another project. So
maybe implementing a set of tutorials then moving along with the
mentoring for those that complete the tutorials and continue to show
interest will help. I don't think that it is in the interest of the team
to load up our mentors with a bunch of ghost students. Let us prove we
are interested and will contribute then go from there.


just my 2 cents.
Cheers,

-- 
Chuck
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