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If we want Gentoo to thrive, we need to focus on getting the best people. Here's some brainstorming I'm doing (as I wait in the store for my wife to try on clothes) on how to better develop our most important resource: our contributors. Does it make sense? Any thoughts? |
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Track who's mentored people |
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How many people? |
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How good are the mentees? |
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Commits, etc |
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How long do the mentees stay in Gentoo? |
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Do they become mentors or leaders? |
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How long does mentorship continue? |
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Reward mentors publicly |
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Recognition |
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GMN - graphs, individual names |
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Mention in recruitment email |
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Goals |
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Mentoring is important |
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Get better new devs |
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Improve existing devs by pairing w senior mentors (code review, designing/proposing major changes, etc) |
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Improve mentoring |
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Best mentors can train how to do it |
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