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Just replying randomly. |
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On 05.04.2010 04:33, Tobias Heinlein wrote: |
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> I think this is a good starting point to get rid of the "some important |
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> questions are too hard to answer" dilemma that can be implemented |
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> relatively fast. On top of that I like Sebastian's idea to order the |
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> quizzes by difficulty -- this means just ordering by the categories I |
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> just mentioned would be sufficient: 1 first, then 2, then 3. |
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I am not against this idea but frankly, I do not understand what is so |
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demotivating about the ebuild quiz. If you get demotivated because of a |
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single exam, perhaps the problem is with the motivation and not with the |
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exam itself. I took the published quiz just for the fun of it and to |
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see where I missed. It is not that long. |
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What is demotivating is a) lack of response from your |
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mentor/proxy-maintainer etc. It is demotivating when you have to wait |
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for days for each question you ask. b) infighting and name calling one |
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sees on irc, gentoo-dev etc. "Do I really want to be a part of this?" |
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pops into mind. |
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Suggestions: |
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1. Bring your responsibilities in line with your capabilities. If you |
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are always falling behind, either increase the time you spend on Gentoo |
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or decrease your responsibilities. It is no fun playing catch-up. |
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2. Streamline the recruitment process so that existing devs do not spend |
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too much time and effort during mentoring. Objective is to make |
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recruitment not a burden on the dev, i.e streamline for the dev not for |
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the candidate. |
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3. Take it down a notch in gentoo-dev, irc. No ad hominem attacks and |
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no flame wars please. You are supposed to enjoy this. Easier said than |
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done I suppose. |
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Eray |