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On Jan 9, 2008 1:12 PM, Petteri Räty <betelgeuse@g.o> wrote: |
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> Recruiters |
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> > About the stuff I'm involved: |
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> > Are we fine? |
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> If Calchan agrees, we are fine. |
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I'm taking care of recruits as fast as I can. I figure any time I |
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spend for the recruiters project is worth a lot more than the same |
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time spent on fixing dev-embedded, sci-electronics or other exotic |
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ebuilds I usually maintain. The good news is I'm close to being able |
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to keep up, i.e. there is very little backlog if any. The bad news is |
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that we'd need to recruit more, and if an additional flow of recruits |
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were to arrive (and that would be welcome) a backlog would certainly |
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start to build up. Also I'm traveling more than I used to (and would |
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like) nowadays, and I'm going to move to the US this summer. So you |
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should expect some offlineness from my part for a few months while I |
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swim across the pond. |
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> > What are we going to do: |
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> Keep going as usual. |
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All in all, we'd need an additional recruiter. Candidates are welcome, |
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but you should know that although it is a very gratifying job, it |
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takes a lot of time and dedication if you want to do it properly. Each |
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recruit takes me anywhere between 6 and 12 hours depending on how many |
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gaps I have to fill. We need as many recruits as possible, but need to |
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have them of sufficient quality. One way to go is to reject those that |
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aren't good enough, and another is to bring as many as you can to a |
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level where they can be useful. I much prefer the latter because I |
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don't think we can afford the former. |
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We would also need to attract more recruits. I'm doing my best to |
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relay queries from potential recruits to various teams and projects, |
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but I'm afraid to say it's seldom that these are answered. So please, |
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whoever you are and even if you're not a project/team leader, next |
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time you're forwarded such mail by me please reply to the user's |
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queries. At the very least you should politely decline the offer. And |
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mentoring will take you some time, but it's time well invested for the |
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future of your project. |
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Finally, if you're a mentor, or are considering mentoring somebody, do |
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not hesitate to contact us in case you have any questions. I have |
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tried to update our documentation recently, so you'll find valuable |
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practical information in there although more could be needed |
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(suggestions welcome). And do not hesitate to go hunting for recruits |
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instead of complaining you don't have enough time managing your Gentoo |
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stuff. For that too we'll be happy to advise. |
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Happy new year to each one of you. |
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Denis. |
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