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From: "Petteri Räty" <betelgeuse@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Should returning developers be handled before first timers?
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:22:27
Message-Id: 4D5C07A0.10501@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-project] Should returning developers be handled before first timers? by Patrick Lauer
1 On 02/16/2011 07:22 PM, Patrick Lauer wrote:
2 > On 02/16/11 17:50, Petteri Räty wrote:
3 >> Currently the recruiting team handles returning developers in the same
4 >> way as people joining the first time. The question that I have been
5 >> presented with is if they should get priority?
6 >
7 > My opinion is that yes, they should be prioritized. They have, in the
8 > past, already shown that they do know the relevant things, and if they
9 > wish to return we should make it easy for them.
10 >
11 >> The reasoning being that
12 >> in their case it's more about making sure their skills are updated than
13 >> making sure they won't cause problems etc. Ideally of course we could
14 >> process everyone quickly enough that this wouldn't be a problem but
15 >> history has proved this to be challenging to say the least.
16 > That is another issue - recruiting is a difficult and slow process. What
17 > can we do to make it work better?
18 >
19
20 I am hoping to get the web application (pending on infra) live and see
21 how much that helps but let's keep this thread on the main topic. Please
22 start a new thread for a more general discussion if you think it's
23 warranted.
24
25 Regards,
26 Petteri

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