From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B9E31F4DD for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2017 11:40:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751330AbdIELkv (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Sep 2017 07:40:51 -0400 Received: from cloud.peff.net ([104.130.231.41]:57090 "HELO cloud.peff.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751305AbdIELkv (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Sep 2017 07:40:51 -0400 Received: (qmail 29060 invoked by uid 109); 5 Sep 2017 11:40:45 -0000 Received: from Unknown (HELO peff.net) (10.0.1.2) by cloud.peff.net (qpsmtpd/0.94) with SMTP; Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:40:45 +0000 Authentication-Results: cloud.peff.net; auth=none Received: (qmail 11973 invoked by uid 111); 5 Sep 2017 11:41:18 -0000 Received: from sigill.intra.peff.net (HELO sigill.intra.peff.net) (10.0.0.7) by peff.net (qpsmtpd/0.94) with SMTP; Tue, 05 Sep 2017 07:41:18 -0400 Authentication-Results: peff.net; auth=none Received: by sigill.intra.peff.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 05 Sep 2017 07:40:43 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 07:40:43 -0400 From: Jeff King To: Junio C Hamano Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Git in Outreachy round 15? Message-ID: <20170905114043.dkjczpioxvu7biw6@sigill.intra.peff.net> References: <20170901223059.xsbcpqff45mnblnj@sigill.intra.peff.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Sep 05, 2017 at 11:19:56AM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote: > $6,500 is a bargain if we could guide an intern and help set the > course to become a competent open source person. It would be nice > if the intern stays in our community, but I do not even mind if the > investment follows the intern elsewhere and enrich other open source > projects. Agreed on all counts. I am still dotting i's and crossing t's, but I am pretty sure I have outside funding lined up anyway, though. > It is a different matter if our mentor pool is rich enough to give > sufficient support and training to the intern, but if you are > volunteering to mentor, I wouldn't have any worries. I do agree > with you that it would be a good idea to polish the project-ideas > page. We actually need to put together a "landing page". The guidelines are at: https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/landing-page-requirements/ Timing-wise, the application period opens this Thursday. So I'll plan to work on it over the next day or two, but I'd appreciate any help that others can provide (even if I end up as the only available mentor). -Peff