Sure. I will definitely do that. Ravi. On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 06/01/2010 18:28, Kathey Marsden wrote: > >> Ravi wrote: >> >>> Hi Ross, >>> I have been using Hadoop for 6 months. I have a Hadoop cluster on 4 >>> nodes. >>> Till now I concentrated mainly on developing new map-reduce algorithms. I >>> have been reading the Hadoop code also. Since I have used Hadoop for >>> implementing my algos, I feel that I should contribute back to Hadoop >>> >> > ... > > I have someone else looking for a mentor on Geronimo. I think he found >> help there, but noone who wanted to get involved in the formal mentoring >> program, so he is keeping it informal. I am not sure the general feeling >> about it in the Hadoop community. >> > > Kathey is correct, it doesn't do you any harm to mention your desire on the > Hadoop list. In the meantime, I'm working on finding a mentor for you. The > more visible you are within the community the more likely someone will be > willing to step forward. > > This is especially true since you have been using Hadoop for a while. > Showing that you have an understanding of how to build and deploy a small > cluster shows that you are don't need really basic hand holding, but instead > are looking for guidance in the way things are done around here. > > Ross >
