Hi, sebb, good idea!
I will go through the Apache Community Development website, list all emails with when to use and in what context as the content for that section/page. On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 1:05 AM sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 at 23:54, Mohammad Noureldin > <nour.moham...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I've followed up on some of these emails that have been sent to mentors@ > > asking the senders to give us feedback on where on the Apache Community > > Development website [1] they have found that they need to/should send an > > email to mentors@. > > > > IMHO we better 1st understand that before creating another mailing list. > It > > could be that we only need to rephrase some information on that website > or > > make it more clear where they should go with their questions/inquiries. > > Maybe have a single section with all email addresses and what their > purpose is. > > If an email address is mentioned in isolation, the temptation is to > just use that without reading the surrounding text carefully. > And even if the list does not appear to be quite right, if one has not > found any other address then one might assume it is OK to use. > > When the addresses are listed together, it's much easier to choose the > correct list. > > > [1] https://community.apache.org > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 8:37 PM Paulo Motta <pauloricard...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I would like to follow-up on this topic, given the recent student > seeking > > > GSoC information in the mentors list <ment...@community.apache.org>. > > > > > > I would like to hear your opinions on creating a mixed student and > mentors > > > list <g...@community.apache.org> for ASF-wide mentors to advertise > > > projects > > > to potentially interested students, as well as taking general questions > > > about ASF participation in GSoC. > > > > > > If there's interest I can volunteer to set up the list with ASF Infra, > and > > > work with Maxim to set it as a point of contact in ASF's GSoC page (< > > > > > > > https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/organizations/5149287498907648 > > > >). > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > Paulo > > > > > > > > > > > > Em sex., 19 de nov. de 2021 às 13:32, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> > escreveu: > > > > > > > On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 at 15:19, Paulo Motta <pauloricard...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Would it not be better to point to students@ ? > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps not if we want mentors to have visibility of prospective > > > > students, since that list is restricted only to students afaik. > > > > > > > > There have not been many posts [1], but they are publicly archived so > > > > I doubt it is restricted to students. It was created in June 2013 [2] > > > > > > > > If the list name were promoted on the webpage it might help to revive > > > > the list, otherwise it should perhaps be shut down. > > > > > > > > Sebb > > > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/list?stude...@community.apache.org > > > > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-6397 > > > > > > > > > Em sex., 19 de nov. de 2021 às 12:04, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> > > > escreveu: > > > > >> > > > > >> On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 at 13:38, Paulo Motta < > pauloricard...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Good call Hans - I guess we should make that point to > dev@community > > > ? > > > > >> > > > > >> Would it not be better to point to students@ ? > > > > >> > > > > >> Also the 'Mailing List' link on that page points to > > > > >> https://apache.org/foundation/mailinglists.html > > > > >> which is a general page about how mailing lists operate. Not what > I > > > > expected. > > > > >> > > > > >> The page needs a bit of TLC. > > > > >> > > > > >> > Also > > > > >> > perhaps we should make IRC Channel point to > > > > https://the-asf.slack.com/ ? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Em sex., 19 de nov. de 2021 às 10:31, Hans Van Akelyen < > > > > >> > hans.van.akel...@gmail.com> escreveu: > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > The contact email on the GSoC is mentors@a.o > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/organizations/5149287498907648/ > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 at 14:17, Maxim Solodovnik < > > > > solomax...@gmail.com> > > > > >> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > Afaik there is students@community > > > > >> > > > Potential gsoc participants would like to follow shortest > path > > > to > > > > mentors > > > > >> > > > ..... > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > from mobile (sorry for typos ;) > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 20:11 Paulo Motta < > > > pauloricard...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > >> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > I wonder why so many students are reaching out to the > mentors > > > > list > > > > >> > > asking > > > > >> > > > > for information about GSoC. Perhaps we should create a > > > specific > > > > list > > > > >> > > for > > > > >> > > > > GSoC students or maybe make it more explicit that students > > > > should reach > > > > >> > > > out > > > > >> > > > > to dev@community.apache.org to announce interest in > > > > participating or > > > > >> > > ask > > > > >> > > > > questions about GSoC ? > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Cheers, > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Paulo > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Em sex., 19 de nov. de 2021 às 03:02, Maxim Solodovnik < > > > > >> > > > > solomax...@gmail.com> > > > > >> > > > > escreveu: > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Hello Suhel, > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > mentors@ is the list for mentors, not for students :) > > > > >> > > > > > I can recommend you to check this page: > > > > >> > > > > > https://community.apache.org/gsoc.html > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Then find the project you would like to participate in > here: > > > > >> > > > > > https://projects.apache.org/projects.html? > > > > >> > > > > > language#Java > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Additionally you can search for the GSOC label in JIRA > :) > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Please send any additional questions to the > dev@community > > > > >> > > mailing-list > > > > >> > > > > > or better to the dev@ list of the particular Apache > project > > > > you > > > > >> > > would > > > > >> > > > > > like to contribute :) > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > >> > > > > > > From: Suhel Kapadia > > > > >> > > > > > > Cc: > > > > >> > > > > > > Bcc: > > > > >> > > > > > > Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:58:31 +0530 > > > > >> > > > > > > Subject: How to get started with contribution > > > > >> > > > > > > Respected Sir/Madam, > > > > >> > > > > > > I am Suhel Kapadia, a 2nd year CSE undergrad. > > > > >> > > > > > > I am new to open source contributions but I am well > versed > > > > in c and > > > > >> > > > > c++. > > > > >> > > > > > I also have some experience with javascript and python. > > > > >> > > > > > > I would really appreciate it if you could guide me on > how > > > > to start > > > > >> > > > > > contributing to your organization > > > > >> > > > > > > Hoping to hear from you soon > > > > >> > > > > > > Regards > > > > >> > > > > > > Suhel. > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > -- > > > > >> > > > > > Best regards, > > > > >> > > > > > Maxim > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >> > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > > > > >> > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > > dev-h...@community.apache.org > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks > > - Mohammad Noureldin > > ---- > > "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep > moving" > > - Albert Einstein > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > > -- Thanks - Mohammad Noureldin ---- "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving" - Albert Einstein
