On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >> This projects depends on volunteer efforts. We have many routine >> tasks that need to be performed during a release cycle and even during >> ordinarily operation of our website and other public-facing services. >> >> In many cases a given task is well-understood and many members of the >> project understand how to do it. For example, moderating the mailing >> lists. In other areas we might only have a single person who really >> understands how to do a task. We also have many volunteers, signing >> up on the mailing list and asking how to help, on nearly a daily >> basis. >> >> There should be a way that we can more clearly identify what the >> routine tasks are, who knows how to do them, who wants to learn how to >> do them, and who is willing to mentor or teach others how to get >> started. >> >> So I've started the following wiki page to track some of the most >> common tasks in the project: >> >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Skills,+Resources+and+Mentors >> >> Feel free to insert additional tasks, or to add your name as an >> expert, mentor or someone who wants to learn. >> >> (Of course there are many other routine tasks performed by Apache >> Infra and not listed here. I'm focused on the tasks that are owned by >> the AOO project) >> >> This might also help is identify areas where we are currently >> dependent on a single person and want to train a backup, to cover for >> holidays, etc. >> >> Regards, >> >> -Rob >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> >> > I think this is lovely idea but I'm a bit confused over what you mean by > "Learning Resources" -- are you thinking people, or web resources or ??? >
I was thinking of web resources. So overall the page lists tasks and skills, and also the resources needed to learn how to perform those tasks: web resources and experts/mentors in the project. -Rob > Thanks. > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > MzK > > "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged > to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." > -- "Following the Equator", Mark Twain --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
