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 ??? 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
