However, if that means actively committing, fixing bugs, then that is not what I've signed up for. I don't have a vested interest in the actual code of most if not all podlings.
Guiding discussions, ensuring that the right things are done on the correct lists, reports get submitted on time, accounts are created, status page is maintained, that the community is activated, etc. is what the Mentor's responsibilities are. We want to incubate self governing, open, meritocratic and active communities. Mentors can guide communities towards self governance, openness and meritocracy. Sometimes Mentors can even help with activity, but it is the responsibility of the incubating community to do the work necessary for graduation. Martijn On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Jukka Zitting <jukka.zitt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Niclas Hedhman <nic...@hedhman.org> wrote: >> [...] I am also dismayed by many Mentors are quick to jump into becoming >> a Mentor, but not able to follow up on their responsibilities. It seems >> that many thinks that 'hanging around' and have an opinion every now >> and then is enough 'effort'. > > Agreed. An ineffective mentor helps nobody. > > The way I see it, mentoring requires considerably more work than does > for example being a member (in many cases even the chair) of a normal > PMC. It's not just about observing the podlings (even that seems to be > lost on some mentors) but actually working with the projects to guide > them towards graduation. > > BR, > > Jukka Zitting > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > -- Become a Wicket expert, learn from the best: http://wicketinaction.com Apache Wicket 1.3.5 is released Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
