Yes, Björn volunteered to co-mentor. Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> ezt írta (időpont: 2018. szept. 27., Cs 15:51):
> Hi there! > > Ricardo Wurmus <rek...@elephly.net> skribis: > > > Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> writes: > > [...] > > >> I encourage people on this list to volunteer to co-mentor this project: > >> increasing our bus factor¹ is important (really!) and so is bringing > >> people from diverse backgrounds to the project, and this is a nice > >> project that can make a big difference for Guix. > > > > I agree. This video documentation project is very different from other > > GSoC or Outreachy projects of the past in that they don’t really require > > programming skills. This makes it easier for mentors as well. > > > > If you are a contributor to Guix and you are familiar with how to use > > Guix and what sets it apart from related systems you might be able to > > co-mentor this project. If you aren’t sure feel free to get in touch > > with Gábor and me (even off-list). > > Any volunteers yet? :-) > > > For that project I think it would be advisable to get in touch with the > > maintainers of GNOME Software to better understand what would need to be > > done on their side. I’d feel uncomfortable starting a project for > > Outreachy unilaterally without having a liaison on the GNOME side. > > > > For internships we need to make sure that we control enough of the > > variables that could lead to failure. I think this may not be possible > > if the work happens on a foreign code base with a developer community > > that we aren’t yet part of. > > > > This is doable, but it requires more than the usual preparation by a > > potential mentor. > > Definitely, I agree. This cannot be as abstract a project as is > commonly found in GSoC. > > Ludo’. >
