Hi, On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Tim <dark...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Did any sub-teams want to participate in mentoring for this? If so the > deadline for submitting tasks is Dec 7th. > > Let me know if you are interested, as mentioned below in the emails, > doesnt just have to be coding tasks, can include QA, documentation etc > > I'm very interested :D I was wondering though if what Nicholas mentioned are the only options? I mean, I can do more than documentation and QA .. Thanks! > On 26/11/15 09:51, Tim wrote: > > Hey All, > > Please see the below messages about participating in Google code in. > > > > I'm sure most teams could find some tasks to add to this, could be a > good oppurtunity to get new contributors ;) > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > Subject: Re: Google Code In Opportunities > > Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:39:32 -0500 > > From: Nicholas Skaggs <nicholas.ska...@canonical.com> > > To: Tim <dark...@fastmail.fm>, ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com > > > > > > > > Tim, most definitely! I agree that I think flavours would benefit from > > this, and I'm sure they have some tasks that could lighten there > > workloads and introduce the students to the greater ubuntu ecosystem. > > Tasks are intended to be a part of one or more of the following > categories: > > > > > > Coding > > Documentation / Training > > Outreach and Research > > Quality Assurance > > User Interface > > > > As you can tell, there are plenty of non-coding tasks that fit nicely in > > here. Promotion and documentation is something I think all projects > > could use help with. > > > > Nicholas > > > > On 11/25/2015 01:34 AM, Tim wrote: > >> Hi Nicholas, > >> Are flavours able to participate in this mentorship? Quite certain > Ubuntu GNOME could come up with a handful or more of tasks, that fit into > >> those requirements. > >> > >> Tim > >> > >> > >> On 25/11/15 07:46, Nicholas Skaggs wrote: > >>> Hello everyone! As you may have heard, ubuntu has been accepted as a > mentoring organization for Google Code In (GCI). GCI is a opportunity for > >>> high school students to learn about and participate in open source > communities. Mentoring organizations create tasks and review the students > >>> work. Google then provides rewards for those students who do the best > work. The contest is very similar to GSOC, but is much shorter, and > >>> isn't intended for intense mentoring. The contest runs from December > 7, 2015 to January 25, 2016. > >>> > >>> As part of being a mentoring organization, we are committed to > creating 100+ tasks for students to work on during GCI. This involves > finding > >>> mentors who are willing to write up tasks, and agree to answer > questions and review the task when it's complete. A task is a simple item of > >>> work that can be completed in 2-5 hours. As a mentor, it's not > intended for you to train or teach any skills; the students should have > those > >>> skills before attempting the task. You can find a full list of details > about mentoring and what it entails here[1], as well as on the > >>> community portal that describes our role and goals for the contest[2]. > You can create a be a mentor for as little as a single task, and we > >>> appreciate all the tasks and mentors we get. . > >>> > >>> In short, this is an excellent opportunity to reach high school > students and inform them about ubuntu and the opportunities they have within > >>> ubuntu and open source. I hope you consider taking part. If you have > any questions or would like to volunteer, don't hesitate to get in touch > >>> with myself, Alan Pope, or José Antonio Rey who are acting as mentors > for the organization. Look for some new faces in ubuntu soon! > >>> > >>> Thanks for your consideration, > >>> > >>> Nicholas > >>> > >>> 1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GoogleCodeIn > >>> 2. http://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/google-code-in/ > >>> > > > > > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list > Ubuntu-GNOME@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome > -- Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." Best Regards, Ali/amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> *http://kibo.computer <http://kibo.computer>* - http://torios.net - Ubuntu GNOME <http://ubuntugnome.org/>
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