Succeeding in the Google Summer of Code as a large project
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The Google Summer of Code (GSoC) has been a huge boon to the world of free and open-source software, and to Gentoo Linux in particular. In this talk, I'm going to share some of our successes, like how we manage 15–20 simultaneous internships and how we recruit a very large proportion of our students to continue as Gentoo developers.
Donnie BerkholzFollow
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Succeeding in the Google Summer of Code as a large project
Succeeding in the Google Summer of Code as a large project OR Make your mentoring full of win Donnie Berkholz Council Member, Gentoo Linux Analyst, RedMonk @dberkholz
Gentoo's GSoC statistics ●2006 10/14 pass 7/10 developers ●2007 8/9 pass 2/8 developers ●2008 5/6 pass 1/5 developers ●2009 6/7 pass 4/6 developers ●2010 16/19 pass 11/16 developers ●2011 14/15 pass ??/14 developers
0. Set goals & measure progress Flickr: koenvereeken
1. Establish the expectation that most contributors become long-term developers Flickr: mount_otz
2. Make them interact as a true community member, not through a mentor's conduit Flickr: kalandrakas
3. Don't let them slip away. Sometimes, all you have to do is ask. Flickr: hashir
Steps to mentoring success 0. Choose and track goals 1. Set expectations 2. Interact as a community 3. Maintain the connection
Donnie Berkholz Council Member, Gentoo Linux Analyst, RedMonk @dberkholz