10. Humans have a fundamental
need to be consulted, engaged,
to exercise their knowledge (and
thus power), and no other
medium that came before [the
web] has been able to tap into
that as effectively. -Paul Ford
47. Mentor Program
• Pair up veteran + newcomer
• Complete one project in eight
weeks
• Mentors: 1-3 hours/week
• Mentees: 5-10 hours/week
• Predefined deliverable
• Prizes/recognition for graduates
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51. Start with patches, one liners are OK. Update the
docs. And go from there. Be more support guy
than developer.
-Alexander Atanasov
52. Find who the core contributors in an area are.
Talk to them. There is always tons of information
that's just in their heads. No documentation will
ever match that.
-Rachel Blum
53. You don't have to be a coding wizard to
contribute and make a difference. If you can
write English prose, chances are you can
improve the documentation, which is typically
the weakest part of any project.
Add a question (and answer) you had about the
project to the project FAQ. Project doesn't have
an FAQ? Then start it, including your Q&A.
-Andy Lester