Re: Request for Resources
mentors@ list is for the GSoC mentors *only* Please ask your questions at dev@ list! On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 at 15:24, Vinay Kambar wrote: > > Hello Sir, > > I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to express my interest in > contributing to the projects . I am a second-year student at VJTI College, > Mumbai and I am eager to learn and apply new technologies in real-world > projects. > > I would be grateful if you could suggest some resources for me to learn the > technologies required for the projects. I am determined to put in the > effort and time required to contribute effectively to the projects. > > Thank you for considering my request. I am looking forward to hearing back > from you. > > Best regards, > Vinay Kambar -- Best regards, Maxim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
Re: stats in https://reporter.apache.org seems outdated
On Mon, 2023-02-06 at 20:57 -0800, Jun Rao wrote: > Hi, > > Over the last 2 quarters, I noticed that in > https://reporter.apache.org/wizard/statistics?kafka, the dev and user > mail > stats under "Notable mailing list trends" seems outdated and doesn't > match > the numbers in the graphs below. Does anyone know how to address this > issue? Yes, this is, I believe, a known issue. The reporter tool is maintained on a volunteer basis by the ComDev group, and doesn't currently have a lot of activity. The code is at https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/comdev/reporter.apache.org and patches are gleefully welcomed if anyone wants to dig in and improve it. (Sorry, yeah, I know that "patches welcome" responses are not always helpful, but that's where we are right now.) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
Re: stats in https://reporter.apache.org seems outdated
On Tue, 2023-02-07 at 10:11 -0500, rbo...@rcbowen.com wrote: > On Mon, 2023-02-06 at 20:57 -0800, Jun Rao wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Over the last 2 quarters, I noticed that in > > https://reporter.apache.org/wizard/statistics?kafka, the dev and > > user > > mail > > stats under "Notable mailing list trends" seems outdated and > > doesn't > > match > > the numbers in the graphs below. Does anyone know how to address > > this > > issue? > > > Yes, this is, I believe, a known issue. I'll also note that, as a director (others may feel differently) I don't find that aspect of project reports even a little useful, so I really don't care if that feature works. Tell me how your community is doing in ways other than "dev list traffic dropped by 3%". This is particularly the case as more and more mailing lists become inundated by automated emails, rather than actual human communication. > > The reporter tool is maintained on a volunteer basis by the ComDev > group, and doesn't currently have a lot of activity. The code is at > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/comdev/reporter.apache.org and > patches > are gleefully welcomed if anyone wants to dig in and improve it. > > (Sorry, yeah, I know that "patches welcome" responses are not always > helpful, but that's where we are right now.) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
Re: [ALC] ALC Indore Event - February 2023
Looks great, and it's a nice topic. Thank you ALC Indore team. Please consider this approved. Best Regards, Swapnil M Mane, V.P. ComDev On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 7:18 PM Priya Sharma wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > The ALC [1] Indore Chapter [2] is organizing a workshop to spread > awareness about GSoC with ASF. > GSoC 2023 season has just started and ASF will be participating in > this year continuing its active streak. This session is targeted > towards students / open source enthusiasts in Indore to guide them > through the Apache Way and how the ASF works at large. Thus > facilitating participation in the ASF projects for this season. > > This will be an in-person meetup scheduled on Friday 10th February 2023. > > As per ALC Event guidelines [3], we would like to request PMC approval > for this upcoming event. > > In the session we will be covering the following topics: > > 1. Introduction to GSoC > - Why they should participate > - GSoC 2023 timeline > - Tips on how to approach a mentoring organisation > - Tips on how to sail through the selection process > > (Speaker: Priya Sharma, PMC ComDev) > > 2. GSoC with the ASF > - Open Source > - What is ASF and its ties with GSoC > - The Apache Way > - How Apache projects community work > - How to setup and get started with a project > > (Speaker: Aditya Sharma, ASF Member) > > This event will be held at the HotWax Systems Indore office. > We are grateful to them for hosting the event and offering eatables > for the attendees. > Details of the event and venue can be found here [4]. > > Registrations for the event will be done through Eventbrite [5] and > the tickets are available for free. > > [1] https://s.apache.org/alc > [2] https://s.apache.org/alc-indore > [3] https://s.apache.org/alc-guidelines > [4] https://s.apache.org/f0u7b > [5] https://s.apache.org/gsoc-with-asf > > -- > Best Regards, > ALC Indore > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
FOSDEM 2023 Update
Hi Everyone I am back and still in the process of recovering from FOSDEM last weekend so wanted to post a quick update. After two years of being an online conference due to the pandemic it was great to get back to an in person event...and FOSDEM excels at being an in person event. I can't begin to describe how great it felt to be back behind the booth talking to people about the foundation and our projects. I saw so many familiar faces of people who keep coming back to say Hello! One guy showed me an ASF branded USB extender that I gave him a few years ago at FOSDEM for helping me out with a Kibble demo...:-) Now normally it rains in February. If there's one thing that seems assured - it's rain at FOSDEM... well this time it was a little different. I won't say it didn't rain (because it did) but not that much. And even more unexpected was the sunshine ..Maybe the city Brussels was happy to have an in person FOSDEM again too so put on some good weather for us:-) Our booth has usually been on the first floor of K block right at the top of the stairs but this time we were given a new location. We were on the ground floor on the left hand side along by the windows. We were also near to one the entry / exit doors. Our position meant that people had to pass by us to get in or out - so we got a lot of foot traffic. The FOSDEM team grouped foundations linked to Community Advocacy together so we were alongside OpenUK, FOSSASIA, Software Freedom Conservancy. FSFE, FOSSASIA, Ecliipse Foundation etc. On Saturday I arrived with the bag of swag to find a few people ready and waiting to help out with setup. We quickly put up the banner (it definitely needed two people!), blew up some balloons and got the booth table covered in stickers (So much so that during the event people came to take photos of our display). We kept telling people that this was only a small selection of ASF projects. Even so - we did have requests for stickers we didn't have (so they are on my list for next time). Also we ran out of the HTTP Server stickers (everyone wanted a sticker of the first ASF project). We ran out of stickers for Apache Maven, Apache Kafka this time. As well as stickers we gave away some balloons for the children (and some adults too), cleaning cloths for glasses and screens, mugs, head tubes, pens, small cable bags, key rings and mask extenders (as there were a few people with masks). The cleaning cloths were very popular - everyone wearing glasses seemed to want one. For the things that we had limited supply of - we told people that to get one would cost 'a good conversation' :-) So we had some really good conversations - about projects, technology and I think even open source software for space technology! This is one of the reasons that having a booth presence is so good for outreach and general community building. People also came to talk to us about other open source events that were being organised that they hoped we or our communities might be interested in participating in. One of these was the Open System Days Croation Linux Users Conference who have a CFP open https://www.dorscluc.org/call-for-speakers/. We also offered a free meeting room for community meetups for any developers based in and around Portugal. We had people from different projects spend some time on the booth - so special shoutout and huge thanks to Claude Warren, Matthew de Detrich, Arnout Engelen, Myrle Krantz, Jarek Potiuk, Gilles Sadowski, Johan Corveleyn, Jean-Frederic Clere, Herve Boutemy for helping out on the booth. Thanks also to everyone that dropped by to say Hi and chat -it was all fun. There were rumours of 1 attending people but nothing concrete. Usually FOSDEM attracts over 8000 developers. Whatever the number there seemed to be an endless stream of people, there were lots of people at the foodcarts, on the first and second floors, walking to and from the other buildings and going in and out of the talks. I understand that many of the talks have been recorded so if you didn't make it then you will still get a chance to see it. If you have never experienced FOSDEM then I would encourage you to keep it on your radar and see if you can make it to the next one. Once again I would like to sincerely thank everyone that was involved in helping out to make our participation at FOSDEM a success. Am already looking forward to doing it all again next year if we get the chance. Please feel free to respond with any of your FOSDEM experiences, feedback, thoughts or general comments! Thanks Sharan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
Thoughts From a Newcomer
Hi everyone! I'm MJ, a brand new volunteer. You may have seen me at ApacheCon Las Vegas 2019, or more recently in New Orleans 2022. I've been talking to Shane about my desire to get involved with ComDev, and he asked me about my experience as a newcomer to the foundation. At his request, I've put together some thoughts about my experience thus far, and some suggestions for how to potentially make onboarding easier for the new volunteer. I'm happy to hear any feedback or suggestions that anyone has. Thanks for your time! --MJ *From the Newcomer’s Perspective* *The Beginning for a Volunteer:* Getting started with any volunteer organization can be a nervous experience for the newcomer. The best charities bear this in mind, and try to make the early days as easy on a new volunteer as possible. The goal is to make new volunteers feel not only welcome, but *wanted* in whatever they choose to pursue. There are a lot of young programmers that hold the ASF in high regard and would love to volunteer, but may not have the technical experience required to navigate the different projects and tools. For new/inexperienced volunteers, easy navigation (specifically on a website) and access to warm, welcoming, tenured volunteers would be helpful, and would lead to better volunteer energy and retention. I’m new to the ASF, and not at all technical. My goal is to work on ComDev related things, the soft infrastructures that are critical to any Foundation that relies mostly on its volunteers. As I try to begin as a volunteer, I’ve found it difficult to interpret some of the language, as well as navigate how to get started. Subscribing to the ComDev email chains seems like a good place to start, but can feel presumptuous and intrusive to someone new. If I didn’t actually know people at the ASF, I would have no idea how to get started. *Helpful tools for Newcomers:* *--The Website: *For most volunteers looking to get started (who don’t already know someone at the ASF), this is going to be their first interaction with the Foundation. It’s important to bear that in mind, and make the website not only easy to navigate, but also use language that is easy to understand and feels welcoming. Consider the Red Cross’ volunteer website. When I started as a volunteer with them, their website made me feel wanted, and helped me figure out exactly what my interests were and how I could put them to use for the Red Cross. Here are some things that the Red Cross and other charities use to entice volunteers and make it easy for them to get started: *A menu with bold, easy to read print**:* This may seem obvious, but for someone just getting started, a menu is exactly what they’re looking for. They want to find the “volunteer here” button. The menu should definitely include an “About Us” section, but it shouldn’t be the main focus of the website’s homepage. Consider the following sections: *Learn**--* Used by Planned Parenthood and Feeding America, this section offers links to important information that may feel elementary to tenured volunteers, but new volunteers would find extremely helpful. For the ASF, this could include the basics, like how to use Markdown, Slack, and Confluence, as well as where to go to ask for help. FAQ pages would be listed here. * Donate--* Almost universally used, this gives a big, obvious link to where donations can be made. Many charities, such as the ACLU and Habitat for Humanity, even put in windows for credit card information to make donating as easy as filling out a few bubbles. * Volunteer-- *This is the most important section of the menu, and needs to be the most visible. This is where Shane’s idea (automating question and answer trees for new volunteers via “Choose Your Own Adventure” method) would be found. Other charities have you take a short quiz to help direct you to areas that may be of interest. The Red Cross has a sub-menu that pops up when you hover over the volunteer option, which goes into more detail (it includes sections like “explore opportunities” and “Urgently needed: view our top-needed positions”). New volunteers may also find a message box helpful, one with character limits that would send a short message to someone in the ASF. I’ve seen this on websites for legal firms, tax preparation companies, and other busy organizations. It helps bridge the gap between the needs of the messenger and the limited time of the receiver. Most message boxes, once the message is submitted, offer a “Thank you for your submission” and give a time frame in which to expect a reply. *About Us--* This section should include a brief history of the ASF and an explanation of its achievements and goals. It should be worded for the general reader and not necessarily someone well-versed in tech speech. The language used is important, as the inexperienced may find high-level language intimidating and may make potential volunteers wary. *Dynamic, on-message images-- *Every popular nonprofit organiza
Idea: build a New Contributor Guide Tool
I've been burnt out for a while at trying to answer newcomer's questions. It's not scalable, and even when I do the work to not answer a question - but instead send a link to the doc where the answer is - it's still tedious. So I finally thought: why don't we try to automate some part of this? https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/COMDEV/New+Contributor+Guidance+Tool There are a million things we could do to make newcomers more welcome and feel confident they can find a place they might fit. This is just one, but it's one I'm hoping other folks are interested in helping to build. Feel free to discuss here; and please join in on the wiki to crystalize what thing we might actually build that would help guide a complete newcomer to someplace they might find interesting. Besides being a really cool tool, it'd save Maxim a lot of time! -- - Shane ComDev PMC The Apache Software Foundation - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
[GitHub] [comdev-site] priyasharma1 commented on pull request #83: GSoC 2023 timeline update
priyasharma1 commented on PR #83: URL: https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/83#issuecomment-1422041941 Seems like the site is already updated. Hence closing the PR -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
[GitHub] [comdev-site] priyasharma1 closed pull request #83: GSoC 2023 timeline update
priyasharma1 closed pull request #83: GSoC 2023 timeline update URL: https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/83 -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
Re: [ALC] ALC Indore Event - February 2023
Thanks, Swapnil! We are indeed getting a good response, expecting around 60 attendees. Tickets got sold out in a flick. On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 at 22:41, Swapnil M Mane wrote: > > Looks great, and it's a nice topic. Thank you ALC Indore team. > Please consider this approved. > > Best Regards, > Swapnil M Mane, > V.P. ComDev > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 7:18 PM Priya Sharma wrote: > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > The ALC [1] Indore Chapter [2] is organizing a workshop to spread > > awareness about GSoC with ASF. > > GSoC 2023 season has just started and ASF will be participating in > > this year continuing its active streak. This session is targeted > > towards students / open source enthusiasts in Indore to guide them > > through the Apache Way and how the ASF works at large. Thus > > facilitating participation in the ASF projects for this season. > > > > This will be an in-person meetup scheduled on Friday 10th February 2023. > > > > As per ALC Event guidelines [3], we would like to request PMC approval > > for this upcoming event. > > > > In the session we will be covering the following topics: > > > > 1. Introduction to GSoC > > - Why they should participate > > - GSoC 2023 timeline > > - Tips on how to approach a mentoring organisation > > - Tips on how to sail through the selection process > > > > (Speaker: Priya Sharma, PMC ComDev) > > > > 2. GSoC with the ASF > > - Open Source > > - What is ASF and its ties with GSoC > > - The Apache Way > > - How Apache projects community work > > - How to setup and get started with a project > > > > (Speaker: Aditya Sharma, ASF Member) > > > > This event will be held at the HotWax Systems Indore office. > > We are grateful to them for hosting the event and offering eatables > > for the attendees. > > Details of the event and venue can be found here [4]. > > > > Registrations for the event will be done through Eventbrite [5] and > > the tickets are available for free. > > > > [1] https://s.apache.org/alc > > [2] https://s.apache.org/alc-indore > > [3] https://s.apache.org/alc-guidelines > > [4] https://s.apache.org/f0u7b > > [5] https://s.apache.org/gsoc-with-asf > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > ALC Indore > > > > - > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
[GitHub] [comdev-site] solomax commented on pull request #83: GSoC 2023 timeline update
solomax commented on PR #83: URL: https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/83#issuecomment-1422112300 Hello @priyasharma1, sorry, it seems I've overlooked this PR :( (too much emails in last 5 days : ) Thanks for PR! I've updated the site in this commit 5e81cfc32cb393949783bc8391ef66fe7de0ebbf (4 files need to be updated) -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
[GitHub] [comdev-site] priyasharma1 commented on pull request #83: GSoC 2023 timeline update
priyasharma1 commented on PR #83: URL: https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/83#issuecomment-1422153053 No issues, Maxim! Let me know in case you need any other help. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
