This thread really just should be on dev@diversity
On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 6:25 AM Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure. I just didn't see any thread that focused and was directed at a > foundational question: Why Outreachy. > > All threads just seemed to assume that sponsor/support of Outreachy was > important/critical/useful and that doing so was just a 'given'; I just > thought that somewhere there should be some discussion 'proving' (or at > least providing a basis for) that assumption. Basically, why and what do we > expect to get out of it. > > I think it's a valid question to ask since it has the potential to change > and alter a lot of things. As such, I'm adding dev@diversity to this > thread in hopes that people respond. > > Cheers. > > > On Jun 19, 2019, at 8:41 AM, Sam Ruby <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 8:08 AM Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Is some sort of engagement w/ Outreachy really that critical and > crucial to our success related to D&I? I am still not understanding this > perceived need that somehow we 'need' to figure out some way to > sponsor/support Outreachy; of it being some sort of priority. A lot of > energy seems to be going into this and I'm not sure I grok the actual value > to the ASF and our projects being worth it. > > > > Perhaps that should be discussed on dev@diversity? > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a02217bcc050fe713d33fe73fa14503c173db92a1e1a6c0b174a338c@%3Cdev.diversity.apache.org%3E > > > > - Sam Ruby > >
