On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 5:02 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> >> This projects depends on volunteer efforts. We have many routine
> >> tasks that need to be performed during a release cycle and even during
> >> ordinarily operation of our website and other public-facing services.
> >>
> >> In many cases a given task is well-understood and many members of the
> >> project understand how to do it. For example, moderating the mailing
> >> lists. In other areas we might only have a single person who really
> >> understands how to do a task. We also have many volunteers, signing
> >> up on the mailing list and asking how to help, on nearly a daily
> >> basis.
> >>
> >> There should be a way that we can more clearly identify what the
> >> routine tasks are, who knows how to do them, who wants to learn how to
> >> do them, and who is willing to mentor or teach others how to get
> >> started.
> >>
> >> So I've started the following wiki page to track some of the most
> >> common tasks in the project:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Skills,+Resources+and+Mentors
> >>
> >> Feel free to insert additional tasks, or to add your name as an
> >> expert, mentor or someone who wants to learn.
> >>
> >> (Of course there are many other routine tasks performed by Apache
> >> Infra and not listed here. I'm focused on the tasks that are owned by
> >> the AOO project)
> >>
> >> This might also help is identify areas where we are currently
> >> dependent on a single person and want to train a backup, to cover for
> >> holidays, etc.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> -Rob
> >>
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> > I think this is lovely idea but I'm a bit confused over what you mean by
> > "Learning Resources" -- are you thinking people, or web resources or ???
> >
>
> I was thinking of web resources. So overall the page lists tasks and
> skills, and also the resources needed to learn how to perform those
> tasks: web resources and experts/mentors in the project.
>
> -Rob
>
OK, thanks.
>
>
>
> > Thanks.
> >
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> > MzK
> >
> > "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged
> > to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't."
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"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged
to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't."
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