On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:53:15 +0100 (CET) Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schinde...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi, > > On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Luiz Capitulino wrote: > > > On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:31:23 +0100 (CET) > > Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schinde...@gmx.de> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010, Luiz Capitulino wrote: > > > > > > > Google has this wonderful program called Summer of Code, in which open > > > > source projects like ours, suggest possible projects and provide > > > > mentors > > > > to help selected students to do them. > > > > > > > > It's a great opportunity for students to get in touch with open source > > > > development, also good for us to get some projects done and more people > > > > involved (students are paid too, btw). > > > > > > Note that some students do not finish up their work, do not get properly > > > involved with the project, get the pay check, and then go somewhere else. > > > The time of the mentor is quite possibly just wasted in such a case. > > > Quite > > > frustrating experience, believe me. > > > > I think that the role of the mentor is close to that of a teacher, from > > this pov, it's not just wasted time at all (even if the project 'fails'). > > If you think that mentoring is fun, then you are seriously mistaken. It is > first, and foremost, and probably only, work. I've never been a mentor, so I won't refute that. > And if you do not get something back in return for all that work, it is > awful. You've done a great job as a git hacker and as a mentor (as far as I could see), so I feel sorry if you feel like that.
