+ Subject: Mentor for Outreachy

+ Hi,

+ 

+ The Fedora project is looking for mentors for project for the next round

+ of Outreachy. For those who aren't familiar, Outreachy is a paid internship

+ inspired by Google Summer of Code for people underrepresented in tech.

+ Interns work remotely with mentors on projects ranging from programming,

+ user experience, documentation, illustration and graphical design, to data

+ science.

+ 

+ Every idea or project needs one or two responsible mentors to teach and help

+ the intern.  Please note that Outreachy applicants are expected to make a

+ first contribution to the project they are applying for so mentors need to have

+ proper tasks defined for applicants to work on. Mentors should be able to

+ commit at least 5 hours a week on most weeks from the beginning of the six-week

+ application period ($START) through the end of the three-month

+ internship ($END). You should have a real interest in their success and

+ be engaged and excited about the project. Take a look at the Outreachy Info for

+ Mentors for more information. Former Outreachy mentors and interns from various

+ communities and projects

+ 

+ To become a mentor, come up with an idea or project to help the intern with.

+ It should be completed in about three months. Open an issue on

+ https://pagure.io/mentored-projects with the subject "Outreachy project -

+ <project name>". Please tage it "Outreachy". You can use the template at

+ ($link). The deadline to apply is $DATE.

+ 

+ Past Outreachy interns with Fedora have worked on a variety of projects

+ including but not limited to Fedora Hubs Design, PatternFly web development

+ and Kernel Tools.

+ 

+ (Taken from

+ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/outreachy-2017-mentors-ideas/)

+ About Fedora

+ 

+ Fedora is a Linux-based free software operating system. You can use Fedora in

+ addition to, or instead of, other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows™

+ or Mac OS X™. The Fedora operating system is completely free of cost for you to

+ enjoy and share.

+ 

+ The Fedora Project is the name of a worldwide community of people who love, use,

+ and build free software. We want to lead in the creation and spread of free

+ code and content by working together as a community. Fedora is sponsored by Red

+ Hat, the world's most trusted provider of open source technology. Red Hat

+ invests in Fedora to encourage collaboration and incubate innovative new free

+ software technologies.

+ 

+ We believe in the value of free software, and fight to protect and promote

+ solutions anyone can use and redistribute. Not only is the Fedora operating

+ system made from free software, but we use free software exclusively to provide

+ it to you. The website you are reading this on right now, in fact, is made from

+ free software and serves millions of people every month.

+ 

+ We also believe in the power of collaboration. Our contributors work with free

+ software project teams around the world we call "upstream." They create much of

+ the software found in Fedora. We collaborate closely with them so everyone can

+ benefit from our work, and get access to improvements as soon as possible. By

+ working in the same direction as these project teams, we can ensure that free

+ software works better together, and provides the best experience for users. We

+ also can include improvements quickly, which helps not only users, but the

+ upstream as well.

+ These are common tasks that all interns and possibly applicants need to

+ complete for Fedora specifically.

+ 

+ - Create a FAS account

+ - Set up a blog on Planet Fedora

+ Project proposal:

+ - One-line name (e.g. Fedora Hubs: adding a full-text search feature)

+ - Longer description of project

+ - Project website

+ - IRC

+ - How does this project benefit Fedora

+ - What the intern will learn

+ - Skills required including what level and if they are optional

+   (e.g. Python Intermediate, CSS beginner, we'll teach you Puppet)

+ - Sample plan of work for the 12 week internship. What are milestones the

+ intern should be hitting? This doesn't need to be incredibly detailed and

+ can change later but there needs to be a general breakdown of tasks.

+ - Outreachy applicants are required to make a contribution as part of the

+ application. What is the process for making a contribution?

+ - Where can an applicant find application tasks?

+ 

+ Questions from the top level Outreachy Program:

+ 

+ - How long have you been contributing to the community:

+ - What is your current role:

+ - Have you mentored for a three-month internship program before:

+ - Have you read the mentor page and understand the process of being a mentor:

+ - Are you available for 5 hours a wseek during the internship period

+ - Are you available for 5-10 hours a week during the application period

+ - Are you aware you need to sign a mentor contract

+ 

+ The file mentor-application.txt contains questions that need to be filled

+ out. File an issue on https://pagure.io/mentored-projects (Click new

+ issue button) with title of "Outreachy project - <short description of

+ you project>". You can paste the answers to the questions in the description

+ box of the issue. Please tag the issue Outreachy (the box on the right with

+ "tags"). You can leave all other boxes as is.

+ Based on existing Outreachy timelines, this is approximately what Fedora should

+ be doing and when:

+ 

+ Register as an organization participating in Outreachy:

+ January or August

+ 

+ Call for Outreachy projects:

+ January or August (i.e. as soon as call for participating orgs go out)

+ 

+ Applications open:

+ February or September

+ 

+ Applications due:

+ March or October

+ 

+ Interns start:

+ May or December

+ 

+ Interns end:

+ August or March