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dolby

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From: 1992

Registered: 2006-08-08

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Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Very nice to see this implemented.
I had proposed the same thing to Aaron in early September 2008 IIRC when i stopped using Arch completely, in my resignation email as a bug wrangler. The previous model wasn't viable with the direction the distribution took IMO, furthermore nowadays with such a large userbase and so many expectations  from them. Even with split PKGBUILDs the developers have to work like slaves to satisfy them.
My own proposal suggested killing [community] and promote TU's to fill the "Junior Developer" place. IIRC i had called them "Devs little helpers".
Hope this plan works out better for you than the current one.

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dptkby

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Registered: 2009-07-02

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Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Interesting... If I'm reading the announcement correctly, you don't need very remarkable skills at all to do this?

brisbin33

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From: boston, ma

Registered: 2008-07-24

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Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Interesting... If I'm reading the announcement correctly, you don't need very remarkable skills at all to do this?

That's the beauty of Arch and ABS.  If you can RTFM, know how to follow upstream, and have minor bash knowledge you can create and maintain PKGBUILDs pretty easily.  Just look at AUR as an example.

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Zariel

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Registered: 2008-10-07

Posts: 446

Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Hm, time to think of some packages, just what I was looking for!

dptkby

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Registered: 2009-07-02

Posts: 64

Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Interesting... If I'm reading the announcement correctly, you don't need very remarkable skills at all to do this?

That's the beauty of Arch and ABS.  If you can RTFM, know how to follow upstream, and have minor bash knowledge you can create and maintain PKGBUILDs pretty easily.  Just look at AUR as an example.

Yep. I was considering applying... I don't really follow upstream development of any software though and I'm still not convinced I know Linux and Arch well enough. But I do hope Allans inbox isn't as eerily silent as this thread .

combuster

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-09-30

Posts: 711

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Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Well I do follow upstream development of kernel, X and Intel drivers but the only reason why I'm not applying for this is - I don't use ABS. Why, only God knows. I guess it's a habbit of compiling stuff from my own build directory, Slackware legacy from a few years back. But I had succesfully built and ran entire xorg from git, testing, reporting upstream etc.

People (including me) should learn how to use ABS, it's not so difficult at all and there are many advantages (easier to maintain, manipulate and update what you've built from source). So, since I don't see myself moving from Arch in the future (or forever ftm) if this pops up again in a year or so - i would be happy to apply

Wikimig

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From: France

Registered: 2004-12-10

Posts: 77

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Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Hi!

Are there any news about it?

Allan

Pacman

From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,403

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Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

We received a very large number of applications and are trying to mak decisions on them all.  I hope to let people know the outcome soon.

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Wikimig

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Registered: 2004-12-10

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Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

OK thanks !

jwbirdsong

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From: Western KS USA

Registered: 2006-11-25

Posts: 173

Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Is this to a 'one time' thing... ongoing application type of thing..  I just wondering about people who feel they are not quite ready now but may be in the future.

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Pacman

From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

I think we always will take applications from motivated people with the needed skills.  It will be much easier for us to bring people on in some capacity if this whole junior dev thing works out.

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cool

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Registered: 2008-09-12

Posts: 111

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Re: Junior Developer Mentor Scheme

Yeah, you guys need to delegate some stuff. It would give you some free time