Mentoring for Fun and Profit
Channel: Linux.conf.au 2010 -- Wellington, New Zealand
Date: 2014-12-08

Presenter(s): Leslie Hawthorn
URL: http://2010.linux.conf.au/programme/schedule/view_talk/50249

For Free and Open Source software projects to successfully evolve, new contributors must be found to assist the core developer team in a variety of tasks, from coding to use support. Some projects are fortunate enough to stumble upon their new contributors, while others are looking to recruit and "grow" their own. Whichever approach a project takes, those who come to a new project will require those who are more experienced to give them sufficient guidance to get invested in the code base and community and, most importantly, to maintain their enthusiasm and desire to continue getting work done over time. In this talk, Leslie Hawthorn will explore effective mentoring practices, including recruiting new contributors, nurturing a community tone that attracts the contributors you actually want, acculturating newbies quickly and delegating effectively when you're used to being the only one(s) who know what's really going on.

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