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= Fedora Mentors =
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The '''Fedora Mentors''' program allows new Fedora contributors to work together with seasoned developers, authors, translators, testers, and other experienced contributors. If you are simply seeking help but don't desire to contribute to Fedora, you might want to look to our other resources to [[Communicate|  get help]] .
The Fedora Mentors program allows new Fedora contributors to work together with seasoned developers, authors, translators, testers, and other experienced contributors. If you aren't looking to contribute to Fedora, but are simply seeking help, you might want to look to our other resources to [[Communicate|  get help]] .


If you haven't yet chosen how you would like to contribute, you should check the [[Join| Join]]  page for ideas.  Alternatively, you can talk to a mentor to see where your skills can be put to the best use.
If you haven't yet chosen how you would like to contribute, you should check the [[Join| Join]]  page for ideas.  Alternatively, you can talk to a mentor to see where your skills can be put to the best use.




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Some quick tips for finding the right mentor for you:
Some quick tips for finding the right mentor for you:


1. '''Do some homework.'''  Please spend some time looking around the wiki before you ask for help.  The more homework you do, the happier your mentor will be to work with you.
# '''Do your homework.'''  Please spend some time looking around the wiki before you ask for help.  The more homework you do, the happier your mentor will be to work with you.
1. '''Choose a mentor with the right expertise.'''  All of the mentors list their areas of knowledge.  If you're not sure what you need help with, any mentor should be able to lead you in the right direction.
# '''Choose a mentor with the right expertise.'''  All of the mentors list their areas of knowledge.  If you're not sure what you need help with, any mentor should be able to lead you in the right direction.
1. '''Choose a mentor who is available when you need them.''' There are Fedora Mentors all over the globe to help you, and they all post their general hours of availability -- but you won't get any help if the mentor you choose is asleep.
# '''Choose a mentor who is available when you need them.''' There are Fedora Mentors all over the globe to help you, and they all post their general hours of availability -- but you won't get any help if the mentor you choose is asleep.
1. '''Ask for help on IRC.'''  If you need immediate help, you can usually find a mentor in #fedora-mentors on [http://freenode.net/ freenode] .
# '''Ask for help on IRC.'''  If you need immediate help, you can usually find a mentor in <code>#fedora-mentors</code> on [http://freenode.net/ freenode] .
 
[[/Process|  Learn more about the mentoring process.]]
 
== Rave Reviews ==
 
If a mentor helps you, it's '''extremely''' important to let other people know it.  The best way to do that is by offering a '''rave review'''.
 
If you'd like to rave about a mentor, please send a quick note to '''''rave-review at fedoraproject dot org''''', telling us who the mentor was, and how they helped you.  The Mentors team will then update the wiki with your rave review.


[[/Process|  Learn more about the mentoring process.]]


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=== Mentors ===
== Current Mentors ==


Clicking a mentor's name will bring up their personal wiki page, which should contain the necessary contact information and a bit about that person, which may help you decide if they are the right mentor for you.
Clicking a mentor's name will bring up their personal wiki page, which should contain the necessary contact information and a bit about that person, which may help you decide if they are the right mentor for you.


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|[[RahulSundaram]]||Documentation||-
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|RunaBhattacharjee||Translation||-
|[[RunaBhattacharjee]]||Translation||-
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|BartCouvreur||Translation (Software, Docs, Wiki)||-
|[[BartCouvreur]]||Translation (Software, Docs, Wiki)||-
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|TommyReynolds||Toolchain esoterica||-
|[[TommyReynolds]]||Toolchain esoterica||-
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|DimitrisGlezos||Documentation, translation, wiki/websites||-
|[[DimitrisGlezos]]||Documentation, translation, wiki/websites||-
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|FabianAffolter||Translation (Software, Wiki), especially for german constributors||-
|[[FabianAffolter]]||Translation (Software, Wiki), especially for German contributors||-
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|RahulSundaram||Bug Triaging||-
|[[User:Ianweller|Ian Weller]]||Wiki syntax and templating||-
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|MairinDuffy||Bug Triaging||-
|[[user:lashar | Mostafa Daneshvar]]|| Translation (Software, Docs, Wiki) Persian and Balochi||-
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|AlexMaier||All things marketing, branding, copy writing, event organization||-
|[[user:Matheuspestana | Matheus Pestana]]|| Translation (Docs, Wiki) Portuguese and French||-
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=== Bug Triage ===
 
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|PatrickBarnes||Getting started with Marketing and Distribution, event organization||-
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=== Marketing ===
 
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|ThomasChung||Fedora Ambassadors Membership Service, FedoraEvents, Fedora Wiki||-
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=== Ambassadors ===
Find your Regional Mentor [[ Ambassadors_Join_choose_a_mentor | here]].
 
=== Artwork ===
 
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|ChitleshGoorah||Fedora Ambassadors Membership Service, Ambassador assistance, Fedora Wiki||-
|[[MairinDuffy]]||Help with icon/web/print design, GIMP/Inkscape/Scribus/Blender usage, advice & idea bouncing :), design critiques||-
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=== Desktop and Interface Design ===
 
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|JoergSimon||event organization, Ambassador assistance, producing high quality SWAG||-
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|FabianAffolter||Fedora Ambassadors Membership Service, FedoraEvents, Wiki||-
|[[SatishMohan]]||Usability / User Experience||-
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|[[ArmelKermorvant | Armel Kermorvant]]||Fedora Ambassadors Membership Service, Ambassador assistance, Hardware Compatibility Support||-
|[[SankarshanMukhopadhyay]]||Testing||-
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|DianaFong||All things visual: graphics, layout, color usage...etc.||-
|[[DamienDurand]]||Usability / User Experience / Testing||-
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=== Mentors Program ===
 
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|PatrickBarnes||Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on||-
|[[DamienDurand]]||Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on||-
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|DamienDurand||Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on||-
|[[ChitleshGoorah]]||Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on||-
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|ChitleshGoorah||Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on||-
|[[FabianAffolter]]||Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on||-
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|FabianAffolter||Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on||-
|[[User:Ianweller|Ian Weller]]||Wiki syntax and templating||-
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== Volunteer to be a Mentor ==
== Volunteer to be a Mentor ==


Interested in volunteering to be a mentor?  Check out the [[Mentors/NewMentors|  NewMentors]]  page.
Interested in volunteering to be a mentor?  Check out the [[Mentors/NewMentors|  NewMentors]]  page.
== Rave reviews ==
If a mentor helps you, it's '''extremely''' important to let other people know it.  The best way to do that is by offering a '''rave review'''.
If you'd like to rave about a mentor, please send a quick note to '''''rave-review at fedoraproject dot org''''', telling us who the mentor was, and how they helped you.  The Mentors team will then update the wiki with your rave review.


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=== Mailing List ===
=== Mailing List ===


Please join the Fedora mentors [https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-mentors-list mailing list] .
Please join the Fedora mentors [https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/mentors mailing list] .


Once you have joined this list, you may get in contact with mentors here.  Much of the help that the mentors provide is also reported here.
Once you have joined this list, you may get in contact with mentors here.  Much of the help that the mentors provide is also reported here.
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=== IRC ===
=== IRC ===


You can find #fedora-mentors on [http://freenode.net/ freenode.net] .
You can find <code>#fedora-mentors</code> on [http://freenode.net/ freenode.net] .
 
=== Meetings ===


There may not be people monitoring this channel at all times, so you may have to be patient. If there isn't anyone in the channel, or if nobody is responding, try the mailing list instead.
The Fedora Mentors meet every other Sunday @ [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 16:00 UTC] in IRC, in #fedora-meeting on Freenode. Please come and join us to help provide a better mentoring experience for our up and coming contributors.  


=== The Mentors Team ===
Our meeting information, next meeting, archives, etc., is available on our [[Mentors_Meetings|Mentors Meetings]] page.


The Fedora Mentors program is currently being coordinated by GregDeKoenigsberg and PatrickBarnes.  You may contact either of them for help or more information.
Logs of our meetings can be found in the [[Mentors_Meeting_Archive|Archive]]


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Revision as of 06:58, 14 November 2010

Fedora Mentors

The Fedora Mentors program allows new Fedora contributors to work together with seasoned developers, authors, translators, testers, and other experienced contributors. If you are simply seeking help but don't desire to contribute to Fedora, you might want to look to our other resources to get help .

If you haven't yet chosen how you would like to contribute, you should check the Join page for ideas. Alternatively, you can talk to a mentor to see where your skills can be put to the best use.


Finding a Mentor

Some quick tips for finding the right mentor for you:

  1. Do your homework. Please spend some time looking around the wiki before you ask for help. The more homework you do, the happier your mentor will be to work with you.
  2. Choose a mentor with the right expertise. All of the mentors list their areas of knowledge. If you're not sure what you need help with, any mentor should be able to lead you in the right direction.
  3. Choose a mentor who is available when you need them. There are Fedora Mentors all over the globe to help you, and they all post their general hours of availability -- but you won't get any help if the mentor you choose is asleep.
  4. Ask for help on IRC. If you need immediate help, you can usually find a mentor in #fedora-mentors on freenode .

Learn more about the mentoring process.

Current Mentors

Clicking a mentor's name will bring up their personal wiki page, which should contain the necessary contact information and a bit about that person, which may help you decide if they are the right mentor for you.

Packaging

Name Expertise Rave Reviews
AurelienBompard Packaging, Processes -
ChristopherAillon Packaging, Processes -
TomCallaway Packaging, Processes -
ChitleshGoorah Packaging, Processes -
Shakthi Kannan Packaging, Processes -

Documentation & Translation

Name Expertise Rave Reviews
KarstenWade Documentation, FLOSS contributing -
PaulWFrields How to get started with Docs, using DocBook XML with Emacs, how to write better -
RahulSundaram Documentation -
RunaBhattacharjee Translation -
BartCouvreur Translation (Software, Docs, Wiki) -
TommyReynolds Toolchain esoterica -
DimitrisGlezos Documentation, translation, wiki/websites -
FabianAffolter Translation (Software, Wiki), especially for German contributors -
Ian Weller Wiki syntax and templating -
Mostafa Daneshvar Translation (Software, Docs, Wiki) Persian and Balochi -
Matheus Pestana Translation (Docs, Wiki) Portuguese and French -

Bug Triage

Name Expertise Rave Reviews
RahulSundaram Bug Triaging -

Marketing

Name Expertise Rave Reviews
PatrickBarnes Getting started with Marketing and Distribution, event organization -
RahulSundaram Marketing -

Ambassadors

Find your Regional Mentor here.

Artwork

Name Expertise Rave Reviews
MairinDuffy Help with icon/web/print design, GIMP/Inkscape/Scribus/Blender usage, advice & idea bouncing :), design critiques -

Desktop and Interface Design

Name Expertise Rave Reviews
MairinDuffy UI design critique & advice for application or web page developers -
SatishMohan Usability / User Experience -
SankarshanMukhopadhyay Testing -
DamienDurand Usability / User Experience / Testing -


Mentors Program

Name Expertise Rave Reviews
MarcWiriadisastra Getting started as a mentor, taking advantage of the Mentors Program -
PatrickBarnes Getting started as a mentor, taking advantage of the Mentors Program -


On the Wiki

Name Expertise Rave Reviews
PatrickBarnes Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on -
DamienDurand Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on -
ChitleshGoorah Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on -
FabianAffolter Writing wiki pages, the Fedora wiki, what to work on -
Ian Weller Wiki syntax and templating -


Volunteer to be a Mentor

Interested in volunteering to be a mentor? Check out the NewMentors page.

Rave reviews

If a mentor helps you, it's extremely important to let other people know it. The best way to do that is by offering a rave review.

If you'd like to rave about a mentor, please send a quick note to rave-review at fedoraproject dot org, telling us who the mentor was, and how they helped you. The Mentors team will then update the wiki with your rave review.

Communicate

Mailing List

Please join the Fedora mentors mailing list .

Once you have joined this list, you may get in contact with mentors here. Much of the help that the mentors provide is also reported here.

IRC

You can find #fedora-mentors on freenode.net .

Meetings

The Fedora Mentors meet every other Sunday @ 16:00 UTC in IRC, in #fedora-meeting on Freenode. Please come and join us to help provide a better mentoring experience for our up and coming contributors.

Our meeting information, next meeting, archives, etc., is available on our Mentors Meetings page.

Logs of our meetings can be found in the Archive

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