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Fedora Mentors Program

About the Program

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 Get Help .

If you haven't yet chosen how you would like to contribute, you should check the HelpWanted 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 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.
  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 irc.freenode.net.

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.

List of Mentors

NameEmailExpertiseAvailable HoursRave Reviews
AurelienBompardfixme at fixme dot orgExtras (packaging, processes)xx00-xx00 UTC+1 (France)none yet!
ChristopherAillonfixme at fixme dot orgExtras (Packaging, processes)xx00-xx00 UTC-5 (US Eastern)none yet!
TomCallawayfixme at fixme dot orgExtras (Packaging, processes)xx00-xx00 UTC-6 (US Central)none yet!
KarstenWadefixme at fixme dot orgDocumentation (various)xx00-xx00 UTC-8 (US Pacific)none yet!
PaulWFrields fixme at fixme dot orgDocumentation (getting started with docs, using DocBook XML with Emacs, how to write better)xx00-xx00 UTC-5 (US Eastern)none yet!
RahulSundaramfixme at fixme dot orgDocumentation, Marketing, Bug Triagingxx00-xx00 UTC+5.5 (India)none yet!
RunaBhattacharjeefixme at fixme dot orgTranslationxx00-xx00 UTC+5.5 (India)none yet!
MairinDuffyfixme at fixme dot orgArtwork (Help with icon/web/print design, GIMP/Inkscape/sodipodi), Bug Triaging, User Experiencexx00-xx00 UTC-5 (US Eastern)none yet!
AlexMaierfixme at fixme dot orgAmbassadors, Marketing, Eventsxx00-xx00 UTC-5 (US Eastern)none yet!
PatrickBarnesfixme at fixme dot orgMarketing, Distribution, Events, Mentors, Wikixx00-xx00 UTC-6 (US Central)none yet!
DianaFongfixme at fixme dot orgArtwork (graphics, layout, color usage, etc.)xx00-xx00 UTC-5 (US Eastern)none yet!
DavidEisensteinfixme at fixme dot orgLegacyxx00-xx00 UTC-6 (US Central)none yet!
SatishMohanfixme at fixme dot orgUsability / User Experiencexx00-xx00 UTC+5.5 (India)none yet!
SankarshanMukhopadhyayfixme at fixme dot orgUsability / User Experience / Testingxx00-xx00 UTC+5.5 (India)none yet!
GregDeKoenigsberggdk at fedoraproject dot orgMentors, Ambassadors1000-1800 UTC-5 (US Eastern)none yet!
ThomasChungtchung at fedoraproject dot orgAmbassadors (Membership Service), Events, Wiki1000-1800 UTC-8 (US Pacific)none yet!
JoergSimonjsimon at fedoraproject dot orgevent organization, Ambassador assistance, producing high quality SWAGxx00-xx00 UTC+1 (Germany)none yet!

Volunteer To Be A Mentor

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

Communicate

Mailing List

Please join the 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 .

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 Mentors Team

The Fedora Mentors program is currently being coordinated by GregDeKoenigsberg and PatrickBarnes. You may contact either of them for help or more information.