Building mentoring
into an open source community that
welcomes and
values
new contributors
Cathy Theys
BlackMesh
Kalpana Goel
ForumOne
Building mentoring
into an open source community that
welcomes and
values
new contributors
Origin
"Official" mentoring
Infection
Chat
Culture of Mentoring
In public, Same space, Path
What do mentors do?
- interact
- technical work
- expose how to know
- give constructive feedback
- change tools
- change community
Central ideas
Attitude: Help others
Assumptions and Respect
Investment
Mentors learn
Contributor tasks documentation
Mentoring advice
Stepping down
Resources
bit.ly/building-mentoring