Re: Git in Outreachy round 15?

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 5, 2017, 02:19 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqk21ddgz7.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20170901223059.xsbcpqff45mnblnj@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

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>   2. Do we have the money (and want to spend it on this)?
>
>      The Git project does have money to cover at least one intern.
>
>      I'm looking into securing outside funding, so that we don't have to
>      use project funds. If for whatever reason that doesn't happen, is
>      this something we want to spend project money on?
>
>      (My opinion is yes, but I'd like to hear what others in the
>      community think).

$6,500 is a bargain if we could guide an intern and help set the course to become a competent open source person. It would be nice if the intern stays in our community, but I do not even mind if the investment follows the intern elsewhere and enrich other open source projects.

It is a different matter if our mentor pool is rich enough to give sufficient support and training to the intern, but if you are volunteering to mentor, I wouldn't have any worries. I do agree with you that it would be a good idea to polish the project-ideas page.

Thanks.