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Re: [Qemu-devel] Summer of Code 2010
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Luiz Capitulino |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] Summer of Code 2010 |
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:08:45 -0300 |
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:53:15 +0100 (CET)
Johannes Schindelin <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:31:23 +0100 (CET)
> > Johannes Schindelin <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> > >
> > > > Google has this wonderful program called Summer of Code, in which open
> > > > source projects like ours, suggest possible projects and provide
> > > > mentors
> > > > to help selected students to do them.
> > > >
> > > > It's a great opportunity for students to get in touch with open source
> > > > development, also good for us to get some projects done and more people
> > > > involved (students are paid too, btw).
> > >
> > > Note that some students do not finish up their work, do not get properly
> > > involved with the project, get the pay check, and then go somewhere else.
> > > The time of the mentor is quite possibly just wasted in such a case.
> > > Quite
> > > frustrating experience, believe me.
> >
> > I think that the role of the mentor is close to that of a teacher, from
> > this pov, it's not just wasted time at all (even if the project 'fails').
>
> If you think that mentoring is fun, then you are seriously mistaken. It is
> first, and foremost, and probably only, work.
I've never been a mentor, so I won't refute that.
> And if you do not get something back in return for all that work, it is
> awful.
You've done a great job as a git hacker and as a mentor (as far as I
could see), so I feel sorry if you feel like that.
Re: [Qemu-devel] Summer of Code 2010, Johannes Schindelin, 2010/03/09
Re: [Qemu-devel] Summer of Code 2010, Anthony Liguori, 2010/03/09