From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 555977D6 for ; Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:05:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [209.132.183.28]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DC7D21DF for ; Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:05:15 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 10:05:14 -0700 From: Jerry Snitselaar To: James Bottomley Message-ID: <20150804170514.GD11677@cantor.redhat.com> Reply-To: Jerry Snitselaar References: <1438629566.2173.58.camel@HansenPartnership.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1438629566.2173.58.camel@HansenPartnership.com> Cc: ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] Recruitment; Outreach Programmes List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Mon Aug 03 15, James Bottomley wrote: >I think this is part of the broad recruitment topic, but it's worth >considering in its own right. We should probably begin by reviewing the >current outreach programmes and whether they're effective. The >currently running one is the Outreach Programme for Women: > >http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/blogs/browse/2013/04/announcing-outreach-program-women-internships-linux-kernel-please > >Which has been running successfully for a while. The questions for us >are > > 1. Should the programme be broadened (the current OPW one only > reaches women, not everyone who might need outreach) > 2. Assuming we do decide broader is better, what's the next group > to reach out to? > 3. Is this type of outreach better than non group specific > outreach? One can argue the kernel mentors list was non group > specific and it didn't seem to get much uptake, so perhaps group > specific is better? Essentially is it better for us to invest > our efforts in specific segments rather than generally? > >Just on the premise of 3 we can still improve our overall acceptance >processes, as we have been discussing, in a general way because outreach >is what you do to pull people in, not what processes you have in place >to help them once they are pulled in. > >James > It's not an outreach program, but has anyone looked into whether people that have gone through the Eudyptula challenge have moved on to contribute to the kernel? I believe as of June, 88 people had completed the challenge. Jerry