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[Ahmed Shams <ahmedkhattabshams@xxxxxxxxx>]

Really so sorry to see it going :(


On 28 November 2011 23:58, C de-Avillez <hggdh2@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We discussed the BugSquad mentorship programme during UDS [1];
> generically, we perceive it as not working as intended. The reasons
> are varied but, on the whole, they show the mentees and the mentors
> disconnected on expectations, the most prominent being:
>
>  * mentees expect a continuous hands-on approach from the mentors
>  * mentors expect to be contacted via IRC or the ML
>
> In its previous incarnation, the mentorship programme was set
> joining a small group of mentees with each available mentor; this
> approach also did not work, with most mentees lagging behind.
>
> As such, we decided to end the programme, and revert to the previous
> state of affairs regarding bug triage work:
>
> * the #ubuntu-bugs IRC channel on irc.ubuntu.com is, still, the
> primary contact venue for people interested in contributing on bug
> triage; questions asked there should be responded to in a timely
> manner [3].
> * the Ubuntu Bug Squad mailing list [2] is also a primary contact;
> of course, the ML does not allow for an interactive approach -- for
> this, the IRC channel is preferred. Bug triagers are extremely
> encouraged to subscribe to this list.
>
> Of course, we look forward to contributors (hell, we *depend* on
> them!). Being present on the IRC channel is a very good way of
> contacting us, and making you -- the beginner on Ubuntu bug triaging
> -- known to us.
>
> I am sorry this programme did not work, and I hope the current
> mentees will keep on helping making Ubuntu, and free software in
> general, better and better.
>
> ..C..
>
>
>
> [1]
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/other-p-bugsquad-mentoring
> [2] see http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugsquad
> [3] well, please keep in mind that we also have a life ;-)
>
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Regards,
Ahmed