diff --git a/guides/mentor.rst b/guides/mentor.rst index 0e74cf70096abf88490d6499fa17366bad7c9a8b..87dc10326945e37823809e518ba75ec6361a28cd 100644 --- a/guides/mentor.rst +++ b/guides/mentor.rst @@ -1,32 +1,32 @@ .. _gsoc-mentor-guide: -Mentor Guide +Mentor Guide ############ .. youtube:: 3J_eBuYxcyg :width: 100% :align: center -.. important:: +.. important:: - As a mentor you have to guide contributors through the entire process of GSoC, from learning - about `BeagleBoard.org <https://www.beagleboard.org/>`_ community, to helping GSoC Contributors - become familiar with the code base and testing practices, to finally releasing their code on + As a mentor you have to guide contributors through the entire process of GSoC, from learning + about `BeagleBoard.org <https://www.beagleboard.org/>`_ community, to helping GSoC Contributors + become familiar with the code base and testing practices, to finally releasing their code on `OpenBeagle <https://openbeagle.org/>`_ for the world to use! - - You will also need be invited by an administrator to register on the GSoC site and request + + You will also need be invited by an administrator to register on the GSoC site and request to be a mentor for `BeagleBoard.org <https://www.beagleboard.org/>`_. Who Are Mentors? **************** -`Mentors <https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/>`_ are people from the community who volunteer to work -with a GSoC contributor. Mentors provide guidance such as pointers to useful documentation, code reviews, etc. -In addition to providing GSoC contributors with feedback and pointers, a mentor acts as an ambassador to help -GSoC contributors integrate into their project’s community. `BeagleBoard.org <https://www.beagleboard.org/>`_ +`Mentors <https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/>`_ are people from the community who volunteer to work +with a GSoC contributor. Mentors provide guidance such as pointers to useful documentation, code reviews, etc. +In addition to providing GSoC contributors with feedback and pointers, a mentor acts as an ambassador to help +GSoC contributors integrate into their project’s community. `BeagleBoard.org <https://www.beagleboard.org/>`_ always assigns more than one mentor to each of GSoC contributor. Many members of `BeagleBoard.org <https://www. -beagleboard.org/>`_ community also provide guidance to GSoC contributors without mentoring in an “official†-capacity, as much as they would answer anyone’s questions on our `Discord <https://bbb.io/gsocchat>`_ and our +beagleboard.org/>`_ community also provide guidance to GSoC contributors without mentoring in an “official†+capacity, as much as they would answer anyone’s questions on our `Discord <https://bbb.io/gsocchat>`_ and our `Forum <https://bbb.io/gsocml>`_. Idea Submission Process @@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ Only ideas deemed by administrators as being sufficiently supported by qualified .. admonishment:: Remember - BeagleBoard.org mentored GSoC projects are supposed to be for software projects that service the Beagle and general open source + BeagleBoard.org mentored GSoC projects are supposed to be for software projects that service the Beagle and general open source embedded systems community, not theses, how-to guides or what I did over my summer vacation ideas. -Prospective mentors, sudents will use our `Discord <https://bbb.io/gsocchat>`_ and `Forum <https://bbb.io/gsocml>`_ -to make contact with you, so be sure to provide up-to-date information. Please feel free to add yourself on mentors page and we will monitor -and police that list. Acceptance as an official mentor with the ability to rate proposals and grade contributors will come via the Google system. -We will only approve official mentors who have a proven track record with Beagle, but welcome all community members to provide guidance to both +Prospective mentors, sudents will use our `Discord <https://bbb.io/gsocchat>`_ and `Forum <https://bbb.io/gsocml>`_ +to make contact with you, so be sure to provide up-to-date information. Please feel free to add yourself on mentors page and we will monitor +and police that list. Acceptance as an official mentor with the ability to rate proposals and grade contributors will come via the Google system. +We will only approve official mentors who have a proven track record with Beagle, but welcome all community members to provide guidance to both mentors and contributors to best service the community as a whole. Don’t be shy and don’t be offended when we edit. We are thrilled to have you on-board! -.. tip:: +.. tip:: Check out the `official GSoC mentor guide <https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/>`_ from Google.