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Mitar mmitar at gmail.com
Tue Sep 9 01:46:21 UTC 2014 

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Mitar

On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Tyler B <tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Please join us at link:
>
> https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/gxz624vzxnvn4jwdpxzn3ucjhia
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tyler Brothers
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Camille Villa <cvilla100 at berkeley.edu>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I won't be able to come on Saturday, but I'd love to be on tonight's call
>> and get a sense of how workshops are run.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Camille
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Katherine Moloney <kmoloney at mail.ccsf.edu>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Don't worry, Rodrigo, you won't be alone.  After tonight's call I think
>>> you'll have a sense of how the workshop should run, the pre-existing
>>> curriculum, and so forth.  Not too unstructured.
>>>
>>> Plus it's a very appreciative audience, who definitely will appreciate
>>> insight from folks further down the open source path.
>>>
>>> Talk with you tonight.
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Katherine
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Rodrigo Ochigame <rodkazoch at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm skeptical of my ability to run a comprehensive workshop alone, but
>>>> I'm happy to discuss the possibilities today.
>>>>
>>>> Rodrigo
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Mitar <mmitar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>> I can attend the meeting today, but on Saturday I will not be
>>>>> available.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mitar
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Tyler B <tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > Mitar,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Shauna responded recently, but forgot to cc you. See below for
>>>>> > Shauna's
>>>>> > response to your comment.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Peer Library / Rodrigo,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I want to confirm the 6pm time for the meeting we will be having and
>>>>> > will be
>>>>> > focusing on mentors and the roles they will have on Sept. 13th. It
>>>>> > would be
>>>>> > a great time to discuss the possibilities for your project at our
>>>>> > event.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Sincerely,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Tyler Brothers
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>>>>> > <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> One of OpenHatch's new efforts is to identify contributions that
>>>>> >> newcomers
>>>>> >> are well-suited to make to projects, that don't require a ton of
>>>>> >> start-up
>>>>> >> time.  These are ideal for doing in a short time period (1-5 hours)
>>>>> >> and can
>>>>> >> allow newcomers to get a sense of the project and the community and
>>>>> >> decide
>>>>> >> whether they want to continue on. A lot of times they decide they'd
>>>>> >> like to
>>>>> >> try something else, regardless of how suitable the project is for
>>>>> >> newcomers.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> You can view these tasks here:
>>>>> >> http://example-osctc-site.github.io/curriculum/#newcomertasks
>>>>> >> (Note that this is not the curriculum for the event on Saturday --
>>>>> >> it's
>>>>> >> OpenHatch's example curriculum.)
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> The three tasks we currently have up are:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> - Testing the setup and installation instructions for accuracy,
>>>>> >> readability, and follow-ability.  This is a great task to do in
>>>>> >> person,
>>>>> >> especially if someone who is skilled at setting up the project in
>>>>> >> different
>>>>> >> environments is available.  Many students can do this at once, to
>>>>> >> give you a
>>>>> >> diversity of feedback on the topic.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> - Improving accessibility.  A quick scan of the PeerLibrary website
>>>>> >> suggests that your web presence is already quite accessible, so
>>>>> >> there may be
>>>>> >> less for newcomers to do here.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> - Cleaning issue trackers:  It looks like you have a bunch of open
>>>>> >> issues
>>>>> >> so this could potentially be useful. Generally reproducing reported
>>>>> >> bugs on
>>>>> >> different systems is the easier and more useful part of this task,
>>>>> >> although
>>>>> >> testing out fixes can be very fun and educational, and useful for
>>>>> >> the
>>>>> >> project as well.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> It's not up yet, but we also recommend having students do user
>>>>> >> tests.
>>>>> >> This allows you to get fresh eyes on potential UX problems while
>>>>> >> also
>>>>> >> introducing students to the project as users.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> This is, of course, in addition to the particular tasks that your
>>>>> >> project
>>>>> >> naturally has, which students might enjoy working on.  I see that
>>>>> >> you have a
>>>>> >> great number of issues marked as "for new contributors".  For those,
>>>>> >> I
>>>>> >> recommend identifying a few that students could conceivably make
>>>>> >> progress on
>>>>> >> and make sure they have the following info in them:
>>>>> >> http://opensource-events.com/#defining-tasks-for-attendees
>>>>> >> If you'd like, I can help with this.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Let me know if you still have concerns about the project's
>>>>> >> suitability.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> best
>>>>> >> Shauna
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 3:09 AM, Mitar <mmitar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Hi!
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> We were talking a bit in the team and we worry about how suitable
>>>>> >>> our
>>>>> >>> project is for beginners. The issue is that we are observing that
>>>>> >>> people need quite some time to get to used to it. We are using few
>>>>> >>> non-mainstream technologies like Meteor, CoffeeScript, Stylus, so
>>>>> >>> contributors often struggle initially. So I am not sure how
>>>>> >>> suitable
>>>>> >>> our project would be for the format you have for your workshop. On
>>>>> >>> the
>>>>> >>> other hand, this is something we have to somehow address in our
>>>>> >>> project, so it might be a good opportunity to learn how.
>>>>> >>> Personally, I
>>>>> >>> sadly cannot go this Saturday because I have already one other
>>>>> >>> commitment, but maybe Rodrigo you could just go and observe how it
>>>>> >>> is
>>>>> >>> done? Not sure here, just thinking it loud.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> So we made quite some documentation how to contribute, but there is
>>>>> >>> still a lot to learn/know:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> https://github.com/peerlibrary/peerlibrary/blob/development/README.md
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Mitar
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Tyler B <tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>>> >>> > Hey Rodrigo,
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> > We are having a meeting on Google Hangouts on Monday at 6pm (that
>>>>> >>> > may
>>>>> >>> > change
>>>>> >>> > to be a bit later) to discuss the flow of the event and where we
>>>>> >>> > could
>>>>> >>> > use
>>>>> >>> > mentors. If your interested, I can send you an invite on Monday.
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> > For now, if you still interested in mentoring, please head over
>>>>> >>> > to
>>>>> >>> > ccsf.openhatch.org and click "Volunteer as a Mentor" near the top
>>>>> >>> > of
>>>>> >>> > the
>>>>> >>> > page. Filling out the information lets us plan on how much food
>>>>> >>> > to
>>>>> >>> > bring and
>>>>> >>> > dietary restrictions.
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> > Sincerely,
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> > Tyler Brothers
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> > On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Rodrigo Ochigame
>>>>> >>> > <rodkazoch at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>> > wrote:
>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>> >>> >> I'm happy to attend. Anyone else?
>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>> >>> >> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Tyler B
>>>>> >>> >> <tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>> >> wrote:
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>> Hey everyone,
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>> We would love someone from PeerLibrary to come!
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>> We could use mentors to provide ways of contributing to their
>>>>> >>> >>> projects
>>>>> >>> >>> through out the day. Most of the students here at CCSF are
>>>>> >>> >>> learning
>>>>> >>> >>> Java,
>>>>> >>> >>> C++ and/or Javascript, typically with no more than 3 semesters
>>>>> >>> >>> of
>>>>> >>> >>> experience. Some students will be more advanced, having self
>>>>> >>> >>> studied.
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>> In the past, it was found that having two mentors is nice. One
>>>>> >>> >>> to
>>>>> >>> >>> instruct the group, one to answer specific questions a lost
>>>>> >>> >>> student
>>>>> >>> >>> might
>>>>> >>> >>> have.
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>> Let us know if you can attend.
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>> Sincerely,
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>> Tyler Brothers
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>>>>> >>> >>> <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>> >>> wrote:
>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>> Let me try actually CCing people.
>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>>>>> >>> >>>> <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>>> Hello Tyler, Katherine, et al,
>>>>> >>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>>> Sending a quick email to introduce you all to Mitar, Camille,
>>>>> >>> >>>>> Rodrigo
>>>>> >>> >>>>> and Tony, some of the developers of PeerLibrary, an open
>>>>> >>> >>>>> source
>>>>> >>> >>>>> tool for
>>>>> >>> >>>>> sharing and discussing academic articles.  They're interested
>>>>> >>> >>>>> in
>>>>> >>> >>>>> potentially
>>>>> >>> >>>>> mentoring at the event, and more generally building
>>>>> >>> >>>>> connections
>>>>> >>> >>>>> with CCSF
>>>>> >>> >>>>> students.  They have all been CC'd.
>>>>> >>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>>> Do you think there's space for PeerLibrary at the event?  If
>>>>> >>> >>>>> there
>>>>> >>> >>>>> is,
>>>>> >>> >>>>> and if one or more of you can attend, we can talk about how
>>>>> >>> >>>>> to
>>>>> >>> >>>>> facilitate
>>>>> >>> >>>>> onboarding students onto your project.
>>>>> >>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>>> best
>>>>> >>> >>>>> Shauna
>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>>
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>>>>> >>> >>>>
>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
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