How to be a successful contributor

[Jeroen van Meeuwen]

susmit shannigrahi wrote:
> > So, in effect, where we say "incredibly difficult to find a mentor", what 
we
> > should be asking ourselves is "why is it difficult to find a mentor and 
more
> > importantly, what can we do about it?". A solution as simple as a wiki 
page
> > listing mentors and their location (physical proximity helps) might just 
solve
> > that problem.
> 
> 
> 
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors_Join_choose_a_mentor#Regional_Ambassador_Mentors
> 
> Such listings for important teams will be very helpful for new people.
> On the other hand, mentors *will* be inundated by mentoring requests.
> So, a balanced approach, such as a task list as a first filter and
> then proceeding with mentoring may be suitable.
> 

The Ambassador Mentor program, I think, has been very successful. However, it 
seems we have no general mentor program for Fedora Project, to assist new 
contributors seeking ways to contribute, in whatever capacity all across the 
project.

-- Jeroen