January status update for Fedora Infrastructure Apprentices

[William Allison]

On 01/05/2015 10:01 AM, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> Greetings.
>
> You are getting this email because you are in the 'fi-apprentice' group
> in the fedora account system (or are reading this on the
> infrastructure list).
>
> Feel free to reply just directly to me, or cc the infrastructure list
> for everyone to see and comment on.
>
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Apprentice
>
> At the first of every month(or so), I am going to be sending out an
> email like this one. I would like feedback on how things are going for
> you.
>
> I'd like to ask for everyone to send me a quick reply with the
> following data or anything related you can think of that might help us
> make the apprentice program more useful.
>
> 0. Whats your fedora account system login?
>
wallison

> 1. Have you logged in and used your fi-apprentice membership to look at
> our machines/setup in the last month? Do you plan to?
>
No, but I'll try tonight.

> 2. Has it helped you decide any area you wish to focus on or contribute
> to more?
>
Despite not having logged in, my desire to contribute remains high. 
There seems to be a lot more programming involved than I was expecting 
though, so I've spent the last month trying to build up my Python chops.

> 3. Have you looked at or been able to work on any of the fi-apprentice
> 'easyfix' tickets?
> https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/report/14
>
I have, but most seem to be beyond my ability at present or are already 
being worked on.

> 4. Do you still wish to be a member of the group? If not (for whatever
> reason) could you provide any hints to help others down the road?
>
Yes.

> 5. Is there any help or communication or ideas you have that would help
> you do any of the above?
>
No, this group has made it very easy to get involved. I think I just 
need to pick a ticket and make the plunge.

> 6. What do you find to be the hardest part of getting involved?
> Finding things to work on? Getting attention from others to help you?
> Finding tickets in your interest area?
>
I'm not an IT professional, so I think my expectations of a group like 
this were a bit skewed.  I just got my RHCSA last summer so I thought 
there would be more responsibilities such as those covered in the exam, 
e.g., managing users, groups, permissions, packages, processes, etc... 
As I mentioned previously though, I'm hoping to contribute more as I 
learn Python better.

> 7. Have you been able to make any weekly irc meetings? Do you find them
> helpful or interesting?
>
I've only had the opportunity to attend one before the Holidays. I found 
it interesting and plan to continue attending.

> 8. Whats your favorite work of art?
>
Hmm, not an artsy guy; I don't have one. Which is a shame considering my 
daughter just finished her first semester at art college...

> Any other general feedback is also quite welcome, including
> improvements to this email, the wiki page, etc.
>
> Any folks I do not hear from in the next week will be removed from the
> group. (Note that it's easy to be readded when you have time or
> whatever and it's nothing at all personal, we just want to keep the
> group up to date with active folks).
>
> Thanks, and looking forward to your feedback!
>
> kevin
>
Thanks for following-up.
Will