Thanks for starting this thread. I am glad it is receiving such great
energy on here. Apart from the some of the statements that sound too
ideal, I agree in gist with the overall effort this will hopefully set
rolling.
On 9/19/2019 12:30 PM, Derrick Stolee wrote> 5. Advertise that Git wants
new contributors
After we put items 1-4 in place, we should reach out to the
general tech community that we are interested in new
contributors. It's not enough to open the door, we should
point people to it.
This item is much less explicit about the _how_. This could
be done at the individual level: posting to social media or
blog posts. But perhaps there is something more official we
could do?
One more action item that I should be considered and people agreed to
during the summit was to "Improve the welcome to the mailing list email"
I believe it needs to be warmer and more welcoming. It needs to break
through the ice and intimidation that many new contributors feel. A lot
of the ideas being suggested here can be linked into that email. I have
a few ideas about what it should like and will hopefully send out a
draft soon. Feel free to send me any suggestions you might have.
Thanks,
Garima Singh
