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Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:21:17 -0700
From: Craig L Russell <Craig.Russell@Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: [site] Introduce a 'Building a community guide'?
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Hi Martijn,

I noticed this community building stuff in the graduation guide and  
thought that it was probably misplaced. I like the idea of a  
community building guide all by itself.

Craig

On Jun 2, 2007, at 8:56 AM, Martijn Dashorst wrote:

> I'm working on the graduation guide, and noticed quite some text
> regarding community building. I think this contains enough material
> and is important enough to warrant a separate guide.
>
> Basically I want the next text [1] migrated from the graduation guide
> to the new community guide.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Martijn
>
> [1]
>
> Community Building
>
> Before a podling graduates, it must create a diverse and
> self-sustaining community. Community building is tough: it takes time,
> effort and more than a little magic. There is no secret recipe, just
> hard work. In order to overcome this obstacle, committers may need to
> devote more time to community building and less to development.
>
> The community mailing list is open to all Apache committers. This is
> the right list for questions about community and on community
> building. Subscriptions should be from an Apache email address.
>
> Raising The Profile
>
> Sometimes, a podling is just not well-enough known. There are simply
> not enough users to allow new developers to be recruited. Overcoming
> this means finding ways to raise the profile of the podling. Some
> ideas:
>
> Improve the website
> Improve the information provided within each release and release  
> more often
> Committers who blog should join PlanetApache
> Use grassroots media
> Encourage downstream distributions to include a packaged version
> Submit talks to conferences
> Feathercast
> Write articles
> Recruiting New Developers
>
> If the podling has lots of users but very few new developers then this
> means that more work is required to encourage users to become
> developers. A common cause of this is that committers are too quick to
> create code to solve user problems. It's good to respond quickly to
> requests by users. However, once a project gains momentum, it may be
> more productive for the long term health of a project to encourage
> users to become more involved at the expense of user satisfaction.
>
> Try to encourage expert users to answer questions. This may mean
> intentionally allowing a time gap before answering user questions.
> Encourage users to post by taking the time to deal politely and
> positively with misunderstandings and by replying to threads which
> have been answered well by a user to confirm that they are right.
> Avoid engaging in flame wars on user lists. Ignore trolls.
>
> Try to encourage users to become developers. When they give a good
> answer that isn't covered in the documentation, ask them to submit a
> patch. When users suggest a good design or extension, ask for
> volunteers to help implement rather than just coding it up.
>
> Helping Developers Become Committers
>
> If a podling has no trouble attracting developers but trouble
> retaining them long enough for them to become committers then this
> highlights an issue with the recruitment process. To become an Apache
> committer, a developer needs to hang around long enough to accumulate
> a track record of contributions. This often requires encouragement and
> help from existing committers.
>
> Promptly reviewing patches is important. The way that patches are
> applied is also important. Provide credit in the commit message and
> when closing the JIRA. It's also good to encourage developers by
> suggesting new related work they may like to volunteer for.
>
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Craig Russell
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