Re: [Qemu-devel] Summer of Code 2010

[Johannes Schindelin]

Hi,

On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Luiz Capitulino wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:31:23 +0100 (CET)
> Johannes Schindelin <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> > 
> > >  Google has this wonderful program called Summer of Code, in which open 
> > > source projects like ours, suggest possible projects and provide mentors 
> > > to help selected students to do them.
> > > 
> > >  It's a great opportunity for students to get in touch with open source 
> > > development, also good for us to get some projects done and more people 
> > > involved (students are paid too, btw).
> > 
> > Note that some students do not finish up their work, do not get properly 
> > involved with the project, get the pay check, and then go somewhere else. 
> > The time of the mentor is quite possibly just wasted in such a case. Quite 
> > frustrating experience, believe me.
> 
>  I think that the role of the mentor is close to that of a teacher, from
> this pov, it's not just wasted time at all (even if the project 'fails').

If you think that mentoring is fun, then you are seriously mistaken. It is 
first, and foremost, and probably only, work.

And if you do not get something back in return for all that work, it is 
awful.

Hth,
Dscho