en/glep/glep-0008.txt

GLEP: 8
Title: Adopt-A-Developer
Version: $Revision: 1.2 $
Last-Modified: $Date: 2003/11/17 15:13:23 $
Author: Brian Jackson <iggy@gentoo.org>
Status: Draft
Type: Standards Track
Content-Type: text/x-rst
Created: 02-Jul-2003
Post-History: 09-Jul-2003, 4-Apr-2004


Credits
=======

I borrowed this idea from a KDE developer name Scott Wheeler who runs a program
called adopt-a-geek [1]_.

Abstract
========

I would like to start a program to bring together Gentoo developers who need 
hardware, and those that have hardware to donate. This project will 
hopefully get developers that need extra hardware in touch with 
companies/individuals with extra hardware that they wish to donate to 
help Gentoo.

Motivation
==========

There are some developers out there that are using very slow hardware, and some 
that have broken equipment that they could put back into use if they 
had one more part. This program will help developers get the most out of 
their exisiting hardware and fix any systems that may currently be broken.

Specification
=============

This is a pretty low risk proposal for Gentoo Linux since it only affects 
me, and whoever else wishes to help out. This project would keep very 
detailed records of everything that came in and out. We would actually not 
handle any hardware. We would just facilitate connecting hardware with 
needy developers.

Rationale
=========

KDE seems to have had luck with this. I think it would benefit the devs, and 
make Gentoo better as a result. It would also boost morale by letting 
developers know they are appreciated.

References
==========

.. [1] http://devel-home.kde.org/~wheeler/adopt-a-geek/

Copyright
=========

This document has been placed in the public domain.
1	liquidx	1.1	GLEP: 8
2			Title: Adopt-A-Developer
3	g2boojum	1.3	Version: $Revision: 1.2 $
4			Last-Modified: $Date: 2003/11/17 15:13:23 $
5	liquidx	1.1	Author: Brian Jackson <iggy@gentoo.org>
6	g2boojum	1.3	Status: Draft
7	liquidx	1.1	Type: Standards Track
8			Content-Type: text/x-rst
9			Created: 02-Jul-2003
10	g2boojum	1.3	Post-History: 09-Jul-2003, 4-Apr-2004
11	liquidx	1.1
12
13			Credits
14			=======
15
16	g2boojum	1.3	I borrowed this idea from a KDE developer name Scott Wheeler who runs a program
17			called adopt-a-geek [1]_.
18	liquidx	1.1
19			Abstract
20			========
21
22	g2boojum	1.3	I would like to start a program to bring together Gentoo developers who need
23	liquidx	1.1	hardware, and those that have hardware to donate. This project will
24			hopefully get developers that need extra hardware in touch with
25			companies/individuals with extra hardware that they wish to donate to
26			help Gentoo.
27
28			Motivation
29			==========
30
31	g2boojum	1.3	There are some developers out there that are using very slow hardware, and some
32			that have broken equipment that they could put back into use if they
33	liquidx	1.1	had one more part. This program will help developers get the most out of
34	g2boojum	1.3	their exisiting hardware and fix any systems that may currently be broken.
35	liquidx	1.1
36			Specification
37			=============
38
39			This is a pretty low risk proposal for Gentoo Linux since it only affects
40			me, and whoever else wishes to help out. This project would keep very
41			detailed records of everything that came in and out. We would actually not
42			handle any hardware. We would just facilitate connecting hardware with
43			needy developers.
44
45			Rationale
46			=========
47
48	g2boojum	1.3	KDE seems to have had luck with this. I think it would benefit the devs, and
49			make Gentoo better as a result. It would also boost morale by letting
50			developers know they are appreciated.
51	liquidx	1.1
52			References
53			==========
54
55			.. [1] http://devel-home.kde.org/~wheeler/adopt-a-geek/
56
57			Copyright
58			=========
59
60			This document has been placed in the public domain.