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diff --git a/python/templates/pages/get-involved/become-developer/index.md b/python/templates/pages/get-involved/become-developer/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dfd2854 --- /dev/null +++ b/python/templates/pages/get-involved/become-developer/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +title: Become a Developer + +nav1: get-involved +nav2: become-dev +nav2-show: true +nav2-weight: 50 +--- +<div class="alert alert-info"> + <strong>Getting Guidance:</strong> + Your central point of contact for all questions about becoming a developer + is the <a href="mailto:recruiters@gentoo.org" class="alert-link">Gentoo Recruiters</a> team. + Please do not hesitate to contact them! +</div> + +## How do I get started? + +First of all, you need an **area of Gentoo you want to contribute to**, be it support, package maintenance, artwork, or documentation. +You can find some pointers to what you could do [on our website](/get-involved/contribute/). +Projects also publish specific [Staffing Needs](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Gentoo/Staffing_Needs) for specific tasks that need to be done. +You are very much free to use these as your kickstart into Gentoo and venture to other areas of the project later on. + +### Getting a Mentor + +If you enjoy working on the distribution and would like to continue, the **next step is to find a mentor.** +It's very likely a current developer who is working on the same things as you are can be that for you. +Should there be noone available to be your mentor, do ask the [Gentoo Recruiters](mailto:recruiters@gentoo.org). + +### Quiz and Review + +When you have found your mentor, you will now work together with them on +**completing [one or two quizzes](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Recruiters/Quiz)**—depending on your area of contribution. +These are in place to ensure you are up to speed with the basic structure, policies, and procedures of the project +and you feel comfortable working with us. + +Your mentor will **file a ticket** for you on our [bug tracker](https://bugs.gentoo.org) that **officially starts the recruitment process.** +After that, your completed quizzes should be sent to the recruiters and when someone is available, they will sit down (well, figuratively, as it's on IRC) with you to review your quizzes and answer any questions you might have. + +### Jumping the Gap + +When recruiters are confident you're ready, they will complete the process by setting you up with access to the various developer services of Gentoo. + +## What do I get? + +Besides the warm feeling of contributing to Free and Open Source Software you ask? + +Okay, there are indeed a few perks: You get an <tt>@gentoo.org</tt> email address, matching IRC cloak, +special access flags on our Wiki and Bugzilla, and a few other things to facilitate your development efforts. + +## Details + +This page serves as a brief overview of the process, if you want to learn more, +please see the [Gentoo Developer Handbook](https://wwwold.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml) +which is currently still only available as part of our old website.
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