Tiago Bortoletto Vaz

New contributors onboarding

Every day during DebCamp, just after breakfast time, have a 1-h period for new contributors to have basic tutorials on topics that would facilitate their onboarding process. Some of the topics in the menu:

Using Debian: Debian installations, Live CDs, Virtual machines, containers
Communication: Mailing lists, IRC, Matrix
Accounts creation: wiki, salsa, contributors.d.o
Bugs: BTS and salsa issues
Encryption 101 and why/where/how it is used in Debian
Packaging clinic: having your packaging questions answered

And of course, participants would be encouraged to bring their own topics of interest, and those would be added to the menu (and maybe to the “new contributors survival kit” presentation).

Debian Contributors BoF

Everyone interested in the Debian Contributors service at contributors.debian.org can join in a discussion about how it works, the current status and how it can be improved.

New Members BoF

Debian Account Managers, New Member Front Desk members, Application Managers, Applicants and everyone interested can join in a discussion about how the New Member process works and how it can be made better.

Community Team BoF

Come and meet the Debian Community Team - hear what we do, ask us questions, discuss how to live in the world of Debian

Writing newcomer enthusiasm to disk, not >/dev/null — Welcome Team BoF

Debian needs new contributors! Desperately. They give us fresh perspectives, jolts of raw energy and enthusiasm that few established members of the community can match.

Yet any large organization is bound to have dark corners for newcomers to get lost in when taking their first steps in our circles and we’re no different. A tragic waste of scarce volunteer energy.