[Ksummit-2013-discuss] [ATTEND] Kernel mentors for OPW

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 07/23/2013 09:44 AM, Sarah Sharp wrote:
> Greetings!
> 
> I would love to do a brief presentation about how Linux kernel developers
> can get involved with mentoring women through the FLOSS Outreach Program
> for Women (OPW).
> 
> I propose giving a brief summary of how the program works, from the
> application process to the three-month internship, as well as what's
> expected from mentors.
> 
> The results from the last OPW application process were pretty amazing:
> 
>  - 41 women applied for 6 Linux kernel internships.
>  - In 13 days, 374 patches were submitted, and 137 patches were accepted.
>  - Diff stat for accepted patches:
>    105 files changed, 3889 insertions(+), 4872 deletions(-)
> 
> I expect a similar number of women to apply for OPW for the next round.
> We could only accept seven of the 41 women, because that's how many
> mentors we could find.  I would love to have the option to accept more
> applicants.
> 
> Please let me know if there's interest in this presentation.
> 

+1

	-hpa