Re: [gnome.org #15316] GNOME Membership Application from Ciarrai Cunneen

["Pascal Terjan via RT" <membership-applications gnome org>]

Hi,

yes the standard procedure for an intern is to ask them to wait a bit
before applying so that we can make sure they are still contributing.

https://wiki.gnome.org/MembershipCommittee/FormLetters#Application_from_intern

On 12 September 2016 at 12:04, aday gnome org via RT
<membership-applications gnome org> wrote:
> While we base membership decisions on previous contributions, my
> understanding is that there's an expectation that members will be active
> contributors during the period of their membership. My only concern is to
> establish that Ciarrai will contribute to GNOME for a prolonged period.
>
> Allan
>
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 10:01 PM, Jim Hall <jhall gnome org> wrote:
>
> > Yes, Ciarrai's contribution to date has been usability testing through
> > Outreachy (May-August 2016). This was good work, and work that I view
> > as actionable to improve GNOME Settings, but this is Ciarrai's only
> > contribution so far.
> >
> > But I'm not sure this is sufficient to deny Foundation membership. The
> > Foundation application doesn't set a clear bar, only "contributor"
> > which Ciarrai has met.
> >
> > Quoting from the Foundation application page:
> >
> > "Who is eligible for membership?
> > Per the GNOME Foundation’s charter, any contributor to GNOME is
> > eligible for membership. Although it is difficult to specify a precise
> > definition, a contributor generally must have contributed to a
> > non-trivial improvement of the GNOME Project. Contributions may be
> > code, documentation, translations, maintenance of project-wide
> > resources, or other non-trivial activities which benefit the GNOME
> > Project."
> > <https://www.gnome.org/foundation/membership/apply/>
> >
> > The form asks for name, email, past or recent contributions ("i.e.
> > Bugzilla, Mailing Lists, or commits"), and references. The form
> > doesn't ask for planned future contributions.
> >
> > What has been the practice for other Outreachy interns who wish to join
> > GNOME?
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 5:49 AM,  <aday gnome org> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I know that Ciarrai did a good job with her usability testing internship,
> > > but I'm not aware of any contributions outside of that. I think I'd be
> > more
> > > comfortable to recommend her if she had plans to make further
> > contributions
> > > within the project itself. Does anyone know if she intends to do this?
> > >
> > > Allan
>
>
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