[Kde-accessibility] GSoC Mentor Qualifications

[Robert cole]

Hello, Peter.

Thanks for the reply.

I actually sent an e-mail to the e-mail address given on Lydia's blog 
yesterday. If my insight as a user could in any way be helpful, I am 
more than willing to share what knowledge I have. I love Linux (it is 
all that I use), and I strongly feel that the accessibility of free 
desktops is a very important matter. I am looking forward to seeing what 
will come in the future for Linux, KDE, GNOME, and other open source 
technologies.

Kind regards.

Take care.

On 02/29/2012 01:02 AM, Peter Grasch wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Am Dienstag, 28. Februar 2012, 10:04:28 schrieb Robert cole:
>> I was just curious as to what the qualifications are for someone to be a
>> mentor for GSoC as far as KDE-related projects are concerned.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I have very little programming experience. At this point
>> I guess you could say that I am at the user end of the spectrum. I rely
>> completely on screen readers and screen magnification, so I use both of
>> these technologies extensively.
>>
>> Even if I would not meet the qualifications for a mentor position, I
>> would be more than willing to give input or to test if that would be
>> helpful.
> I think it's great that you are stepping up and offering your help!
>
> Especially in the field of accessibility there is a lot to gain from a (co-)
> mentor that knows about the real needs of the prospective end-users. See also
> Lydias blog post about the topic if you haven't already read it:
> http://blog.lydiapintscher.de/2012/02/10/accessibility-co-mentors-needed-for-
> gsoc/
>
> Because GSoC projects usually have a large programming part to them, I'd
> suggest to team up with an experienced programer and co-mentor a project.
>
> There's already a list of ideas on KDEs ideas page:
> http://community.kde.org/GSoC/2012/Ideas#KDE_Accessibility
>
> Each idea also has a field for suggested mentors. If you like a proposal I'd
> suggest you get in touch with it's mentor about helping out - I'm sure they'd
> appreciate it!
>
> Best regards,
> Peter
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