[SOK24] to-dos for new contributors (bookmark this email)

[Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss]

A small correction: In order to access Collaborate (NextCloud), you will 
need to be in a group that has a shared folder there.

Ask your mentors if the project has a shared folder on Collaborate, and 
if they do you can request to be added to that group!

Cheers,
Joseph

On 1/15/24 14:24, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss wrote:
> Please reply to kde-soc at kde.org.
> 
> This is the last email we will send to new contributors individually in 
> CC. All official communication after this will happen over the kde-soc 
> mailing list <https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-soc>.
> 
> This email includes important information for new contributors in Season 
> of KDE. Please read it carefully.
> 
> During SOK24 you will be communicating regularly with the community. KDE 
> offers contributors numerous platforms to facilitate communication and 
> collaboration. A list of to-dos and KDE services is included below.
> 
> After reading this email make sure to register for new accounts in order 
> to start communicating with the KDE community and collaborating with 
> your team.
> 
> Remember, you're not alone in your journey in SOK24! KDE is a community, 
> and Season of KDE is a great opportunity to become more involved. Use 
> the communication channels and mailing lists mentioned here, and those 
> related to your projects.
> 
> When you have questions, don't hesitate to ask mentors or us in the 
> management team (kde-soc-management at kde.org). Mentors are here to guide 
> you, and we're all here to help and are excited to learn about your 
> progress!
> 
> The timeline for Season Of KDE 2024 can be found here: 
> https://mentorship.kde.org/sok/
> 
> == TO-DOs ==
> 
> _Status Reports_
> 
> During SOK24 you will need to maintain a Status Report at 
> <https://community.kde.org/SoK/2024/StatusReport>. It is best to update 
> this weekly.
> 
> See past Status Reports in the community wiki for examples.
> 
> _Blogging_
> 
> You will need to blog at least twice during the 10 weeks of SOK24 -- 
> although we encourage you to blog more when you can! Blogging is how 
> developers, artists, translators, and other KDE contributors communicate 
> with the wider KDE community; see planet.kde.org for examples of 
> community blogging.
> 
>       (1) Your first blog post will need to be published between weeks 
> 3-5 of SOK24. This post should include information about your project, 
> what you have achieved so far, what you plan to do before the end of 
> work, as well as offer some reflection on what has not gone so well and 
> how it can be improved.
> 
>       (2) Your second blog post will be published after the end of work 
> on 31 March. This will be a co-authored blog post with all other new 
> contributors in SOK24. In this post you will celebrate your achievements 
> and identify ways to advance the project going forward.
> 
> Information about blogging platforms for you to use during SOK is 
> provided below.
> 
> _Email & Chat_
> 
> Important: ask your mentor(s) about the communication channels used by 
> your team so you can subscribe to them asap.
> 
> You should already be subscribed to the 'kde-soc' mailing list at 
> <https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-soc>. Here we will officially 
> update new contributors about Season of KDE. Many previous Season of KDE 
> and Google Summer of Code (GSoC) contributors are subscribed to the list 
> as well.
> 
> Also, please join the mentorship Matrix room 
> <https://matrix.to/#/#kde-mentorship:kde.org> to chat with mentors and 
> previous SOK and GSoC contributors.
> 
> It is also important to subscribe to the 'kde-community' mailing at 
> <https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-community>. Here you can 
> participate in community-wide discussions.
> 
> == KDE SERVICES ==
> 
> _Invent_ (GitLab)
> 
> KDE's GitLab instance is found at <https://invent.kde.org>. You should 
> already have an account there. If not, please contact your mentors asap.
> 
> *Important*: Your Invent (GitLab) credentials are used to log in to 
> several KDE services.
> 
> _Matrix_
> 
> KDE uses Matrix as its primary chat platform. If you do not already have 
> an account, follow the instructions here: 
> <https://community.kde.org/Matrix#Registering_and_Logging_in>. Once you 
> have a Matrix account, please join the Matrix rooms used by your team 
> and those rooms listed here.
> 
> _Blogging_
> 
> If you have one, you can use your own personal blog during SOK24. You 
> will simply need to add it to the feed of planet.kde.org at 
> <https://invent.kde.org/websites/planet-kde-org>.
> 
> If you do not have a personal blog, you can use mentorship.kde.org/blog 
> for blogging. We use Hugo for our website. Just write your blog post in 
> markdown and make an MR at 
> <https://invent.kde.org/websites/mentorship-kde-org>.
> 
> An example blog post written in Markdown (from Johnny) can be found at 
> <https://invent.kde.org/websites/mentorship-kde-org/-/blob/master/content/blog/2023-12-16-sok-2024.md>.
> 
> _Collaborate_ (NextCloud)
> 
> KDE's NextCloud instance is found at 
> <https://collaborate.kde.org/login>. Collaborate is useful for sharing 
> and syncing files with others. You can log in to Collaborate with your 
> Invent (GitLab) credentials.
> 
> _Discuss_ (Discourse)
> 
> KDE's forum is called Discuss, which uses the Discourse software. The 
> forum can be found at <https://discuss.kde.org/>. You can log in to 
> Discuss with your Invent (GitLab) credentials.
> 
> If you have any questions about the information above, please be in 
> touch with us or the project mentors any time. We are here to help!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Joseph & Johnny
> (on behalf of the mentorship team)
> 
> Hashtag: #SOK24
> (uppercase O for screen readers)
> 

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Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss
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