Security/Mentorship/Propose
The Security Mentorship program is officially closed. This page is for historical reference only.
Proposing a Mentorship Project
Before proposing a mentorship project, you are strongly encouraged to discuss your idea in #security on irc.mozilla.org. If you are not familiar with IRC, please see visit https://wiki.mozilla.org/IRC
New projects should be proposed by individuals who have applied to, or been accepted into the mentorship program:
- If you are proposing a project and you would like a mentor, you should submit an Application to the program before proposing a project.
- If you are proposing to mentor someone who would work on a project, you should submit a Mentor Application before proposing a new project.
There are several details that need to be considered when proposing a project:
- Description: A one-line description of the nature of the project (should be the same as the summary)
- Mentor: The proposed mentor (can also be a list); if you are proposing a project in need of a mentor, enter Mentor Required instead.
- Duration: An estimate of how much time and effort is required. This should be the number of hours expected; you can discuss the project on IRC and our team will help you estimate this.
- Requirements: A list of skills that are required for the project
- Goals: A longer free form description of the project and its objectives and challenges the mentor and mentee may face.
Filing a Mentorship Tracking Bug
Mentorship projects, like many other projects within Mozilla are tracked within Bugzilla. You can file a new mentorship project tracker by following the steps outlined below. Please note that if you file an incomplete request, it will be rejected (most likely with a followup explaining why, and asking for clarification). If you need to learn how to use Bugzilla, you can experiment on http://landfill.bugzilla.org
- Start filing a new bug by clicking here
- Enter the description of the project in the Summary field
- Add the information below in the comment box
- Description
- Mentor
- Duration
- Requirements
- Goals
- Complete the [mentor=email@address.com] in the whiteboard; if no mentor is assigned, add use nobody@mozilla.org as the mentor.
- Add a [lang=language] field for each programming language skill required
Click Submit Bug!