The CNCF and broader Linux Foundation offer generous mentorship programs that connect students around the world with open source projects. The whole open source community can benefit from and grow thanks to these opportunities, however, many technically talented maintainers are not trained as teachers or equipped with the tools to lead student projects. So what can open source maintainers do to help ensure mentees are successful in their cloud native journeys? And more broadly, how can maintainers use these opportunities to build a long lasting and inclusive community? In this talk, Lucas discusses challenges, successes, and lucky breaks he experienced through two years of non-stop mentorship as a maintainer of Thanos. Based on these lessons, he provides concrete strategies and tips that Thanos mentors and mentees have leveraged to communicate effectively and empathically and to meet the community's goals, whatever they may be.
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