Sumantro Mukherjee
Hey, open source folks! I am Sumantro, hailing from India (the eastern part - former capital during the British era AKA Kolkata). I love sharing knowledge and writing about technology and experiences (mostly that I try every day).
Anything from k8s, ansible to setting up TCMS for make-believe projects is right up my alley. I work as a Software Developer in Test in Fedora Project and contribute to Open Source communities in the form of
testing, public speaking, documentation, mentorship, and onboarding. Playing Jenga, reading books, and brewing coffee are a few of my hobbies besides implementing productivity equations in my life and creating vision boards for targets I wanna achieve!
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Session
At Flock To Fedora 2025, join us for an insightful exploration of Fedora Project’s participation in Google Summer of Code 2025 with an emphasis on the essential roles of mentors and organization administrators. This talk will delve into the unique challenges and rewarding experiences associated with guiding emerging talent through two innovative projects: the "AI-Powered Log Triage and Security Alert Aggregator", and a novel service designed to streamline the introduction of new projects to Fedora Project. Hear interns progress stories and view snippets from the impactful work undertaken by Google Summer of Code 2025 interns. First half the presentation underscores how dedicated organization administrators and mentors help build a robust mentoring experience.
Alongside showcasing the GSoC and Outreachy contributions to Fedora Project, we will share the deeper reflection on mentorship from a challenging experience by Aurelien Bompard and Akashdeep Dhar's participation as mentors in Outreachy. In the previous year, they proposed a Fedora Infrastructure project and began mentoring the applicants with Tomas Hrcka's and Michal Konecny's support. Unfortunately, the contribution phase did not go as planned and we ended up discontinuing the internship early than intended. Here we will share our experiences from mentoring in the Fedora Infrastructure team - highlighting both the positive moments, arising issues and lessons learnt. Whether you are a current or aspiring mentor or mentee in the free and open-source software community, you can be sure to obtain valuable insights to help strengthen mentorship practices.