[arc-discuss] ARC intern

[James Carlson]

Mark Martin writes:
> I can't seem to find documentation or a pointer on how to apply to be
> an ARC intern.  Where might I find this information, or to what entity
> would non-Sun-folk make application?

The traditional process has two parts:

  - You first attend at least three regular ARC meetings.  The
    rationale for this is to become somewhat familiar with the way the
    ARC operates, and partly to weed out the folks who won't be able
    to make at least that level of commitment.

  - Once you've done that, you contact the ARC chair directly, and ask
    to be an intern.  He'll read you the standard list of expectations
    and ask if you're still interested.  If you are, then that's it.
    There's no special qualification or application required.

Barring some _good_ reason to reinvent that wheel, I'd suggest
continuing to follow that process.  It seems to work.  (Yes, it'd be
possible to use some mapping of OpenSolaris terms to ARC terms -- Core
Contributor == member, Contributor == intern -- and map the process
like that, but that seems a bit less optimal to me.)

For reasons that are a bit too complicated to explain, both Tim
Marsland and I are PSARC chair at the moment.  You can talk with
either of us when ready.  As someone without access to the SWAN, and
since the open tools haven't been written yet, we'll need to pair you
up with someone who can run sac_nextcase for you and perform other
administrivia, but that shouldn't be a significant problem.

For bonus points, if you want to work on making those open tools
available, I think that'd be *greatly* appreciated.  We need help.

(In case you're curious, the expectations are first that you're an
engineer in general, and not expected to behave as a "representative"
of any organization.  The ARC isn't designed as a representative body.
Second, you're expected to participate in reviews, asking questions
and offering comments.  Finally, you're expected to work as much as
possible as a generalist.  Certainly, some specialized skills are
valuable, but we see such a range of projects that, if you're going to
be effective at all, you have to get comfortable diving into things
that are outside of your usual domain.)

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