BoF: Empowering the Next Generation of Open Source Developers
summary
Overview of a Linux Foundation mentorship program that builds learning pathways and runs LF Live webinars and a mentorship platform that has logged 10.7k applications, 611 accepted and about 500 graduates and has disbursed paid $1.7M stipends. Programs run spring/summer/fall (≈25 mentees per session, ~75/year), offer part‑time and full‑time tracks, mentorship showcases and LF Training learning paths. Mentors remain unpaid volunteers, scaling and mentor/time scarcity limit growth, but surveys (2019–2022) show graduates gain confidence, job opportunities and some salary improvement.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Empowering open source devs
- 3:14Healthy open source communities
- 6:46Sustaining open source communities
- 8:54Learning pyramid for open source
- 13:11Action plan for equity
- 18:55Learning open source resources
- 22:05Mentorship program outcomes
- 27:04Scaling mentorship integrity
- 32:05Documentation barriers
- 35:40Mentorship scaling challenges
- 41:44Diversity in mentorship
- 44:34Closing & Q&A
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