News project/Interview checklist

In order for the interview to go smoothly, developers who are scheduled to be interviewed should prepare properly. It is the desire of the News project to exclusively use open source software for the interview process. This is not a hard requirement, but we want to showcase the strengths of Gentoo and open source in general. It is also nice to say the production was made possible exclusively by open source software.

Voice interviews
1. Install and configure Mumble - This is what you'll be using to communicate with the interview's host.
 * Set Mumble to use the highest bit rate possible . Set this to the highest possible value (most likely ).
 * In order for the interview to sound natural, it is best to not use the push-to-talk feature. Make sure Transmit is set to  . Select the   radio button, and adjust the sliders so the highlighted bar is in the green region when you speak. This is the most tricky part of the configuration.
 * Use the best sounding microphone available.
 * Use headphones. Mumble is great, however sometimes there can be feedback issues.

2. Make sure you're in a quiet environment
 * Stay away from anything that could make loud noises during the interview. Including, but not limited, to:
 * Humans (especially baby humans)
 * Animals
 * Cats
 * Automobiles
 * Airports

3. Be familiar with the questions and what you're going to say before the interview begins
 * The interview is really an opportunity for you to make yourself available to the community (both users and other developers), talk about what you're interested in, and to have fun. In order to make the best use of the time, interviewees should be somewhat familiar with how the interview will go.