[Soc-coordination] Call for Debian projects and mentors in the Google Summer of Code 2015

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf]

Do you think it'd be good for the project, to get a Crash Detection and
Reporting Tool, Apport, into Debian.


Apport (and abrtd in the Fedora world) are system-wide tools that
intercept any crashes reported by the kernel, and do their best to
generate a complete and developer friendly report. For many apps and
libraries that crash in the background, the end-user has no idea of such
issues.


I'd like to propose a revival of apport for Debian, through this SoC, if
accepted.


What do you guys think ? Will this qualify as a SoC for Debian ?


PS: This is the first time I'm proposing something like this. I may need
your help to comply with the process.


On 02/13/2015 01:49 PM, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> Do you feel that it's been a long time since Debian participated in a mentoring
> program? Well, fear not, this is your lucky day: Google Summer of Code [0] is
> starting its 11th edition right now, and the Debian Project will be applying
> for a mentoring organization spot again this year, for the tenth time [1].
>
> Our application can only be accepted if we have published a list of project
> proposals by the time Google reviews organization applications. Google ends
> their review on February 27th, so we need your help!
>
> = What does Google Summer of Code do for Debian? =
>
> Google Summer of Code is a series of student internships, paid in full by
> Google, where the student works for a Free Software organization such as Debian
> during the summer, and receives a stipend if the project is successful.
>
> We have found that GSoC is a good way to get new (and old) contributors
> interested in the parts of Debian that you consider important, and to keep some
> of them involved with Debian even after the program ends.
>
> Putting together project proposals for GSoC allows you to showcase your part of
> the project, in part for prospective GSoC students, but also for the Debian
> community at large.
>
> = How do I propose a project for an intern? =
>
> If you have an idea for a project, please do TWO things:
>  - Publish the idea on the wiki page [2], filling out the template
>  - Drop us a mail on the coordination mailing-list [3,4]
>
> This two-step process helps us track project ideas and allows us to discuss the
> project proposals in detail (scope-wise and length-wise). You need to know (or
> remember) that the raw coding phase for GSoC lasts a bit less than three
> months, and therefore plan the project accordingly.
>
> If you're a student, and you have an idea for a project, please submit it too!
> Everyone (Member of the Debian project or not, student or not) is welcome to
> submit their ideas, and to try and find people willing to mentor the projects.
>
> However, the project wiki page is split in two parts: "Project ideas" and
> "Projects with confirmed mentors". Please put your project in the right
> section, and note that mentors are critical to the success of a GSoC project.
> We WILL remove "Projects ideas" without confirmed mentors before the student
> application period starts.
>
> Don't panic! mentoring takes time, but not _that_ much time, and all the less
> if you find a motivated co-mentor (something we very strongly encourage you to
> do). Furthermore, we admins will be here all the way to help you when and if
> you need it.
>
> Should you need help about drafting a project proposal, or anything else
> related to GSoC, please drop us a mail on the ML [3,4], or drop by on our IRC
> channel [5], and we'll see what we can do!
>
> Cheers,
> - Nicolas, Sylvestre and Tom, your GSoC'15 admins
>
> [0] https://developers.google.com/open-source/soc/
> [1] https://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2015
> [2] https://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2015/Projects
> [3] soc-coordination at lists.alioth.debian.org
> [4] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/soc-coordination
> [5] irc://irc.debian.org/#debian-soc


-- 
Ritesh Raj Sarraf | http://people.debian.org/~rrs
Debian - The Universal Operating System


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