[Soc-coordination] deadline tommorrow! Re: Call for Debian projects and mentors in the Google Summer of Code 2015

[Daniel Pocock]

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There are just three ideas there so far, including the one I just
added myself - for anybody who hasn't participated in GSoC before, I
personally feel there are some really good things about this program
both for free software and for Debian and it is worth spending 10
minutes to put a project idea on the wiki.




On 13/02/15 09:19, 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
> 
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