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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-coordinat...@lists.alioth.debian.org [4] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/soc-coordination > > [5] irc://irc.debian.org/#debian-soc > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJU5kL1AAoJEOm1uwJp1aqDlTEP/iAsbPsRKOJDse+CIDV2ENhx ubUldpXHIOWlRff2zCLw/1HGza4ar38SA9826g+xwVTEjIa/9+Dk7idskLP9HcVw 5mXRtfctZZ5xiMrqFK7b4nv9aQ5Q8FdRcnfrsHAMaKbtuB2JeQom+HlnQ/797CAg M9vBuszBo2bFZV1YPbufqtOAGMF2x4TralcprSvYEEMbf3x2K9KUoOHis4Daou0q bYDqHxrZRciGZmS+ZJLsiBbsua/QVLMR7VQJ2VzEMLVIAFgLibk329gWuHmYphN5 cH8qU5A5cRSd4gh12iicXYa6cfqZb6P8cKfXqIBF3P/hFlFfDs/Sf4yvyDJ4EVLt o2ccPIpkO6uzb43iYqufP2A3JWQw650Qx+iaJZWUMjZM5ApONd3NgMQ5x5dV75UG EdJKH1k2NWMfbXF2X5m1odOqLfiXkF2QSM9cvL4GWeCYK7jeSmk3lqGkybLl50KM v1PZF/5OlFq+lCsqrjMmhBfNXRjNInTO1aoVAe5rEp5FJZstvQsRlvxhBIf77mCv iuLLram1xuZqAfk9YgOp//R+mo/brLwPqhrJziyK/lSyn3EMScsbUALmuK+Rbs13 4sRrtAOPO3wpoX++8aIdTIq6ZW9OMsvr565yFmYRbt8XLbSk0GpZ3XOj93tpcRIs QLGhMg9OuSgsSx1HrH19 =KpA7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54e642f6.80...@pocock.pro
