I can help co-mentor if nobody else has already signed up.
> On Feb 14, 2022, at 7:46 AM, Joseph Lynch <joe.e.ly...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Paulo!
>
> Thanks for organizing this. I would like to propose CASSANDRA-17381
> [1] which will implement/verify BoundedReadCompactionStrategy for this
> year's GSOC and I can mentor (although I think we may need a
> co-mentor?). Please let me know if there is any further context I need
> to provide or jira tagging I need to do (I labeled it gsoc and
> gsoc2022).
>
> [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-17381
>
> -Joey
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 1:54 PM Paulo Motta <pauloricard...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Unfortunately we didn't, so far.
>>
>> Em sex., 11 de fev. de 2022 às 15:32, Henrik Ingo <henrik.i...@datastax.com>
>> escreveu:
>>>
>>> Hi Paulo
>>>
>>> Just checking, am I using Jira right:
>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20CASSANDRA%20AND%20labels%20%3D%20gsoc%20and%20statusCategory%20!%3D%20Done%20
>>>
>>> It looks like we ended up with no gsoc projects submitted? Or am I querying
>>> wrong?
>>>
>>> henrik
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 12:26 AM Paulo Motta <pauloricard...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Henrik,
>>>>
>>>> I am happy to give feedback to project ideas - but they ultimately need to
>>>> be registered by prospective mentors on JIRA with the "gsoc" tag to be
>>>> considered a "subscribed idea".
>>>>
>>>> The project idea JIRA should have a "high level" overview of what the
>>>> project is:
>>>> - What is the problem statement?
>>>> - Rough plan on how to approach the problem.
>>>> - What are the main milestones/deliverables? (ie.
>>>> code/benchmark/framework/blog post etc)
>>>> - What prior knowledge is required to complete the task?
>>>> - What warm-up tasks can the candidate do to ramp up for the project?
>>>>
>>>> The mentor will work with potential participants to refine the high level
>>>> description into smaller subtasks at a later stage (during candidate
>>>> application period).
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Paulo
>>>>
>>>> Em qua., 2 de fev. de 2022 às 19:02, Henrik Ingo
>>>> <henrik.i...@datastax.com> escreveu:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Paulo
>>>>>
>>>>> I think Shaunak and Aleks V already pinged you on Slack about their
>>>>> ideas. When you say we don't have any subscribed ideas, what is missing?
>>>>>
>>>>> henrik
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 4:03 PM Paulo Motta <pauloricard...@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We need to tell ASF how many slots we will need for GSoC (if any) by
>>>>>> February 20. So far we don't have any subscribed project ideas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you are interested in being a GSoC mentor, just ping me on slack and
>>>>>> I will be happy to give you feedback on the project idea proposal.
>>>>>> Please do so by no later than February 10 to allow sufficient time for
>>>>>> follow-ups.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Paulo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Em qua., 19 de jan. de 2022 às 10:54, Paulo Motta <pa...@apache.org>
>>>>>> escreveu:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Following up from the initial GSoC Kick-off thread [1] I would like to
>>>>>>> invite contributors to submit GSoC project ideas. In order to submit a
>>>>>>> project idea, just tag a JIRA ticket with the "gsoc" label and add
>>>>>>> yourself to the "Mentor" field to indicate you're willing to mentor
>>>>>>> this project.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Existing JIRA tickets can be repurposed as GSoC projects or new tickets
>>>>>>> can be created with new features or improvements specifically for GSoC.
>>>>>>> The best GSoC project ideas are those which are self-contained: have a
>>>>>>> well defined scope, discrete milestones and definition of done.
>>>>>>> Generally the areas which are easier for GSoC contributors to get
>>>>>>> started are:
>>>>>>> - UX improvements
>>>>>>> - Tools
>>>>>>> - Benchmarking
>>>>>>> - Refactoring and Modularization
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Non-committers are more than welcome to submit project ideas and mentor
>>>>>>> projects, as long as a committer is willing to co-mentor the project.
>>>>>>> As a matter of fact I was a GSoC mentor before becoming a committer, so
>>>>>>> I can say this is a great way to pave your way to committership. ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mentor tasks involve having 1 or 2 weekly meetings with the GSoC
>>>>>>> participant to track the project status and give guidance to the
>>>>>>> participant towards the completion of the project, as well as reviewing
>>>>>>> code submissions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This year, GSoC is open to any participant over 18 years of age, no
>>>>>>> longer focusing solely on university students. GSoC projects can be of
>>>>>>> ~175 hour (medium) and 350 hour (large), and can range from 12 to 22
>>>>>>> weeks starting in July.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have little less than 2 months until the start of the GSoC
>>>>>>> application period on March 7, but ideally we want to have an "Ideas
>>>>>>> List" ready before that so prospective participants can start engaging
>>>>>>> with the project and working with mentors to refine the project before
>>>>>>> submitting an application.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This year I will not be able to participate as a primary mentor but I
>>>>>>> would be happy to co-mentor other projects as well as help with
>>>>>>> questions and guidance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Paulo
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/58v2bvfzwtfgqdx90qmm4tmyoqzsgtn4
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Henrik Ingo
>>>>>
>>>>> +358 40 569 7354
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Henrik Ingo
>>>
>>> +358 40 569 7354
>>>
>>>
