I think that's fine because students have to come up with a project proposal.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Till Rohrmann <trohrm...@apache.org> wrote: > I can add a GSoC issue for the ML library. But it will be a bit vague in > terms of what can be done. > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Márton Balassi <balassi.mar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hey, > > > > Please add the JIRA for the projects, the deadline for the organizations > is > > tomorrow! Gyula has already added one [1], I'm also adding some. > > > > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-1503 > > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Stephan Ewen <se...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > I think if the ML library general framework and stubs are in place, > such > > > that it is really about implementing linear algebra algorithms, this > > could > > > work as well. > > > > > > The Mahout DSL also offers a good framework, we may go for a shared > > > supervision with the Mahout community. > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Robert Metzger <rmetz...@apache.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I would like to see a GSoC student working on Gelly. > > > > > > > > The issue with GSoC is that it requires you to be available > constantly > > ;) > > > > In my opinion its important to spend a few hours each week (2-5) to > > > review > > > > and discuss the work. Its important to do that frequently. otherwise > > the > > > > student is idling. > > > > > > > > You find the timeline here: > > > > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2015 .. so you > > can > > > > check how it fits your schedule. > > > > I think there are two big parts which involve a lot of work: > > > > a) the "application phase", when many students are hitting the > mailing > > > > lists. Its a lot of work for the community, not so much for the > > mentors. > > > > (We have to answer questions, review changes, .. ) > > > > b) The work-phase in GSoC requires time from the mentor. As I said, > for > > > > being a good mentor, you'll have to spend 2-5 hrs a week. > > > > > > > > There is a really good guide on mentoring students for GSoC here: > > > > http://flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoring/ > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:46 PM, Vasiliki Kalavri < > > > > vasilikikala...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I can certainly see some ideas we have for Gelly making nice GSoC > > > > projects, > > > > > but I'm not sure I will have enough time to devote as a mentor. > > > > > > > > > > @Fabian and others who were mentors last year: can you share a bit > > > about > > > > > your experience and specifically about your workload during GSoC? > > What > > > > were > > > > > your responsibilities and when was your help most needed? > > > > > Preparation/description of the project, during development, during > > the > > > > end? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The thing is that currently and for the next ~2 months I'm quite > > > > > overloaded, but this will hopefully change after I finish my > > internship > > > > and > > > > > some paper deadlines pass :) > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > -V. > > > > > > > > > > On 8 February 2015 at 11:49, Gyula Fóra <gyf...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > > > > > > And as for a more general but awesome topic is Batch-Streaming > > > > > integration. > > > > > > > > > > > > There will be a lot of subtopics in this one. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Gyula > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Márton Balassi < > > > > > balassi.mar...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As for streaming Gyula and myself would be available for > mentors. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Integrating streaming to the webclient > > > > > > > - Runtime monitoring for streaming > > > > > > > - Collect method for DataSet/DataStream -> scala stream and > shell > > > > > > > integration > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Fabian Hueske < > > fhue...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think it would be good to participate in GSoC and would be > > > > > available > > > > > > > as a > > > > > > > > mentor this year as well. > > > > > > > > The following projects from our project wiki page could serve > > as > > > > nice > > > > > > > GSoC > > > > > > > > projects, IMO: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Improving monitoring (I hope we make some progress in that > > > > > direction > > > > > > > > until GSoC starts, but there will be more metrics to collect > > and > > > to > > > > > > > > visualize.) > > > > > > > > - Spatial data analysis API > > > > > > > > - Cascading on Flink > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Who else would volunteer to be a mentor? > > > > > > > > Do you see other potential GSoC projects, e.g., in Flink > > > Streaming, > > > > > > > Gelly, > > > > > > > > or the planned ML library? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, Fabian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2015-02-06 14:56 GMT+01:00 Robert Metzger < > rmetz...@apache.org > > >: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some of the community members here have already some > > experience > > > > > with > > > > > > > GSoC > > > > > > > > > because back in the Stratosphere days we were also > > > participating > > > > in > > > > > > > GSoC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In my experience its more work than one might think in the > > > > > beginning. > > > > > > > But > > > > > > > > > it would be great if some committers in the projects agree > to > > > > > mentor > > > > > > > some > > > > > > > > > students. > > > > > > > > > I'm pretty loaded with work right now and it would add too > > much > > > > to > > > > > my > > > > > > > > > stress level to mentor a student. But I would be willing to > > > help > > > > > out > > > > > > > with > > > > > > > > > answering questions on the ML etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:07 AM, Henry Saputra < > > > > > > henry.sapu...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have seen some interests from students about Flink. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe should officially submit proposal to Google summer > of > > > > code > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > > year? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > > > > > > From: Ulrich Stärk <u...@apache.org> > > > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:44 PM > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Google Summer of Code 2015 is coming > > > > > > > > > > To: ment...@community.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello PMCs (incubator Mentors, please forward this email > to > > > > your > > > > > > > > > podlings), > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Google Summer of Code [1] is a program sponsored by > Google > > > > > allowing > > > > > > > > > > students to spend their summer > > > > > > > > > > working on open source software. Students will receive > > > stipends > > > > > for > > > > > > > > > > developing open source software > > > > > > > > > > full-time for three months. Projects will provide > mentoring > > > and > > > > > > > > > > project ideas, and in return have > > > > > > > > > > the chance to get new code developed and - most > > importantly - > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > identify and bring in new committers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The ASF will apply as a participating organization > meaning > > > > > > individual > > > > > > > > > > projects don't have to apply > > > > > > > > > > separately. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you want to participate with your project we ask you > to > > do > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > following things by no later than > > > > > > > > > > 2015-02-13 19:00 UTC (applications from organizations > > close a > > > > > week > > > > > > > > later) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. understand what it means to be a mentor [2]. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. record your project ideas. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just create issues in JIRA, label them with gsoc2015, and > > > they > > > > > will > > > > > > > > > > show up at [3]. Please be as > > > > > > > > > > specific as possible when describing your idea. Include > the > > > > > > > > > > programming language, the tools and > > > > > > > > > > skills required, but try not to scare potential students > > > away. > > > > > They > > > > > > > > > > are supposed to learn what's > > > > > > > > > > required before the program starts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Use labels, e.g. for the programming language (java, c, > > c++, > > > > > > erlang, > > > > > > > > > > python, brainfuck, ...) or > > > > > > > > > > technology area (cloud, xml, web, foo, bar, ...) and > record > > > > them > > > > > at > > > > > > > > [5]. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please use the COMDEV JIRA project for recording your > ideas > > > if > > > > > your > > > > > > > > > > project doesn't use JIRA (e.g. > > > > > > > > > > httpd, ooo). Contact d...@community.apache.org if you > need > > > > > > > assistance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [4] contains some additional information (will be updated > > for > > > > > 2015 > > > > > > > > > > shortly). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 3. subscribe to ment...@community.apache.org; restricted > > to > > > > > > > potential > > > > > > > > > > mentors, meant to be used as a > > > > > > > > > > private list - general discussions on the public > > > > > > > > > > d...@community.apache.org list as much as possible > > > > > > > > > > please). Use a recognized address when subscribing (@ > > > > apache.org > > > > > or > > > > > > > one > > > > > > > > > > of your alias addresses on > > > > > > > > > > record). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Note that the ASF isn't accepted as a participating > > > > organization > > > > > > yet, > > > > > > > > > > nevertheless you *have to* > > > > > > > > > > start recording your ideas now or we might not get > > accepted. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Over the years we were able to complete hundreds of > > projects > > > > > > > > > > successfully. Some of our prior > > > > > > > > > > students are active contributors now! Let's make this > year > > a > > > > > > success > > > > > > > > > again! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Uli > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S.: Except for the private parts (label spreadsheet > > > mostly), > > > > > this > > > > > > > > > > email is free to be shared > > > > > > > > > > publicly if you want to. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2015 > > > > > > > > > > [2] > > http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html > > > > > > > > > > [3] http://s.apache.org/gsoc2015ideas > > > > > > > > > > [4] http://community.apache.org/gsoc.html > > > > > > > > > > [5] http://s.apache.org/gsoclabels > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
