On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Louis Suárez-Potts <lui...@gmail.com> wrote: > Egad. > > On 13-03-22, at 08:18 , Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Looks like a GSoC deadline has suddenly arrived. Sorry I didn't >> notice this earlier. >> >> We need to get idea proposals into JIRA today! >> > > ! > >> Anyone can sign up for JIRA access: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Dashboard.jspa >> >> Assign it to the "Community Development" project in JIRA. Give then >> the label "gsoc2013" >> >> Additional instructions in Ulrich's note ! >> >> So if you have a coding idea, and are willing to mentor a student, >> please enter the idea into JIRA today ! >> >> Thanks ! >> >> Rob ! >> > I know the GSoC stipulations but wonder if a project that would focus less on > coding qua coding and more on UX would be of interest and feasible. UX could > include, too, universal design (aka accessibility) and elements of community > engagement. >
Google takes only coding-related ideas for GSoC. I suspect something that is 80% design and 20% coding might be OK, but there needs to be some non-trivial amount of coding involved. -Rob > Louis > >> ! >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Ulrich Stärk <u...@apache.org> >> Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 5:01 AM >> Subject: Re: Google Summer of Code 2013 >> To: p...@apache.org >> >> >> Dear PMCs, >> >> I'm going to submit our application to Google this weekend but our >> ideas list only shows 34 ideas >> until now. That's a shame considering that we have over a hundred >> projects and were able to offer >> potential students 142 project ideas to choose from last year and it >> might also hinder our chances >> of being accepted. >> >> Remember, GSoC is a great way to attract fresh blood to your projects >> and to get work done that >> might otherwise go undone. It is in your own interest to participate. >> >> Incubator mentors, please also talk to your respective podlings. >> >> If there is anything keeping you from participating, or anything that >> needs clarification, don't >> hesitate to contact the community development project at >> d...@community.apache.org or, if you want to >> keep the discussion private, code-awa...@apache.org. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Uli >> >> On 05.03.2013 16:26, Ulrich Stärk wrote: >>> Hello PMCs, >>> >>> Google Summer of Code [1] is the ideal opportunity for you to attract new >>> contributors to your projects. >>> >>> 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 you NOW need to >>> >>> - understand what it means to be a mentor [2]. >>> >>> - record your project ideas. Just create issues in JIRA, label them with >>> gsoc2013, 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. >>> >>> - subscribe to code-awa...@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 yet, nevertheless you *really* should >>> start recording your ideas now. >>> >>> 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 a success again this >>> year! >>> >>> >>> 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/gsoc2013 >>> [2] http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html >>> [3] http://s.apache.org/gsoc2013ideas >>> [4] http://community.apache.org/gsoc.html >>> [5] http://s.apache.org/gsoclabels >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
