> > Everyone, > > I'm really happy to say that GNU Radio was accepted as a participating > organization for Google Summer of Code 2016! After not participating > last year, I'm very glad I can give this news, and it'll be the fourth > time that we participate in this program. > > That's a very good news. I am following Gnuradio for long time now. I think its time for me to contribute something to Gnuradio that community can use. And GSoC is a good chance for me to do that.
> Note: We'll also apply for SOCIS again, but I haven't heard from them yet. > > For anyone interested in participating, it's imperative that you read > all of our GSoC pages carefully, starting here: > http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/GSoC > > This includes our ideas list, which should be a starting point for > anyone planning to apply. > > Also, have a look at the summer of code home page, and the timeline: > https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/ > > Applications start on March 14th, but you should definitely get in touch > with the community before that if you're interested. > > I went through these pages last year, and I am going through them again. > > *What to do if you want to participate in GSoC '16:* > > If you want to participate, you should first pick a project to work on. > The ideas list (see link above) is where to go first for this, although > you can bring your own ideas to the table as well (I still recommend > looking at the ideas page to get an idea for a good scope). > > Next, get in touch with us via the mailing list. We're very happy about > people wanting to participate, so please don't be intimated by the > mailing list. Let us know what you want to do! > > Sooner rather than later, you need to start working on your actual > application. You can do this before the application deadline: In the > past, students have often prepared their application on github, or > similar web services, andn then posted a link to that page on their > actual application on the GSoC application page. This allows to iterate > on the application faster, and make it easier for community member to > give input. It might seem scary to post something like this in the > public, but that's what you'll be doing with your work for the duration > of the summer if you get accepted. > > A couple of hints: > - Really read the pages I linked to up top. > - In the past, we've always had many more applicants than slots. So > start working on your application early to give you a head start! > - Usually, many more people apply to do radio stuff than to work on > GUIs, whereas the latter is usually more useful to the bulk of our > users. Just saying :) > > Thanks for giving hints and guidelines to prepare for GSoC. I am really excited about it and I'll apply soon. Currently doing my homework as suggested in pages referenced above. > OK, I'm hoping to see a lot of new people this round! If you have any > questions, please ask them in this thread. > > Cheers, > Martin > > > Regards, Usman
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