Having been a mentor before for other projects, I strongly agree that we should do this. It's a great way to get more folks involved in the project.
-Eric On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 02:37:18PM -0600, Stephen Spector wrote: > OpenStack Developers: > Now that you have a few days off (just kidding) to relax from the release > of Bexar, I wanted to bring up a new topic for your consideration. The > Google Summer of Code (http://code.google.com/soc/) will take applications > from open source communities starting Feb 28 - March 11 to participate in > the program. OpenStack would submit a list of projects for students to > complete with a pre-determined mentor for each project to support the > development effort. The project list is published by Google and any > student wishing to participate with OpenStack would apply for a specific > project. The mentors of each feature would select the student they wish to > work with and notify Google. The student and mentor would then begin work > on the feature with the expectation that the code can be written, tested, > and submitted back to the community by the end of the Summer. The program > is global and students and mentors may not necessarily ever meet. > Google does pay the students $5,000 USD to participate and we would get > $500 toward our OpenStack community. Mentors are not paid but are GREATLY > appreciated in their efforts to support the students and community. All > funds generated for the community would go directly to an OpenStack > Developer event to cover costs. > To join, we must have mentors in place who are willing to work with a > student that we select in writing the code for a specific feature/portion > of OpenStack. These mentors are required to put in more than just the > occasional email so there is a commitment on the part of mentors to ensure > the student is successful in writing the code and getting it submitted to > the community. For more information about being a > mentor, > http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/AdviceforMentors. > I believe this Google program is an excellent idea and a great way for > OpenStack to get some code written by incredibly smart people who will > either end up working for one of the companies involved in the project or > simply become an independent developer within OpenStack. I have started > the paperwork to submit in late February for OpenStack to participate but > will not submit the application unless I have interest and confirmation > from developers within OpenStack to be mentors. Even if we only ran 2 > students this summer, I believe this would be a great way for OpenStack to > reach out to a global community of developers interested in supporting > open source software. > Please let me know your thoughts if you would like to be a mentor. Thanks. > > Stephen Spector - OpenStack Community Manager > PHONE: Office: +1 (512) 539-1162 - Mobile: +1 (210) 415-0930 > ONLINE INFO: stephen.spec...@openstack.org \\ OpenStack Blog \\ > @opnstk_com_mgr > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
