Re: Google Summer of Code 2013

[Lewis John Mcgibbney <le...@gmail.com>]

Hi All,

Is anyone interested in participating this year?

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 7:27 AM, <pr...@any23.apache.org>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
> dev@community.apache.org if you need
> assistance.
>
> - subscribe to code-awards@apache.org (restricted to potential mentors,
> meant to be used as a
> private list - general discussions on the public dev@community.apache.orglist 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
>
>
>
>


-- 
*Lewis*