Hi all. I create a JIRA for this[1] following the instructions from Ulrich. I haven't tag it properly because I wanted to run the JIRA through you all to check if everything was ok and in case you wanted to add something else.
Assuming I don't get comments, I would gladly put myself as a mentor for this one. WDYT? Best. [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BROOKLYN-575 On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 at 11:21 Thomas Bouron <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Richard. > > I love the idea of having a replacement GUI project for this, sounds like > a very good opportunity for everyone to learn a new thing. > I'll try to draft a proposal this week. > > Best. > > On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 at 10:45 Richard Downer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Apache is gearing up for Google Summer of Code 2018. All Apache projects >> have been invited to submit their ideas for GSoC projects. >> >> For those not familiar with GSoC, the idea is during that students will >> use >> their summer break to embark on a 3-month programming project with an open >> source organisation. >> >> If we want to take part then we simply need to come up with some suitable >> ideas and open a JIRA ticket with suitable labels. We'll also need mentors >> to work with our students - mentors will need to keep a continuous dialog >> with their student and expect to consume 3-5 hours a week in that role. >> >> **Deadline for this is 30th January - Tuesday next week** >> >> Any ideas for GSoC projects - projects that can be completed in 3 months >> by >> a student? >> >> Our GUI is somewhat dated - a replacement GUI project? >> >> A project to add support for updating a blueprint of a running >> application? >> >> Anything else? >> >> >> A bit more information from Ulrich Stärk who is running the Apache side of >> GSoC: >> >> 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 as soon as >> possible but please no later than 2017-01-30: >> >> 1. understand what it means to be a mentor [2]. >> >> 2. record your project ideas. >> >> >> [1] https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ >> [2] http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html >> > > > -- > > Thomas Bouron • Senior Software Engineer @ Cloudsoft Corporation • > https://cloudsoft.io/ > Github: https://github.com/tbouron > Twitter: https://twitter.com/eltibouron > -- Thomas Bouron • Senior Software Engineer @ Cloudsoft Corporation • https://cloudsoft.io/ Github: https://github.com/tbouron Twitter: https://twitter.com/eltibouron
