On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Michael McCandless <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone can participate in Lucene/Solr! You don't need to be GSoC > student to do so... > > Browse the issues in Jira (maybe focusing on the ones marked for GSoC > and not already "taken"), or open your own issues, discuss, post > patches, iterate, etc. > > Find your itch and scratch it ;)
+1 we are all around and jump on the issue to guide you. Find one, ask questions if you have and start discussions / coding! simon > > And there are a great many itches out there that need scratching... > > Mike > > http://blog.mikemccandless.com > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Minh Doan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi forks, >> Receiving a bunch of emails recently about GSOC, I really want to join but >> it seems like I'm not eligible to do even though I used to be a PhD student, >> and currently on leave (I will be probably back soon). I really want to >> contribute to lucene to implement some of my ideas. Can I have a lucene >> "mentor" like those mentor experts who are excited to GSOC ? >> >> Best, >> Minh >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Steven A Rowe <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jayendra, >>> >>> From >>> <http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/faqs#who>: >>> >>> In order to participate in the program, you must be a student. Google >>> defines a student as an individual enrolled in or accepted into an >>> accredited institution including (but not necessarily limited to) colleges, >>> universities, masters programs, PhD programs and undergraduate programs. You >>> are eligible to apply if you are enrolled in an accredited university >>> educational program provided you meet all of the other eligibility >>> requirements. You should be prepared, upon request, to provide Google with >>> transcripts or other documentation from your accredited institution as proof >>> of enrollment or admission status. Computer Science does not need to be your >>> field of study in order to participate in the program. >>> >>> You may be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student. You must also be >>> eligible to work in the country in which you'll reside throughout the >>> duration of the program, e.g. if you are in the United States on an F-1 >>> visa, you are welcome to apply to Google Summer of Code as long as you have >>> U.S. work authorization. For F-1 students applying for CPT, Google will >>> furnish you with a letter you can provide to your university to get CPT >>> established once your application to the program has been accepted. >>> >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Jayendra Patil [mailto:[email protected]] >>> > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:56 AM >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: Google Summer Code 2011 participation >>> > >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > Does the Google Summer Code 2011 apply only to students ?? >>> > I have been working on Solr for quite some time now and would like to >>> > start contributing back. >>> > Have been using it to index structured and unstructured data and have >>> > a fair bit of knowledge of the internals as well. (Have a few jiras >>> > and patches submitted) >>> > I don't have a specific proposal in mind yet, but would like to start >>> > with any specific area or issues. >>> > >>> > Let me know if and how can i participate. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > Jayendra >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> --- >> Minh >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
