I would also encourage you to search the archives for GSOC. Not to contradict Ted, but we do have some qualifying tasks, they just aren't formalized. We expect you to socialize your ideas here in the community. GSOC is more about learning how open source works and how the community works and less about a particular piece of code, even though that is beneficial as well.
Also, while it is great to have contributions of new algorithms, keep in mind it doesn't have to be. I'd love to see a project this year that focuses solely on benchmarking, examples and documentation of existing capabilities, especially as we are getting nearer to a 1.0 release. On Mar 2, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Ted Dunning wrote: > We haven't required any qualifying tasks in the past. > > We have required a coherent proposal in the form of a JIRA that describes > the proposed project. Then there is lots of give and take with the > community to get the proposal in good shape. > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 4:54 AM, Neel Sheyal <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello >> Is Mahout applying for GSoC 2011? I am MS student who have >> started dabbling with Mahout for my recent thesis on Machine Learning. >> I have purchased the book "Mahout In Action" (MEAP) and would like to >> know if there are any qualifying tasks that Mahout requires that the >> student submit prior to their application being considered? >> >> Thanks to all, >> >> Regards, >> Neel Sheyal >> -------------------------- Grant Ingersoll http://www.lucidimagination.com
