You are the man. :) Thanks my friend.
Cheers, Chris On 2/15/13 2:30 PM, "Ross Laidlaw" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi Chris, > >Many thanks for your kind words of encouragement, much appreciated! >I'm looking forward to making more contributions in the near future. >For example, I've been working on a solution for OODT-470 and hope to >have a proposal ready soon for discussion/review. I'll try to use the >usual channels and post to JIRA and the review board when it's ready >:) > >Ross > > > >On 15 February 2013 02:32, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) ><[email protected]> wrote: >> Heya Ross, >> >> You were an amazing GSoC student last year, and a great member of the >>OODT >> PMC and SIS PMC. >> >> Please continue to contribute and we would be happy to have you as a >>GSoC >> again this summer! >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> >> On 2/13/13 11:23 PM, "Ross Laidlaw" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>Hi Chris & Cam, >>> >>>I'm listening in on the OODT and SIS lists and I've been following >>>along with great interest. My GSoC experience last summer was very >>>positive. I found OODT to be highly accessible because of its >>>component-based structure. This allowed me to focus on one area (File >>>Manager) and start working on my project without having to learn >>>everything upfront about each part of OODT. The approach for my >>>project was to break it down into smaller deliverable steps. I liked >>>this idea as it helped me to gain momentum. I found the OODT and SIS >>>communities to be very knowledgable, welcoming and encouraging. All >>>of these aspects gave me a lot of enthusiasm to contribute and to >>>complete GSoC. >>> >>>I've tried to spread the word about GSoC to my classmates and >>>colleagues. Every year there are tons of applicants and there should >>>be lots of healthy competition again this year for places. I'm still >>>a student and I'm very keen to apply this year if the OODT/SIS >>>communities would be happy for me to contribute again via GSoC. >>> >>>Ross >>> >>> >>> >>>On 13 February 2013 22:09, Cameron Goodale <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Chris, >>>> >>>> I think it would be a good idea to check in with Ross who was our GSoC >>>> student last summer, and ask him for feedback on his experience with >>>>OODT. >>>> I hope he is listening to the dev list still, but if not we should >>>> check-in and see what he is doing now. >>>> >>>> My hope is that if Ross gives us feedback (good or bad or both) we can >>>>work >>>> to improve this summer for our next GSoC student. My apologies in >>>>advance >>>> if you already did this when the GSoC last year was closed out. >>>> >>>> Just a few questions to get the feedback pump primed would be: >>>> >>>> Was the mini-project challenging enough? >>>> Did the OODT Devs provide enough information and support? >>>> Did you encounter anything that was frustrating or unnecessarily >>>>difficult? >>>> >>>> Any thoughts? >>>> >>>> >>>> -Cam chee >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> [Sorry for cross posting] >>>>> >>>>> Guys, >>>>> >>>>> FYI please note that you can participate as a mentor from a PMC via >>>>>Apache >>>>> as they are a GSoC org. ComDev will coordinate our participation but >>>>>start >>>>> thinking about what projects we may want to do. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>>> From: Carol Smith <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>> Date: Monday, February 11, 2013 11:02 AM >>>>> To: Google Summer of Code Mentors List < >>>>> [email protected]<mailto: >>>>> [email protected]>> >>>>> Subject: [GSoC Mentors] Google Summer of Code 2013 >>>>> >>>>> Hi GSoC mentors and org admins, >>>>> >>>>> We've announced that we're doing Google Summer of Code 2013 [1]. Yay! >>>>> >>>>> If you would like to help spread the word about GSoC, we have >>>>> presentations [2], logos [3], and flyers [4] for you to use. Please >>>>>host >>>>> meetups, tell your friends and colleagues about the program, go to >>>>> conferences, talk to people about the program, and just generally do >>>>>all >>>>> the awesome word-of-mouth stuff you do every year to promote the >>>>>program. >>>>> >>>>> The GSoC calendar, FAQ, and events timeline have all been updated >>>>>with >>>>> this year's important dates, so please refer to those for the >>>>>milestones >>>>> for this year's program. NB: the normal timeline for the program has >>>>>been >>>>> modified for this year. You'll probably want to examine the dates >>>>>closely >>>>> to make sure you know when important things are happening. >>>>> >>>>> Please consider translating the presentations and/or flyers into your >>>>> native language and submitting them directly to me to post on the >>>>>wiki. >>>>> Localization for our material is integral to reaching the widest >>>>>possible >>>>> audience around the world. If you decide to translate a flyer, please >>>>>fill >>>>> out our form to request a thank you gift for your effort. [5] >>>>> >>>>> If you decide to host a meetup, please email me to let me know the >>>>>date, >>>>> time, and location so I can put it on the GSoC calendar. Also, >>>>>remember to >>>>> take pictures at your meetup and write up a blog post for our blog >>>>>using >>>>> our provided template for formatting [6]. If you need promotional >>>>>items for >>>>> your attendees, please fill out our form [7] to request some; we're >>>>>happy >>>>> to send some along. We can provide up to about 25 pens, notebooks, or >>>>> stickers and/or a few t-shirts. Please keep in mind, though, that >>>>>shipping >>>>> restrictions and timeline vary country-to-country; request items >>>>>early >>>>>to >>>>> make sure they get there on time! If you have questions about hosting >>>>> meetups, please see the section in our FAQ [8]. >>>>> >>>>> Please consider applying to participate as an organization again this >>>>>year >>>>> or maybe joining as a mentor for your favorite organization if they >>>>>are >>>>> selected this year. >>>>> >>>>> We rely on you for your help for the success of this program, so >>>>>thank >>>>>you >>>>> in advance for all the work you do! >>>>> >>>>> [1] - >>>>> >>>>>http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2013/02/flip-bits-not-burgers-go >>>>>og >>>>>le-summer-of.html >>>>> [2] - >>>>> >>>>>http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/ProgramPresentatio >>>>>ns >>>>> [3] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocLogos >>>>> [4] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers >>>>> [5] - http://goo.gl/gEHDO >>>>> [6] - http://goo.gl/wbZrt >>>>> [7] - http://goo.gl/0BsR8 >>>>> [8] - http://goo.gl/2NGfp >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Carol >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>Groups >>>>> "Google Summer of Code Mentors List" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>send >>>>>an >>>>> email to >>>>>[email protected] >>>>> >>>>><mailto:[email protected] >>>>>m> >>>>>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]<mailto: >>>>> [email protected]>. >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/google-summer-of-code-mentors-list?hl=e >>>>>n- >>>>>US >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>
