Sorry Danilo I dropped the ball on this. Do you still need/want this wiki?
Thanks -Vincent On 1 Sep 2014 at 21:50:56, Danilo Oliveira ([email protected](mailto:[email protected])) wrote: > Vicent, > > I created a project too. I am planning to use the extension "Project > Management" and "Weekly Activities" to track and talk with the student. > > Can you create a wiki in http://www.myxwiki.org? > > - *owner name*: DaniloOliveira > - *wiki name*: KnowledgeProject > > Thanks, > Danilo > > > 2014-09-01 6:18 GMT-03:00 Thomas Mortagne : > > > Added a few ideas (mostly latest GSOC ideas). > > > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 7:19 PM, [email protected] > > wrote: > > > Note that even if you’re not a committer but you’re interested in > > mentoring a Semester of Code project, you can still do that! > > > > > > It’s possible because you’ll be able to open a project on XWiki Contrib ( > > https://github.com/orgs/xwiki-contrib/dashboard) and have a JIRA project, > > and then publish the results on http://extensions.xwiki.org when the > > project is implemented with your student. > > > > > > If you’re interested contact me directly and I’ll give you the > > registration code. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > -Vincent > > > > > > > > > On 30 Aug 2014 at 19:08:42, [email protected] ([email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected])) wrote: > > > > > >> Hi everyone, > > >> > > >> I’ve now registered myself and XWiki on http://vps.semesterofcode.com/ > > (@Scott: sorry for taking that long but your email with the code was hidden > > deep in my spam folder and I had to clean up 520 other spam messages before > > finding it! :)). > > >> > > >> So, I’m going to send the code to register ideas for the XWiki project > > on the committers list. > > >> > > >> We have 2 weeks to submit ideas on http://vps.semesterofcode.com/ > > >> > > >> Here’s how to do it: > > >> > > >> “ > > >> Once registered, you and your mentors can submit ideas: > > >> - Log in and click the Dashboard link > > >> - Click "Manage your project ideas" > > >> - Fill the form (You may have to click the "Add" tab if you have already > > >> submitted ideas" > > >> - When entering the description, please consider the following guidance: > > >> At a minimum, please include the expected outcome of the project, > > >> a potential mentor, the skills and/or languages required to > > >> complete the project, and a general "difficulty" level. > > >> > > >> The project should take about 3 months to complete. Please bear in > > >> mind that it's better to start with a smaller project that can be > > >> extended if your student proves to be capable rather than have an > > >> over-ambitious idea which can't be completed in time. > > >> - Include a link to a bug tracker issue or somewhere in your project's > > >> workflow system that this project will be tracked > > >> > > >> The system is still a work-in-progress at the moment, so changes will be > > >> made as we go. As this is a pilot project, we are very welcoming of any > > >> feedback that you have, whether about the technical or organisational > > >> aspects of the system. > > >> “ > > >> > > >> I suggest every one who’s willing to mentor should register his > > ideas/project there. > > >> > > >> I also suggest we reuse the proposals we had for the last GSOC: > > >> > > http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/GoogleSummerOfCode/WebHome#HProposedProjects2829 > > >> > > >> Let’s do it! > > >> Thanks > > >> -Vincent > > >> > > >> > > >> On 27 Aug 2014 at 11:15:16, Scott Wilson ( > > [email protected](mailto:[email protected])) > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > Hi folks, > > >> > > > >> > Just a reminder that the site for including ideas for student > > projects is up: > > >> > > > >> > http://vps.semesterofcode.com/ > > >> > > > >> > If you'd like to be added as a mentor for XWiki and add your ideas, > > Vincent has the registration key you need (though he needs to create the > > XWiki org on there first!) > > >> > > > >> > I'm sure some of the project ideas kicking around from the previous > > GSoC could be reused, or some of the issues being discussed currently on > > the list. > > >> > > > >> > Any questions, just ask! > > >> > > > >> > Cheers > > >> > > > >> > S > > >> > > > >> > On 18 Jul 2014, at 13:55, [email protected] wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > FYI I’ve done step 1 and my message should appear here after some > > time: > > >> > > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=VALS-SOC > > >> > > > > >> > > Thanks > > >> > > -Vincent > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > On 15 Jul 2014 at 12:22:02, Scott Wilson ( > > [email protected](mailto:[email protected])) > > wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > On 15 Jul 2014, at 08:34, [email protected] wrote: > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Hi Scott, > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > This is a great idea, I love it! :) > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > Speaking for myself, I’d really like to see the XWiki project > > participating to it. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > What do we need to do to participate? > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > Thanks a lot > > >> > > > > -Vincent > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Hi Vincent, > > >> > > > > > >> > > > The process looks like this: > > >> > > > > > >> > > > First off, you (or someone from XWiki) need to sign up to the > > mailing list [1] and post an introduction message. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Next week, we'll start sending out registration keys for the > > platform to everyone who has signed up to the list. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > From that point onwards, those who have been registered can log > > in to the platform, and register other people from the project, so they can > > start adding their ideas for student projects. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > The final deadline for submissions is 12th September - though > > earlier is better as it means more time for students to read them and ask > > questions. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Students will be able to submit their proposals from 12th > > September to 21st November. You can approve proposals at any time, but > > final public announcements will be made on November 28th. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > S > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > 1: > > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=VALS-SOC&A=1 > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > On 14 Jul 2014 at 18:36:15, Scott Wilson ( > > [email protected](mailto:[email protected])) > > wrote: > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Hi everyone, > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > I'm working with an initiative similar to Google Summer of > > Code, called Semester of Code, and I think it would be great to have > > students work on XWiki. Below is more detailed information, but basically > > its like GSoC, except students are involved as part of their courses or > > industrial placements, so receive academic credit rather than money for > > their work. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Hopefully this is of interest to the XWiki community! > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > If any questions aren't answered by the FAQ[1] or invitation > > below, feel free to ask. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > All the best, > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > - Scott > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > ~~~ > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > The VALS Semester of Code [1] project is working with > > European universities and FOSS communities to give students real-world > > experience working in open source software projects while receiving > > academic credit. The benefit to your projects will be valuable and > > hopefully ongoing contributions. VALS will also benefit the wider sector by > > helping to produce graduates with the skills and experience needed to > > engage with open development. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Our first Semester of Code will involve approximately 75 > > student placements, starting in September. We would like to invite your > > organisation to participate in this pilot by offering mentored placements > > within your projects. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > If you have participated in Google Summer of Code before, you > > will find our process similar; we will seek placements for student > > projects, and will use the a system similar to Google's Melange platform to > > manage placements. However, VALS differs from Summer of Code in that > > instead of receiving money for their participation, students will receive > > academic credit. For this reason the mentors from your project will need to > > liaise with the student's academic tutor. The VALS project will support > > this process to ensure it runs as smoothly as possible. We also ensure the > > admin overhead is minimal. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > The VALS initiative is a partnership of European universities > > and SMEs who have been working for several months to plan the pilot of > > Semester of Code, which will run during the next academic year. We have now > > reached the stage where we are signing up FOSS projects who are willing to > > provide mentors. We have already seen interest from smaller, single-company > > projects to larger software foundations, and would like to see more. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > If you'd be willing to provide one or more mentored projects, > > we’d love to talk to you about joining Semester of Code. In return, you’ll > > get an enthusiastic student providing a valuable contribution to your > > project. The VALS team will be on hand throughout the project to answer any > > questions and help unblock communication issues between mentors, students > > and academic supervisors. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > To join in the Semester of Code or to simply find out more > > you can email [email protected], or you can sign up to our mailing > > list directly by using the web form [1]. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > More detail about the Semester of Code are available on our > > FAQ page [2]. If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask on the > > mailing list, and one of the VALS team will get back to you! > > >> > > > > > 1: > > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=VALS-SOC&A=1 > > >> > > > > > 2: http://semesterofcode.com/?p=22 > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
