On 16.03.2012 23:49, Rob Weir wrote: > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Svante Schubert > <[email protected]> wrote: >> When is the deadline for mentors? >> > It looks like they announced the accepted organizations today. Apache > was accepted: > > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/google/gsoc2012/apache > > It is not clear what the next steps are for Mentors. But I do see > your proposal and my proposal listed ("Ideas" on the above page): > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator!executeAdvanced.jspa?jqlQuery=labels+=+gsoc2012&runQuery=true&clear=true First step taken. As a mentor go to http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/profile/mentor/google/gsoc2012?org=apache all necessary dates for 2012 are listed at http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2012
>> Looking at http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html >> I can not find a mail archive for code-awards at >> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ >> Looking at the given labeled issue query >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?requestId=12315361 >> I am able to find 6 tasks labeled with "gsoc 2012"and two additional >> labeled with "gsoc2012" >> > Did you receive any emails from the code-awards list? I send a > subscribe a note a a couple of weeks ago and never heard anything. The code-awards list seems outdated to me, see http://google-melange.appspot.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs#mailing_lists > >> In addition I have seen a broken manual at >> http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoringGuide >> >> At the Google Calendar >> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2012 I get the >> impression I got till start of Monday, left! >> >> PS: I know Google sponsors the event, but what's exactly in for mentors >> and mentees - aside of glory and training? >> > I think there is a stipend for the student (paid twice, mid summer and > again at the end) and a small payment to the mentoring organization. > For the Mentors, we get someone to help us write code, and maybe grow > the community. Well, if I get a student, I will aim to become an Apache representative to have at least a nice coffee at Santa Clara end of October. Svante > -Rob > >> Best, >> Svante >> >> On 05.03.2012 21:56, Rob Weir wrote: >>> Hopefully PMC members saw the note regarding GSoC. Apache is applying >>> to be a participating organization. >>> >>> This is the info for potential mentors: >>> >>> ------------------ >>> >>> If you want to participate with your project you NOW need to >>> >>> - understand what it means to be a mentor [1] - propose your project ideas. >>> Just label your issues with gsoc2012 in JIRA and they will show up at [2]. >>> See also [1]. - subscribe to [email protected] (restricted to >>> potential mentors, meant to be used as a private list - general discussions >>> on the public [email protected] list as much as possible please) >>> >>> The ASF will apply as a participating organization with GSoC, your project >>> doesn't need to do that. See [3] for more information. Note that the ASF >>> isn't accepted yet, nevertheless you *really* should start recording your >>> ideas now. >>> >>> Last year we had 38 students completing GSoC successfully, some of which >>> are now active contributors to the projects they worked on. Let's make this >>> a success again this year! >>> >>> On behalf of the GSoC 2012 admins, >>> >>> Uli >>> >>> [1] http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html >>> [2] http://s.apache.org/gsoc2012tasks >>> [3] http://community.apache.org/gsoc.html >>> ------------------ >>> >>> Note that a couple of years ago, the ODF Toolkit Union applied for >>> GSoC, but was not accepted. But as part of that effort we (well, >>> Svante did most of the work) created a website listing project ideas. >>> you can see it on the legacy website here; >>> >>> http://odftoolkit.org/projects/odftoolkit/pages/GoogleSummerOfCode2010ProjectIdeas >>> >>> Some of these ideas have already been done now, like the encryption >>> and digital signature work that Devin did. But other ideas still >>> remain. >>> >>> Any other ideas? >>> >>> One thing that I thought might be cool would be a set of command line >>> utilities that mimic the common GNU/Linux tools, but which operate on >>> ODF documents. cat, grep, diff and sed are obvious ones. Maybe >>> something awk-like that works with spreadsheets? No need to be >>> slavish to the original tools, but create something of similar power, >>> but which operate on ODF documents. >>> >>> -Rob
