Hi Ana, all,
my last experience with GSOC mentoring wasn't that good. I had a student
who from my POV mostly applied because it looks good on a resume.
I know from friends in others projects that they had similar experiences
and they now take care to only accept students if they have a prior
record of contributions ("please provide one or two PRs first") and
there is some likelyness of genuine interest. This is because mentoring
takes quite some time and efforts.
I guess it might make sense to just enter as a sub org of Python
because i assume it's otherwise a lot of paperwork. But not sure.
best,
holger
On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 00:10 -0300, Ana Ribeiro wrote:
> Hello,
>
> About what would we gain from that, Google gives U$D 5,500 for every
> student who completes the program plus U$D 500 to the organization for
> every student mentored... So if we had like 4 students, plus the
> contribution to the project, we would get maybe new contributors to the
> project, plus U$D 2,000 (which is not a lot, but to a small organization
> such as Pytest, it would mean a good addition).
>
> I think that many people that I meet in Sprint could be a great mentor
> (you, Bruno; Brianna, Holger, etc)... I would say that maybe it would take
> like 5 hours a week per student (Dave, is it too much or too little?)... We
> have to present an idea list, so it would be good if every possible mentor
> could present at least one idea. I created a fake organization profile just
> to see the application form, and then I copied what I found here:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ilHJDlvm2hj4y9CEW_belAOBJzVARdzMb3ubxCdEUY/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Another thing, I just saw that Python accepts sub org applications, for
> example, those were the sub orgs that worked with the main python
> organization last year:
> https://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode/2016#Python_Sub-orgs_and_Project_Ideas,
> we can try to contact python org to see if Pytest can apply to be a sub org
> of Python.
>
> Best regards,
> Ana
>
> 2017-01-20 12:02 GMT-03:00 Dave Hunt <[email protected]>:
>
> > This is a great idea! I blogged about my experiences with mentoring last
> > year at http://davehunt.co.uk/mozilla/2016/09/26/lessons-
> > from-mentoring.html and I’m happy to answer any questions.
> >
> > On 20 Jan 2017, at 12:49, Bruno Oliveira <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ana,
> > I think that is a great idea, thanks for bringing this to attention of the
> > group!
> >
> > I did take a quick look at the site, and for those who don’t know (myself
> > included) what it means for us (as Pytest organization), here’s an excerpt
> > from their overview <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/>:
> >
> > *Organizations*
> > Open source projects apply to be mentor organizations. Once accepted,
> > organizations discuss possible ideas with students and then decide on the
> > proposals they wish to mentor for the summer. They provide mentors to help
> > guide each student through the program.
> >
> > *Mentors*
> > Existing contributors with the organizations can choose to mentor a
> > student project. Mentors and students work together to determine
> > appropriate milestones and requirements for the summer. Mentor interaction
> > is a vital part of the program.
> >
> > So before moving ahead I think we just need to see if:
> >
> > 1. Who wants to volunteer to be a mentor? I suppose it doesn’t take
> > too much time, only a few hours per week to synchronize activities, track
> > progress and answer the eventual question from the student. Dave Hunt
> > might
> > add some comments here based on his experience on mentoring Ana for
> > Mozilla.
> > 2. I think we have a ton of small improvements that could be tackled
> > by a learning student, but I suppose we can also try to work on a single
> > larger improvement. Either way, I think that’s for the mentor/student to
> > ultimately decide.
> > 3. Anybody has any reason to oppose for applying at all?
> >
> > I think it is a great opportunity to promote pytest and help students
> > around the globe.
> >
> > Although I would love to, I can’t volunteer as I already have little free
> > time to work on pytest as it is. :/
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Bruno.
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 12:13 AM Ana Ribeiro <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello Fellows,
> >
> > Applications to Google Summer of Code to organizations are open! We should
> > apply as Pytest!
> >
> > https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
> >
> > I think I can help with the application (Writing it), but I can not be an
> > organization admin because I am eligible to apply as a student and I think
> > I'll do that (either applying to Mozilla or Pytest).
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Ana
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