On 27 March 2012 07:59, Gael Varoquaux <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> The deadline for applications is nearing (April 6th). I'd like to stress
> that the scikit-learn will only be accepting high-quality application: it
> is a challenging, though rewarding, project to work with. To maximize
> the quality of your application, here are a few advice:
>
> 1. First discuss on the mailing list a pre-proposal. Make sure that both
> the scikit-learn team and yourself are entousiastic about the idea. Try
> to have one or two possible mentors that hold a dialog with you.
>
> 2. Satisfy the PSF requirements
> (http://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode/Expectations)
> briefly:
>
> - Demonstrate to your prospective mentor(s) that you are able to
> complete the project you've proposed
> - Blog for your GSoC project.
> - Contribute at least one patch to the project
>
> I'd add the the patch should be somewhat substantial, not just fixing
> typos.
>
> 3. In parallel with 2, start a online document (google doc, for instance)
> to elaborate your final proposal, and if you manage to convince
> mentors, you can get feedback on it.
>
> As a final note, I want to stress that GSOC projects are ambitious: we
> are talking about a few months of full time work. Thus the ideas proposed
> are idea challenging, and the students are supposed to draw a battle
> plan, with difficult variants and less difficult variants. The GSOC is a
> full major set of contributions, not a single pull request.
>
> Good luck, I am looking forward to seeing the proposals. You'll see, the
> scikit is a big friendly and enthousiastic community,
>
> Gaël
>
>
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Students should also make sure they check this page first:
https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn/wiki/A-list-of-topics-for-a-google-summer-of-code-%28gsoc%29-2012
Gaël: should the text of your email be posted to the above page?
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