Hi Daniel: I have participated in GSoC as a mentor in 2005 and 2006 but in recent years have not participated due to difficulty in getting selected as a mentoring organization.
My sense is that unless you are one of the big umbrella projects such as Apache or Debian, it is almost impossible to get picked. I definitely think GSoC is a worthwhile endeavour and I would be willing to help as mentor and/or administrator. We could certainly drum up some interesting projects for students. Please let me know if you are interested in putting together an application for Ganglia -- I would be willing to help. The deadline for Mentoring Organization application is 2/14. Thanks, Bernard On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 1:42 AM, Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.com.au> wrote: > > We are nearly at the time when Google starts accepting applications from > free software projects wanting to participate in GSoC > > The deal from Google is reasonably generous, they fully pay the student > and they sometimes provide some help with other costs, e.g. they very > generously helped Debian bring some of the students to DebConf in 2013. > > The big commitment from our side is that we need to (a) do the > recruiting/selection and (b) do some mentoring. > > This obviously works out best for people who may already be recruiting > anyway and they can use the program as a trial employment period or if > there are things you really need done in the open source project and you > have no other resources available and it is work that is suitable for a > student. > > That said, in my experience with reviewing applications for both GSoC > and Outreach Program for Women (a Gnome initiative) there are always a > scattering of really good candidates who can work well and with minimal > supervision. > > Having mentored two students last year I'd be happy to discuss this in > more detail with anybody who may be interested. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable > security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key > security issues and trends. Skip the complicated setup - simply import > a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Ganglia-developers mailing list > Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Ganglia-developers mailing list Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers
