Anastasia,
Thanks for the clarifications. I'll be writing the proposals for both the
projects and leave it up to you to decide which one I should do :)
A few more questions:
How much minimum time do you expect to be put into the project(daily,
weekly)? Currently, I feel I can give 5 hours every day. Idk if that's
appropriate. Although I am willing to put up to 7 hours if need be.
Who will be the mentors for "Optimize Erase-Function Selection" and "Fix
Endianness Issues"? I think they are Simon and Thomas respectively, but
still just confirming.
What happens if the project is not completed within 175 or 350 hours? Is it
a strict deadline or flexible?
Aarya.
On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 1:40 PM Anastasia Klimchuk
wrote:
> I can add a few bits from me.
>
> You can only do one project as gsoc, because the rules say so:
> https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/rules
> See 7.3.b
>
> The rules also say that you can submit up to 3 proposals, but only one
> of them we can select. In theory, you can write 2 proposals for 2
> projects that you like, and submit both, but we will choose only one
> anyway. In any case writing a proposal is an effort, and writing two
> of them is double of that effort.
>
> Yes, a project will have a Mentor guiding it, and you will be talking
> to Mentor regularly.
> But also, in case you have some generic questions (about the process
> for example), you can also ask me or Felix, we take care that
> everything is running.
>
> > I have completed a rough draft for my proposal, can someone review it?
>
> I am actually thinking about it, maybe it's ok? Let me think about it
> and check the rules :)
> I assume you are talking about a draft for a project proposal (by our
> template).
>
> Importantly, your actual application you will be submitting *not to us
> directly*, but to gsoc website. It will go through the system and then
> come to us, but not from your hands directly. Make sure you read
> official guidelines on how to submit the application! :)
>
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 6:36 PM Felix Singer
> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 2022-03-26 at 10:57 +0530, Aarya Chaumal wrote:
> > [...]
> > > As I said before I am interested in "Optimize Erase-Function
> > > Selection" and "Fix Endianness Issues" (I still cant decide which one
> > > to choose, kinda wanna do both if possible).
> >
> > Glad you like them! Though, you can't do both during GSoC, since each
> > of them will be a significant time commitment for you. But if you are
> > still motivated after GSoC, you can do the other one later if it is
> > still available :)
> >
> >
> > > I have understood what is the aim of the projects and also have some
> > > idea as to how to go about it.
> > >
> > > I have read the proposal template and have some questions:
> > > In the project info section, do I have to write the same as given in
> > > the projects idea list, or do I write what I have understood (in the
> > > short and long descriptions)?
> >
> > That point is more related to the project proposal. Seems like we mixed
> > it up with the application template :)
> >
> > However, we expect our applicants to describe the project they want to
> > do in their own words to see if they understood it.
> >
> >
> > > Also, what is expected in the project breakdown?
> >
> > We would like to see that our applicants made realistic and serious
> > thoughts about their projects. So we expect you give an overview about
> > your work schedule. You should define small steps and elaborate them
> > weekly or fortnightly.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > Week 1: First, I will start with reworking thing XY and ...
> > Week 2: When cleaning up thing XY is finished, then I will work on
> > another thing.
> > Week 3: Depending on how the another thing was solved, I will do this
> > or that.
> >
> > Of course this schedule won't fixed and this doesn't have to be
> > perfect, because new problems can appear or you might get a better idea
> > for something. We just want to see that you made thoughts about the
> > project and that you have a somewhat realistic schedule on how to do
> > it.
> >
> > Also, this helps you to keep track of your own work and your schedule
> > before and during GSoC. The past showed that people underestimated
> > their projects or the workload per week and then it got stressful for
> > them.
> >
> >
> > > Will I be doing the project alone or the mentor(s) will be guiding
> > > me?
> >
> > You will have at least one mentor on your side guiding you and you will
> > have weekly meetings with them. So if you have any questions, problems
> > or anything you would like to discuss, then they are your contact
> > persons.
> >
> >
> > > I have completed a rough draft for my proposal, can someone review
> > > it?
> >
> > Well, we can answer questions related to the project or help
> > understanding what hasn't been understood yet, but we won't review your
> > application :)
> >
> >
> > // Felix
>
>
>
> --
> Anastasia.
>