The org applications for Google Season of Docs are now open. https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/get-started/. The deadline is April 23 which is in about two weeks.
Jason, we should schedule a time to work on it. If anyone else is interested in helping let me know. Aaron Meurer > On Mar 15, 2019, at 2:49 PM, Jason Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > > Potentially both. I will try to read about it this weekend. > > Jason > moorepants.info > +01 530-601-9791 > > >> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 9:55 AM Aaron Meurer <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks Jason. Just to clarify, are you able to help with both the >> application (due April 23) and the mentoring? >> >> I also think we should apply. I read some more on their site. >> Apparently as part of their pilot, they are only going to have 50 >> slots, with a max of 2 slots per project >> (https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/faq#slot-allocation). >> I guess this means they will be accepting about 25 orgs, so depending >> on how popular this is, we may need to work extra hard to get >> accepted. >> >> Here are the instructions for the application >> https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/organization-application-hints. >> If you want to start thinking of project ideas, that would be helpful. >> Feel free to start a page on the wiki for this. We won't know what the >> actual application form looks like until it opens on April 2. >> >> Aaron Meurer >> >> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 9:18 AM Jason Moore <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > Should SymPy apply? >> > >> > Yes! >> > >> > I'm willing to help with that (likely). >> > >> > Jason >> > moorepants.info >> > +01 530-601-9791 >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 1:59 PM Arif Ahmed >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> The SymPy docs are quite fine but I feel most of the modules could use a >> >> lot more comments(in-line and block, existing docstrings are already >> >> quite good !) >> >> It would make it easier for contributors(especially new ones) to fix bugs >> >> if there were comments explaining the underlying algorithm/math. >> >> >> >> Here is a good example of what I mean(lines 846 to 1066 have a fairly >> >> decent explanation of the process used). Unfortunately such comments seem >> >> rare to me throughout the library. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 12:35:31 AM UTC+5:30, Aaron Meurer wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Google is starting a new program, Google Season of Docs (GSoD). I'd >> >>> like to gauge the community's interest in applying. >> >>> >> >>> Full information about the program is here: >> >>> https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ >> >>> >> >>> The program is very similar to Google Summer of Code, but unlike GSoC, >> >>> it focuses on documentation instead of code. Also unlike GSoC, the >> >>> program is aimed toward people with technical writing experience >> >>> rather than students. The idea is to give open source projects a >> >>> chance to have a professional technical writer help them with their >> >>> documentation. The technical writers learn more about open source >> >>> technologies and get something they can add to their resume. >> >>> >> >>> Should SymPy apply? The application period intersects with GSoC a bit, >> >>> but the actual mentoring period does not >> >>> (https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/timeline). >> >>> >> >>> Aaron Meurer >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> >> "sympy" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> >> email to [email protected]. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sympy. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/76b1e451-00ac-490c-a26b-1cc0d9ccec00%40googlegroups.com. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "sympy" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sympy. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/CAP7f1AiGuyJm4FcY4opBms9iC3xZ%3DjRXeFXDK%2Bgz9w2%2BCad3Zw%40mail.gmail.com. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "sympy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sympy. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/CAKgW%3D6J%2B8AApA8ytfo_e5sFQXwFoc%2BGnRNrpu2Z_6LCqPiUT-Q%40mail.gmail.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sympy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sympy. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/CAP7f1AgZA-CfG2yS4gcfWdtnHe8W--rt%3DAmdXOf%3DSgQQmt%2Bgag%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. 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