Hi all: For those of us, planning to apply to Open Source projects (either as part of GSOC-2008 or otherwise), it may be a good idea to write up a proposal or statement of purpose (SoP).
This will help us structure our thoughts, be able to check on the list of unknowns and also have them in an actionable form. One possible template is http://www.perlfoundation.org/how_to_write_a_proposal A generic one would be: Name Email Where we can contact you ? Project Title Synopsis Short description Benefits to the <Open-Source-Project-Name> Deliverables What will be your output ? Project Details How are you going to go about it Project Schedule When do you start ? When do you stop ? Bio Your Resume Why you ? Another thing that the GSOC-2008 applicants should do is to checkout the mentor, have a brief exchange of mails if possible, read his/her blog. In general all folks interested in contributing to an Open Source project should try to catch up on the personality and culture of a specific project. thanks Saifi.
