Sorry if this went through before, since there were issues with my list
subscription. If not, please feel free to share your thoughts, as the
Google SoC summit is in two days. I'll be flying most of tomorrow, but
should be able to gather everything together tomorrow night.
Best regards,
Kevin
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Subject: Google Summer of Code Summit
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:50:25 -0400
From: Kevin Menard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: community@apache.org
Hi all,
As I'm sure most of you are aware, the ASF partook in the Google Summer
of Code (SoC) program again this year. We were granted 28 student
projects, across a variety of ASF projects. Since the program has just
recently finished for the year, we should hopefully start seeing some of
that work integrated into the project codebases.
Anyway, Google has been gracious enough to host an SoC summit, offering
to pay travel for two representatives from each organization. Ross
Gardler and I will be attending on behalf of the ASF. The format of the
summit is going to be largely user-driven and likely will cover an
assortment of topics related to the SoC program itself. What I'd like
to do is solicit feedback from the ASF community in general so I can
bring that to the table.
SoC is an interesting program. The focus should be on the students and
ensuring that they have an enriching experience. The goal should be to
introduce them to OS development and best practices. Sometimes this is
lost as projects try to get more "free work", so to speak. Just to
clarify, there's nothing wrong with having students work on something
that can be useful to a project, but the emphasis should be on the
student, not the project. In general, I think the ASF understands this
and that the mentors did an excellent job. Surely, as a group, we could
stand to do a little better though. So, having said that, I'm going to
kick this off with a few questions and please feel free to add your own:
o Is SoC a worthwhile program?
o Should the ASF continue to participate in the SoC program?
o How can the ASF improve the student experience?
o How should the ASF use student projects?
o Should students be given more development resources than non-committers?
Anyway, you should get the general point. I'm seeking either positive
or negative criticism, so long as its constructive.
Thanks a lot,
Kevin
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Kevin Menard
Servprise International, Inc.
"Remote reboot without pulling the plug" -- http://www.servprise.com
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Kevin Menard
Servprise International, Inc.
"Remote reboot without pulling the plug" -- http://www.servprise.com
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