On 27/04/16 05:35, harsh daftary wrote: > Faq > : > https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq#how_much_time_does_gsoc_participation_take > > What I want to know is 40 hours per week of work does not mean 40 hours > of coding right ? > Can it be documenting / designing architecture or debugging as well ? >
Google does not say that, but in my employment I sometimes spend a whole week debugging and documenting a problem, so I wouldn't be concerned if a student spent time on such things. That said, 1 week in a 12 week program is a lot, so if any student is stuck debugging something that takes more than about half a day they need to be telling their mentor. The mentor may give hints or provide a solution or workaround so the project doesn't get stuck. Spending 4 - 8 hours week (20% of your time) documenting things on the wiki and writing blogs is quite acceptable. > And what would happen if the student who worked 40hrs/week but still > could not complete the project ? > That was one of my questions too, I will be asking Google about that. > Also I and my mentors live in different time zone (India and Europe) so > it might not be possible for me any my mentor to be online and work at > same time so in such cases what steps are taken ? > That is something each student needs to negotiate with the mentors. The FAQ doesn't say you have to work at the a specific time of the day. Have you received a contract from Google yet, does that say anything about this? Regards, Daniel