Does this mean that we can still propose subjects? I thought the deadline was over, when is it the deadline?
On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 5:17 PM, Kenneth Knowles <k...@google.com> wrote: > Hi Kai, > > Thanks for writing this! I would love to be a mentor for GSoC if it falls > within my expertise. > > As a reminder to the whole community & PMC - it is *not* too late to propose > new ideas. The initial phase of collecting ideas has resulting in the ASF > being accepted as a mentoring organization. The next step is the student > application and review. > > Personally, I would love to see work on SQL - GSoC scope could be trying to > scale up some examples on different runners to do some optimization, or > implementing new join algorithms and/or using Calcite's rule system to > select the right one. I will see about writing these up more clearly. > > Kenn > > On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 3:05 AM, Kai Jiang <jiang...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Beam Community, >> >> I am Kai Jiang, a master student majoring in CS from Portland State >> University, highly interested in big data and distributed System. I have >> contributed code to Apache Spark as a selected GSoC project in 2016. >> Besides, I've been contributing to Beam codebase. Some my Pull Requests are >> here. >> https://github.com/apache/beam/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Avectorijk+is%3Aclosed >> >> This year, I really want to extend my future contribution with Beam into a >> GSoC project and look forward to contributing something meaningful and >> impactful. So, I was wondering if there are some specific ideas, issues or >> suggestions regarding SQL, Python/Go SDK, Kafka Stream Runner or others >> could be gathered into a project. If community has other ideas, I am very >> happy and willing to work on some issues before GSoC and get started with >> something new during GSoC. After talking about ideas, I'd love to open >> ticket on JIRA and write the proposal to apply for GSoC. I would appreciate >> if any committer is interested in mentoring. >> >> Looking forward to hearing from you! >> >> Best, >> Kai >> github.com/vectorijk >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 12:40 AM, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Davor, >>> >>> you were faster than me: I was just preparing an e-mail about GSoC ;) >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> Regards >>> JB >>> >>> On 01/22/2018 08:37 AM, Davor Bonaci wrote: >>> > This is a great way to grow the community. If you are interested in >>> > mentoring >>> > students contributing to Beam, please apply! >>> > >>> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> > From: *Ulrich Stärk* <u...@apache.org <mailto:u...@apache.org>> >>> > Date: Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 1:22 PM >>> > Subject: Google Summer of Code 2018 is coming >>> > To: ment...@community.apache.org <mailto:ment...@community.apache.org> >>> > >>> > >>> > Hello PMCs (incubator Mentors, please forward this email to your >>> > podlings), >>> > >>> > Google Summer of Code [1] is a program sponsored by Google allowing >>> > students to >>> > spend their summer >>> > working on open source software. Students will receive stipends for >>> > developing >>> > open source software >>> > full-time for three months. Projects will provide mentoring and project >>> > ideas, >>> > and in return have >>> > the chance to get new code developed and - most importantly - to >>> > identify and >>> > bring in new committers. >>> > >>> > The ASF will apply as a participating organization meaning individual >>> > projects >>> > don't have to apply >>> > separately. >>> > >>> > If you want to participate with your project we ask you to do the >>> > following >>> > things as soon as >>> > possible but please no later than 2017-01-30: >>> > >>> > 1. understand what it means to be a mentor [2]. >>> > >>> > 2. record your project ideas. >>> > >>> > Just create issues in JIRA, label them with gsoc2018, and they will >>> > show up at >>> > [3]. Please be as >>> > specific as possible when describing your idea. Include the programming >>> > language, the tools and >>> > skills required, but try not to scare potential students away. They are >>> > supposed >>> > to learn what's >>> > required before the program starts. >>> > >>> > Use labels, e.g. for the programming language (java, c, c++, erlang, >>> > python, >>> > brainfuck, ...) or >>> > technology area (cloud, xml, web, foo, bar, ...) and record them at >>> > [5]. >>> > >>> > Please use the COMDEV JIRA project for recording your ideas if your >>> > project >>> > doesn't use JIRA (e.g. >>> > httpd, ooo). Contact d...@community.apache.org >>> > <mailto:d...@community.apache.org> >>> > if you need assistance. >>> > >>> > [4] contains some additional information (will be updated for 2017 >>> > shortly). >>> > >>> > 3. subscribe to ment...@community.apache.org >>> > <mailto:ment...@community.apache.org>; restricted to potential mentors, >>> > meant to >>> > be used as a >>> > private list - general discussions on the public >>> > d...@community.apache.org >>> > <mailto:d...@community.apache.org> list as much as possible >>> > please). Use a recognized address when subscribing (@apache.org >>> > <http://apache.org> or one of your alias addresses on >>> > record). >>> > >>> > Note that the ASF isn't accepted as a participating organization yet, >>> > nevertheless you *have to* >>> > start recording your ideas now or we will not get accepted. >>> > >>> > Over the years we were able to complete hundreds of projects >>> > successfully. Some >>> > of our prior >>> > students are active contributors now! Let's make this year a success >>> > again! >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > >>> > Uli >>> > >>> > [1] https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ >>> > <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/> >>> > [2] http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html >>> > <http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html> >>> > [3] http://s.apache.org/gsoc2018ideas >>> > <http://s.apache.org/gsoc2018ideas> >>> > [4] http://community.apache.org/gsoc.html >>> > <http://community.apache.org/gsoc.html> >>> >>> -- >>> Jean-Baptiste Onofré >>> jbono...@apache.org >>> http://blog.nanthrax.net >>> Talend - http://www.talend.com >> >> >
