Hi Chris, Many thanks for your kind words of encouragement, much appreciated! I'm looking forward to making more contributions in the near future. For example, I've been working on a solution for OODT-470 and hope to have a proposal ready soon for discussion/review. I'll try to use the usual channels and post to JIRA and the review board when it's ready :)
Ross On 15 February 2013 02:32, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) <[email protected]> wrote: > Heya Ross, > > You were an amazing GSoC student last year, and a great member of the OODT > PMC and SIS PMC. > > Please continue to contribute and we would be happy to have you as a GSoC > again this summer! > > Cheers, > Chris > > On 2/13/13 11:23 PM, "Ross Laidlaw" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Hi Chris & Cam, >> >>I'm listening in on the OODT and SIS lists and I've been following >>along with great interest. My GSoC experience last summer was very >>positive. I found OODT to be highly accessible because of its >>component-based structure. This allowed me to focus on one area (File >>Manager) and start working on my project without having to learn >>everything upfront about each part of OODT. The approach for my >>project was to break it down into smaller deliverable steps. I liked >>this idea as it helped me to gain momentum. I found the OODT and SIS >>communities to be very knowledgable, welcoming and encouraging. All >>of these aspects gave me a lot of enthusiasm to contribute and to >>complete GSoC. >> >>I've tried to spread the word about GSoC to my classmates and >>colleagues. Every year there are tons of applicants and there should >>be lots of healthy competition again this year for places. I'm still >>a student and I'm very keen to apply this year if the OODT/SIS >>communities would be happy for me to contribute again via GSoC. >> >>Ross >> >> >> >>On 13 February 2013 22:09, Cameron Goodale <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Chris, >>> >>> I think it would be a good idea to check in with Ross who was our GSoC >>> student last summer, and ask him for feedback on his experience with >>>OODT. >>> I hope he is listening to the dev list still, but if not we should >>> check-in and see what he is doing now. >>> >>> My hope is that if Ross gives us feedback (good or bad or both) we can >>>work >>> to improve this summer for our next GSoC student. My apologies in >>>advance >>> if you already did this when the GSoC last year was closed out. >>> >>> Just a few questions to get the feedback pump primed would be: >>> >>> Was the mini-project challenging enough? >>> Did the OODT Devs provide enough information and support? >>> Did you encounter anything that was frustrating or unnecessarily >>>difficult? >>> >>> Any thoughts? >>> >>> >>> -Cam chee >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> [Sorry for cross posting] >>>> >>>> Guys, >>>> >>>> FYI please note that you can participate as a mentor from a PMC via >>>>Apache >>>> as they are a GSoC org. ComDev will coordinate our participation but >>>>start >>>> thinking about what projects we may want to do. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> From: Carol Smith <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> Date: Monday, February 11, 2013 11:02 AM >>>> To: Google Summer of Code Mentors List < >>>> [email protected]<mailto: >>>> [email protected]>> >>>> Subject: [GSoC Mentors] Google Summer of Code 2013 >>>> >>>> Hi GSoC mentors and org admins, >>>> >>>> We've announced that we're doing Google Summer of Code 2013 [1]. Yay! >>>> >>>> If you would like to help spread the word about GSoC, we have >>>> presentations [2], logos [3], and flyers [4] for you to use. Please >>>>host >>>> meetups, tell your friends and colleagues about the program, go to >>>> conferences, talk to people about the program, and just generally do >>>>all >>>> the awesome word-of-mouth stuff you do every year to promote the >>>>program. >>>> >>>> The GSoC calendar, FAQ, and events timeline have all been updated with >>>> this year's important dates, so please refer to those for the >>>>milestones >>>> for this year's program. NB: the normal timeline for the program has >>>>been >>>> modified for this year. You'll probably want to examine the dates >>>>closely >>>> to make sure you know when important things are happening. >>>> >>>> Please consider translating the presentations and/or flyers into your >>>> native language and submitting them directly to me to post on the wiki. >>>> Localization for our material is integral to reaching the widest >>>>possible >>>> audience around the world. If you decide to translate a flyer, please >>>>fill >>>> out our form to request a thank you gift for your effort. [5] >>>> >>>> If you decide to host a meetup, please email me to let me know the >>>>date, >>>> time, and location so I can put it on the GSoC calendar. Also, >>>>remember to >>>> take pictures at your meetup and write up a blog post for our blog >>>>using >>>> our provided template for formatting [6]. If you need promotional >>>>items for >>>> your attendees, please fill out our form [7] to request some; we're >>>>happy >>>> to send some along. We can provide up to about 25 pens, notebooks, or >>>> stickers and/or a few t-shirts. Please keep in mind, though, that >>>>shipping >>>> restrictions and timeline vary country-to-country; request items early >>>>to >>>> make sure they get there on time! If you have questions about hosting >>>> meetups, please see the section in our FAQ [8]. >>>> >>>> Please consider applying to participate as an organization again this >>>>year >>>> or maybe joining as a mentor for your favorite organization if they are >>>> selected this year. >>>> >>>> We rely on you for your help for the success of this program, so thank >>>>you >>>> in advance for all the work you do! >>>> >>>> [1] - >>>> >>>>http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2013/02/flip-bits-not-burgers-goog >>>>le-summer-of.html >>>> [2] - >>>> >>>>http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/ProgramPresentations >>>> [3] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocLogos >>>> [4] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers >>>> [5] - http://goo.gl/gEHDO >>>> [6] - http://goo.gl/wbZrt >>>> [7] - http://goo.gl/0BsR8 >>>> [8] - http://goo.gl/2NGfp >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Carol >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>Groups >>>> "Google Summer of Code Mentors List" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>an >>>> email to >>>>[email protected] >>>> >>>><mailto:[email protected]> >>>>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<mailto: >>>> [email protected]>. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/google-summer-of-code-mentors-list?hl=en- >>>>US >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >
