Hi Cameron, I forgot to mention (apologies if you already know this) that GSoC is open to many types of student including undergraduates, postgraduates, mature students, full-time and part-time students, etc. Consequently, it might be difficult to devise a project that presents the same level of challenge to every GSoC student. The approach Chris took last year as my mentor was to have many interesting extensions lined up for me if I finished the original project. I really liked this approach and I believe it's a good model for other GSoC projects to follow.
Hope this is useful feedback, Ross On 14 February 2013 20:51, Cameron Goodale <[email protected]> wrote: > Ross, > > Thanks for the feedback and I am glad to hear that your GSoC experience was > good enough that you are considering doing it again. Is there anything we > can do differently to improve this summer? (don't worry you won't hurt my > feelings) > > Cheers, > > > Cameron > > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 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! 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