On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > Looks like a GSoC deadline has suddenly arrived. Sorry I didn't > notice this earlier. > > We need to get idea proposals into JIRA today! >
I added my idea: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMDEV-76 -Rob > Anyone can sign up for JIRA access: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Dashboard.jspa > > Assign it to the "Community Development" project in JIRA. Give then > the label "gsoc2013" > > Additional instructions in Ulrich's note ! > > So if you have a coding idea, and are willing to mentor a student, > please enter the idea into JIRA today ! > > Thanks ! > > Rob ! > > ! > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ulrich Stärk <u...@apache.org> > Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 5:01 AM > Subject: Re: Google Summer of Code 2013 > To: p...@apache.org > > > Dear PMCs, > > I'm going to submit our application to Google this weekend but our > ideas list only shows 34 ideas > until now. That's a shame considering that we have over a hundred > projects and were able to offer > potential students 142 project ideas to choose from last year and it > might also hinder our chances > of being accepted. > > Remember, GSoC is a great way to attract fresh blood to your projects > and to get work done that > might otherwise go undone. It is in your own interest to participate. > > Incubator mentors, please also talk to your respective podlings. > > If there is anything keeping you from participating, or anything that > needs clarification, don't > hesitate to contact the community development project at > d...@community.apache.org or, if you want to > keep the discussion private, code-awa...@apache.org. > > Cheers, > > Uli > > On 05.03.2013 16:26, Ulrich Stärk wrote: >> Hello PMCs, >> >> Google Summer of Code [1] is the ideal opportunity for you to attract new >> contributors to your projects. >> >> 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 you NOW need to >> >> - understand what it means to be a mentor [2]. >> >> - record your project ideas. Just create issues in JIRA, label them with >> gsoc2013, 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 if you need >> assistance. >> >> - subscribe to code-awa...@apache.org (restricted to potential mentors, >> meant to be used as a >> private list - general discussions on the public d...@community.apache.org >> list as much as possible >> please). Use a recognized address when subscribing (@apache.org or one of >> your alias addresses on >> record). >> >> Note that the ASF isn't accepted yet, nevertheless you *really* should start >> recording your ideas now. >> >> 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 a success again this >> year! >> >> >> Uli >> >> P.S.: Except for the private parts (label spreadsheet mostly), this email is >> free to be shared >> publicly if you want to. >> >> [1] http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013 >> [2] http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html >> [3] http://s.apache.org/gsoc2013ideas >> [4] http://community.apache.org/gsoc.html >> [5] http://s.apache.org/gsoclabels >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
