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. >>> >>> >>>
