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Could you also please share your thoughts on what would be a good student profile- for instance, how much theoretical background and practical experience, for working on a SoC project? Demian > The next Summer of Code is just around the corner. > > Last year, we had 46 submissions and seven we accepted. Out of the SoC we > got > two ongoing contributors, several good patches, two code refactors and even > an employee for a PostgreSQL company. I'd like to see us do the same this > year! > > Therefore, we need volunteer mentors. Here's how it works: > > -- You help review and rate submissions in March. > -- From May-August, you mentor one or two SoC students in working on > PostgreSQL patches. This means that you must be readily available to your > student(s) during this summer and have time (2-5 hours per week, more at the > beginning) to coach them. > -- You need to evaluate the student's progress both midsummer and on > completion. > -- You prepare the student code for submission as an 8.4 feature, if > applicable. > -- Around October, Google gives SPI $500 for your mentoring. You can choose > to take this money (less transaction fees) or leave it as a donation. You > also get a nifty t-shirt. > > We're looking for mentors who are: > -- patient > -- available > -- knowledgeable in depth in some particular area/add-in to PostgreSQL > -- interested in reviewing student code > -- interested in helping create the next generation of contributors > > Particularly we'd like people who can mentor on: > -- PostgreSQL internals > -- GIS > -- applications & client tools > -- advanced indexing > -- XML > ... based on last year's submissions, but there will be more this year. > > Also, I am looking for contacts at universities where I can direct notices > when SoC opens. > > E-mail me ASAP. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF4204Ws7G5iIp9akRAh6yAKCMp3Fy66BsPmsAGQ7i6CwavE2hFQCgoIZG 66zWJUCOweH0LCgQA9NpotA= =Ea5J -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
