Hi, on GCompris side, we hope/plan to mentor 2 students like last year. I updated the page to add one more task.
Regarding the events: this year, we were planning to skip SoK to focus more on GCi and GSoC, having the 3 events is too consuming and do not allow us to progress on our main tasks. There was a bit of change due to the fact that it was GCi that was skipped but the main point is still there, we don't have enough time/resource to handle the 3 events. Johnny 2018-01-15 1:39 GMT+01:00 Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmer...@gmail.com>: > I'm very discouraged to see so little movement on this. After skipping GCi > this past fall, are we now also considering skipping GSoC? Or downsizing > the number of students we are mentoring? > > Without Ideas we will not get students. More important, we must complete > the Org application soon, and the Ideas page is the core of that > application. > > This is good for your team and your project, in the long run. It brings in > new contributors and fresh ideas. > > If you need some guidance, please read https://google.github.io/ > gsocguides/mentor/defining-a-project-ideas-list.html > > I should have linked to it for the last email. > > Valorie > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 3:03 PM, Valorie Zimmerman < > valorie.zimmer...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hello GSoC mentors, and teams supporting mentors, >> >> TL;DR: Fill out https://community.kde.org/GSoC/2018/Ideas; read >> https://community.kde.org/GSoC. Now. >> >> Every year, we've asked for more time to get ramped up for GSoC, and so >> now is the time for organizations to apply[1]. We have begun to write our >> application, and that means that our Ideas page needs to be filled NOW, >> because that is the prime consideration for the GSoC team once the Org >> Applications deadline has passed. >> >> The quality of our ideas and the guidance they give our students are the >> most important part of our application. Please begin filling in your ideas >> now if you have not already, and ensure that that page is comprehensive, >> accurate and attractive. Including screenshots and other images is allowed, >> if it enriches the idea for a project. *Please ensure complete information >> about how to contact the team*; this is crucial. >> >> Also, take a look at the landing page https://community.kde.org/GSoC. >> Experienced mentors agree that: >> >> 1. commits must be made before the student proposal is submitted, and >> linked on that proposal, and >> >> 2. that regular communication from the student must be initiated by the >> student at least weekly, and we expect daily or nearly daily communication >> with the team in a more informal way. >> >> Be sure to point students to that information, as this should lower the >> number of proposals, while raising the quality. >> >> 1. https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline >> >> PS: If your team has an Idea, ensure that you have mentors for it, and >> that those mentors are subscribe to KDE-Soc-Mentor list. Remove any ideas >> without mentors available, please. Now, before you forget! >> >> Valorie >> > > > -- > http://about.me/valoriez >
