Re: [Mesa-dev] should we do GSoC 2021?
Hi Trevor, I see. That's unfortunate. Thanks for letting me know! In any case, I will try to contribute to mesa independently and hopefully become part of the community. ___ mesa-dev mailing list mesa-dev@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev
Re: [Mesa-dev] should we do GSoC 2021?
Hi Omar, On Wed 2021-02-10 @ 02:31:11 PM, Omar Emara wrote: > If applying to GSoC will not take much time from you, I think you should apply > regardless and leave the acceptance decision on a per-project basis. GSoC works, literally, the other way around. Unfortunately GSoC doesn't start with students expressing their interest, then organizations applying based on the student interest they receive. GSoC starts with mentors willing to volunteer to mentor, then organizations deciding to apply based on the level of interest expressed by potential volunteers, then google selecting which organizations can participate, then students expressing an interest. Without a proper task list XOrg will not be selected by Google to participate in GSoC. Google has always been clear that the task list is one of the most important criteria for deciding which organizations they pick to participate. Mentors need to update the task list with ideas they're willing to mentor. So far nobody has volunteered to mentor, and by extension, nobody has volunteered to update the tasks to fit into the new constraints Google is applying to GSoC 2021. Organization applications close Feb 19, if there are no mentors we can't possibly consider participating. ___ mesa-dev mailing list mesa-dev@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev
Re: [Mesa-dev] should we do GSoC 2021?
Hi Trevor, Have you reached a decision yet regarding your participation in GSoC? I am an interested student and it would be great to know in advance so that I can prepare. If applying to GSoC will not take much time from you, I think you should apply regardless and leave the acceptance decision on a per-project basis. Students may not necessary propose ideas from your ideas list, so updating the ideas list may not be strictly necessary for a successful proposal. Just my thought on the matter. Thanks! ___ mesa-dev mailing list mesa-dev@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev
[Mesa-dev] should we do GSoC 2021?
Hi everyone, There are discussions regarding whether or not we want to participate in GSoC this year. Org applications are open now until Feb 19. Last year at the GSoC Mentor Summit (Oct 2020) it was announced that changes were coming to GSoC 2021: - the amount of time a student is expected to spend on a project is halved - stipends are halved - overall duration is shortened to 10 weeks - lowered eligibility requirements As a result, project expectations are supposed to be reduced as well. Whereas previously a student was expected to work 350 hours and had to be enrolled in an accredited university programme, now projects are expected to take a student 175 hours and accredited colleges and coding camps are acceptable. What this means right now is that our list of ideas ( https://www.x.org/wiki/SummerOfCodeIdeas/) needs to be checked to see if it's still suitable. Are the project ideas still valid? Are they something a student could do in 175 hours? Some people feel that 175 hours might not be enough time to contribute a significant coding effort against an fd.o project. At this point my gut feeling is to hold off on the application. If I can't find anyone to help go through the ideas list or who are willing to mentor under these new changes then we'll need to consider our options. Thoughts? Thanks so much for reading, best regards, Trevor ___ mesa-dev mailing list mesa-dev@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev
