Dear all, SMW is planning to participate in Google Summer of Code this year (in previous years, we did this under the umbrella of the Wikimedia Foundation). This is a great opportunity for young hackers from around the world to make key contributions to SMW-related projects while earning both money and experience. Semantic Maps and RDFIO are examples of projects that came out of earlier GSoCs.
As the name suggests, actual work will happen in summer, but it is not too early to make a mental note, or to get in touch with the people you would like to work with. I forward below an email from Sumana, the GSoC coordinator for the Wikimedia Foundation, which contains many helpful hints for students. The initial project page for SMW is at http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/GSoC_2011 Students (and interested users) can also propose their own projects -- the best place to do this is is on the SMW developers list (CCed) or on the SMW IRC channel. In principle, we can host all projects which are related to SMW extensions and to MediaWiki in general, as long as SMW users will clearly benefit from them. Cheers, Markus -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Wikitech-l] Recruiting students to apply for Google Summer of Code Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:57:47 -0500 From: Sumana Harihareswara <suma...@panix.com> Reply-To: Wikimedia developers <wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org> To: wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org I'll be administering MediaWiki's participation in Google Summer of Code this year, so I'd like to recruit bright students to consider applying. Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a program where you get paid to hack an open source project during the summer. It's never too early to start thinking about summer internships! There's a good explanation of the program here: http://www.booki.cc/gsocstudentguide/_v/1.0/what-is-google-summer-of-code/ Community college, university, and graduate students around the world are eligible. You don't need to be a Computer Science or IT major: http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/faqs#who If you'd like to participate, check out the timeline. Make sure you are available full-time from 23 May till 22 August this summer, and have a little free time from 25 April till 23 May for ramp-up. http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/timeline Then sign up on our wiki page and start talking with us in #wikimedia-dev about a possible project! http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2011 Good luck, Sumana Harihareswara interim Wikimedia volunteer/community development coordinator _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Semediawiki-devel mailing list Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel
