The point of the grant is to do any project relating to SymPy. These are the projects that were already done in the past. We could submit a proposal to do a project that is related to one that is already done, but it does not need to be related. The project that did the 1.1 release did a lot of work that doesn't need to be done again, such as rewriting the script that does the release. And also as you noted, the release notes are made automatically now, so that work does not need to be done either. For the 1.4 release, we just need to fix a couple of blocking issues (I think most already have PRs that just need to be reviewed) https://github.com/sympy/sympy/milestone/51, then I can do the release quite easily.
If you are interested in this, I would suggest finding a project that you are already familiar with. The grant would not be mentored like GSoC, so it should be something that you can work on mostly independently. Aaron Meurer On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:56 AM Shekhar Prasad Rajak <shekharrajak.1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Aaron, > > I am interested for the project "SymPy 1.1 Release Support" - Small > Development Grants. I read the project description and understood it. > I can see that SymPy 1.3 has been already released, which was manually > written. And release note 1.4 is getting updated by SymPy Bot automatically. > So point > > > Writing release notes for the aforementioned approximately 500 changes > > since version 1.0. > > is not required right? > > Hence that means project is all about : > > 1. Making sure any blocking issues are fixed before the release is made. ... > 2. Update the automated script that does the actual release [ Can you please > explain a bit this point? means what kind of update is required] > 3. Make a release candidate, and fix any major issues that are found in it by > the community. > 4. Make the final release, including uploading the tarball to PyPI, and > updating various websites. .. > > Please share any link related to previous year work on this project, so that > I can understand it more clearly. > > -- > > Also, I found "SymPy: MatchPy C++ code generator for SymPy/symengine" project > challenging. I try to understand the problem statement and going through some > related links like : > > - GSoC 2017 Report Abdullah Javed Nesar: Rule based Integrator > - GSoC 20187 Fina blog post > > Please let me know if you have any other link in mind, which shows the next > part of the work done on this project. > > Thanks and regards, > Shekhar Prasad Rajak, > Contact : +918142478937 > Blog | Github | Twitter > Skype: shekhar.rajak1 > > > On Tuesday, 5 March 2019 02:21:08 UTC+5:30, Aaron Meurer wrote: >> >> NumFOCUS runs this same grant program several times a year. >> >> The release support for the 1.1 release was this same grant from 2017. >> We also received the grant in Fall 2018 to reimplement MatchPy in C++ >> in SymEngine >> (https://numfocus.org/blog/fall-2018-open-source-development-grants). >> Both projects were successful. >> >> Both of these show the sort of thing that can be done with this grant. >> >> Aaron Meurer >> >> On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 3:28 AM Shekhar Prasad Rajak >> <shekharr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Hello Aaron, >> > >> > Please confirm the details link for Small Development Grants is : >> > https://numfocus.org/blog/numfocus-awards-small-development-grants-to-projects >> > and project is " SymPy 1.1 Release Support" . >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > Shekhar Prasad Rajak, >> > Contact : +918142478937 >> > Blog | Github | Twitter >> > Skype: shekhar.rajak1 >> > >> > >> > On Monday, 4 March 2019 08:44:12 UTC+5:30, Aaron Meurer wrote: >> >> >> >> To clarify, this grant would be for someone who is already an active >> >> SymPy contributor. If you are new to SymPy, and a student, you should >> >> apply for Google Summer of Code, which is mentored. >> >> >> >> Aaron Meurer >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 10:24 PM Aaron Meurer <asme...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > NumFOCUS is running their CFP for $3000 grants again. The rules are >> >> > the same as before. >> >> > >> >> > The timeline is >> >> > >> >> > Proposals due: Thurs. 28 March >> >> > Acceptance Notifications: Fri. 19 April >> >> > >> >> > Proposals must be submitted through the project (i.e., me), so if >> >> > anyone is interested in applying let me know. >> >> > >> >> > Aaron Meurer >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 2:58 PM Jason Moore <moore...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > >> >> > > I'd like to see an application from some for one or the other: >> >> > > >> >> > > - Major documentation cleanup, restructuring to make it more in line >> >> > > with the quality of other leading packages, and to organize a sprint >> >> > > around this. >> >> > > - Pull request downsizing: focus on triaging, completing simple ones, >> >> > > and organizing a sprint to tackle harder ones. >> >> > > >> >> > > Jason >> >> > > >> >> > > moorepants.info >> >> > > +01 530-601-9791 >> >> > > >> >> > > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 8:07 PM, Aaron Meurer <asme...@gmail.com> >> >> > > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> > >> NumFOCUS is offering $3000 grants for work on its associated projects >> >> > >> (see below for more information). >> >> > >> >> >> > >> If anyone in the SymPy community is interested in applying for this >> >> > >> let me know (only one proposal per project is allowed, so please let >> >> > >> me know if you are interested in applying so we can coordinate in >> >> > >> case >> >> > >> multiple people are interested). >> >> > >> >> >> > >> For those who don't know, I received a similar grant last year which >> >> > >> paid for my work on the SymPy 1.1 release >> >> > >> (https://www.numfocus.org/blog/numfocus-awards-small-development-grants-to-projects). >> >> > >> >> >> > >> And in case you don't know, NumFOCUS is a nonprofit dedicated to open >> >> > >> source scientific software, of which SymPy is a member project. You >> >> > >> can find out more about NumFOCUS at https://www.numfocus.org/ >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Aaron Meurer >> >> > >> >> >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >> > >> From: Gina Helfrich <gi...@numfocus.org> >> >> > >> Date: Thu, May 31, 2018 at 8:01 AM >> >> > >> Subject: [NumFOCUS Projects] Call for Proposals - Small Development >> >> > >> Grants - Summer 2018 >> >> > >> To: Affiliated Projects <affil...@numfocus.org>, proj...@numfocus.org >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Call for Proposals - Small Development Grants - Summer 2018 >> >> > >> >> >> > >> NumFOCUS invites proposals from its sponsored and affiliated projects >> >> > >> for targeted small development grants. This is the second of three >> >> > >> small grant cycles NumFOCUS plans to offer in 2018. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> There are no restrictions on what the funding can be used for. Code >> >> > >> development, documentation work, educational, sustainability, and >> >> > >> diversity initiatives, or other types of projects are all eligible. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Only one application may be submitted per project (per grant funding >> >> > >> cycle). >> >> > >> >> >> > >> For examples of grants that were funded in the first round, see here: >> >> > >> https://www.numfocus.org/blog/numfocus-awards-development-grants-to-open-source-projects-spring-2018 >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Available Funding: >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Up to $3,000 per proposal >> >> > >> Allocated funding is $20,000 for this cycle; depending on the number >> >> > >> and quality of proposals this may be adjusted up or down. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Eligibility: >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Proposals must be approved by the leadership of a NumFOCUS sponsored >> >> > >> or affiliated project. >> >> > >> Proposed work must have a clear outcome, achievable within 2018. >> >> > >> The call is open to applicants from any nationality and can be >> >> > >> performed at any university, institute or business worldwide (US >> >> > >> export laws permitting). >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Timeline: >> >> > >> >> >> > >> 31 May 2018: Call for Proposals released >> >> > >> 16 July 2018: deadline for proposal submissions >> >> > >> 2 August 2018: successful proposals notified >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> How to Apply: >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Fill out this form - 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