Here is some info: http://code.google.com/opensource/gsoc/2009/faqs.html
I'll be happy to contribute my time also. The only catch is that I wouldn't be considered a Wicket expert. I've only read Wicket in Action and I'm three months into a professional application based on Wicket. However, I am a seasoned Java and JEE developer. And I've co-authored two college text books on the subject: http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763754891/ http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763734237/ -Richard On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:13 AM, nino martinez wael < [email protected]> wrote: > I'll be happy to mentor, what does it require?. I do have a life besides > Wicket/Wicketstuff as Martijn has :) > > > > regards Nino > > 2009/2/26 Martijn Dashorst <[email protected]> > > > While I am perfectly capable of working on Wicket in my spare time > > without being rewarded, I find it way out of line to characterize the > > way I spend my own time as lame when such that doesn't fit the > > criteria of anyone. Being characterized as lame because we are engaged > > in other things, such as family, preparing Wicket presentations, > > building releases, fixing bugs, reading books, playing games, earning > > money, eating, sleeping, feeding our children, is utterly uncalled for > > (though sleeping might be considered lame). > > > > Christopher is very capable of writing English prose, so I take that > > at face value. It's not that someone with a poor knowledge of English > > wrote this. > > > > Armchair volunteerism is very easy to do: it doesn't cost any time, > > and you don't commit yourself to anything. > > > > If anyone wants to pursue GSoC, they're very welcome to call > > themselves Vice President of Wicket Stuff and enlist as Mentor etc. If > > any of the other core committers thinks a GSoC is ok, I'm fine with > > that too. However, given that we're struggling to get all the bugs > > fixed in 1.3.6 and 1.4, I find it hard to believe that anyone will > > have the time and energy to do the mentoring as well. I don't have > > that time and energy. > > > > Martijn > > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Richard Allen > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The words of C. Bergstrom may have been poorly chosen, but he seems to > > have > > > the same goal of wanting Wicket to succeed and grow in popularity. > > Providing > > > harsh responses to users that, despite poor communication, are > otherwise > > > excited about your project does not help to grow your community or get > > > others involved. This is not the first time I've been surprised by the > > > harshness of responses from Wicket core committers. I hope these don't > > have > > > the effect of pushing developers away. > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Jeroen Steenbeeke <j.steenbeeke.ml@ > > > gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > >> > Once again it seems a lame excuse to say you're too busy or the > > various > > >> > other things when this could both give the project good pr and > > possibly > > >> add > > >> > more people who contribute to the framework. > > >> > > >> I've found that the best way to convince people does not involve > > insulting > > >> the person you're trying to convince. There is merit to your argument > of > > >> good PR and possible new contributors, but let's not forget that the > > people > > >> working on Wicket do so in their spare time - and you know that there > > are a > > >> lot of things in life that require time. It is fully understandable > that > > >> what little time the developers have to spend on Wicket, they'd rather > > use > > >> that time to improve the framework and fix bugs. > > >> Mentoring a SoC student takes a considerable amount of time and > > >> concentration, and while some students may blossom on their own, a lot > > of > > >> them need guidance on a regular basis - this requires a massive > > investment > > >> of spare time that could otherwise have been used for improving > Wicket. > > A > > >> mentor that is only half interested will not be an advantage to the > > >> student, > > >> and be bad PR rather than good - you need mentors that are willing, > > good, > > >> know the framework well and have loads of time - the last of which > does > > not > > >> apply to a lot of Wicket Devs. Calling it lame doesn't change anything > > >> about > > >> it, but it does agitate the developers, which doesn't exactly help > your > > >> cause. > > >> - Jeroen > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Become a Wicket expert, learn from the best: http://wicketinaction.com > > Apache Wicket 1.3.5 is released > > Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >
