From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Anthony Sorace Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <0314019C-E3DE-443A-AD2E-97B2FEC6725C@9srv.net> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:13:35 -0500 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2070.6\)) Subject: [9fans] Google Summer of Code 2015 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 455f3cf6-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 (Resending (with tweaks) to get around moderation.) Things are underway for this summer. The org application period is open, = closing tomorrow, and ours is in, with a few tweaks pending. A few = things to note, the first one could use lots of help: =E2=80=A2 As always, the most important part of the application is the = ideas page. This year's is at: = http://www.plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/gsoc-2015-ideas/index.html I've just started updating it, and there's plenty to do. If you have an = idea you'd be possibly willing to mentor or backup-mentor, *please* add = it here. Provide enough detail that an interested student could get a = decent idea of the scope of the project and what's involved. The more = relevant information you can provide, the better. If the info for that = project gets larger than a paragraph, it probably makes sense to create = a wiki page dedicated to the idea; see the idea "Replace language for = wikifs" for a good example of that. If the wiki is a challenge, email me = what the entry should be and I'll take care of it. In the GSoC feedback sessions every year, this page is always the main = thing used to separate various otherwise-promising orgs out. Take a = look. =E2=80=A2 If you travel in circles with students, start telling them = about the program and why they should want to work with us. You might = point them at our Student Expectations, at = http://www.plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/GSoC_Student_Expectations/index.= html I'm reviewing those, but I don't expect significant changes. =E2=80=A2 If you're an established community member, consider whether = you'd be interested in mentoring. Take a look at our Mentor's = Expectations at = http://www.plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/GSoC_Mentor_Expectations/index.h= tml and feel free to ask me or anyone else who's participated in the past = questions - I'm sure everyone would be willing to talk. =E2=80=A2 Prior-year mentors, it would be particularly helpful if you = could take a look at those two previous pages and let me know (via the = plan9-gsoc group preferably, or off-list) if you think anything needs = changing. I think these expectations (which are more or less the same as = the past 2-3 years, with small refinements) have served us pretty well, = but would obviously be interested in other opinions. =E2=80=A2 Also, if you're not on them and would like to contribute = actively, we have two relevant Google Groups worth joining: plan9-gsoc = and plan9-gsoc-mentors. The mentor's list is for mentors, backup = mentors, and similar folks helping out; the other list is for anyone = interested in helping out or following along on the GSoC-specific = discussions more closely. Let me know if you have any other questions. If you have real-time = questions, I'm in #plan9 and #plan9-gsoc most of the time. Anthony --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google = Groups "Plan 9 Google Summer of Code Mentors list" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send = an email to plan9-gsoc-mentors+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to = plan9-gsoc-mentors@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/plan9-gsoc-mentors. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.=