Re: [RFH] SoC 2012 Guidelines

[chaitanyaa nalla <nallachaitu@gmail.com>]

Those are very good ideas and everyone should think about implementing these :).

On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 9:41 PM, Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> wrote:
> First, I'd like to thank Jeff King for creating and hosting GSoC wiki
> pages for Git.  Without his initiative, and even more his volunteering
> to be GSoC Git organizator we (as the Git Development Community)
> wouldn't be in Google Summer of Code 2012.
>
> The https://github.com/peff/git/wiki/ includes the following pages:
>
> * "SoC 2012 Application", which should probably be renamed to
>  "SoC 2012 Organization Application"; it was here to help (crowd)craft
>  organization application.
>
> * "SoC 2012 Template", which perhaps should be better named
>  "SoC 2012 Student Application Template"; it is here for prospective
>  (would-be) student to help craft better project application.
>
> * "SoC 2012 Ideas", to gather ideas for GSoC project from Git developers
>  and others, as _example_ ideas for students applications.
>
>  We really should have more ideas, as it looks like students would be
>  battling for a few projects (I think there are two would-be students
>  for any proposed project).  Well, too late now.
>
> I'd really like to see blue-sky proposals not mentioned on ideas list,
> or at least greatly expanded on proposed ideas.
>
> When students proposals would get accepted at April 23, there would
> be created "SoC 2012 Projects", listing accepted projects and hopefully
> tracking their status.  I guess we would try to list git-related GSoC
> projects from other organizations, like in previous years.
>
>
> What is lacking (for me) is something like "SoC 2012 Guidelines" wiki
> page, which would gather guidelines and suggestions both for mentors
> and for students.
>
> One can find some information buried in GSoC FAQ:
>
> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs
>
> It would be nice however to have it extracted and make easier to find.
>
> This page could also serve to gather organization-specific requirements,
> for example:
>
> * That the discussion of GSoC project application ideas with mentoring
>  organization (i.e. with us) should take place in the open, here on git
>  mailing list, git@vger.kernel.org.
>
> * That each student should examine relevant parts of existing git code,
>  read SubmittingPatches and Coding Guidelines, and at least lurk (read)
>  on git mailing list during the Community Bonding Period (e.g. via
>  GMane; I don't think we should require subscribing to git mailing
>  list).
>
> * That for each project there should be created a public git repository
>  on one of git hosting sites like repo.or.cz, Gitorious or GitHub.
>
> * How often students (and/or mentors) should send updates about status
>  of a project (once per week perhaps?), and what should those
>  announcements include.
>
>
> And to gather help:
>
> * There should be some information about what parts of discussion and
>  work should take place in private communication between student and
>  mentor, and how much should it take place in public, on git mailing
>  list.
>
> * How can and how should mentors help students.
>
> * How to make use of comments on patches (or design ideas), while not
>  getting bogged down in "bikeshed"-ding :-)
>
> * Perhaps also some advice from successfull students to students,
>  and from mentors to mentors.
>
>
> [I was neither GSoC student, or GSoC mentor.]
>
> --
> Jakub Narebski
> Poland
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