Re: Call for GSoC internship project ideas

[Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>]

+Cc rust-vmm ML, since in past years we have used QEMU as an umbrella
project for rust-vmm ideas for GSoC.

Thanks,
Stefano

On Tue, 28 Jan 2025 at 17:17, Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear QEMU and KVM communities,
> QEMU will apply for the Google Summer of Code internship
> program again this year. Regular contributors can submit project
> ideas that they'd like to mentor by replying to this email by
> February 7th.
>
> About Google Summer of Code
> -----------------------------------------
> GSoC (https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/) offers paid open
> source remote work internships to eligible people wishing to participate
> in open source development. QEMU has been doing internship for
> many years. Our mentors have enjoyed helping talented interns make
> their first open source contributions and some former interns continue
> to participate today.
>
> Who can mentor
> ----------------------
> Regular contributors to QEMU and KVM can participate as mentors.
> Mentorship involves about 5 hours of time commitment per week to
> communicate with the intern, review their patches, etc. Time is also
> required during the intern selection phase to communicate with
> applicants. Being a mentor is an opportunity to help someone get
> started in open source development, will give you experience with
> managing a project in a low-stakes environment, and a chance to
> explore interesting technical ideas that you may not have time to
> develop yourself.
>
> How to propose your idea
> ------------------------------
> Reply to this email with the following project idea template filled in:
>
> === TITLE ===
>
> '''Summary:''' Short description of the project
>
> Detailed description of the project that explains the general idea,
> including a list of high-level tasks that will be completed by the
> project, and provides enough background for someone unfamiliar with
> the code base to research the idea. Typically 2 or 3 paragraphs.
>
> '''Links:'''
> * Links to mailing lists threads, git repos, or web sites
>
> '''Details:'''
> * Skill level: beginner or intermediate or advanced
> * Language: C/Python/Rust/etc
>
> More information
> ----------------------
> You can find out about the process we follow here:
> Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNVCX7YMUL8
> Slides (PDF): https://vmsplice.net/~stefan/stefanha-kvm-forum-2016.pdf
>
> The QEMU wiki page for GSoC 2024 is now available:
> https://wiki.qemu.org/Google_Summer_of_Code_2025
>
> What about Outreachy?
> -------------------------------
> We have struggled to find sponsors for the Outreachy internship
> program (https://www.outreachy.org/) in recent years. If you or your
> organization would like to sponsor an Outreachy internship, please get
> in touch.
>
> Thanks,
> Stefan
>