Summer of Code Google 2009

This project has been depreciated for now. See the discussion page. Scott is applying through another open source project. His self-directed application is at User:ScottGeoffrey/GSoC_2009.


 * Summer of Code (Google) FAQ

What should a mentoring organization application look like?
In addition to anything else your organization would like to submit as an application, Google will be asking (at least) the following questions as part of the application process:

Did your organization participate in past GSoCs? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation.

 * No, but mediawiki has. The 2008 GSoC page for MediaWiki. MediaWiki's Ideas page.
 * So have XWiki and MoinMoin wiki
 * Have any projects focused on open content development (as opposed to just source code)? --ScottGeoffrey 06:42, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

What license(s) does your project use?
Creative Commons By Attribution Share Alike (CC-BY-SA)

What is the URL for your ideas page?
http://www.wikieducator.org/Summer_of_Code_Google_2009/Ideas

What is the main IRC channel for your organization?
irc.freenode.net #wikieducator

A few notes on the mentoring organization application:

 * If you take a look at the program timeline, we've left about a week for students to get to know you before submitting their applications. It is critical that it be obvious how students should reach you to discuss applying to your organization; plan to link this information from your "Ideas" list at the very least.
 * The email addresses associated with the Google Account information provided during application process will be used as the primary mode of contact by Google throughout the program, e.g. the email address which we will use to subscribe you to the GSoC mentors/admins-only mailing list.

--Google

What is an "Ideas" list?
An "Ideas" list should be a list of suggested student projects. This list is meant to introduce contributors to your project's needs and to provide inspiration to would-be student applicants. It is useful to classify each idea as specifically as possible, e.g. "must know Python" or "easier project; good for a student with more limited experience with C++." If your organization plans to provide an application template, you should include it on your Ideas list.

Keep in mind that your Ideas list should be a starting point for student applications; we've heard from past mentoring organization participants that some of their best student projects are those that greatly expanded on a proposed idea or were blue-sky proposals not mentioned on the Ideas list at all.

Other Links

 * WikiEducator Summer Of Content Proposal