Aaron Meurer
2012-02-04 21:01:20 UTC
Hi everyone.
Google has officially announced that they will be running Google
Summer of Code 2012. See
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012. There is
also a linke to a timeline on that page.
We plan to apply again. Google will not release the questions we have
to answer until the application period begins on Feburary 27, but they
will likely be similar to the ones that were used last year. So I
have started a page on the wiki for it at
https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/GSoC-2012-Organization-Application,
based on last year's application. Please feel free to edit it, though
note that the questions listed there may not be the exact ones that
are asked.
Aside from that, we need people to update the student application
template (https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/GSoC-2012-Application-Template)
and, more importantly, the ideas page
(https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/gsoc-2012-Ideas). Please go
through the ideas page and add new ideas, and remove ones that are
already implemented. In particular, any projects that were done last
year should be removed, or updated to reflect things that can be done
to extend the project. And some of the ideas that are already there
are getting a little stale, so we could really use novel ideas.
Discuss on the mailing list if you're not sure if something fits
within the scope of the project.
Regarding the template, do people have any comments about how we ran
the program last year that they think should be changed? This is the
time to start discussing this. Also, if any mentors from last year
have any comments about the applications, changing the template is one
way to fix things.
I guess we should start getting a list of people who are willing to
mentor. In particular, for those who mentored last year, who are
willing to mentor again? If you participated in the past as a
student, and are still a student, you are welcome to apply again as a
student. Or, if you like, you can participate as a mentor.
Finally, it's not too soon to start talking to us if you want to
apply. If you are interested, write to the mailing list and introduce
yourself.
Aaron Meurer
Google has officially announced that they will be running Google
Summer of Code 2012. See
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012. There is
also a linke to a timeline on that page.
We plan to apply again. Google will not release the questions we have
to answer until the application period begins on Feburary 27, but they
will likely be similar to the ones that were used last year. So I
have started a page on the wiki for it at
https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/GSoC-2012-Organization-Application,
based on last year's application. Please feel free to edit it, though
note that the questions listed there may not be the exact ones that
are asked.
Aside from that, we need people to update the student application
template (https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/GSoC-2012-Application-Template)
and, more importantly, the ideas page
(https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/gsoc-2012-Ideas). Please go
through the ideas page and add new ideas, and remove ones that are
already implemented. In particular, any projects that were done last
year should be removed, or updated to reflect things that can be done
to extend the project. And some of the ideas that are already there
are getting a little stale, so we could really use novel ideas.
Discuss on the mailing list if you're not sure if something fits
within the scope of the project.
Regarding the template, do people have any comments about how we ran
the program last year that they think should be changed? This is the
time to start discussing this. Also, if any mentors from last year
have any comments about the applications, changing the template is one
way to fix things.
I guess we should start getting a list of people who are willing to
mentor. In particular, for those who mentored last year, who are
willing to mentor again? If you participated in the past as a
student, and are still a student, you are welcome to apply again as a
student. Or, if you like, you can participate as a mentor.
Finally, it's not too soon to start talking to us if you want to
apply. If you are interested, write to the mailing list and introduce
yourself.
Aaron Meurer
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