While we will be making a formal announcement with more details later
this year, we wanted to let all would-be student participants in
Google Summer of Code 2009 know that we will be holding the program
once again this year. If you are interested in participating, it's a
great idea to begin investigating FOSS projects you would enjoy
contributing to *now*.
Not sure where to get started? No time like the present to subscribe
to project mailing lists, hang out in project IRC channels or in their
forums, check out some source code and start investigating how things
work. We have universally heard from our mentors that their most
successful students are those who got involved with the project early.
You'll look great to your would-be mentors if you ask them smart
questions. Major bonus points if you submit a patch or two. Going
through your first code reviews with a new Open Source project is a
rite of passage in FOSS development and it's a great way to show that
you are engaged with the project. Remember, your mentors want to learn
more about both your strengths and weaknesses, so don't be afraid to
make mistakes. They happen to the best of us.
We'll be letting folks know more details at the upcoming FOSDEM
conference, so until then stay tuned for more details. Please bear in
mind, though, that not all organizations that participated in GSoC
2008 will be returning for 2009. Take time now to explore your
interests and scratch your own itch - that is what Open Source is all
about!
Cheers,
LH
--
Leslie Hawthorn
Program Manager - Open Source
Google Inc.
> While we will be making a formal announcement with more details later
> this year, we wanted to let all would-be student participants in
> Google Summer of Code 2009 know that we will be holding the program
> once again this year. If you are interested in participating, it's a
> great idea to begin investigating FOSS projects you would enjoy
> contributing to *now*.
> Not sure where to get started? No time like the present to subscribe
> to project mailing lists, hang out in project IRC channels or in their
> forums, check out some source code and start investigating how things
> work. We have universally heard from our mentors that their most
> successful students are those who got involved with the project early.
> You'll look great to your would-be mentors if you ask them smart
> questions. Major bonus points if you submit a patch or two. Going
> through your first code reviews with a new Open Source project is a
> rite of passage in FOSS development and it's a great way to show that
> you are engaged with the project. Remember, your mentors want to learn
> more about both your strengths and weaknesses, so don't be afraid to
> make mistakes. They happen to the best of us.
> We'll be letting folks know more details at the upcoming FOSDEM
> conference, so until then stay tuned for more details. Please bear in
> mind, though, that not all organizations that participated in GSoC
> 2008 will be returning for 2009. Take time now to explore your
> interests and scratch your own itch - that is what Open Source is all
> about!
> Cheers,
> LH
> --
> Leslie Hawthorn
> Program Manager - Open Source
> Google Inc.
> Hi Sir, > I am new to this GSoC project and am really excited to work in this > project. Looking forward to GSoC 2009.Any suggestions for dos and > don'ts
> Thanks
The advice for students wiki page is the place to go for this question. Have fun and good luck!
Cheers, LH
Leslie Hawthorn Program Manager - Open Source Google Inc.
> While we will be making a formal announcement with more details later
> this year, we wanted to let all would-be student participants in
> Google Summer of Code 2009 know that we will be holding the program
> once again this year. If you are interested in participating, it's a
> great idea to begin investigating FOSS projects you would enjoy
> contributing to *now*.
> Not sure where to get started? No time like the present to subscribe
> to project mailing lists, hang out in project IRC channels or in their
> forums, check out some source code and start investigating how things
> work. We have universally heard from our mentors that their most
> successful students are those who got involved with the project early.
> You'll look great to your would-be mentors if you ask them smart
> questions. Major bonus points if you submit a patch or two. Going
> through your first code reviews with a new Open Source project is a
> rite of passage in FOSS development and it's a great way to show that
> you are engaged with the project. Remember, your mentors want to learn
> more about both your strengths and weaknesses, so don't be afraid to
> make mistakes. They happen to the best of us.
> We'll be letting folks know more details at the upcoming FOSDEM
> conference, so until then stay tuned for more details. Please bear in
> mind, though, that not all organizations that participated in GSoC
> 2008 will be returning for 2009. Take time now to explore your
> interests and scratch your own itch - that is what Open Source is all
> about!
> Cheers,
> LH
> --
> Leslie Hawthorn
> Program Manager - Open Source
> Google Inc.
> I'd like to apply to be a mentoring organization (http://
> code.google.com/p/concharto). When will the application for mentoring
> organizations be open?
> Thanks,
> Frank
> On Jan 7, 11:17 am, LH <lho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> > While we will be making a formal announcement with more details later
> > this year, we wanted to let all would-be student participants in
> > Google Summer of Code 2009 know that we will be holding the program
> > once again this year. If you are interested in participating, it's a
> > great idea to begin investigating FOSS projects you would enjoy
> > contributing to *now*.
> > Not sure where to get started? No time like the present to subscribe
> > to project mailing lists, hang out in project IRC channels or in their
> > forums, check out some source code and start investigating how things
> > work. We have universally heard from our mentors that their most
> > successful students are those who got involved with the project early.
> > You'll look great to your would-be mentors if you ask them smart
> > questions. Major bonus points if you submit a patch or two. Going
> > through your first code reviews with a new Open Source project is a
> > rite of passage in FOSS development and it's a great way to show that
> > you are engaged with the project. Remember, your mentors want to learn
> > more about both your strengths and weaknesses, so don't be afraid to
> > make mistakes. They happen to the best of us.
> > We'll be letting folks know more details at the upcoming FOSDEM
> > conference, so until then stay tuned for more details. Please bear in
> > mind, though, that not all organizations that participated in GSoC
> > 2008 will be returning for 2009. Take time now to explore your
> > interests and scratch your own itch - that is what Open Source is all
> > about!
> > Cheers,
> > LH
> > --
> > Leslie Hawthorn
> > Program Manager - Open Source
> > Google Inc.
In year 2008 the program was announced on 25th feb, and 3rd march was the
start of Mentoring organizations application submission.Most probably the
new dates will be more or less close to last year
in 2007 March 5: Mentoring organizations began submitting applications.
So u can make a guess now.
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:30 PM, kaushik saurabh
<roideunive...@gmail.com>wrote:
> i think they are working on their dates. approximately my guess is mid
> march.
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Frank San Miguel <
> frank.sanmig...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'd like to apply to be a mentoring organization (http://
>> code.google.com/p/concharto). When will the application for mentoring
>> organizations be open?
>> Thanks,
>> Frank
>> On Jan 7, 11:17 am, LH <lho...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello everyone,
>> > While we will be making a formal announcement with more details later
>> > this year, we wanted to let all would-be student participants in
>> > Google Summer of Code 2009 know that we will be holding the program
>> > once again this year. If you are interested in participating, it's a
>> > great idea to begin investigating FOSS projects you would enjoy
>> > contributing to *now*.
>> > Not sure where to get started? No time like the present to subscribe
>> > to project mailing lists, hang out in project IRC channels or in their
>> > forums, check out some source code and start investigating how things
>> > work. We have universally heard from our mentors that their most
>> > successful students are those who got involved with the project early.
>> > You'll look great to your would-be mentors if you ask them smart
>> > questions. Major bonus points if you submit a patch or two. Going
>> > through your first code reviews with a new Open Source project is a
>> > rite of passage in FOSS development and it's a great way to show that
>> > you are engaged with the project. Remember, your mentors want to learn
>> > more about both your strengths and weaknesses, so don't be afraid to
>> > make mistakes. They happen to the best of us.
>> > We'll be letting folks know more details at the upcoming FOSDEM
>> > conference, so until then stay tuned for more details. Please bear in
>> > mind, though, that not all organizations that participated in GSoC
>> > 2008 will be returning for 2009. Take time now to explore your
>> > interests and scratch your own itch - that is what Open Source is all
>> > about!
>> > Cheers,
>> > LH
>> > --
>> > Leslie Hawthorn
>> > Program Manager - Open Source
>> > Google Inc.
