Re: GSOC 2013

[Dirk Haun]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 3:44 AM, Samy Lemcelli <sam...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Anyone know if it is possible or you must have 40 hours per week free.

You don't have to put in 40 hours, but it should certainly be the main
focus of your attention during the program. If you don't have any
breaks during the programming period of GSoC, it's probably not a good
idea to apply.

[ABHISHEK KUMAR]

SIR, I AM INTERSTED IN PARICIPATING IN GSOC. but i am very knew to this. plz guide me how to start and how to proceed further. plz answer in detail

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[Varun Agrawal]

40 Hours per week is the average time required for a project. Actually
number of required hours vary from one project to another. Some
project requires less than 40 hours per week while some requires more
than 40 hours per week. Other factors like how fast you can code also
plays an important role. So, 40 hours per week is only a roughly
figure to give an idea.

Cheers
Varun Agrawal

On 2/13/13, Samy Lemcelli <sam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am really interested in stepping into the realm of open source
> programming. I am currently in Software Engineering. I searched on the
> number of hours that a student that has been accepted passes on a certain
> projects and some of them say it is a "full time job" others say it isn't.
> I would like to get a clear view on this since I do not have any summer
> break, but I would love to participate while going to school.

>
> Anyone know if it is possible or you must have 40 hours per week free.
>

[Varun Agrawal]

Hi Abhishek,
If you are competely unfamiliar with GSoC, I will suggest you reading
http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCStudentGuide and
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2013/help_page
. Reading these will give answer to most of your questions.

-Varun Agrawal

On 2/13/13, Sarath Kumar Somana <sarath...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 40 hours of week is advisable. But the time you spend on completing the
> project is completely dependent on your ability and the amount of knowledge
>
> in the chosen project. The more you know. The less time you need.
> It can not be considered as a part-time job coz you have to give your
> complete dedication in completing the project you take.
>
> P.S : provided you have very good programming skills..