Re: working full time and being remunerated - can I still participate?

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

On 26 April 2013 02:06, Olga Maciaszek-Sharma <olga.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Am I still eligible to participate when I have a regular remunerated
> full-time work?

Yes, but GSoC is supposed to be a full time job. GSoC orgs will want
your full commitment to the programme. If you're already working
somewhere else, this will make them hesitate to accept you. You should
also hesitate from accepting two full-time jobs, which is how you
should view this situation.

It is not impossible, merely difficult and not likely to succeed.

> 2. If receiving money for the work done within this project appears to be in
> breach with my company rules (employees are not allowed to work at the same
> time for other companies in the IT sector), could I choose to resign from
> the stipend and still participate in the project?

You can always contribute to free software without Google's approval.
You only need Google's approval to get Google's money, but if you want
to reach out to a free org and start contributing, you can do so right
now.

- Jordi G. H.

[Olga Maciaszek-Sharma]

That's true.

I just though as mentors also receive stipends, they will be able to dedicate you more time during GSOC.

Anyway, if I don't have the possibility to go through GSOC, I will try to contact them independently and start working on an interesting project part-time.

I will also check out the European Space Agency for the program you have suggested.

Thank you for your advice :).

Olga Maciaszek-Sharma

olga.ma...@gmail.com
(0048) 602 239 029

On 27 April 2013 16:31, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jor...@octave.org> wrote:

On 27 April 2013 03:29, Olga Maciaszek-Sharma <olga.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I know, I don't need google's approval to support organisations writing open
> source code, however as a beginner - I value a lot the mentoring program
> that is included - I think I could really help a lot with a help of the
> mentor - that is why I am so interested in this program - not because of the
> money.

The mentoring already happens without money. Neither you nor the
mentor need Google's permission to do this either. All that GSoC does
is provide a monetary incentive. If you don't need the money, then you
don't need GSoC either. All of the ideas pages and mentor contact
information is already public.

> Do you know about any other similar program with intense mentoring - and
> necessarily with a stipend?

There is the European Space Agency's Summer Of Code In Space
programme. It's very similar to GSoC, but much smaller. Only about 20
students got accepted this year. I've heard gossip that it could
happen again this year, but I haven't heard an announcement yet.

- Jordi G. H.

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]