From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff King Subject: [RFH] GSoC 2015 application Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:14:17 -0500 Message-ID: <20150218191417.GA7767@peff.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Feb 18 20:14:26 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YOA4n-0000lG-Qd for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:14:26 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754793AbbBRTOV (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:14:21 -0500 Received: from cloud.peff.net ([50.56.180.127]:50648 "HELO cloud.peff.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752120AbbBRTOU (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:14:20 -0500 Received: (qmail 4594 invoked by uid 102); 18 Feb 2015 19:14:19 -0000 Received: from Unknown (HELO peff.net) (10.0.1.1) by cloud.peff.net (qpsmtpd/0.84) with SMTP; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:14:19 -0600 Received: (qmail 19998 invoked by uid 107); 18 Feb 2015 19:14:28 -0000 Received: from sigill.intra.peff.net (HELO sigill.intra.peff.net) (10.0.0.7) by peff.net (qpsmtpd/0.84) with SMTP; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:14:28 -0500 Received: by sigill.intra.peff.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:14:17 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: The response to my previous email was not overwhelming, but people did express some interest in Git doing GSoC this year. So I've started on the application, using last year's version as a template. The materials are all in: https://github.com/git/git.github.io If you'd like to help, I'm happy to take emailed patches, pull requests, or just plain-English suggestions. If you want push access to that repository, email me. A draft of the application is here: http://git.github.io/SoC-2015-Org-Application.html The questions are the same as last year, so with the exception of some reviewing and updating for the new year, this shouldn't be too much work. I do need somebody to volunteer as backup admin. This doesn't need to involve any specific commitment, but is mostly about what to do if I get hit by a bus. Of course helping with application review, coordinating mentors, etc, is welcome from the backup admin. Where I really need help now is in the "ideas" page: http://git.github.io/SoC-2015-Ideas.html and the list of microprojects: http://git.github.io/SoC-2015-Microprojects.html Note that I've listed microprojects as required for students this year (whereas last year, we only strongly encouraged them). I think they worked very well, but that requirement is up for debate. We may be able to port over ideas or microprojects from last year, but I want to do so only after somebody has confirmed that they are still in need of doing. And of course new ideas and microprojects are very welcome. The students will not begin looking at these until the participating projects are announced. But the GSoC folks _will_ be looking at the Ideas page, which is linked from the application. So while we can tweak it later, it needs to have content now (in the next 48 hours). So if you must choose which to focus your efforts on, do Ideas first. -Peff