Summer of Code/SL application: Difference between revisions

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==Applying to Google Summer of Code==

''Applying to Google Summer of Code''

===How does a mentoring organization apply?===

==How does a mentoring organization apply?==

The organization should choose a single administrator to submit its application via the GSoC web app between March 9-13, 2009.

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:Mel Chua has agreed to be the administrator. Homunq and Walter will help prepare the application.

===What should a mentoring organization application look like?===

==What should a mentoring organization application look like?==

====Describe your organization.====

===Describe your organization.===

====Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2009? What do you hope to gain by participating?====

===Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2009? What do you hope to gain by participating?===

====Did your organization participate in past GSoCs? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation.====

===Did your organization participate in past GSoCs? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation.===

====If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?====

===If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?===

====What license(s) does your project use?====

===What license(s) does your project use?===

Primarily GPLv2+

Some activity developers use other FOSS licenses, such as MIT, LGPL, etc.

====What is the URL for your ideas page?====

===What is the URL for your ideas page?===

====What is the main development mailing list or forum for your organization?====

===What is the main development mailing list or forum for your organization?===

Sugar devel <sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org>

====What is the main IRC channel for your organization?====

===What is the main IRC channel for your organization?===

irc.freeenode.net #sugar

====Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now.====

===Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now.===

====Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please include Google Account information.====

===Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please include Google Account information.===

:walter.bender@gmail.com

====Who will your mentors be? Please include Google Account information.====

===Who will your mentors be? Please include Google Account information.===

====What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.====

===What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.===

====What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?====

===What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?===

====What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?====

===What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?===

====What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?====

===What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?===

====What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?====

===What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?===

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-==Applying to Google Summer of Code==
+''Applying to Google Summer of Code''
-===How does a mentoring organization apply?===
+==How does a mentoring organization apply?==
 The organization should choose a single administrator to submit its application via the GSoC web app between March 9-13, 2009.
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 :Mel Chua has agreed to be the administrator. Homunq and Walter will help prepare the application.
-===What should a mentoring organization application look like?===
+==What should a mentoring organization application look like?==
-====Describe your organization.====
+===Describe your organization.===
-====Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2009? What do you hope to gain by participating?====
+===Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2009? What do you hope to gain by participating?===
-====Did your organization participate in past GSoCs? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation.====
+===Did your organization participate in past GSoCs? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation.===
-====If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?====
+===If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?===
-====What license(s) does your project use?====
+===What license(s) does your project use?===
 Primarily GPLv2+
 Some activity developers use other FOSS licenses, such as MIT, LGPL, etc.
-====What is the URL for your ideas page?====
+===What is the URL for your ideas page?===
-====What is the main development mailing list or forum for your organization?====
+===What is the main development mailing list or forum for your organization?===
 Sugar devel <sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org>
-====What is the main IRC channel for your organization?====
+===What is the main IRC channel for your organization?===
 irc.freeenode.net #sugar
-====Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now.====
+===Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now.===
-====Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please include Google Account information.====
+===Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please include Google Account information.===
 :walter.bender@gmail.com
-====Who will your mentors be? Please include Google Account information.====
+===Who will your mentors be? Please include Google Account information.===
-====What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.====
+===What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.===
-====What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?====
+===What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?===
-====What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?====
+===What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?===
-====What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?====
+===What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?===
-====What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?====
+===What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?===