Today Google Summer of Code 2015 and Outreachy (was FOSS Outreach Program for Women, now open to other groups) have announced their call for organizations. Wikimedia will apply to both programs. The deadlines are February 20 and 17, respectively. THIS IS 7-10 DAYS FROM NOW!
We need to update the ideas page, but this time we will do it differently: all project ideas need to be presented as a Phabricator task only (no excerpt in wiki page page is needed). We will use a workboard to track the readiness of project ideas.
If you are interested in participating as intern or mentor, follow https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T921
If you are interested in proposing a project idea, associate your task to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/possible-tech-projects/ (work-in-progress drafts and other proposals subject to discussion are welcome too)
I'm looking for a co-organizer to drive this round. We have a process that works, a motivated pool of mentors, and room for creativity and improvement. Between two people, the job is actually simple, and the rewards are literally priceless (including the possibility to attend the Mentors Summit). Nemo was a great co-organizer of Google Code-in, setting a precedent that we want to consolidate. If you are interested, contact me.
Wikimedia has applied to both programs:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2015 (pending on Google's announcement, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T921)
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_10 (already confirmed)
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
If you are interested in proposing a project idea, associate your task to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/possible-tech-projects/ (work-in-progress drafts and other proposals subject to discussion are welcome too)
Currently we have ONLY FIVE FEATURED PROJECT IDEAS. Two more are missing mentors. 22 need discussion. 32 are still in the backlog. Your help pushing suitable project ideas and volunteering to mentor them is very welcome!
I'm looking for a co-organizer to drive this round.
Niharika Kohli (former OPW intern) has volunteered as org admin. Thank you very much! From now on, she will be the primary org admin. I will help her during the rest of the program, of course. My not so secret plan is that Niharika and the mentors will organize both program themselves flawlessly, especially once the interns have been selected.
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