I submitted our application to Google and we're just waiting for March 16th, when we'll hear whether we've been accepted.
I can't handle all the student-helping on my own, so please try to guide prospective students -- point them to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2012 and encourage them to read the FAQ linked there. Gregory Varnum (varnent) has also accepted my request to be my backup on running our GSoC participation this year, so if someone needs shepherding, Greg can help.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2012/management#GSoC_managemen... has my plans for running GSoC this year. Key points: People are more important than code; Hands-on mentorship and management; Quality over quantity, scope small.
On 03/10/2012 12:40 PM, Sumana Harihareswara wrote:
I submitted our application to Google and we're just waiting for March 16th, when we'll hear whether we've been accepted.
We were accepted.
Students won't be able to formally apply till March 26th, but until then we encourage students to start proposals on subpages of their mediawiki.org userpages, get feedback, and look for mentors.
I'm also thankful to everyone who's offering to mentor this year - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2012#Mentor_signup . If you're interested in mentoring, please read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2012/management#GSoC_managemen... and http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoring/ . I want to make sure all our students have excellent experiences, and mentoring is a big part of that.
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