The application deadline for GSoC and FOSS OPW has passed. The pool of candidates to choose from includes
* 43 GSoC proposals from 42 candidates * 18 OPW proposals from 18 candidates, one of them a GSoC candidate as well
There are many projects that have received several proposals. In a few hours the dust will settle in the wiki pages, where many candidates are currently syncing their information.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2014
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_8
Everybody is invited to join the selection process.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mentorship_programs/Selection_process
All mentors must join the GSoC or OPW review websites in order to join the private evaluation of candidates. The rest of the community is encouraged to help reviewing proposals and asking hard questions to candidates and mentors in their respective talk pages or Bugzilla reports.
By April 7 we need to decide how many slots we want to request in each program. In GSoC we request a number of slots to Google, which we might or might not get. In OPW we fund some slots, we might request more, and then we might get them or not.
Questions? Just ask.
On Friday, March 21, 2014, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
The application deadline for GSoC and FOSS OPW has passed. The pool of candidates to choose from includes
- 43 GSoC proposals from 42 candidates
From which only 6 have two mentors confirmed in Google Melange today.
13 have one mentor, 22 have not been claimed by any mentor so far. Next Monday we will start calculating the number of slots we want to request to Google, and we will only consider projects with two mentors, or with one mentor and a good reason for an exception.
I have been poking a few candidates and a few potential mentors, but I'm not insisting. As explained in our selection process, we are evaluating teams, not just candidates. Some teams have done their homework already, not just in terms of mentors, and this tells something about their potential.
- 18 OPW proposals from 18 candidates, one of them a GSoC candidate as well
Next Monday we will also start calculating the number of OPW slots we aim for. The confirmation of mentors for OPW proposals is all in all clear, the remark is that there are no remarks.
There are many projects that have received several proposals. In a few
hours the dust will settle in the wiki pages, where many candidates are currently syncing their information.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2014
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_8
Wiki pages and official GSoC / OPW listings are aligned.
Everybody is invited to join the selection process.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mentorship_programs/Selection_process
This weekend has been very active, with feedback provided by several contributors in related wiki pages and bug reports. Thank you! Please keep providing feedback and asking questions. It is extremely useful.
Hi, an update.
On Friday, March 21, 2014, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
Everybody is invited to join the selection process.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mentorship_programs/Selection_process
Mentors have started evaluating candidates yes/maybe/no in the GSoC and OPW private sites. I have started checking the yes/no against the criteria of our selection process, agreeing or not with the evaluation, and usually leaving feedback in the proposal's talk page. Basically, I'm playing evil's advocate, trying to push the announced goal of quality over quantity.
Next Monday, one week before our deadline to request a number of slots for GSoC and OPW, we will start focusing on the maybes, resolving them in one direction or another.
We still have three relevant proposals from active candidates that are lacking confirmed mentors and a proper evaluation:
UniversalLanguageSelector fonts for Chinese wikis, by Aaron Xiao https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Xiaoxiangquan/UniversalLanguageSelector_... Liangent and David Chan are interested in co-mentoring, they need help from a developer familiar with ULS.
Automatic cross-language screenshots for user documentation, by Vikas S Yaligar https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Vikassy/GSoC14 There have been some informal conversations, but there is nothing confirmed. At least one developer familiar with our Coninuous Integration / QA testing tools is needed.
Frontend for Vector skin CSS customizations, by Ioannis Protonotarios https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Protnet/Frontend_for_Vector_skin_CSS_cus... No mentors confirmed (or mentioned at all?). At least one mentor familiar with MediaWiki extension development is required.
Volunteers are still welcome! Mentoring or helping evaluating proposals and candidates. Ten days to go, there is still time to make informed decisions.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2014
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_8
By April 7 we need to decide how many slots we want to request in each
program. In GSoC we request a number of slots to Google, which we might or might not get. In OPW we fund some slots, we might request more, and then we might get them or not.
Questions? Just ask.
GSoC / OPW weekly update.
The selection process continues. Mentors' discretion is increasing, and so does candidates' curiosity. Even if we have made most of our choices, we don't know how many slots we will get, and we are bound to a requirement of confidentiality before candidates are selected on April 21. More than two weeks to go. Take it easy.
On Monday 7 we will request a number of slots to Google, and by Wednesday 9 we will know how many they have allocated to us.
At the same time, we will decide how many OPW candidates are we aiming to select. We will commit to a number of internships that Wikimedia will fund, and probably we will request the GNOME Foundation (organizers of the program) an additional number of internships to be funded by their sponsors, a request that they might or might not be able to fulfill.
Candidates can relax a bit. You are encouraged to finish the tasks you started, and of course we won't stop you from starting new tasks. However, you don't have to. Most candidates have delivered everything we needed to evaluate them. Don't be surprised if your mentors are quiet these days; Google, GNOME and Wikimedia are asking them not to hint or leak any speculation or resolution. If your mentors need anything from you, they will ask.
The next update is expected by Wednesday, once we know about the number of slots available. Thank you candidates, mentors, and rest of the community for all your work.
On Friday, March 28, 2014, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2014
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_8
On Friday, April 4, 2014, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
The selection process continues. Mentors' discretion is increasing, and so does candidates' curiosity. Even if we have made most of our choices, we don't know how many slots we will get, and we are bound to a requirement of confidentiality before candidates are selected on April 21. More than two weeks to go. Take it easy.
On Monday 7 we will request a number of slots to Google, and by Wednesday 9 we will know how many they have allocated to us.
We have received the 19 GSoC slots we had requested! This show the good work that everybody is doing in this selection process. Thank you!
Mentors will have a silent period between now and April 21. Remember, we are not allowed to disclose any information about candidates selected/declined before Google and the GNOME Foundation publish their official announcements.
On Friday, March 28, 2014, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2014
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_8
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