gsoc sri lanka meetup - introduction to gsoc
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This is the presentation I used at the Google Summer of Code Sri Lanka meet up 2014 held at the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka on 5th of December 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Google Summer of Code (GSoC) Sri Lanka Meetup
Harshana Eranga MartinAssociate Technical Lead - WSO2 Inc.
[email protected], Eclipse Communication Framework -
Eclipse [email protected]
Eclipse GSoC Mailing List - [email protected]
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What is GSoC?
• Google picks Open source projects - Mentoring Organizations
• Mentoring organizations pick you - Student• You spent summer working for Google• Get to write code for Open Source Project• Google stipends for your work• Globally Diverse program
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Stakeholders of GSoC Program
• Google Inc• Mentoring Organizations• Mentors• Students
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Mentoring Organization
• An Open source project/organization E.g: Eclipse Foundation, Apache Software
Foundation• Organizations apply for the mentoring
organization position• Google selects based on openness, community
interactions, etc• Mentoring organizations select students • Appoint mentors for student projects.
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Mentor
• Generally a committers/contributors of a Mentoring organizations/project
• Volunteer to mentor and guide the students• Most of the time involve in Open source projects in their
spare time• (S)He is your friend. Make it stays like that. Respect
him/her.
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• Build your Personal Brand and Recognition• Recognition to your Alma Mater• Work on real world open source projects• Build your network• Opportunities• Your work gets rewarded
– T-Shirt– Certificate from Google Inc– Gifts– Around 5000 USD
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Why GSoC?
Stats from 2013Applications• 5999 applications• 4,151 Students• 94 Countries• 177 Mentoring organizations
Selections• 70 countries• 1192 Students• ** For the 7th consecutive year, University of
Moratuwa in Sri Lanka has claimed the top spot!**
Stats from 2013Country # of 2013 Accepted Students
India 271
United States 143
Germany 68
China 65
Sri Lanka 56
Romania 42
Russian Federation 37
France 35
Spain 35
United Kingdom 35
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A word of Advice - as a past Student and as a present Mentor
Application Period:• Contact Early and Often• Communicate over GSoC and Project mailing lists• Make sure your presence felt (in a good way)• Research on the project ideas from previous years• Working on open issues in Bug Trackers• Be realistic and truthful about your commitments • Use mailing lists effectively.. Interact with community and
other students• Be polite and patient• Show you are interested and keen on the projects• Don’t make money the main incentive
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Community Bonding period & GSoC:• Communicate often and be transparent• Get to know your mentor and be friendly with him/her• Do your homework first.. Don’t expect mentor to teach
you everything• Follow the organizational standard best practices
General Rules:• Use proper language - NO SMS language• Be respectful and helpful to each other• Don’t hijack mail threads • Mentor is your friend but not your work buddy.
A word of Advice - as a past Student and as a present Mentor...Cont
● http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2011/03/dos-and-donts-of-google-summer-of-code.html
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Do Vs Don’t
Do Don’t
Communicate Early.. Communicate Often... Don’t be rude and offensive
Be thorough.. Do your homework Don’t submit applications for the sake of doing it
Design the solution first before writing code Don’t go AWOL
Q & A