gsoc with the fedora project
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Google Summer of Code 2015
The Fedora Project
Speaker: Anuradha Welivita
GSoC
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is an online, international
program designed to encourage university student participation
in open source software development
GSoC 2015 – Home Page
https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2015
Fedora GSoC guide for students
• Learn about the program
• Find a project
• Start communicating
• Set up an account
• Create your application
• Proceed further
• Let others know
• Keep communicating
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_Guide_students
GSoC Proposal• Overview
• What the project fulfills
• Project experience
• Final deliverables
• Current approach
• Technical details
• Timeline
• Potential risks & mitigation strategy
http://anuradhanotes.blogspot.com/2015/05/askfedora-uxui-functionality-overhaul.html
Mentors
Sarup BanskotaProduct designer at Mesitis Capital, SingaporeDeveloper/Ambassador/Mentor at The Fedora Project
Suchakra SharmaPhD Researcher at École Polytechnique de MontréalPackager/Ambassador/Designer at The Fedora Project
Modes of Communication
Modes of Communication
Fedora GSoC mailing list -
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/summer-
coding.lists.fedoraproject.org
Fedora developers’ mailing list -
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/devel.lists.fedorapro
ject.org
IRC - https://webchat.freenode.net
Fedora IRC wiki - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/IRC
Opportunities
Other useful links
Program Site - http://g.co/gsoc
Student Manual - http://g.co/gsoc/studentmanual
Discussion List - http://bit.ly/gsocdiscuss
Google Open Source Blog -
http://google-opensource.blogspot.com
Questions?
Happy Coding
GSoC 2016