<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-5c0080a5-7fff-f8f6-ef35-08fef58a50e3"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear GSoC students,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">according to the official timeline [1] final evaluation and code submission is near:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Students Submit Code and Final Evaluations: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">August 19 - 26, 2019</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It’s almost time to wrap up your GSoC project! We hope that you enjoyed coding with OSGeo, and we are sure that you learned a lot from your mentors and the vibrant OSGeo community.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">According to Google [2], the basic requirements for code submissions are:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*It must be</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> easy to identify the work you have done</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. (i.e. the changes you made or new code.) When someone goes to the provided URL it should be clear what work you did without requiring them to do signifcant additional digging.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* It should be in a </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">stable location</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The URL cannot be changed after submission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Someone else should be able to </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">use the content</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at (or referenced from) the target of the link to extend your work. If your work is 100% complete, they should be able to use it. If your work is not 100% complete, it should be clear what's left to do.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You are also required to submit your </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">final report to SOC mailing list</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Your final report has to include:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1- The </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">title</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> of the project and the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">software community</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> it belongs to (for hybrid projects indicate all the software involved);</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2- </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Abstract</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: a description of the general idea, motivation, challenges, etc.;</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3- The </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">state of the art BEFORE your GSoC</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. For example, if you made a GUI, you can say: "In the software XYZ, when I wanted to use the tool xxx, I had to manually edit the file yyy";</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">4- The addition (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">added value</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) that your project brought to the software. In the same example: "With the GUI that I created, now it is possible to use the tool xxx via graphical user interface";</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-731376f0-7fff-fdb8-2dfc-fcaddbf7a378"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5- If there is still work to be done on the project, include that too. You can also share highlights or challenging pieces.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6- Add all the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">permanent links</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to access the code and documentation for the user to get started with testing your application. "Please test my code following instructions here". (Don’t forget to test that the links are working and do not require special access permissions!) Ensure that the pull request description is detailed. If the pull request is going to have more work done after GSoC is over, make sure the last GSoC commit is noted.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7- At least a graphical image that should serve to show the main elements of your project. It could be a flow chart, a screenshot, both, or whatever you think could serve for the scope. Remember: the aim is to showcase your project to people that are not necessarily familiar with the software. The image must  be loaded on a public repository or in the web page / wiki of your project and the link shall be included in your report.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">8- Optional: you can add links to videos, blog posts etc. that you have created. (We warmly encourage it.)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The report must be written as text inside your email (not as a separate attached document, not as a link to an external document). Also, remember to add the link to your project wiki page.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In order to comply with Google’s requirement of  </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*a report in a stable location (the URL cannot be changed after submission)*</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, you can either check with your mentors a suitable URL or submit the URL of your final report. You can find the URL of your final report mail in the SoC Archives (</span><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/soc/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/soc/</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) and then use this permanent link to your final report mail in your GSoC final submission in your dashboard.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You must submit your final evaluations (with the submission URL) before *</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tuesday, August 26 at </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,153,0);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">16:00 UTC</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*. Do not wait until the last minute on August 26. Once you submit your final evaluation, you cannot change it or the final report URL. That URL is what will be public on the GSoC archive site so you should want it to be representative of the work you did this summer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If there are any open questions about your final submission, reach out proactively to your mentors and to this mailing list.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kind regards</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">your OSGeo GSoC admins</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[1] <a href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/#timeline">https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/#timeline</a></span></p></span><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-4dc39fa3-7fff-26dc-b82a-583921dfca08"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[2] <a href="https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/help/work-product">https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/help/work-product</a></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#666666">Margherita Di Leo</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>