[SoC] Community bonding period - some suggestions
Massimo Di Stefano
epiesasha at me.com
Fri Apr 25 04:59:05 PDT 2014
Ciao Anne,
can we make the “melange applications” for the accepted ideas available as public link ?
(not the osgeo wiki, i means the link on melange for each accepted idea)
Thanks,
Massimo.
On Apr 25, 2014, at 7:54 AM, Anne Ghisla <a.ghisla at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all, students and mentors,
>
> let me give you a few tips on how to make good use of Community
> bonding period, the time from acceptance to start of coding.
>
> - make sure there is a reliable communication between you and your
> mentor(s). It is important to start it well before coding start. If
> you have any difficulty in establishing such connection, let me know
> in a private mail. This is valid also for mentors.
>
> - get in touch with the community around your software project. Let the
> developers know what you are doing. Find beta testers among them. Ask
> your mentor to introduce you, if needed.
>
> - get familiar with all the tools you will need for coding. This
> includes: version control system, theory behind the algorithm you
> will implement, building process of your chosen software,
> documentation guidelines. You need to be ready to start coding in a
> month (or less, depending on your own timeline)!
>
> - set up a wiki page on your software's wiki, or a section on your own
> blog, as soon as possible, where you will post updates about your
> progress, whenever you want. You will be requested to post a weekly
> update on this list - but feel free to write more often and in more detail on your
> blog/wiki.
>
> - make your Melange proposal public. People who browse OSGeo accepted
> proposals on Melange will be happy to read your full proposal from
> there. You can then post the link to your progress wiki page/blog in a
> public comment, as soon as you set it up.
>
> All this and few more links is summarised here:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2014_Ideas#What_to_expect_during_the_summer
>
> Some of you have been through it already from past years: if you have
> specific additions to what I said, feel free to speak up!
>
> To all, have a good start of GSoC, and as usual, don't hesitate to ask
> me if in doubt.
>
> Best,
>
> Anne
> OSGeo GSoC Admin
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