[wp-hackers] Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

[Robert Deaton]

On 3/7/07, Lloyd Budd <lloydomattic at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> I know you have a WordPress idea that you are passionate about
> mentoring someone in for the GSoC or more likely having someone else
> "mentor you" in? ;-)

I am not eligible to be a student for the SoC. If someone would like
me to mentor, I would be more than happy to, as there are not the same
restrictions on mentors as there are on students. (If you're wondering
why, I'm under 18, I'm not in college, that rules me out).


> Cheers,
> Lloyd
>
>
> On 2/21/07, Lloyd Budd <lloydomattic at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Summer? Google Summer of Code 2007 is coming very quickly. Do we want
> > to participate?
> >
> > If YES, we have to apply between Monday, March 5, 2007 and Monday,
> > March 12, 2007, which will come upon us before we know it. [1]
> >
> > If we have one or more mentors, I am happy to volunteer as the
> > administrator. [2]
> >
> > What we need to do [3]:
> >
> > 1. A pool of project ideas for students to choose from, publicly
> > published by the mentoring organization
> >
> > http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/ is an obvious place to start
> > looking, but that would be overwhelming for a student. We should provide
> > a reasonable list and expand on the ideas. The work needs to be
> > completable by an individual student.
> >
> >      Mentors?
> >
> > Possibly, already decide on mentors / owners. I can't think of a
> > better opportunity than an idea you are passionate about, don't have
> > the time to implement (a prototype of), but do have the time to mentor
> > someone else in.
> >
> > 2. Someone available to review student "blue-sky" proposals should the
> > student not find something appealing in the organization's published
> > ideas.
> >
> >      Volunteer?
> >
> > 3. Someone available to review the incoming student applications
> > targeted to the organization and to decide which applications should
> > be accepted
> >
> > I can help co-ordinate that, though I would think each mentor would choose.
> >
> >      Mentors?
> >
> > 4. A person (or people) to monitor the progress of the students and to
> > mentor them as their projects progress
> >
> >      Mentors?
> >
> > 5. A mentor ready to take over for the assigned mentor(s) in the event
> > they are unable to continue providing guidance to the accepted student
> > applicant, e.g. take a vacation, etc.
> >
> >       Backup Mentors?
> >
> > 6. A written evaluation of each student developer, including how s/he
> > worked with the group, whether s/he should be invited back should we
> > do another Summer of Code, etc.
> >
> >      Mentors?
> >
> > This seems like an awesome collaboration opportunity. Other projects
> > had very impressive numbers of mentors and applicants last year.
> >
> > Respond here or I also created a scratch pad at
> > http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Foolswisdom/GSoC2007
> >
> > Thinking of sunny summer days,
> > Lloyd
> >
> > [1] http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=56853&topic=10450
> > [2] http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=56564&topic=10444
> > [3] http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=56563&topic=10444
> >
>


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--Robert Deaton
http://lushlab.com