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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/proj/en/userrel/soc/applying.xml b/xml/htdocs/proj/en/userrel/soc/applying.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..28125cad --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/proj/en/userrel/soc/applying.xml @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> + +<guide> +<title>Summer of Code application guide</title> +<author>antarus</author> +<abstract>This guide is intended to be read by anyone who is interested +in applying to Gentoo in the Google Summer of Code. Interested students +need not be Gentoo developers; anyone who meets the eligibility requirements of +Google is encouraged to apply. +</abstract> +<version>1.2</version> +<date>2010/03/31</date> +<chapter> +<title>Applying as a student</title> +<section> +<title>Communication</title> +<body> +<p>Students interested in applying to do a project for Gentoo should join +#gentoo-soc on irc.freenode.net and/or join the gentoo-soc mailing list. +Announcements related to Gentoo's Summer of Code effort will be relayed to both +places</p> +</body> +</section> +</chapter> +<chapter> +<title>What interested students need to do</title> +<section> +<title>Get feedback on your idea</title> +<body> +<p> +Students interested in applying to do a project for Gentoo should review +the <uri +link="http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2010_ideas">projects</uri>. +Each project should have a potential mentor listed, who you should +contact to discuss your idea before applying. You are free to apply for +a project that is not on our list. In either case, once you have an +idea of what you want to work on, find a potential mentor to discuss it +with. The gentoo-soc mailing list, #gentoo-soc on irc.freenode.net or +any of the listed mentors on the <uri +link="http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2010_ideas">ideas +page</uri> should be able to provide feedback. +</p> +</body> +</section> +<section> +<title>Write a proposal</title> +<body> +<p>Students should author a proposal that attempts to convince Gentoo why +their project should be chosen over other competing proposals. A few sentences +is not sufficient in most cases to sway anyone. +</p> +<ol> + <li><b>Abstract</b> - What does the project do; try to keep this section to one + paragraph. It should not be an in depth analysis but is helpful when + someone desires an overview of the project.</li> + <li><b>Objective</b> - What problem does the project solve. This does not need to + be a long section. Generally software tries to help make people more + efficient, or foster communication, or entertain folks. Any proposed + software should have a purpose and applicants should define that purpose + here.</li> + <li><b>Deliverables</b> - What will the project consist of when it is finished? + Source code, documentation, a build system, libraries, binaries; these should + all be enumerated in your proposal. Without a concrete set of deliverables + it is difficult to judge if a student finished their proposal. If it is + difficult to judge if the proposal was finished, it is difficult to pay for + the work as well.</li> + <li><b>Timeline</b> - When will the deliverables be done? This is <b>very</b> + important for the mid-term evaluation as the mentor has to determine if a + given student has made enough progress to award them money. A student should + strive to make this as easy for the mentor as possible by providing a bar + to be measured by and then meeting that bar. A student should be careful to + make good judgements in time costs and if the student slips behind he/she + should alert their mentor to this fact and explain why the estimates were + wrong.</li> + <li><b>Biography</b> - The student should talk about themselves: where they are from + what they like to study, what they do in their free time, etc. Part of this + contest is to make new friends and learn about each other and this is an + important part of that goal. This section should include things like previous + jobs, internships, and any educational experience an applicant may have. This + section is also intended to promote oneself and convince Gentoo that we should + chose a given student over other applicants.</li> +</ol> +<p>We highly recommend having some initial discussion with one of the mentors about +your proposal before you submit it.</p> +</body> +</section> +<section> +<title>Submitting your proposal</title> +<body> +<p>Next, you must submit the proposal to the Google program site. Google provides +<uri +link="http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2010/userguide#depth_students">documentation +for this process</uri>. +</p> +</body> +</section> +</chapter> +</guide> |