gsoc with the fedora project

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

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code

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