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Mentor organizations for Google Summer of Code 2018

69 points by noahdesu 9y ago

domoritz 9y ago
I was a student in 2012 and this year I'm mentoring for the first time. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity of strong mentorship when I didn't have much Open Source experience.
- noahdesu 9y ago
  Same here. I was a student in 2009, and our organization was approved this year :)
- eropple 9y ago
  Ditto - I did it for two years (2007, 2008) and the people I met working for the Mono Project are folks I've worked with or just became friends with. It was a great experience and has paid off in much bigger ways since.
fellellor 9y ago
Can old people get into this somehow if they are still learning?
- 2-m3m3n70 9y ago
  I do not believe there are any age restrictions but you have to be a student (but any type of student is fine so you typically have older PHD students who participate).
  - ensignavenger 9y ago
    Not any type of student- you have to be enrolled or accepted for the fall term into an accredited university. Students learning other ways are not allowed to participate.
- ent 9y ago
  Yes, the only age requirement is being at least 18. https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq
zeperoni 9y ago
Is there an expected time commitment? I'm working through school while working full time, but would really like to start working on larger side projects. Although, I don't want to make a commitment I can't follow through on.
- noahdesu 9y ago
  From the FAQ [0]: "You are expected to spend around 30+ hours a week working on your project during the 3 month coding period. If you already have an internship, another summer job, or plan to be gone on vacation for more than a week during that time, GSoC is not the right program for you this year." However, it isn't exactly like an open ended job for the summer. There is a process by which students and organizations agree on a project for the summer so it is goal oriented. [0]: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq

69 points by noahdesu 9y ago

I was a student in 2012 and this year I'm mentoring for the first time. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity of strong mentorship when I didn't have much Open Source experience.

noahdesu 9y ago
Same here. I was a student in 2009, and our organization was approved this year :)
eropple 9y ago
Ditto - I did it for two years (2007, 2008) and the people I met working for the Mono Project are folks I've worked with or just became friends with. It was a great experience and has paid off in much bigger ways since.

fellellor 9y ago

Can old people get into this somehow if they are still learning?

2-m3m3n70 9y ago
I do not believe there are any age restrictions but you have to be a student (but any type of student is fine so you typically have older PHD students who participate).
- ensignavenger 9y ago
  Not any type of student- you have to be enrolled or accepted for the fall term into an accredited university. Students learning other ways are not allowed to participate.
ent 9y ago
Yes, the only age requirement is being at least 18. https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq

zeperoni 9y ago

Is there an expected time commitment? I'm working through school while working full time, but would really like to start working on larger side projects. Although, I don't want to make a commitment I can't follow through on.

noahdesu 9y ago
From the FAQ [0]: "You are expected to spend around 30+ hours a week working on your project during the 3 month coding period. If you already have an internship, another summer job, or plan to be gone on vacation for more than a week during that time, GSoC is not the right program for you this year." However, it isn't exactly like an open ended job for the summer. There is a process by which students and organizations agree on a project for the summer so it is goal oriented. [0]: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq