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{{Admon/tip | | {{Admon/tip | Upcoming important dates for students during the 2015 GSoC <br/> | ||
''' | '''10 March 19:00 UTC''' Student application period opens.<br/> | ||
'''March | '''27 March:19:00 UTC''' Student application deadline. | ||
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{{Admon/tip | | {{Admon/tip | Students should at least complete following steps on or before 27 March (1900 UTC) to get qualified their submission as valid submission; | ||
# have subscribed with the summer-coding mailing list | |||
# owns a FAS account | |||
# application is available on the Fedora project wiki | |||
# application is submitted to google-melange | |||
Missing one of above will result in rejecting your application. Therefore please be extra careful. | |||
}} | |||
==Learn about the program== | ==Learn about the program== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.google-melange.com GSoC official site] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2015/help_page GSoC 2015 FAQs] | ||
== Find a project == | == Find a project == | ||
* Find a project idea from [[ | * Find a project idea from [[Summer_coding_ideas_for_2015|the main idea page.]] | ||
* Students can propose your own idea at the [[ | * Students can propose your own idea at the [[Summer_coding_ideas_for_2015/Students_Idea|students' idea page.]] | ||
==Start communicating== | ==Start communicating== | ||
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** [[User:Kaio]] | ** [[User:Kaio]] | ||
==Create your | ==Create your Application== | ||
* Login to the [https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Fedora_Project_Wiki fedoraproject.org/wiki] using your Fedora Account Credentials. | * Login to the [https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Fedora_Project_Wiki fedoraproject.org/wiki] using your Fedora Account Credentials. | ||
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* Navigate the following URL, replacing <UserName> with your fedora username | * Navigate the following URL, replacing <UserName> with your fedora username | ||
<code><nowiki>https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title= | <code><nowiki>https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=GSOC_2015/Student_Application_<UserName>&action=edit</nowiki></code> | ||
* Populate the form on [https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title= | * Populate the form on [https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=GSOC_2013/Student_Application_Template/Common&action=edit this page] with the contents of the following, filling in the necessary details: | ||
* Paste the content from the template page to your wiki page, | |||
'''(make sure to _omit_ the <nowiki><pre></nowiki> tags)''' | '''(make sure to _omit_ the <nowiki><pre></nowiki> tags)''' | ||
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* Save the page and then click 'watch this page' at the top | * Save the page and then click 'watch this page' at the top | ||
* | * Do not forget to add Summer coding <year> category to your page, for example for 2015: <code><nowiki>[[category:Summer coding 2015]]</nowiki></code> | ||
<code><nowiki> | |||
If you need help visit [[GSOC_2015#Communication]] and/or view the sample proposal at | |||
[[GSOC_2012/Student_Application_Bckurera]] | |||
==Proceed Further== | |||
If you need | If you have followed instruction at the above then you have started the first step, you need to refer to [[GSOC_2015/Student_Application_Process]] and continue. | ||
==Let others know== | ==Let others know== | ||
Let others know about your submission by forwarding your application URL with a brief description about your proposal to the | Let others know about your submission by forwarding your application URL with a brief description about your proposal to the {{fplist|summer-coding}} mailing list. | ||
==Keep communicating== | ==Keep communicating== | ||
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** [[Mailing_list_guidelines|Mailing List Guidelines]] | ** [[Mailing_list_guidelines|Mailing List Guidelines]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Summer_coding_2015]] | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 26 March 2015
Upcoming important dates for students during the 2015 GSoC
10 March 19:00 UTC Student application period opens.
27 March:19:00 UTC Student application deadline.
Students should at least complete following steps on or before 27 March (1900 UTC) to get qualified their submission as valid submission;
- have subscribed with the summer-coding mailing list
- owns a FAS account
- application is available on the Fedora project wiki
- application is submitted to google-melange
Missing one of above will result in rejecting your application. Therefore please be extra careful.
Learn about the program
Find a project
- Find a project idea from the main idea page.
- Students can propose your own idea at the students' idea page.
Start communicating
- Begin communicating with the community. Other members of the community can help you refine your idea, and you may meet potential mentors. You should contact sub-projects within the community that can provide mentors for your project idea, and you should join,
Set up an account
If you do not already have an account in the Fedora Account System, create one.
- On the project wiki https://fedoraproject.org/wiki, create a user page in the format of
User:Yourusername. Do this by opening a new web browser tab and typing in the addresshttps://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yourusername, replacingYourusernamewith your actual Fedora Account System username.
- If you're interested in examples, this user page template provides a basic layout that you can copy. You can also look at the markup for other users' pages. Here's a selection of some that have stood out:
Create your Application
- Login to the fedoraproject.org/wiki using your Fedora Account Credentials.
- Navigate the following URL, replacing <UserName> with your fedora username
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=GSOC_2015/Student_Application_<UserName>&action=edit
- Populate the form on this page with the contents of the following, filling in the necessary details:
- Paste the content from the template page to your wiki page,
(make sure to _omit_ the <pre> tags)
- Save the page and then click 'watch this page' at the top
- Do not forget to add Summer coding <year> category to your page, for example for 2015:
[[category:Summer coding 2015]]
If you need help visit GSOC_2015#Communication and/or view the sample proposal at
GSOC_2012/Student_Application_Bckurera
Proceed Further
If you have followed instruction at the above then you have started the first step, you need to refer to GSOC_2015/Student_Application_Process and continue.
Let others know
Let others know about your submission by forwarding your application URL with a brief description about your proposal to the summer-coding mailing list.
Keep communicating
- We cannot overstress the importance of communication. Keep talking, and listening, to the discussion group, to the sub-projects relevant to your proposal and to potential mentors. Be patient, as mentors and other contributors are often very busy people.
- Please follow the below mentioned guide lines as much as possible.