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[Ricardo Carrillo Cruz <emaildericky@xxxxxxxxx>]

You can count on me to participate as a student, looking forward to
contribute to Openstack in GSoC ;-) .

Ricky

2011/2/5 Eric Day <eday@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Having been a mentor before for other projects, I strongly agree
> that we should do this. It's a great way to get more folks involved
> in the project.
>
> -Eric
>
> On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 02:37:18PM -0600, Stephen Spector wrote:
>>    OpenStack Developers:
>>    Now that you have a few days off (just kidding) to relax from the release
>>    of Bexar, I wanted to bring up a new topic for your consideration. The
>>    Google Summer of Code (http://code.google.com/soc/) will take applications
>>    from open source communities starting Feb 28 - March 11 to participate in
>>    the program. OpenStack would submit a list of projects for students to
>>    complete with a pre-determined mentor for each project to support the
>>    development effort. The project list is published by Google and any
>>    student wishing to participate with OpenStack would apply for a specific
>>    project. The mentors of each feature would select the student they wish to
>>    work with and notify Google. The student and mentor would then begin work
>>    on the feature with the expectation that the code can be written, tested,
>>    and submitted back to the community by the end of the Summer. The program
>>    is global and students and mentors may not necessarily ever meet.
>>    Google does pay the students $5,000 USD to participate and we would get
>>    $500 toward our OpenStack community. Mentors are not paid but are GREATLY
>>    appreciated in their efforts to support the students and community. All
>>    funds generated for the community would go directly to an OpenStack
>>    Developer event to cover costs.
>>    To join, we must have mentors in place who are willing to work with a
>>    student that we select in writing the code for a specific feature/portion
>>    of OpenStack. These mentors are required to put in more than just the
>>    occasional email so there is a commitment on the part of mentors to ensure
>>    the student is successful in writing the code and getting it submitted to
>>    the community. For more information about being a
>>    mentor, http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/AdviceforMentors.
>>    I believe this Google program is an excellent idea and a great way for
>>    OpenStack to get some code written by incredibly smart people who will
>>    either end up working for one of the companies involved in the project or
>>    simply become an independent developer within OpenStack.  I have started
>>    the paperwork to submit in late February for OpenStack to participate but
>>    will not submit the application unless I have interest and confirmation
>>    from developers within OpenStack to be mentors. Even if we only ran 2
>>    students this summer, I believe this would be a great way for OpenStack to
>>    reach out to a global community of developers interested in supporting
>>    open source software.
>>    Please let me know your thoughts if you would like to be a mentor. Thanks.
>>
>>    Stephen Spector  - OpenStack Community Manager
>>    PHONE: Office: +1 (512) 539-1162 - Mobile: +1 (210) 415-0930
>>    ONLINE INFO: stephen.spector@xxxxxxxxxxxxx \\ OpenStack Blog \\
>>    @opnstk_com_mgr
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