[libvirt] Call for mentors and project ideas for Google Summer of Code 2016

[Stefan Hajnoczi]

On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 12:06:22PM +0100, Michal Privoznik wrote:
> On 27.01.2016 11:56, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:13:16AM +0100, Michal Privoznik wrote:
> >> On 25.01.2016 18:28, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> >>> The QEMU wiki page for Google Summer of Code 2016 is now available here:
> >>>
> >>> http://qemu-project.org/Google_Summer_of_Code_2016
> >>>
> >>> QEMU will apply for Google Summer of Code 2016 (https://g.co/gsoc/).
> >>> If QEMU is accepted there will be funding for students to work on
> >>> 12-week full-time open source projects remotely from May to August
> >>> 2016.  QEMU provides a mentor for each student who gives advice and
> >>> evaluates their progress.
> >>>
> >>> If you have a project idea, especially if you are a regular
> >>> contributor to QEMU and are willing to mentor this summer, please go
> >>> to this wiki page and fill out the project idea template:
> >>>
> >>> http://qemu-project.org/Google_Summer_of_Code_2016
> >>>
> >>> The project ideas list is part of the application so that QEMU can
> >>> participate in GSoC.  It's useful to have your project ideas on the
> >>> wiki by February 8th 2016.
> >>>
> >>> If you have any questions about project ideas or QEMU applying to
> >>> GSoC, please reply to this thread.
> >>
> >> Hey Stefan,
> >>
> >> so as we spoke earlier in person, I think it's time for libvirt to try
> >> and apply as a separate organization.
> > 
> > Great!
> > 
> >> I went ahead and created similar GSoC ideas page for libvirt:
> >>
> >> http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Google_Summer_of_Code_2016
> >>
> >> My question is, is qemu willing to back libvirt in case we don't get
> >> selected and if so, should we duplicate the idea list into qemu wiki too?
> > 
> > I'm worried that this would look like orgs trying to game the system.
> 
> You're right. Maybe we should not do it after all.
> 
> > 
> > Are there project ideas that involve both QEMU and libvirt changes?  For
> > those I think it's fair to have them in both org's lists.  Anything that
> > is purely QEMU or libvirt shouldn't be duplicated.
> > 
> 
> So far none. But I have adjusted both our wikis to note that.

By the way, you are welcome to put the QEMU org as a reference on the
application form for libvirt.  It boosts your chance slightly as a new
org to have another org vouch for you.

Stefan
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