[Soc2015-general] regarding Gsoc 2015 proposal

[Terri Oda]

So, first you should choose a sub-org, because that will determine where 
you find your mentors.  There's a list of Python sub-orgs here:

https://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode/2015#Python_Project_Ideas

And if you're having trouble choosing, you might want to read this:
https://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#How_do_I_choose_a_project_or_a_sub-org.3F

Each of those sub-orgs has an ideas pages and links that should indicate 
how their mentors like to be contacted.  Often it's a public mailing 
list, and often they prefer it if you have a specific project in mind 
(chosen from their ideas pages) so you can ask more specific questions.

For example, Astropy gives a pretty comprehensive list of how they'd 
like you to submit an application :

https://github.com/astropy/astropy/wiki/GSoC-2015-Guidelines

(it's worth reading no matter which sub-org you're applying with!)

There's two things worth remembering here if you want to maximize your 
chances of being accepted:

1. Many of the best GSoC applicants are ones who demonstrate an ability 
to do some research and make decisions on their own, so do your best to 
show you're capable of doing!  (Narrowing down the list of potential 
projects on your own is a good way to show you can do this!)

2. Another core skill for GSoC applicants is an ability to communicate 
with their mentors, particularly if they get stuck or if a decision 
they're going to make will impact others in the community.  So before 
you submit an application, do make sure to ask some questions and make 
sure you listen to the answers and adjust your proposal based on 
suggestions from the community!  (For example: "I'm thinking of solving 
this problem in this way... would that work for those of you who intend 
to use this feature?")

Good luck!

  Terri

On 2015-03-20 8:38 PM, SMRUTI RANJAN SAHOO wrote:
> can you tell me how i find a  mentor , so that i can submit my proposal???
>
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 7:58 AM, Terri Oda <terri at toybox.ca
> <mailto:terri at toybox.ca>> wrote:
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>     On 2015-03-20 6:06 PM, SMRUTI RANJAN SAHOO wrote:
>
>         dear developer
>         i attached my proposal here for PSF.
>
>
>     You MUST submit proposals through google's melange system, here:
>
>     http://www.google-melange.com/__gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2015
>     <http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2015>
>
>     Please do not send proposals to this list.  You should be discussing
>     them with your mentors, who will have access to them within the
>     melange system (or, if they prefer having them elsewhere, will let
>     you know).
>
>       Terri
>
>
>