XWiki is applying for GSoC 2022. Proposals and mentors needed!

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#1

Hello, fellow XWiki community members!

This year, XWiki is planning to participate once more at Google’s Summer of Code.

The organization registration period will start on Monday, February 7 - 18:00 UTC, and the deadline is February 21 - 18:00 UTC (in ~2.5 weeks).

  1. We need to provide by then a list of proposals and assign mentors that are willing to guide the GSoC Contributors that are going to implement them.

I would like to ask everybody that wants to participate as a mentor (and is eligible) for the XWiki organization to review the proposals list (currently just 1 proposal) and add as many interesting proposals as possible.

The proposals can be either new, or they can be revived from previous years. Just navigate to the previous years, find the proposal you like and know about, go to its proposal page (click it) and press the “Clone to this year” link. Now you can assign yourself as lead for that project, update it’s description if needed and wait for the Contributors applications to start pouring :slight_smile:

  1. If you feel that you would like to help on improving XWiki’s GSoC guides and application forms, please find guidelines for GSoC Contributors on XWiki’s GSoC page, the Contributor application form and the lessons learned from the previous years.

Important changes to the program in 2022

Google announced new changes in this year’s program, the main points being:

  • Expanding eligibility: No longer focused on students. Anyone can apply. They are now referred to as “GSoC Contributors” instead of “GSoC Students”.
  • Multiple Sizes of Projects: 2 types of project sizes: medium (~175 hours) and large (~350 hours).
  • Increased Flexibility of Timing for Projects: Project work period agreed with Contributor and can be increased from the standard 12 weeks up to a max of 22 weeks.

When proposing a new project, please make sure to include the project size, using the Estimated workload field and using as value either 175 hours or 350 hours.

Thanks for your help,
Eduard

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XWiki has been accepted to GSoC 2022!
#2

Reminding everyone that the deadline is next Monday (21 Feb, 18:00 UTC).

We currently have 3 proposed projects but we need more in order to have an acceptable application.

If you want to mentor a project for this year’s GSoC, now is the time to step up and add your project idea to the list.

Note: you need to be logged in to see the add project form or revive an older project.

#3

Last call before Monday. If we don’t have enough proposed projects and available mentors, we might have to skip this year’s GSoC edition.

Remember that this year’s project period can span up to 22 weeks (~5.5 months), so the pressure should be much lower on both student and mentor to make the deadlines.

#4

Rules:

    Eligibility.
        Requirements. To participate in the Program, a GSoC Contributor must:
            be eighteen (18) years of age or older upon registration for the Program;
            for the duration of the Program, be eligible to work in the country in which they reside; and
            not be an Organization Administrator or Mentor in the Program. 
        Ineligible Individuals. A GSoC Contributor may not participate in the Program if:
            They are:
                a resident of a United States embargoed country;
                ordinarily resident in a United States embargoed country; or
                otherwise prohibited by applicable export controls and sanctions programs. 
            They are an employee (including intern), contractor, officer, or director of:
                Google or its affiliates, or
                an Organization or any of its affiliates. 
            They are an immediate family member (including a parent, sibling, child, spouse, or life partner) of a Mentor or Organization Administrator with the same Organization or a member of the same household (whether related or not) as a Mentor or Organization Administrator with the same Organization.
            They have previously participated as a GSoC Contributor in Google Summer of Code two (2) or more times.
            They are not new or beginner contributors to open source coding projects, except that a person who was an accepted GSoC student in 2020 or 2021 can apply for a second time to be a GSoC Contributor for this Program.

And

GSoC contributor eligibility

    Must be at least 18 years old at time of registration.
    Must be an open source beginner.
    Must be eligible to work in their country of residence during duration of program.
    Must be a resident of a country not currently embargoed by the United States.