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====== Google Sommer of Code 2013 ====== | ====== Google Sommer of Code 2013 ====== | ||
- | This document is work in progress and has to be finalized by March 21st, 2013. Please contribute! | + | This document is work in progress and has to be finalized by March 29th, 2013. Please contribute! |
- | ===== Administrator | + | ===== Administrators |
- | * Heinz-Markus Graesing (IRC: h1, Mail: heinz-m.graesing@obviously-nice.de) | + | * Heinz-Markus Graesing (IRC: h1mg, Mail: heinz-m.graesing@obviously-nice.de) |
+ | * Backup: Mike Gabriel (IRC: sunweaver, Mail: sunweaver@debian.org, | ||
===== Mentors ===== | ===== Mentors ===== | ||
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* Mike Gabriel (IRC: sunweaver, Mail: sunweaver@debian.org, | * Mike Gabriel (IRC: sunweaver, Mail: sunweaver@debian.org, | ||
* Moritz Strübe (IRC: morty, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) | * Moritz Strübe (IRC: morty, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) | ||
+ | * Heinz-Markus Graesing (IRC: h1mg, X2Go Project founder, backup mentor) | ||
===== X2Go Application for GSOC2013 (Draft) ===== | ===== X2Go Application for GSOC2013 (Draft) ===== | ||
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* Oleksandr Shneyder, [[http:// | * Oleksandr Shneyder, [[http:// | ||
* Mike Gabriel (Freelancer), | * Mike Gabriel (Freelancer), | ||
- | * Heinz-Markus Graesing (Freelancer & Trainer, also: Stadt Treuchtlingen) | + | * Heinz-Markus Graesing |
* and supported by | * and supported by | ||
* the Department of Computer Science 4 at the Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, | * the Department of Computer Science 4 at the Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, | ||
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* Lindix NL (Dick Kniep, CEO) | * Lindix NL (Dick Kniep, CEO) | ||
- Why is your organization applying to participate in Google Summer of Code 2013? What do you hope to gain by participating? | - Why is your organization applying to participate in Google Summer of Code 2013? What do you hope to gain by participating? | ||
- | * Our current interest is getting X2Go more known internationally and getting more and more people involved | + | * Our current interest is getting X2Go more known internationally and getting more and more people involved. |
- | * Some of the coding projects we offer to GSOC2013 students are features | + | * Some of the coding projects we offer to GSOC2013 students are features |
- | * Thus, our intent is making X2Go usable in business | + | * Thus, our intent is making X2Go more usable in business |
+ | * Get focused on the new markets and support new devices like Chromebooks, | ||
+ | * We aim at making it easier for the user to access remote desktop applications. With this we are targeting at companies who want to provide SaaS (software as a service) on the basis of X2Go. | ||
- Has your organization participated in past Google Summer of Codes? (yes/no) | - Has your organization participated in past Google Summer of Codes? (yes/no) | ||
* NO | * NO | ||
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* NO, we have not yet applied. | * NO, we have not yet applied. | ||
- What Open Source Initiative approved license(s) does your project use? | - What Open Source Initiative approved license(s) does your project use? | ||
- | * mostly | + | * Mostly |
- What is the URL for your Ideas list? | - What is the URL for your Ideas list? | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- What is the main development mailing list for your organization? | - What is the main development mailing list for your organization? | ||
- | * [[x2go-dev@lists.berlios.de]] (Subscription form: [[http:// | + | * [[x2go-dev@lists.berlios.de]] (Subscription form: [[http:// |
- What is the main IRC channel for your organization? | - What is the main IRC channel for your organization? | ||
* Channel #x2go on '' | * Channel #x2go on '' | ||
- Who will be your backup organization administrator? | - Who will be your backup organization administrator? | ||
- | * Mike Gabriel | + | * Mike Gabriel |
- What criteria did you use to select the mentors? Please be as specific as possible. | - What criteria did you use to select the mentors? Please be as specific as possible. | ||
- | * Mike Gabriel | + | * All selected mentors are active project supporters with lots of experience. |
- | * Moritz (Morty) Strübe | + | * Three of the four mentors work in university contexts, thus deal with students' |
- | * FIXME: if there are more mentors, update this field | + | * All selected mentors have been subscribed to our development mailing list for more than 3 years. |
+ | * All selected | ||
+ | * Two of the mentors are members of one of the greatest GNU/Linux distribution (Debian Developer status). | ||
- What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students? Please be as specific as possible. | - What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students? Please be as specific as possible. | ||
- | * To avoid students disappearing at all we will request a detailed time schedule and weekly reports. | + | * To avoid students disappearing at all we will request a detailed time schedule and weekly reports. |
+ | * The schedule will require the student to put some thought into whether he/she has sufficient time for the job. | ||
+ | * The weekly report tries to countermeasure that a student slowly disappears. | ||
+ | * To get a feeling for his/her progress, our project will be used as shared desktop and base for presentations. | ||
+ | * If possible we will try to schedule a public chat (IRC) with the mentor at least twice a week. | ||
+ | * There will be a personal (video chat) interview with one of the mentors before the student applies. Such an interview will be held with each potential applicant. | ||
+ | * We will also have a close look at the student's backgound, whether | ||
- What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors? Please be as specific as possible. | - What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors? Please be as specific as possible. | ||
- | * All mentors have a professional interest that the project makes progress. If a mentor disappears one of the other mentors will take over. | + | * All mentors have a professional interest that the project makes progress |
+ | * If a mentor disappears one of the other mentors will take over. All chosen mentors are on eye-level. Each of them can fully substitute on of the other mentors in cases that he to leave due to e.g. personal, health or family issues. | ||
- What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project' | - What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project' | ||
- | * Students already interacting with the project and those who have a personal interest | + | * Contacting |
+ | * Performing the student <-> mentor meetings in public (IRC) is part of the training we provide to the students. In Open Source | ||
+ | * Use Cases, feature requests and further needs of X2Go are discussed inside our community--also in public. | ||
+ | * As there are already students participating | ||
- Are you a new organization who has a Googler or other organization to vouch for you? If so, please list their name(s) here. | - Are you a new organization who has a Googler or other organization to vouch for you? If so, please list their name(s) here. | ||
* NO | * NO | ||
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* NO | * NO | ||
- What will you do to encourage that your accepted students stick with the project after Google Summer of Code concludes? | - What will you do to encourage that your accepted students stick with the project after Google Summer of Code concludes? | ||
- | * First, we hope to provide a team space where people feel at home | + | * First, we hope to provide a team space where people feel at home. |
- | * Then, we offer peole who are more deeply interested in X2Go to take over responsibility in the project | + | * Then, we offer peole who are more deeply interested in X2Go to take over responsibility in the project. |
- | * As the project has two Debian Developers on board, more knowledge and community insights are available to newcomers | + | * After someone has shown skills, interest and a kind of reliable stillness in the way he/she works, we will be happy to grant access to the development resources of the X2Go project. |
+ | * As the project has two Debian Developers on board, more knowledge and community insights are available to FOSS newcomers. | ||