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events:gsoc2013-application [2013/03/26 19:58]
sunweaver [Mentors]
events:gsoc2013-application [2013/03/27 22:02]
sunweaver [X2Go Application for GSOC2013 (Draft)]
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 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 21st, 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, Debian Developer)
  
 ===== Mentors ===== ===== Mentors =====
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   * Mike Gabriel (IRC: sunweaver, Mail: sunweaver@debian.org, Debian Developer)   * Mike Gabriel (IRC: sunweaver, Mail: sunweaver@debian.org, Debian Developer)
   * Moritz Strübe (IRC: morty, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)   * Moritz Strübe (IRC: morty, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
-  * Heinz-Markus Graesing (IRC: h1, X2Go Project founder, backup mentor)+  * Heinz-Markus Graesing (IRC: h1mg, X2Go Project founder, backup mentor)
   * Reinhard Tartler (IRC: siretart, Mail: siretart@debian.org, Debian Developer, backup mentor)   * Reinhard Tartler (IRC: siretart, Mail: siretart@debian.org, Debian Developer, backup mentor)
  
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       * Oleksandr Shneyder, [[http://phoca-gmbh.de|Phoca GmbH]]       * Oleksandr Shneyder, [[http://phoca-gmbh.de|Phoca GmbH]]
       * Mike Gabriel (Freelancer), [[http://das-netzwerkteam.de|DAS-NETZWERKTEAM]]       * Mike Gabriel (Freelancer), [[http://das-netzwerkteam.de|DAS-NETZWERKTEAM]]
-      * Heinz-Markus Graesing (Freelancer & Trainer, also: Stadt Treuchtlingen)+      * Heinz-Markus Graesing [[http://heinz-m.graesing.de|heinz-m.graesing.de]] (Freelancer & Trainer)
     * and supported by     * and supported by
       * the Department of Computer Science 4 at the Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany       * the Department of Computer Science 4 at the Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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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 targetting for company setups +    * Some of the coding projects we offer to GSOC2013 students are features targetting for large-scale deployments. 
-    * Thus, our intent is making X2Go usable in business context and large scale deployments+    * Thus, our intent is making X2Go usable in business context and support a large variety of usage scenarios. 
 +    * Get focused the new markets and support new devices like Chromebooks, hybrid tablets and other typical "Bring Your Own Device" Hardware 
 +    * Making it easier to access remote desktop applications targeting companies offering software as a service
   - 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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     * Channel #x2go on ''irc.freenode.net''     * Channel #x2go on ''irc.freenode.net''
   - Who will be your backup organization administrator?   - Who will be your backup organization administrator?
-    * Mike Gabriel+    * Mike Gabriel (IRC: sunweaver, Mail: sunweaver@debian.org, Debian Developer)
   - 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.
 +    * All selected mentors are active project supporters with lots of experience
 +    * All selected mentors are subscribed on our development list for more than 3 years
 +    * All selected mentors are supporting the projects target values
     * Mike Gabriel     * Mike Gabriel
     * Moritz (Morty) Strübe     * Moritz (Morty) Strübe
-    * Heinz-Markus Graesing (Backup)+    * Heinz-Markus Graesing (backup mentor) 
 +    * Reinhard Tartler (backup mentor)
     * FIXME: if there are more mentors, update this field     * FIXME: if there are more mentors, update this field
   - 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.
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       * The schedule will require the student to put some thought into whether he/she has sufficient time for the job.       * 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.       * 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 chat with the mentor at least twice a week.     * If possible we will try to schedule a chat 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     * There will be a personal (video chat) interview with one of the mentors before the student applies
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     * If a mentor disappears one of the other mentors will take over.     * If a mentor disappears one of the other mentors will take over.
   - What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?   - What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?
 +    * Contacting the community means contacting possible employer in future
 +    * Use Cases, feature requests and further needs of x2go are discussed inside our community 
     * FIXME (Morty!) Students already interacting with the project and those who have a personal interest in the project.      * FIXME (Morty!) Students already interacting with the project and those who have a personal interest in the project. 
   - 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.
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