Re: [xwiki-devs] Semester of Code

Vicent, I created a project too. I am planning to use the extension "Project Management" and "Weekly Activities" to track and talk with the student. Can you create a wiki in http://www.myxwiki.org? - *owner name*: DaniloOliveira - *wiki name*: KnowledgeProject Thanks, Danilo 2014-09-01 6:18 GMT-03:00 Thomas Mortagne : > Added a few ideas (mostly latest GSOC ideas). > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 7:19 PM, vincent(a)massol.net > wrote: > > Note that even if you’re not a committer but you’re interested in > mentoring a Semester of Code project, you can still do that! > > > > It’s possible because you’ll be able to open a project on XWiki Contrib ( > https://github.com/orgs/xwiki-contrib/dashboard) and have a JIRA project, > and then publish the results on http://extensions.xwiki.org when the > project is implemented with your student. > > > > If you’re interested contact me directly and I’ll give you the > registration code. > > > > Thanks! > > -Vincent > > > > > > On 30 Aug 2014 at 19:08:42, vincent(a)massol.net (vincent(a)massol.net > (mailto:vincent@massol.net)) wrote: > > > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> I’ve now registered myself and XWiki on http://vps.semesterofcode.com/ > (@Scott: sorry for taking that long but your email with the code was hidden > deep in my spam folder and I had to clean up 520 other spam messages before > finding it! :)). > >> > >> So, I’m going to send the code to register ideas for the XWiki project > on the committers list. > >> > >> We have 2 weeks to submit ideas on http://vps.semesterofcode.com/ > >> > >> Here’s how to do it: > >> > >> “ > >> Once registered, you and your mentors can submit ideas: > >> - Log in and click the Dashboard link > >> - Click "Manage your project ideas" > >> - Fill the form (You may have to click the "Add" tab if you have already > >> submitted ideas" > >> - When entering the description, please consider the following guidance: > >> At a minimum, please include the expected outcome of the project, > >> a potential mentor, the skills and/or languages required to > >> complete the project, and a general "difficulty" level. > >> > >> The project should take about 3 months to complete. Please bear in > >> mind that it's better to start with a smaller project that can be > >> extended if your student proves to be capable rather than have an > >> over-ambitious idea which can't be completed in time. > >> - Include a link to a bug tracker issue or somewhere in your project's > >> workflow system that this project will be tracked > >> > >> The system is still a work-in-progress at the moment, so changes will be > >> made as we go. As this is a pilot project, we are very welcoming of any > >> feedback that you have, whether about the technical or organisational > >> aspects of the system. > >> “ > >> > >> I suggest every one who’s willing to mentor should register his > ideas/project there. > >> > >> I also suggest we reuse the proposals we had for the last GSOC: > >> > http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/GoogleSummerOfCode/WebHome#HProposedPro… > >> > >> Let’s do it! > >> Thanks > >> -Vincent > >> > >> > >> On 27 Aug 2014 at 11:15:16, Scott Wilson ( > scott.bradley.wilson@gmail.com(mailto:scott.bradley.wilson@gmail.com)) > wrote: > >> > >> > Hi folks, > >> > > >> > Just a reminder that the site for including ideas for student > projects is up: > >> > > >> > http://vps.semesterofcode.com/ > >> > > >> > If you'd like to be added as a mentor for XWiki and add your ideas, > Vincent has the registration key you need (though he needs to create the > XWiki org on there first!) > >> > > >> > I'm sure some of the project ideas kicking around from the previous > GSoC could be reused, or some of the issues being discussed currently on > the list. > >> > > >> > Any questions, just ask! > >> > > >> > Cheers > >> > > >> > S > >> > > >> > On 18 Jul 2014, at 13:55, vincent(a)massol.net wrote: > >> > > >> > > FYI I’ve done step 1 and my message should appear here after some > time: > >> > > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=VALS-SOC > >> > > > >> > > Thanks > >> > > -Vincent > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > On 15 Jul 2014 at 12:22:02, Scott Wilson ( > scott.bradley.wilson@gmail.com(mailto:scott.bradley.wilson@gmail.com)) > wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > On 15 Jul 2014, at 08:34, vincent(a)massol.net wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > > Hi Scott, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > This is a great idea, I love it! :) > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Speaking for myself, I’d really like to see the XWiki project > participating to it. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > What do we need to do to participate? > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Thanks a lot > >> > > > > -Vincent > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Hi Vincent, > >> > > > > >> > > > The process looks like this: > >> > > > > >> > > > First off, you (or someone from XWiki) need to sign up to the > mailing list [1] and post an introduction message. > >> > > > > >> > > > Next week, we'll start sending out registration keys for the > platform to everyone who has signed up to the list. > >> > > > > >> > > > From that point onwards, those who have been registered can log > in to the platform, and register other people from the project, so they can > start adding their ideas for student projects. > >> > > > > >> > > > The final deadline for submissions is 12th September - though > earlier is better as it means more time for students to read them and ask > questions. > >> > > > > >> > > > Students will be able to submit their proposals from 12th > September to 21st November. You can approve proposals at any time, but > final public announcements will be made on November 28th. > >> > > > > >> > > > S > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > 1: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=VALS-SOC&A=1 > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > On 14 Jul 2014 at 18:36:15, Scott Wilson ( > scott.bradley.wilson@gmail.com(mailto:scott.bradley.wilson@gmail.com)) > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Hi everyone, > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > I'm working with an initiative similar to Google Summer of > Code, called Semester of Code, and I think it would be great to have > students work on XWiki. Below is more detailed information, but basically > its like GSoC, except students are involved as part of their courses or > industrial placements, so receive academic credit rather than money for > their work. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Hopefully this is of interest to the XWiki community! > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > If any questions aren't answered by the FAQ[1] or invitation > below, feel free to ask. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > All the best, > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > - Scott > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > ~~~ > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The VALS Semester of Code [1] project is working with > European universities and FOSS communities to give students real-world > experience working in open source software projects while receiving > academic credit. The benefit to your projects will be valuable and > hopefully ongoing contributions. VALS will also benefit the wider sector by > helping to produce graduates with the skills and experience needed to > engage with open development. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Our first Semester of Code will involve approximately 75 > student placements, starting in September. We would like to invite your > organisation to participate in this pilot by offering mentored placements > within your projects. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > If you have participated in Google Summer of Code before, you > will find our process similar; we will seek placements for student > projects, and will use the a system similar to Google's Melange platform to > manage placements. However, VALS differs from Summer of Code in that > instead of receiving money for their participation, students will receive > academic credit. For this reason the mentors from your project will need to > liaise with the student's academic tutor. The VALS project will support > this process to ensure it runs as smoothly as possible. We also ensure the > admin overhead is minimal. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The VALS initiative is a partnership of European universities > and SMEs who have been working for several months to plan the pilot of > Semester of Code, which will run during the next academic year. We have now > reached the stage where we are signing up FOSS projects who are willing to > provide mentors. We have already seen interest from smaller, single-company > projects to larger software foundations, and would like to see more. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > If you'd be willing to provide one or more mentored projects, > we’d love to talk to you about joining Semester of Code. In return, you’ll > get an enthusiastic student providing a valuable contribution to your > project. The VALS team will be on hand throughout the project to answer any > questions and help unblock communication issues between mentors, students > and academic supervisors. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > To join in the Semester of Code or to simply find out more > you can email mark.johnson(a)it.ox.ac.uk, or you can sign up to our mailing > list directly by using the web form [1]. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > More detail about the Semester of Code are available on our > FAQ page [2]. If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask on the > mailing list, and one of the VALS team will get back to you! > >> > > > > > 1: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=VALS-SOC&A=1 > >> > > > > > 2: http://semesterofcode.com/?p=22 > >> > > > > >