Stefan Taxhet's Weblog

Summer of Code 2006

OpenOffice.org is happy to participate again in the Summer of Code initiative sponsored by Google.

We have some suggestions we find suitable for the program. If you have ideas for other tasks please send a note to the developer list of the related OpenOffice.org project or contact the project lead.

We would be glad to support a few projects. Please understand that mentoring capacities are limited. So we depend on your dedication during the preparation of the detailed specification and description of the outcome. Many mentoring organisations recommend to read the well-written hints from Drupal.

The timeframe for applications is May 1 - May 8. But keep in mind that it may need some prearrangement before you are ready to sign up and apply.

These comments from SoC 2005 Mentors may help this year's participants.

• We should put student's responsiveness to the test before an application is accepted.
• The decision about an application was difficult without a dialog with the student.
• The time for the preparation of the projects was too short.
• Active communication between student and mentor (and community members) is fundamental to define and meet milestones and deliverables.
• Weekly review of the status helps to make a project successful.
• It was fun to work with self-dependent students.
• The student should be aware that his SoC project is a full-time job.
• The program was helpful for both - the mentor and the student - to investigate new technical and personal areas
• We are happy that successful students from SoC 2005 still continue to work on OOo.

We look forward to read your detailed project description and will do our best to make Summer of Code 2006 even more successful than last year's.

Posted at 12:42AM Mai 03, 2006 by Stefan Taxhet in OpenOffice.org  |