[Zope3-dev] Re: Google Summer of Code

[Paul Carduner]

On 3/4/07, Philipp von Weitershausen <philipp at weitershausen.de> wrote:
> Dear developers of Zope,
>
> Google is doing Summer of Code this year again. With an entity like the
> Zope Foundation in place, Zope could participate for the first time.
>
> What do we need to do? Apart from applying to Google as a participating
> organization, we need
>
> a) mentors.
>
>     It'd be great if some of the Zope core committers would volunteer to
>     mentor a student. This doesn't mean you will definitely end up
>     mentoring one, just show your willingness.
>
> b) project suggestions.
>
>     The best way to encourage a student to work on Zope would be to
>     provide a list of possible projects that s/he could work on. It'd be
>     great if each volunteering mentor would suggest at least one project.
>     If a student should get accepted for one of those projects, it will
>     obviously make a lot of sense if the person who suggested the project
>     would mentor him/her.
>
>     Note that student projects should keep a student busy for several
>     weeks, though it should not be too hard. Nevertheless, questions
>     regarding architecture and design can always be discussed with the
>     mentor (this is what s/he is there for) so you don't have to spell it
>     all out in advance. A short paragraph describing the project should
>     be enough for now.
>
>
> Suggestions? Thoughts? Criticism? Please let me know.
>

I think this is an excellent idea.  I would've participated myself a
few years ago, and I would do it now if I weren't already involved in
something more lucrative.  Jeff Elkner has a bunch of students
interested in doing projects with Zope3, so I've cc'ed him this email.

+1

- Paul