Difference between revisions of "GSOC"

From Open Food Facts wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "key for the success - to carefully filter out wannabes and select really good students by giving them small but real tasks (probably some bugs to fix) and second important thi...")
 
Line 1: Line 1:
key for the success - to carefully filter out wannabes and select really good students by giving them small but real tasks (probably some bugs to fix)
+
 
and second important thing - student should have some simple plan and mentor should ping him periodically
+
 
ofc, our wallet was quite small compared to Google's one, but it was still useful, and finally we've used about $700 per student
+
== Project Ideas==
and one more - using spamming on global (Hacker News, reddit, slashdot, some mailing lists, subject mailing lists) and on local (probably on foreign languages) - is a key for a broad attention and paycheck
+
 
ofc by spamming I mean writing short still useful articles
+
=== Create Wikibase powered version of Open Food Facts ===
and using this you probably can cover even more audience than GSoC
+
=== Gamification ===
as a bonus - you can invite all ppl, not just only students
+
=== Your idea ===
also even if it fails - it is useful expierence and raises your chances on the next GSoC
+
== Mentors ==
 +
== Timeline ==
 +
== Feedback from OFC ==
 +
* Carefully filter out wannabes and select really good students by giving them small but real tasks (probably some bugs to fix)
 +
* Student should have some simple plan and mentor should ping him periodically
 +
* ofc, our wallet was quite small compared to Google's one, but it was still useful, and finally we've used about $700 per student
 +
* using spamming on global (Hacker News, reddit, slashdot, some mailing lists, subject mailing lists) and on local (probably on foreign languages) - is a key for a broad attention and paycheck
 +
** ofc by spamming I mean writing short still useful articles
 +
* and using this you probably can cover even more audience than GSoC
 +
* as a bonus - you can invite all people, not just only students
 +
* also even if it fails - it is useful experience and raises your chances on the next GSoC

Revision as of 15:14, 2 May 2015


Project Ideas

Create Wikibase powered version of Open Food Facts

Gamification

Your idea

Mentors

Timeline

Feedback from OFC

  • Carefully filter out wannabes and select really good students by giving them small but real tasks (probably some bugs to fix)
  • Student should have some simple plan and mentor should ping him periodically
  • ofc, our wallet was quite small compared to Google's one, but it was still useful, and finally we've used about $700 per student
  • using spamming on global (Hacker News, reddit, slashdot, some mailing lists, subject mailing lists) and on local (probably on foreign languages) - is a key for a broad attention and paycheck
    • ofc by spamming I mean writing short still useful articles
  • and using this you probably can cover even more audience than GSoC
  • as a bonus - you can invite all people, not just only students
  • also even if it fails - it is useful experience and raises your chances on the next GSoC