How to apply for google summer of code

1. Introduction to Google Summer of Code
Tushar Dadlani
Linux User’s Group Manipal
March 23, 2010
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

2. Video and Presentation
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

3. Video and Presentation
Video
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

4. Video and Presentation
Video
GSoC 2010 Presentation
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

5. How to get started?
Realistically become aware of your own coding
capabilities(Languages known, What Concepts are Well
Understood)
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

6. How to get started?
Realistically become aware of your own coding
capabilities(Languages known, What Concepts are Well
Understood)
Review Organization Project ideas.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

7. How to get started?
Realistically become aware of your own coding
capabilities(Languages known, What Concepts are Well
Understood)
Review Organization Project ideas.
Start discussing your idea with the relevant community over
IRC, Mailing Lists etc.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

8. How to get started?
Realistically become aware of your own coding
capabilities(Languages known, What Concepts are Well
Understood)
Review Organization Project ideas.
Start discussing your idea with the relevant community over
IRC, Mailing Lists etc.
Learn how to build/setup the project on your own computer.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

9. How to get started?
Realistically become aware of your own coding
capabilities(Languages known, What Concepts are Well
Understood)
Review Organization Project ideas.
Start discussing your idea with the relevant community over
IRC, Mailing Lists etc.
Learn how to build/setup the project on your own computer.
Start reading the documentation of that project.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

10. Reviewing Organizations
Search through various organizations from the selected
organizations list depending on your skill set.
http://socghop.appspot.com/
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

11. Reviewing Organizations
Search through various organizations from the selected
organizations list depending on your skill set.
http://socghop.appspot.com/
See what project idea fits your skill set.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

12. Discussing your Idea
Most organizations are approachable through the mailing list
and/or IRC.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

13. Discussing your Idea
Most organizations are approachable through the mailing list
and/or IRC.
If the mentor’s email address for a particular idea that you are
interested in is provided you could approach the mentor
directly with your idea.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

14. Discussing your Idea
Most organizations are approachable through the mailing list
and/or IRC.
If the mentor’s email address for a particular idea that you are
interested in is provided you could approach the mentor
directly with your idea.
DO NOT JUST COPY PASTE IDEA FROM THE IDEAS
PAGE. If you like a particular idea modify it and provide ideas
about implementation and a road map towards the project.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

15. Discussing your Idea
Most organizations are approachable through the mailing list
and/or IRC.
If the mentor’s email address for a particular idea that you are
interested in is provided you could approach the mentor
directly with your idea.
DO NOT JUST COPY PASTE IDEA FROM THE IDEAS
PAGE. If you like a particular idea modify it and provide ideas
about implementation and a road map towards the project.
Keep modifying and reviewing your idea and application based
on suggestions.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

16. Discussing your Idea
Most organizations are approachable through the mailing list
and/or IRC.
If the mentor’s email address for a particular idea that you are
interested in is provided you could approach the mentor
directly with your idea.
DO NOT JUST COPY PASTE IDEA FROM THE IDEAS
PAGE. If you like a particular idea modify it and provide ideas
about implementation and a road map towards the project.
Keep modifying and reviewing your idea and application based
on suggestions.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

17. Building your project
Most of the projects have a page (generally called HOWTO)
on how to setup the project development environment.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

18. Building your project
Most of the projects have a page (generally called HOWTO)
on how to setup the project development environment.
These include
Revision Control System Used or How to get the latest sources.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

19. Building your project
Most of the projects have a page (generally called HOWTO)
on how to setup the project development environment.
These include
Revision Control System Used or How to get the latest sources.
Files required to build from source and how to acquire them.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

20. Building your project
Most of the projects have a page (generally called HOWTO)
on how to setup the project development environment.
These include
Revision Control System Used or How to get the latest sources.
Files required to build from source and how to acquire them.
Links to various issues that might arise and how to resolve
them.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

21. Building your project
Most of the projects have a page (generally called HOWTO)
on how to setup the project development environment.
These include
Revision Control System Used or How to get the latest sources.
Files required to build from source and how to acquire them.
Links to various issues that might arise and how to resolve
them.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

22. Most Widely Used Version Control Systems by Open
Source Projects
GIT http://git-scm.com/
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

23. Most Widely Used Version Control Systems by Open
Source Projects
GIT http://git-scm.com/
Sub Version http://subversion.apache.org/
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

24. Most Widely Used Version Control Systems by Open
Source Projects
GIT http://git-scm.com/
Sub Version http://subversion.apache.org/
CVS http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

25. Points to Remember
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

26. Points to Remember
Start Now!
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

27. Points to Remember
Start Now!
Don’t under estimate yourself.
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

28. Points to Remember
Start Now!
Don’t under estimate yourself.
Happy Coding!!!
Tushar Dadlani
Google Summer of Code

29. Contact Information
Tushar Dadlani
tush726@gmail.com
Tushar Dadlani
Linux User’s Group Manipal
http://lugmanipal.org
discussion@lists.lugmanipal.org
http://forums.lugmanipal.org
Google Summer of Code