Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:59:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44205 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects Message-ID: <201403101359.s2ADxpks070664@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: gavin Date: Mon Mar 10 13:59:51 2014 New Revision: 44205 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44205 Log: Updates to make clear we like students to propose their own ideas; add more key dates to the calendar. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/summerofcode.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/summerofcode.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/summerofcode.xml Mon Mar 10 13:30:15 2014 (r44204) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/summerofcode.xml Mon Mar 10 13:59:51 2014 (r44205) @@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ and <a href="http://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCode2013Projects">2013</a>.</p>; - <p>This page will be updated throughout the application period + <p>This page and the ideas lists will be updated throughout the application period to include new information, such as project ideas, proposal information, and potential mentor contact information. If you don't see an idea that - interests you, visit again in a couple of days!</p> + interests you, visit again in a couple of days! Additionally, we welcome + proposals unrelated to the ideas listed here.</p> <ul> <li><a href="#benefits">Benefits of Participating</a></li> @@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ environment with many real world applications, and under the mentorship of experienced developers.</p> -<p>After the summer ends, many of our students are sponsored by Google or +<p>After the summer ends, students can be sponsored by Google or the FreeBSD Foundation to attend operating systems and open source conferences to present on their work, and a significant number go on to become FreeBSD developers. It's also a great job networking @@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ href="http://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCo mentor — we suggest e-mailing our soc-admins alias for help if you do decide to propose one of them. These pages exist to help provide inspiration. Students are also welcome, - and indeed encouraged to propose your own ideas, and if the proposal is + and are indeed encouraged to propose your own ideas, and if the proposal is strong, we'll try to match you with a mentor!</p> <p>For additional ideas about upcoming development projects in @@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ href="http://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCo <p>A number of FreeBSD committers are willing to mentor students. A good place to start is the 'Technical contacts' listed with the example projects on the <a - href="http://wiki.freebsd.org/IdeasPage">ideas page</a>.</p> + href="https://wiki.FreeBSD.org/SummerOfCode2014">ideas page</a>.</p> <a name="infrastructure"></a> <h2>Infrastructure Provided to Students</h2> @@ -267,8 +268,12 @@ href="http://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCo <li><p><strong>21 March 19:00 UTC</strong> - Student application period closes. </p></li> - <li><p><strong>21 April</strong> - Accepted students announced.</p> - </li> + <li><p><strong>21 April</strong> - Accepted students announced, students + start creating their work plans.</p></li> + + <li><p><strong>19 May</strong> - Coding starts.</p></li> + + <li><p><strong>11 August</strong> - Suggested end of coding.</p></li> </ul> <p>Note that these dates may change, and the Google FAQ timeline is the
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