Re: [boost] Summer of Code 2006

From: Julio M. Merino Vidal (jmmv84_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-16 05:40:07

On 4/15/06, Jeff Garland <jeff_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:22:51 +0200, Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote
> > Hello,
> >
> > Google has just announced that there will be a Summer of Code program
> > this year.  More information can be found here:
> >
> >    http://code.google.com/soc/
> >
> > I'm posting this message in the hope that Boost joins as a mentoring
> > organization.  I think this was discussed the last year, but it was
> > not on the final organizations list.
>
> I think we were a little late getting orginzied on this -- we found out about
> it after the list of mentoring organizations were already closed.

There is still some time left this year ;-)

> > for example) following the advice of people from this list.
>
> I don't think the mentoring can be as general as 'people from the list'.  We
> need to have specific people/organizations identified.

Sure not.  Some specific mentors (one, two) would need to be specified for
each project.  But they could ask the students to post their questions in the
open (that is, in this list) for wider discussion.  That's why I said
"people from
this list".

>  We'll need to submit a
> request and such:
>
> http://code.google.com/soc/mentorfaq.html

So... I'm curious.  Are you going to do it? :-)

Kind regards,

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