GSoC
Yocto Project Summer of Code
This is the Yocto Project specific page for Google Summer of Code. The Yocto Project is applying to be a mentoring organization for 2020 and is recruiting mentors and students.
Prospective mentors are requested to assist with the ideas page, add themselves to the list, join the dedicated mailing list and contact Nicolas Dechesne to be invited to be a mentor on Google's tool.
Students are requested to engage possible mentors and may begin submitting applications for Yocto Project related projects starting now. This is the first time the project is engaging with Google Summer Of Code, and we are hoping it will be successful attempt. We recommend all students to engage with us now to help make your application strong!
Here are some links to help students with their applications:
- GSoC home
- [TBD Yocto Project GSoC page]
- Guide from drupal.org
Projects
- Current ideas page: Project Ideas for 2020
- Yocto Project GSoC Mailing list
Key Dates for 2020
| January 14 19:00 UTC | Mentoring organizations can begin submitting applications to Google |
| February 5 19:00 UTC | Mentoring organization application deadline |
| February 5 - February 19 | Google program administrators review organization applications |
| February 20 18:00 UTC | List of accepted mentoring organizations published |
| February 20 - March 16 | Potential student participants discuss application ideas with mentoring organizations |
| March 16 18:00 UTC | Student application period begins |
| March 31 18:00 UTC | Student application deadline |
| April 14 18:00 UTC | Student slot requests due from Org Admins |
| April 23 18:00 UTC | Student Project selections due from Org Admins |
| April 27 18:00 UTC | Accepted student projects announced |
| Community Bonding Period | Students get to know mentors, read documentation, get up to speed to begin working on their projects |
| May 18 | Coding officially begins! |
| June 15 18:00 UTC | Mentors and students can begin submitting Phase 1 evaluations |
| June 19 18:00 UTC | Phase 1 Evaluation deadline |
| Work Period | Students work on their project with guidance from Mentors |
| July 13 18:00 UTC | Mentors and students can begin submitting Phase 2 evaluations |
| July 17 18:00 UTC | Phase 2 Evaluation deadline |
| Work Period | Students continue working on their project with guidance from Mentors |
| August 10 - 17 18:00 UTC | Final week: Students submit their final work product and their final mentor evaluation |
| August 17 - 24 18:00 UTC | Mentors submit final student evaluations |
| August 25 | Final results of Google Summer of Code 2020 announced |
| October | Mentor Summit |
Links
- Yocto Project GSoC Mailing list
- Summer of Code Ideas
- Our project proposal guidelines
- Our application to become a mentoring organization. Application
- FOSDEM video from 2009 about the Summer of Code
