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GSOC 2016Plan, Execute, Succeed
Suranga Nath Kasthurirathne
Who am I?
Myself, continued…
Part time batch rep (2008 – 2011?)
IIT newsletter editor (2012 – 2013)
Accepted to grad school: April 2013
…. Graduated from IIT in Aug 2013
Myself, continued… GSoC Mentor (with OpenMRS) : 2012 to
present
Google Code-in mentor (with OpenMRS) : 2014 to present
GSoC Co-organization Administrator with OpenMRS - 2013 to present
Google Code-in Co-organization Administrator with OpenMRS - 2014 to present
Questions for you!
Disclaimer My ideas are my own, but informed
by my experience GSoC rules may change; keep your
eyes open No guarantee that OpenMRS, or any
org, will be selected for GSoC next year
What we’ll coverWhat is GSoC ?Essential GSoC FAQ’sSelecting a suitable project Integrating yourself into the
communityBeing a competitive applicantEssential skillsWrapping it up with style
What is GSoC??
How GSoC works Student Mentor/s Org Google
GSoC in numbers105,500137105158
GSoC 201613th Oct 2015: program announced29th Feb: Selected orgs announced25th March: Application deadline25th April: Winners announced23rd May: Coding begins27th June: Mid term eval.30th Aug: Results announced
https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline
Why GSOC ?Motivation
Money (…well, yes)
But more importantly !OpportunityExpertiseRecommendationsYour FYP
Excuses IIT students make
Its too hard! Its too competitive I’m starting my internship year I’m starting my final year I don’t have enough practical
experience Mentors only go for a few specific
universities I’m too busy (???)
My GSoC experience
Hatched my plan in 2010Worked with OpenMRS in
2011Mentor for OpenMRS in 2012Admin since 2013Two mentor summits, 12+
students, one failure
Pre-Planning Some people don’t understand the importance of starting early.
My advice to them is…
Selecting a project/s
What I want to doVs.
What I can doVs.
What I have the opportunity to do
https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/projects/list/google/gsoc2015
Remember…Select projects to suit your
needsKnow your weaknesses /
strengthsGo for the best fitDon't limit yourself to
‘popular’ projects
Suggestions…Pick projects with a,
Active communityWhat is an active community?
Track record with mentoring
https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Summer+Of+Code+2015
Suggestions contd. Aim for one to two organizations Three to four applications Quality over quantity DON’T spam
Coming up with your own project ideas…
Pre-application process Community bonding Mailing lists, Forums and
IRC Developer contributions –
baby steps
How to brand yourselfCreating a good impression is
everything !Be politeBe helpfulBe matureAsk for help, but in the right way
Are you about to start communicating?Your email id has ‘gangsta’ or
‘angel’ in itYour profile picture is
obnoxious or sillyA Google search on your name
is… sketchy
Also…RTFMLMGTFYPlease and thank youTimezonesSome humans are not Sri
Lankan!
Building tiesBe a team playerBe nicePractice constructive criticismUnderstand that everyone is
importantUnderstand that everyone is
busy
Writing a good proposal
Spellchecking tools – use themDiscuss your proposal with
potential mentorsA good proposal is important,
but that’s not all what it takesBe open, even with your proposalCheating in any form wont help
Common skillsets for every project
Communication etiquetteBuild management toolsIssue trackersBeing ‘responsible’
You wont believe this, but… Mentors lurk a lot; they may not
respond, but they see what you’ve been doing
Finding good students are hard. We’re always looking for them
Friendships you build pre-GSoC actually help
Be an ideal candidateWhat skills do I consider as essential ?
Coding skills are important, but that ’s not all
AttitudeAccountabilityCommunication
(coherent/ rapid and meaningful)
Hi everyone,
I was trying out the access Logging module ( https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Access+Logging+Module )Unfortunately, it seems that the module has not been updated to OMRS 1.8.X.I tried installing it, but ended up with the same error as mentioned by Dimithri here - https://answers.openmrs.org/questions/535/error-in-using-the-module-because-detected-attempt-to-redefine-the-prefix-form I'd wanted to create a ticket for this (and hopefully, also fix it), but I cant seem to find the Access Logging module on the OMRS jira project list.
Is there a particular reason this is missing from JIRA, or am I looking in the wrong place ?-- Thanks and Best Regards,XYZ
Life During GSOCGetting selected is only the start of
the battleBe prompt, be truthfulDon’t limit your scope to your
projectWork as hard as you can, because
GSOC is one job that really pays off
Don’t…Make incoherent excusesVanish without any
explanationBe slow in responding to
emailsBe unprofessionalBe lazy
But most importantly, a word of advice from my old mentor…
Life after GSOCThe end of the GSOC program is the beginning of great opportunity… …If you played your cards right !JobsRecommendationsExperience working with foreign clientsA positive online presence
Resources https://developers.google.com/
open-source/gsoc/ https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/
RES/Summer+Of+Code+2015
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