Sparse did not get accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2008. However, Portland State University has graciously agreed to accept applications for Sparse projects under the PSU banner. Thus, any student wishing to work on Sparse for Summer of Code 2008 should apply to Portland State University. (You do not need to attend PSU or have any affiliation with PSU.) Some application guidelines you should follow to improve your chances of getting accepted (some reiterated from my previous mail): * Clearly state that you want to work on Sparse; don't make the mentors figure it out from context. PSU will have many different applications for different projects. * Explain your project as concretely as you can. Don't just give an abstract idea like "Improve Sparse's support for $FOO."; give a concrete proposal for what Sparse or a technology built on Sparse will do at the end of the summer that it can't do at the beginning of the summer. * If your project relates to making Sparse handle a new C construct, or detect a new type of problem, give code examples for the construct or the problem. * Set realistic goals. You don't have talk big to get accepted; you have to convince us you have a project you can complete. Feel free to set ambitious goals, just convince us you can accomplish them. * Point to any examples of projects you have worked on in the past. Bonus if you point to particular instances of contributions you made and the interactions you had with the project's community to get those contributions merged. Note that this in no way means you have to have this type of experience in order to get accepted; on the contrary, Google Summer of Code exists in part to help people new to the Free and Open Source Software process. This just means that *if* you have such experience, you should call attention to it, and that will help us evaluate your ability to succeed with your proposal. * Release early, release often. Please get comfortable with the idea of releasing your work to the Sparse mailing list, regardless of the current state of that work. * Explain how you plan to keep your mentor informed of your status. * Explain how you would stay in contact with your mentor if something happened to make you unable to get connectivity for a while. - Josh Triplett
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