hi, I was searching through the project list at PSU[1], but unable to locate the open project list for sparse. Is that same as 2007[2]?, Can you please guide me to the open project list of sparse at PSU?. Thanks in advance. Regards, Rajika [1]- http://summer.cs.pdx.edu/ideas [2]- http://kernel.org/pub/software/devel/sparse/soc.html Quoting Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-sparse" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
