GSOC 2015

[Garvit Khatri]

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:11 PM Valorie Zimmerman <
valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Garvit Khatri <garvitdelhi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Thank you for selecting me as this year's gsoc student. According to the
> > timeline, Community Bonding Period has started and I would like to know
> how
> > should I proceed with my project during this period.
> >
> > I have prepared my working environment & built the project labplot on my
> > computer. I am also updating my server side repository with labplot's
> > repository so that everything is updated.
> >
> > Thank You
>
> Hi Garvit, congratulations. If you've not seen the student handbook
> yet, it might be a good time to read it (or review it):
> http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCStudentGuide/
>
> There is a set of chapters about the community bonding phase that
> start here:
> http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCStudentGuide/ch011_how-gsoc-works/
>
> From the admin point of view, I'd say that the most important thing
> during this community bonding phase is just that -- bonding with your
> community. So ensure you are subscribed to all the necessary lists,
> that your developer account is up and working and that your keys work,
> that you learn how to use/search bugzilla, that you join and hang out
> in the necessary IRC channels if at all possible, that you get to know
> all members of the team who will be helping you out.
>
> KDE is a community, and we work in teams. Get to know your team, and
> how it fits into the larger community. Plus there are teams such as
> documentation, sysadmin, and translation/internationalization who help
> all the other teams in one way or another.
>
> Plus, please be sure that your blog is added to the planet (hint: see
> "add your blog") and that you get in the habit of blogging frequently.
> The whole community wants to know about your progress, and help you
> out if necessary.
>
> Finally, bond most closely with your mentor(s). Learn multiple ways of
> staying in touch, get in the habit of telling them your plans in
> advance, tell them when you are having trouble finding resources and
> learn how to dialog with them so you can think together over tough
> bits of your project. Of course there will be some hard parts; that is
> part of the challenge of meeting your goal.
>
> Finally, remember to have fun!
>
> Valorie
>
> PS: don't forget #kde-soc for general questions and general chat with
> your fellow students and some of the mentors and admins
>
> --
> http://about.me/valoriez


Thank you for such a detailed information. I will do the needed soon.
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