Requirements regarding Developer account applications

[Valorie Zimmerman]

Might I suggest that once your student has a few well-done patches
submitted for review, it is the right time to suggest that they apply
for Developer status. Prod them a bit if necessary to get those
patches in well before the end of the bonding period and the beginning
of coding.

In addition, please guide them to add their blogs to the planet
properly and again, get that all working before the beginning of
coding.

If they get into the habit now of good communication and frequent code
submissions, we are well on the way to a summer of success.

Thank you Ben for reminding everyone how things should move ahead.

Valorie

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 12:39 AM, Ben Cooksley <bcooksley at kde.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The following is mandatory reading for all mentors and students
> participating in this year's Summer of Code program. It should be read
> in full.
>
> Traditionally one of the many things mentors ask students to do
> following their successful selection as students in GSoC is to apply
> for a developer account, a process which results in Sysadmin receiving
> a large number of requests which have to be processed.
>
> To minimize the load created by this, it is important that the
> following is observed:
>
> 1) Students should only file an application when explicitly instructed
> to do so by their mentor. Acceptance as a student does not
> automatically grant you the right to receive an account.
>
> 2) The mentor(s) of a student are required to be the supporter of a
> students developer account and this must be filled in when the
> application is made. This is necessary as Sysadmin does not have
> access to the records of who the accepted students are, or who the
> mentors of those students are.
>
> Tracking this information down, and then following up with individual
> mentors adds processing time to the request which quickly adds up.
>
> 3) Once an application has been filed, mentors will receive an
> automated email requesting their confirmation of this status. They are
> requested to respond to this email without delay.
>
> Responsiveness on the part of mentors is important as unresponsive
> supporters have to be followed up by Sysadmin, which once again can
> quickly become a time expensive exercise.
>
> If your student has filed the request prematurely then please let us
> know and we will decline the request. They can re-file an application
> once it has been marked as declined at a later date.
>
> Thanks,
> Ben Cooksley
> KDE Sysadmin

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