[Os-sim-support] OSSIM & Gsoc 2009

[Juan M. L. <ju...@os...>]

Hi all!

OSSIM has applied once again to become one of the organizations taking part
in Gsoc 2009.

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a program that offers student developers
stipends to write code for various open source projects. Last year, we had
the opportunity to work in 6 different projects in OSSIM, with 6 different
students from different parts of the world. Google is basically helping
proyects, giving money to those students who want to contribute to Open
Source projects during their holidays.

To become a student you must be enrolled in a university or institute. We’ve
got a list containing all the ideas that we will be accepting as projects
during this year's Gsoc:
http://www.ossim.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=ideas&s=ideas .

You can even suggest your own ideas, or improve the given ideas. If so, you
can write a post on the forums (Gsoc category) explaining which idea you
would like to work on during the summer. (
https://www.ossim.net/forum/index.php?t=i&cat=8&S=9f595bd87ad84c41cec1dc4433957bde)

If you are not a student but you would like to contribute, you can also send
your ideas.

If you want to apply please write an e-mail to gs...@os... with the
following format:

    *      Name
    *      E-mail address
    *      Project Title
    *      Possible Mentor (optional)
    *      Benefits to the OSSIM community - a good project will not just be
fun to work on, but also generally useful to others.
    *      Deliverables - It is very important to list quantifiable results
here i.e.
                   -  “Improve X modules in ways Y and Z.”
                   -  “Write 3 new man pages for the new interfaces.”
                   -  “Improve test coverage by writing X more
unit/regression tests.”
                   -  “Improve performance in FOO by X%.”
    *      Project Schedule - How long will the project take? When can you
begin work?
    *      Availability - How many hours per week can you spend working on
this? What other obligations do you have this summer?
    *      Bio - Who are you? What makes you the best person to work on this
project?
    *      Experience / collaborations with Open Source projects?


Note that this is a very serious task which requires quite a lot of time.
Those who have been collaborating and interacting with the community of
OSSIM or have knowledge on OSSIM (not a must) have a plus.

Juanma