Re: FreeBSD + Google Code-In 2014 = we need ideas.

On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Wojciech A. Koszek <wkoszek_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This year we'd like to participate in the Google Code-In 2014. This is
> Google Summer of Code, but for younger people: age range is 13--17. If
> you're one of them, we highly encourage you to apply!
>
> ***This year coding tasks are possible, so feel free to add those***
>
> To submit idea which you'd like to see done in GCI, visit:
>
>         http://bit.ly/FreeBSD_GCIN2014
>
> Regardless of who you are, please use the form to submit ideas.  Don't add
> stuff via Wiki, since this year we'll do direct import of all ideas from
> Google Forms.
>
> To see tasks from previous year that are yet to be copied to Google Forms:
>
>         https://wiki.freebsd.org/GoogleCodeIn/2014Tasks
>
> Thanks to GCI in the previous years, we gained one more FreeBSD developer.
> We'd like to partcipate this year too. We need:
>
>         1) ideas.


How about converting various utility functions to use libxo?  I think
that's within the grasp of a high-schooler.


>
>         2) mentors
>
>         3) participants.
>
> Just like in previous years we'll decide whether we're ready. Deadlines:
>
>         ---
>         November 12, 2014 - The 10-12 Mentoring organizations are announced for
>         Google Code-in 2014 and the orgs can start entering their tasks into the
>         Google system (the tasks will not be viewable to students until the contest
>         opens on Dec 1).
>         December 1, 2014 17:00 UTC - Google Code-in 2014 contest opens for students
>         January 19, 2015 17:00 UTC - Google Code-in 2014 student work ends
>         ---
>
> MORE INFO:
>
>         [0] http://www.google-melange.com/gci/homepage/google/gci2014
>         [1] gci-mentors_at_googlegroups.com
>         [2] https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/resources/mentor-and-orgadmin-info
>
> --
> Wojciech A. Koszek
> wkoszek_at_FreeBSD.czest.pl
> http://FreeBSD.czest.pl/~wkoszek/
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