Hey all,
Osmocom is such a great community with awesome projects. Why doesn't Osmocom apply for GSOC 2013? It's a really nice opportunity.
- More students will come to know about osmocom thus greater visibility - Some great minds will work on the projects so it may lead to something more awesome - Osmocom community will get to mentor students which is a very important experience, because that is how one understands the problems of new developers
Cheers, *Hemant *
Hemant Singh wrote:
Why doesn't Osmocom apply for GSOC 2013?
Because participating in GSOC requires significant amount of time for administration and mentoring. In my experience from a few other projects participating in GSOC it is unfortunately quite rare for students to really have success in hardware-related projects.
- Osmocom community will get to mentor students which is a very
important experience, because that is how one understands the problems of new developers
So far the community has grown with new developers who do not need very much mentoring in order to start contributing, and that of course saves everyone time. Nobody really has a lot of time to spare for mentoring, but anyone who is interested in starting to contribute can of course always try to get mentoring on the mailing lists and on IRC, also without GSOC. It's important to be self-sufficient though. Nobody will explain "the code" but somebody might well explain a specific detail if the right question is asked.
//Peter
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Hemant Singh -
Peter Stuge