The [[https://www.FreeBSD.org/|FreeBSD Project]] is pleased to participate in the
[[https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/|Google Summer of Code 2016]] program.

Relevant Information:
  * [[SummerOfCode2016Projects|Summer of Code 2016 Projects]]
  * [[SummerOfCode|Projects from Previous Years]]
  * [[https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/4892834293350400/|FreeBSD Page on GSoC2016 web site]]
  * [[SummerOfCodeStudentChecklist|Summer of Code Student Checklist]]
  * [[SummerOfCodeStudentAdvice|Summer of Code Student Advice]]
  * [[SummerOfCodeVCS|SummerOfCode Source repositories]] (also, [[SummerOfCodeSubversion|Summer of Code Subversion]] and [[SummerOfCodePerforce|Summer of Code Perforce]])
  * [[SummerOfCodeMentorChecklist|Summer of Code Mentor Checklist]]
  * [[SummerOfCode/MentorAdvice|Summer of Code Mentor Advice]]

Timeline:
  * <del>March 14</del>: Student application period open
  * <del>March 25 19:00 UTC</del>: Student application deadline
  * <del>April 22</del>: Successful applications announced
  * <del>April 22</del>: [[http://googlesummerofcode.blogspot.com/2007/04/so-what-is-this-community-bonding-all.html|Community bonding starts]]
  * <del>May 23</del>: Start of coding
  * <del>June 20-June 27</del>: Mid-term Evaluations
  * <del>August 9</del>: End of coding (soft)
  * <del>August 15</del> 19:00 UTC: End of coding (hard)
  * August 15-August 23: **Final Evaluations**; students submit code to Google.

A more complete calendar (including files that can be imported into your normal calendar) can be found at https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline

%%FreeBSD%% maintains a page containing project ideas suitable for Summer of Code at [[SummerOfCodeIdeas|Summer of Code Ideas]], and a more generic [[IdeasPage|Ideas page]].  Students are welcome to take on projects from that page, or produce their own project ideas and plans.

Important email addresses:
  * [[soc-admins@FreeBSD.org|FreeBSD Summer of Code administrators]]

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