May 16, 2019 (Thursday), 15:30-17:00

DMS 1130

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) and Outreachy are both programs designed to match students with mentors from open source, technology-related organizations to work on projects writing code and getting paid to do it. The FreeBSD Project has participated in GSoC since 2005. The purpose of this working group is discuss methods to streamline the process for determining GSoC project ideas and increase participation from members of the FreeBSD community to serve as mentors. We’ll also discuss whether participation in the Outreachy program is feasible.

It may be possible to bring in people who cannot attend in person via video conference or chat tools. Notes during the session will be published later on for the whole community to see what we discussed.

• Determine what’s working and what’s not working in the current GSoC
• Determine next steps to improve the GSoC process
• Determine the feasibility of participating in Outreachy this fall.

Time permitting we may also discuss the Project's interest in participating in Google Summer of Docs and Google Code-In.

See the agenda below. Please contact me if you have additional related topics you would like to explore.

• Review the history of GSoC and FreeBSD
• State of the GSoC process in 2019
• Review Outreachy and how it would work with the FreeBSD Project
• Discuss suggestions on how to grow the Project Ideas page
• Discuss realistic expectations of GSoC/Outreachy mentors
• Discuss the idea of creating a GSoC/Outreachy working group to maintain momentum throughout the year.
• Discuss ideas for facilitating mentors

Please add yourself here. Your name also needs to already appear on the general developer summit attendees list.

To be completed after the working group has met.