Plan 9 Applying to GSoC 2021

Hello! After a few years away, we=E2=80=99ll be applying to Google=E2=80=99=
s Summer of Code program again this year.

Summer of Code is a program Google runs where they fund students to work wi=
th mentors from open source organizations. The primary purpose of the progr=
am is to help students work with real-world open source projects, with the =
hopes of creating long-term contributors to open source software. You can r=
ead more about the program on Google=E2=80=99s [GSoC] site.

We have participated in GSoC several years in the past, and get a bit bette=
r at it every year. We've had a lot of positive experiences for both studen=
ts and mentors over the years. Applications (for both organizations and stu=
dents) are competitive and there is no guarantee we'll get in, but I'm hope=
ful. We'll again be acting as an "umbrella organization" for Plan 9 and rel=
ated technologies, so whether you'd like to work with Plan 9, Inferno, plan=
9ports, or anything else related, we're open to the project.

Applications for organizations just opened, and we=E2=80=99re working on th=
is year=E2=80=99s application now. There are three things we=E2=80=99re ask=
ing the community for:

1. Project ideas. One of the key parts of the application is the project id=
eas page. If you=E2=80=99ve got ideas that seem like they=E2=80=99d be a go=
od fit for the program, and *especially* if you=E2=80=99re up for mentoring=
 them, please think about how to describe them in sufficient detail for a s=
tudent to work on (objectives, promising starting points, likely challenges=
, &c).
2. Students. If you are a qualifying student, please consider applying! If =
you know students, and especially if you=E2=80=99re in an academic setting =
yourself, please encourage students to apply. If we get in, the number of s=
tudents we=E2=80=99ll get to work with is determined in part by how many ap=
ply to work with us, so if you can get prospective students excited about s=
pending part of their summer on Plan 9, that=E2=80=99s really helpful. Also=
, GSoC is a very good program for students generally and a wide variety of =
open source projects participate, so most folks with a technical bent can f=
ind something of interest.=20
3. Mentors. If you=E2=80=99ve been working with Plan 9 or related technolog=
ies for a while, would be excited to help new folks get into it, and have t=
ime for mentoring a student over the summer, please get in touch.

We=E2=80=99ll have more to say about these, especially where we=E2=80=99re =
collecting and sharing the project ideas and prospective mentors, in the ne=
xt few days. For now, start thinking about projects and talking to students=
.

For those of you familiar with the program from previous years, there have =
been a few changes. Most notably, starting this year the expectation is no =
longer that students be working mostly full-time on their GSoC project duri=
ng the summer. This broadens the pool of applicants significantly, but also=
 changes the size of projects. The expectation this year is that students w=
ork on a 175-hour project over the course of 10 weeks. Google has also broa=
dened the types of students who can apply. You can find more information ab=
out the changes on Google=E2=80=99s blog post about the [changes].

I'm excited to be applying to this again. If nothing else, it's just fun to=
 get to talk to a bunch of new folks about this all. Look for more info in =
the next few days.

Your friendly neighborhood org admin,
Anthony


[GSoC]:		https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com

[changes]:		https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/10/google-summer-of-code=
-2021-is-bringing.html

[stats]:			https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/08/google-summer-of-code-=
2020-statistics.html

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