The Google Summer of Code is in preparation again. I’ll be available as mentor for the Debian project again in 2007.

If you are interested in the summer of code, hurry up:

  • March 14: List of accepted mentoring organizations published on code.google.com; student application period opens
  • March 24: Student application deadline

Yes, about one week left to write and send in your proposal!

I’m interested in SELinux and Debtags related projects mostly. Maybe some init stuff or infrastructure, too. But there might be better mentors available for that. Just make a good proposal!

SummerOfCode2007 in the Debian wiki, where some ideas are posted. But it’ll probably give you higher scores if you come up with something on your own. You might also want to read Planet Debian or the DPL vote platforms for some ideas on things to work on. And of course you can discuss them in our IRC channel or on the mailing lists, there is nothing to be kept secret!

Anyway, make sure you write a good proposal. We don’t like copy&paste jobs. We want students who are serious about contributing to Debian, the opensource world and about learning how development on this scale works. That want to become an important member of the community. It’s about you and the community, not so much about the project or the donation to Debian (we aren’t good at spending money anyway, being a volunteer project).