Mentors Guide

Credits

Note : "Google Summer of Code" (GSoC) is a trademark of Google Inc. 

All chapters copyright of the authors (see below). Unless otherwise stated all chapters in this manual licensed with Creative Commons SA-BY 3.0

The following is attribution information for 2010. 

What Is GSoC? 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010


Why GSoC Matters 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

About This Manual 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
booki - Booki Book 2010

What Makes a Good Mentor 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Defining a Project 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Selecting a Student 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Community Basics 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Best Practices 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Warning Signs 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Open Source Culture 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
AlexanderPico - Alex Pico 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Mind the Gap 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Setting Expectations 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Workflow 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Managing the Plan 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010

Evaluations 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Upstream Integration 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Building a Lifetime Contributor 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010

Making Your Ideas Page 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
AlexanderPico - Alex Pico 2010
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
selenamarie - Selena Deckelmann 2010

Selecting Projects and Mentors 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
jenred - Jennifer Redman 2010
selenamarie - Selena Deckelmann 2010
malveeka - Malveeka Tewari 2010

Org Application 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
carols - Carol Smith 2010
AlexanderPico - Alex Pico 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
selenamarie - Selena Deckelmann 2010

Managing the Mentors 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
jenred - Jennifer Redman 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
AlexanderPico - Alex Pico 2010

Student - Mentor Facilitation 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
AlexanderPico - Alex Pico 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010

Other Possible Issues 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010
carols - Carol Smith 2010
AlexanderPico - Alex Pico 2010
selenamarie - Selena Deckelmann 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010

End of Year Report 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
AlexanderPico - Alex Pico 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010

The Quick Guide 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010

History of GSoC 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
BartMassey - Bart Massey 2010
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010
dukeleto - Jonathan "Duke" Leto 2010

Additional Resources 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Glossary 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

Credits 
©  Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 / 2010 
Modifications: 
adamhyde - adam hyde 2010

The below is legacy information for attribution prior to 2010. 

Authors

THE QUICK GUIDE 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Anne Gentle 2009 
Bart Massey 2009 
James Crook 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 

ABOUT THIS MANUAL 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Anne Gentle 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

COMMUNITY BASICS 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

CREDITS 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2006 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2006, 2007, 2009 

EVALUATIONS 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Bart Massey 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

OPEN SOURCE CULTURE 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

SELECTING A STUDENT 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Bart Massey 2009, 2010 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

GLOSSARY 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 

HISTORY OF GSoC 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
Olly Betts 2010 

WHAT IS GSoC? 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2006 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2006, 2007, 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Anne Gentle 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
Olly Betts 2009, 2010 
William Abernathy 2009 

BUILDING A LIFETIME CONTRIBUTOR 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Bart Massey 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

MIND THE GAP 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

MANAGING THE PLAN 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Bart Massey 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Leslie Hawthorn 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

WHAT MAKES A GOOD MENTOR 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Bart Massey 2010 
James Crook 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 

DEFINING A PROJECT 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Bart Massey 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 
William Abernathy 2009 

SETTING EXPECTATIONS 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Anne Gentle 2009 
Bart Massey 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

BEST PRACTICES 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

WHY GSoC MATTERS 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 

UPSTREAM INTEGRATION 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Bart Massey 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009 

WARNING SIGNS 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jennifer Redman 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 

WORKFLOW 
© Google Inc And The Contributors 2009 
Modifications: 
adam hyde 2009 
Alexander Pico 2009 
Jonathan Leto 2009 
Olly Betts 2009 
selena deckelmann 2009