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== Students Welcome ==
== Students Welcome ==
If you are a student looking forward to participate the GSoC 2017 with Fedora, please feel free to browse the idea list which is still growing. Do not hesitate to contact the mentors or contributors as indicated in this page for any related clarification. You also should find some like-minded people on the <code>#fedora-summer-coding</code> IRC channel.
If you are a student looking forward to participate the GSoC 2017 with Fedora, please feel free to browse this idea list which is still growing. Do not hesitate to contact the mentors or contributors listed on this page for any questions or clarification. You can find people on the <code>#fedora-summer-coding</code> IRC channel.


If you are new to the Fedora Project, the following material will help you to get started. Additionally, please register in the [[FAS|Fedora Account System (FAS)]] if you are willing to continue with the Fedora Project. For getting quick help, <code>#fedora-devel</code> can be used for getting help with programming problems.
If you are new to the Fedora Project, the following material will help you to get started. You should also follow the [[GSOC Guide students|GSoC Student Guide]] <code>#fedora-devel</code> can be used for getting help with programming problems.


* [[Foundations|The Four Foundations of Fedora]]
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== Supporting Mentors ==
== Supporting Mentors ==

Revision as of 17:16, 9 February 2017

Open For Ideas! - This page contains some ideas from last year. This does not mean that they are valid for this year too. We are in the process of cleaning up the page.

Find an idea you like? Want to propose your own? See the GSoC Getting Started Guide.


Students Welcome

If you are a student looking forward to participate the GSoC 2017 with Fedora, please feel free to browse this idea list which is still growing. Do not hesitate to contact the mentors or contributors listed on this page for any questions or clarification. You can find people on the #fedora-summer-coding IRC channel.

If you are new to the Fedora Project, the following material will help you to get started. You should also follow the GSoC Student Guide #fedora-devel can be used for getting help with programming problems.

Supporting Mentors

The following contributors are available to provide general help and support for the GSoC 2017 program (existing contributors, feel free to add yourselves and your wiki page). If a specific project mentor is busy, you can contact one of the people below for short-term help on your project or task.

Draft of an idea

Please add your idea using the following template with examples:


Project Name

Status Proposed - draft
Skill level //How do you judge this project, is it fit for beginner contributor, or does it already require some advanced knowledge about Fedora
Skills required //Whatever programming languages or other skills you require of the student to already have. Keep in mind that we are trying to teach them something, so don't list completely everything required to complete the task.
Mentor(s) DotNet SIG - Radka (rhea) Janek, ... //If your SIG is taking the responsibility, specify as in this example (and always link to people or groups)
Contacts (IRC & email) #example-irc-channel[?] & example-list //Mentors email or mailing list of your SIG.
Idea description ...
Notes & references ...

Idea list for GSoC 2017

Open Ideas From GSoC 2016

In addition to the above list of ideas, you may want to check out ideas from previous years and contact the mentors for those projects to see if they're still interested in mentoring someone this year.

Note: Do not submit a proposal for an idea from a previous year without contacting the mentor to ensure they will be available to mentor you. Without a mentor, proposals will be rejected.

Previous years: