GSoC_2009_Student_Guide

What to do if you have been accepted as a student for Google Summer of Code 2009?

1. Set up a blog where you will communicate your results. It is okay to use existing one. (Last year there was http://planet-soc.com which provided blogs for this purpose.)

   • Start posting immediately, begin with a description of your project.
   • You should post an update there every week.
   • This blog will be aggregated on phpmyadmin.net.

2. Subscribe to phpmyadmin-devel mailing list and introduce yourself.

   • Include the link to your blog there.
   • Describe your project in short.

3. Benefit from the Community Bonding Period (from April 20 to May 23)

   • Familiarize yourself with phpMyAdmin's code base
   • Contact your mentor and establish a plan for the upcoming weeks

4. Ask questions in public.

   • Ask on the mailing list unless you have a good reason to ask directly your mentor.
   • You can also use irc to ask questions (#phpmyadmin on freenode).

5. Follow any rules MySQL will set up for students (the list below is currently based on last year).

   • Send weekly reports to soc@lists.mysql.com.

Category:Google Summer of Code 2009