Jump to content

Student projects/GSOC/Proposals: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
Open Food Facts https://world.openfoodfacts.org has been selected as one of the mentor organizations for the 2018 Google Summer of Code: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/5282542639382528/
[https://world.openfoodfacts.org Open Food Facts] has been selected as one of the mentor organizations for the [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/5282542639382528/ 2018 Google Summer of Code]


The next step is for students and us to work together so that students can build the strongest and most impactful proposals to submit for the Summer of Code program.
The next step is for students and us to work together so that students can build the strongest and most impactful proposals to submit for the Summer of Code program.
Line 5: Line 5:
This page lists the key areas where we need the most help. You are of course welcome to propose other project ideas, and we are looking forward to discussing these ideas and yours.
This page lists the key areas where we need the most help. You are of course welcome to propose other project ideas, and we are looking forward to discussing these ideas and yours.


* To discuss ideas, please join us on our Slack, #summerofcode channel: https://openfoodfacts.slack.com/messages/summerofcode
= Building strong proposals =
* To get an instant invite to our Slack: https://slack-ssl-openfoodfacts.herokuapp.com/
 
Project ideas will need to be turned into strong project proposals. Here are some guidelines on [http://write.flossmanuals.net/gsocstudentguide/writing-a-proposal/ how to write strong proposals for the Google Summer of Code.]
 
To make your proposals more relevant, please take some time to familiarize yourself with the Open Food Facts project, and how the database is crowdsourced:
* Explore our web site https://world.openfoodfacts.org , start with the [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/discover Discover] and [https://world.openfoodfacts.org Contribute] pages.
* Install our Android or iOS mobile app, scan some food products, and add photos for a few products from your country
* Create an account on the web site, look up the products that you added, and edit the product pages to fill in the data for ingredients, nutrition facts etc.
* Join us on Slack, [https://slack-ssl-openfoodfacts.herokuapp.com/ request an instant invite]
 
To discuss ideas, please join us on our Slack:
* #summerofcode channel: https://openfoodfacts.slack.com/messages/summerofcode


= Google Summer of Code 2018 Project ideas =
= Google Summer of Code 2018 Project ideas =