GSoC 2014

Mercurial is in the process of proposing itself as a Mentoring Organization for Google Summer of Code 2014. On Monday, February 24th we will know whether Mercurial's proposal has been accepted or not. This page is intended to track related activity.

1. Candidate Checklist

1. Check the SummerOfCode/Ideas2014 pages

2. Subscribe to this page to get email when it changes

3. Introduce yourself on IRC

4. Introduce yourself on the mailing list

5. Read the ContributingChanges pages.

6. Look at the easy bugs list and contribute a patch

2. Things we look for in a candidate

• Demonstrates understanding of our tools, procedures, and source code by successfully submitting patches (see last step above)
• Participates in the community, especially via IRC
• Makes a commitment to work on GSoC full-time
• Gives an indication that she or he enjoys working with Mercurial enough to become a long-term contributor, after GSoC is over.