Applying to work with Moodle for GSOC: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:52, 24 March 2009

Thanks for your interest in Moodle and for considering applying to work with us :-)

Create an account on moodle.org and browse the Using Moodle course.
Enrol on the GSOC 2009 course on our Moodle Developer Courses site.
Whilst you're there, check out our Introduction to Moodle Programming course.
Download Moodle 1.9.4+ and install it on your local machine. You may like to try one of our all-in-one packages Moodle4Mac or Moodle for Windows.
Take a look at our Projects for new developers. Feel free to join in the forum discussion for any project which interests you. If you have any ideas of your own for new features in Moodle which might be suitable as GSOC projects, see Development:New feature ideas.
Sign up for a Moodle tracker account. Please use the same username as for your moodle.org account.
Browse our list of easy-to-fix bugs and suggest a fix for at least one of them.

Note: We require you to fix at least one bug before your application is considered.

Please include the following information:

Name
University / college
Short bio / overview of your background
Project overview
Tracker issue number(s) of bug(s) you have fixed
Any dates during the GSOC coding period, such as holidays, when you will not be available

Note: We expect your project to be your primary focus this summer. Please do not apply if you have other summer employment.

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 * [[GSOC]] - describing Moodle's involvement with Google in their Summer of Code program
 * [http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/AdviceforStudents Advice for Students google-summer-of-code]
+* [http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc2009/faqs Google Summer of Code 2009 Frequently Asked Questions]
 [[Category:GSOC|Application template]]