Applying to work with Moodle for GSOC

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

If you'd like to chat about your application, please join our gsoc2009 jabber chat:

• In any Jabber client e.g. Pidgin log in using a jabber account e.g. Google Talk.
• Join the group chat gsoc2009@conference.moodle.org. (In Pidgin, set the room as gsoc2009 and the server as conference.moodle.org.) Please use your real name in the chat.

Before submitting your application

• 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.

Your application

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.

See also

• GSOC - describing Moodle's involvement with Google in their Summer of Code program
• Advice for Students google-summer-of-code
• Google Summer of Code 2009 Frequently Asked Questions