Why does your organization want to participate in Google Summer of Code? *

One of our four foundations is Friends. We highly value community and want to participate in Google Summer of Code to grow our pool of friends, both as users and contributors. We believe that the Fedora Linux (Our operating system) represents a platform for student education and experimentation. GSoC gives us the opportunity to formalize this in a way that leads to both better education for interns and real world experience with projects and contributions to projects and their upstreams. We are a diverse community and understanding this will help Interns see how their learnings and goals relate to the larger world. The Fedora Project is both an upstream and a downstream member of the Open Source community. Participation in our project allows interns to see both sides of this equation. Additionally, using Fedora Linux has positive return-on-investment for Interns because we are the upstream for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the largest enterprise Linux and the likely platform of their future employers.

What would your organization consider to be a successful GSoC program? *

Getting new contributors and helping them to get started with Open Source, writing cleaner and more efficient code, bringing new perspective to projects and retaining them through the year with the Fedora Project and by extension the Open Source ecosystem.

How will you keep mentors engaged with their GSoC contributors? *

Fedora Project has a representative person focused on Mentored Project participation (GSoC + Outreachy), and a Community Action and Impact Coordinator (FCAIC) who will be able to help in this regard. The org Admin and the FCAIC will maintain regular contact with mentors to ensure they are present and not overwhelmed. A mentor call with a light agenda will be scheduled periodically from the application period until the end of participation to provide an outlet for regular mentor to mentor contact. The topics presented will help our mentors grow as much as our interns and provide a forum for solving problems. Additionally, The Fedora Project is sponsored by Red Hat, a company with additional mentoring and educational resources we can draw on to help all of our participants succeed.

How will you keep your GSoC contributors on schedule to complete their projects? *

During the application process, mentors and interns will work together to set realistic milestones and smaller goals for the project proposal. This timeline creates a structure that helps interns produce regular deliverable and get early feedback. This method surfaces challenges or difficulties before they become stoppers. Additionally, interns are asked to write weekly blog posts to share their progress on their projects. These will be read by their mentors and the Fedora Project community. The blog posts help interns think critically about their own progress. When appropriate, writing prompts will be provided to guide thinking. These posts will also illuminate the progress being made toward the milestones defined at the start of the project. We will have periodic calls with interns about their progress and provide them with a chance to share their own ideas and suggestions about their project and the overall program.

How will you get your GSoC contributors involved in your community during GSoC? *

Interns are actively engaged with not only the mentor but the group their project is related to. This integrates them into the team surrounding their project and gives them visibility into other work happening in this team's area. Interns are encouraged to attend the annual Fedora Project contributor conference, Nest with Fedora, to give them an opportunity to meet and interact with their mentors and other community members. We will also work to connect them with local Fedora Project communities in their region. Interns will also be featured in the Fedora Magazine articles about their project work. This effort not only promotes the work the Intern is doing, but also motivates them to continue participating in the community after their project has ended because they see the public recognition of their work.

Anything else we should know? (Optional)

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Why does your organization want to participate in Google Summer of Code? *

One of our four foundations is Friends. We highly value community and want to participate in Google Summer of Code to grow our pool of friends, both as users and contributors. We believe that the Fedora Linux (Our operating system) represents a platform for student education and experimentation. GSoC gives us the opportunity to formalize this in a way that leads to both better education for interns and real world experience with projects and contributions to projects and their upstreams. We are a diverse community and understanding this will help Interns see how their learnings and goals relate to the larger world. The Fedora Project is both an upstream and a downstream member of the Open Source community. Participation in our project allows interns to see both sides of this equation. Additionally, using Fedora Linux has positive return-on-investment for Interns because we are the upstream for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the largest enterprise Linux and the likely platform of their future employers.

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What would your organization consider to be a successful GSoC program? *

Getting new contributors and helping them to get started with Open Source, writing cleaner and more efficient code, bringing new perspective to projects and retaining them through the year with the Fedora Project and by extension the Open Source ecosystem.

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How will you keep mentors engaged with their GSoC contributors? *

Fedora Project has a representative person focused on Mentored Project participation (GSoC + Outreachy), and a Community Action and Impact Coordinator (FCAIC) who will be able to help in this regard. The org Admins and the FCAIC will maintain regular contact with mentors to ensure they are present and not overwhelmed. A mentor call with a light agenda will be scheduled periodically from the application period until the end of participation to provide an outlet for regular mentor to mentor contact. The topics presented will help our mentors grow as much as our interns and provide a forum for solving problems. Additionally, The Fedora Project is sponsored by Red Hat, a company with additional mentoring and educational resources we can draw on to help all of our participants succeed.

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How will you keep your GSoC contributors on schedule to complete their projects? *

During the application process, mentors and interns will work together to set realistic milestones and smaller goals for the project proposal. This timeline creates a structure that helps interns produce regular deliverable and get early feedback. This method surfaces challenges or difficulties before they become stoppers. Additionally, interns are asked to write weekly blog posts to share their progress on their projects. These will be read by their mentors and the Fedora Project community. The blog posts help interns think critically about their own progress. When appropriate, writing prompts will be provided to guide thinking. These posts will also illuminate the progress being made toward the milestones defined at the start of the project. We will have periodic calls with interns about their progress and provide them with a chance to share their own ideas and suggestions about their project and the overall program.

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How will you get your GSoC contributors involved in your community during GSoC? *

Interns are actively engaged with not only the mentor but the group their project is related to. This integrates them into the team surrounding their project and gives them visibility into other work happening in this team's area. Interns are encouraged to attend t++ Social hours++ and the annual Fedora Project contributor conference, Nest with Fedora, to give them an opportunity to meet and interact with their mentors and other community members. We will also work to connect them with local Fedora Project communities in their region. Interns will also be featured in the Fedora Magazine articles about their project work. This effort not only promotes the work the Intern is doing, but also motivates them to continue participating in the community after their project has ended because they see the public recognition of their work.

Anything else we should know? (Optional)

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