If there is one thing I could wish I wouldn't see any more in any of the future GSoC and similar programs it would be the rustle of activity across various UserGroups and Institutes in India around "how many from our group made it to GSoC".
When will folks really understand that it isn't about "making it to GSoC" but about how to make better software products in a way that inspires learning and sharing ?
When will folks really understand that it isn't about "making it to GSoC" but about how to make better software products in a way that inspires learning and sharing ?
Making it to GSoC should be celebrated because at that age it is a big deal to even make it. That does not mean that people who celebrate making-it end up not doing well with their projects. Applying your logic one should not celebrate clearing the IIT JEE because it is about learning engineering and not clearing the JEE exam. People celebrate spontaneously, often because of the hard work they have put it. There can be no condition on celebration.May 2, 2012
Aren't you conflating issues and putting words into my mouth ? The GSoC program pretty much explicitly celebrates the individual and the interaction with their project communities. How does the User Groups, the colleges get involved in it ?May 2, 2012
I did GSoC last year, and my college does not know what GSoC actually is. ;-)
But it is getting more and more visible how colleges are trying to exploit the popularity of GSoC to polish their brand.May 2, 2012- I may have mis-interpreted your post, but I had no intention of putting words in your mouth, as indeed I have not.
My answer is again this: Celebration is spontaneous. Anyone can celebrate anything, especially the User groups and the colleges because that environment often leads to the awareness of the existence of GSoC (that was certainly the case in my college). Maybe one could say the student should learn to not focus too much on the celebration part and focus more on the work at hand, but there is a time to celebrate and there is a time to work, and the students find both.May 2, 2012
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