Introduction

QEMU is seeking funding to participate as a mentoring organization in Outreachy 2015 May-August. This page contains our ideas list and information for candidates and mentors.

Next deadline: February 17 for initial list of project ideas and mentors.

Find Us

IRC: #qemu-outreachy on irc.oftc.net

IRC (development):
- QEMU: #qemu on irc.oftc.net
- libvirt: #virt on irc.oftc.net
- KVM: #kvm on chat.freenode.net

Mailing lists:
- QEMU: qemu-devel
- libvirt: libvir-list
- KVM: linux-kvm

Please contact the mentor for the project idea you are interested in. IRC is usually the quickest way to get an answer.

For general questions about QEMU in Outreachy, please contact the following people:

Stefan Hajnoczi (stefanha on IRC)

How to get familiar with our software

See what people are developing and talking about on the mailing lists:

Grab the source code or browse it:

Build QEMU and run it: QEMU on Linux Hosts

Project Ideas

This is the listing of suggested project ideas. Candidates are free to suggest their own projects by emailing qemu-devel@nongnu.org and (optionally) CCing potential mentors.

QEMU projects

Libvirt projects

Your own idea

Just catch me (Michal Privoznik) on IRC and we can discuss what interests you.

Links:

Details:

Component: libvirt
Skill level: (see description to each item)
Language: C
Mentor: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>, mprivozn on IRC (#virt OFTC)
Suggested by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>

Project idea template

=== TITLE ===
 
 '''Summary:''' Short description of the project
 
 Detailed description of the project.
 
 '''Links:'''
 * Wiki links to relevant material
 * External links to mailing lists or web sites
 
 '''Details:'''
 * Skill level: beginner or intermediate or advanced
 * Language: C
 * Mentor: Email address and IRC nick
 * Suggested by: Person who suggested the idea

Information for mentors

Mentors are responsible for keeping in touch with their candidate and assessing the candidate's progress.

The mentor typically gives advice, reviews the candidate's code, and has regular communication with the candidate to ensure progress is being made.

Being a mentor is a significant time commitment, plan for 5 hours per week. Make sure you can make this commitment because backing out during the summer will affect the candidate's experience.

The mentor chooses their candidate by reviewing candidate application forms and conducting IRC interviews with candidates. Depending on the number of candidates, this can be time-consuming in itself. Choosing the right candidate is critical so that both the mentor and the candidate can have a successful experience.