Introduction

QEMU is going to apply as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2013. This page contains our ideas list and information for students and mentors.

Preliminary information: This page is under construction as we plan to apply for 2013. Please contribute but remember that Google has not accepted organizations for 2013 yet.

Please note that QEMU, as a GSoC organization, also includes the following projects:

The Linux Kernel's KVM module
Libvirt, the virtualization library (pending OK from libvirt people)

Organization

Any Question, request or problem regarding QEMU in GSoC, please contact the following people. IRC is usually the quickest way to get an answer, see below for methods of communication.

Stefan Hajnoczi (stefanha on IRC)
Luiz Capitulino (luiz on IRC)
Anthony Liguori (aliguori on IRC)

Find Us

IRC (devel): #qemu on irc.oftc.net
IRC (GSoC specific): #qemu-gsoc on irc.oftc.net
Mailing list: http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel

GSoC important pages

Note some of the links are from last year. They will be updated when the new pages become available.

Information for students

We require students to provide at least the following information in their applications:

Contact information (email, irc nick, phone number)
A general personal description (skills, past experiences and open source contributions, if any)
Why QEMU and why this project
A detailed description of the approach the student will take

Please get in touch before applying so we can arrange for an IRC interview and get to know each other. Students who do not contact the mentor cannot be accepted.

VERY IMPORTANT: Submitting a patch and having it merged by QEMU or KVM increases your chances of being accepted.

Projects Ideas

This is the listing of suggested project ideas. Students are free to suggest their own projects, too.

== 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:'''
 * Component: QEMU or KVM or libvirt
 * 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 student and assessing the student's progress. GSoC has a mid-term evaluation and a final evaluation where both the mentor and student assess each other.

The mentor typically gives advice, reviews the student's code, and has regular communication with the student 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 student's experience.

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