The [[https://www.FreeBSD.org/|FreeBSD Project]] was pleased to participate in the
[[https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2018/organizations/|Google Summer of Code 2018]] program.


Relevant Information:
   * [[SummerOfCode2018Projects|Summer of Code 2018 Projects]]
   * [[SummerOfCodeVCS|SummerOfCode Source repositories]] (also, [[SummerOfCodeSubversion|Summer of Code Subversion]])
   * [[https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/5814357166915584/|FreeBSD Page on GSoC2018 web site]]
   * [[SummerOfCodeStudentAdvice|Summer of Code Student Advice]]
   * [[SummerOfCodeStudentChecklist|Summer of Code Student Checklist]]
   * [[SummerOfCode/MentorAdvice|Summer of Code Mentor Advice]]
   * [[SummerOfCodeMentorChecklist|Summer of Code Mentor Checklist]]
   * [[SummerOfCode|Projects from Previous Years]]

Timeline:
   * --(March 12 - 27)--: Student application period open
   * --(April 23)--: Successful applications announced
   * --(April 23 - May 14)--: [[http://googlesummerofcode.blogspot.com/2007/04/so-what-is-this-community-bonding-all.html|Community bonding starts]]
   * --(May 14 - August 6)--: Coding
      * --(June 11th - 15th)--: Mid-term Evaluations #1
      * --(July 9th - 13th)--: Mid-term Evaluations #2
   * --(August 6th - 14th)--: Students Submit Code and Final Evaluations
   * --(August 14th - 21st)--: '''Final Evaluations''': Mentors review student code.

   A more complete calendar (including files that can be imported into your normal calendar) can be found at https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/

FreeBSD maintains a page containing project ideas suitable for Summer of Code at [[SummerOfCodeIdeas|Summer of Code Ideas]], and a more generic [[IdeasPage|Ideas page]].  Students are welcome to take on projects from that page, or produce their own project ideas and plans.

Important email addresses:
   * <<MailTo(soc DASH admins AT FreeBSD DOT org, "FreeBSD Summer of Code administrators")>>
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