Archived/OutreachProgram/Round9
Xen Project and OPW
The Xen Project Advisory Board will be sponsoring one intern for Round 9 of the Gnome Outreach Program For Women which runs from October 2014 to March 2015. This program is an internship program specifically targeted at women: our goal is to increase womens' participation in the Xen Project. It is a continuation of the very successful GNOME Outreach Program for Women and we are running the program in conjunction with GNOME and other prominent open source projects.
Information For Applicants
How To Apply
The official application period for OPW Round 9 begins September 19th. Please fill our your initial application and complete your Xen Project patch by October 22nd. Applicants that do not complete the first patch will not be considered for an internship. Please take a look at our application FAQ for more info on how to fill our your initial application. Applicants will be notified by November 12th if they have been accepted.
If you are interested in being a Xen Project intern, please:
- Join the xen-devel mailing list. Depending on the project you choose, you may also need to join xen-api or mirageos-devel@lists.xenproject.org (do check the information in the project). Check the list directory.
- Join the #opw IRC channel on irc.gnome.org
- Join the #xen-opw IRC channel on irc.freenode.net
- Read our instructions for applying, and apply by October 22nd.
- Ask one of our friendly developers on for a bite size bug or work item. This can be reviewing somebodies code, submitting a patch, or similar and will need to be done by October 22nd.
Community Reviewed Project List
For a list of project ideas see, General List of Development Projects or GSoc 2014
Useful Resources
Here is some links to guides, tools, development flows etc.
- All Developer Information
- Xen Project Overview
- Submitting Xen Patches with Git
- Xen Beginners Guide
- Introduction to Git
Information For Mentors
See here
Accepted Projects
Improvements to the block I/O paravirtualized Xen drivers
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Mirage OS contributions and improvements
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