Summer of Code/Checklist

Below is a checklist to help students get set up quickly. Items are categorized to help you prepare your application, get set up to work, and become familiarized with basic infrastructure.

IN ORDER TO APPLY
1	Check out our Project Ideas
2	Introduce yourself! Don't be shy. BRL-CAD OpenSCAD LibreCAD STEPcode LinuxCNC FreeCAD E-Mail: brlcad-devel E-Mail: openscad E-Mail: LibreCAD-dev E-Mail: scl-dev E-Mail: emc-developers E-Mail: FreeCAD-development Chat: #brlcad Chat: #openscad Chat: #librecad Chat: #stepcode Chat: #linuxcnc-devel Chat: #freecad See IRC if you've never used it before. Ask specific questions and wait! Web interface here.
3	Begin your application, see our guidelines
4	Discuss and share your project details (don't wait!)
6	See some examples of awesome proposals, add detail to yours :)
7	Submit your application!
8	Make a useful patch (be awesome) (optional but recommended)
IF YOU GET SELECTED, BEFORE CODING BEGINS
9	Agree to the acceptance requirements (you must do this in writing)
10	Read our participation expectations (read it ALL, we will quiz you later)
11	Set up an interaction schedule with your mentors (at least weekly)
12	Fill out your profile (one sentence summary, your name, link to proposal, dev log, and melange page)
13	Get familiarized with web resources BRL-CAD OpenSCAD LibreCAD STEPcode LinuxCNC FreeCAD Web Wiki Docs SF Project Site Dev Rules Patches Web User Manual Dev-Wiki Web Get Involved Web Web Forum Wiki How to contribute Web Wiki
14	Post your proposal online (on our wiki is fine) Describe your project plan Document a list of 3 to 10 milestones
15	Announce your plan via Chat and/or E-mail (discuss and make adjustments)
16	Download the source code, get set up (compile, install, run) BRL-CAD OpenSCAD LibreCAD STEPcode LinuxCNC FreeCAD Sources Web Sources Compiling Sources Compiling Sources Compiling Sources Compiling main git repo github mirror Sources Compiling
17	Submit patches to get familiarized with code (find small tasks like these) (go through the mged tutorial(cheat sheet here)
18	A few more things... BRL-CAD OpenSCAD LibreCAD STEPcode LinuxCNC FreeCAD Create a Sourceforge and brlcad.org wiki account. Make perfect patches to obtain commit access. Come talk to us on IRC! Several core developers idle in #linuxcnc-devel constantly.
ONCE CODING BEGINS
19	Write maintainable, portable, complete code
20	Keep a daily log of your activities online somewhere (a blog or your wiki user page is great for this)
21	Provide a midterm report on your project progress to the mailing list as well as posting it to your blog or wiki log.
22	Stay motivated, engage other devs, allocate time for discussions
23	Provide a final report on your project progress to the mailing list
24	Keep working on BRL-CAD, OpenSCAD, LibreCAD, LinuxCNC, or STEPcode :-)