From 6e2f781cf72e377357b9d61e13bf6fd883694206 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alya Abbott Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:58:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Shorten "Outreach programs" section in contributor guide. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 73 +++++++++---------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 03a6f450aa..2f07a0821d 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -424,67 +424,20 @@ by emailing [support@zulip.com](mailto:support@zulip.com). ## Outreach programs -Zulip participates in [Google Summer of Code -(GSoC)](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/) every year. -In the past, we've also participated in -[Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/), [Google -Code-In](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/), and hosted -summer interns from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. +Zulip regularly participates in [Google Summer of Code +(GSoC)](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/) and +[Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/). We have been a GSoC mentoring +organization since 2016, and we accept 15-20 GSoC participants each summer. In +the past, we’ve also participated in [Google +Code-In](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/), and hosted summer +interns from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. -While each third-party program has its own rules and requirements, the -Zulip community's approaches all of these programs with these ideas in -mind: - -- We try to make the application process as valuable for the applicant as - possible. Expect high-quality code reviews, a supportive community, and - publicly viewable patches you can link to from your resume, regardless of - whether you are selected. -- To apply, you'll have to submit at least one pull request to a Zulip - repository. Most students accepted to one of our programs have - several merged pull requests (including at least one larger PR) by - the time of the application deadline. -- The main criteria we use is quality of your best contributions, and - the bullets listed at - [What makes a great Zulip contributor](#what-makes-a-great-zulip-contributor). - Because we focus on evaluating your best work, it doesn't hurt your - application to makes mistakes in your first few PRs as long as your - work improves. - -Most of our outreach program participants end up sticking around the -project long-term, and many have become core team members, maintaining -important parts of the project. We hope you apply! - -### Google Summer of Code - -The largest outreach program Zulip participates in is GSoC (14 -students in 2017; 11 in 2018; 17 in 2019; 18 in 2020; 18 in 2021). While we -don't control how -many slots Google allocates to Zulip, we hope to mentor a similar -number of students in future summers. Check out our [blog -post](https://blog.zulip.com/2021/09/30/google-summer-of-code-2021/) to learn -about the GSoC 2021 experience and our participants' accomplishments. - -If you're reading this well before the application deadline and want -to make your application strong, we recommend getting involved in the -community and fixing issues in Zulip now. Having good contributions -and building a reputation for doing good work is the best way to have -a strong application. - -Our [GSoC program page][gsoc-guide] has lots more details on how -Zulip does GSoC, as well as project ideas. Note, however, that the project idea -list is maintained only during the GSoC application period, so if -you're looking at some other time of year, the project list is likely -out-of-date. - -In some years, we have also run a Zulip Summer of Code (ZSoC) -program for students who we wanted to accept into GSoC but did not have an -official slot for. Student expectations are the -same as with GSoC, and ZSoC has no separate application process; your -GSoC application is your ZSoC application. If we'd like to select you -for ZSoC, we'll contact you when the GSoC results are announced. - -[gsoc-guide]: https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing/gsoc.html -[gsoc-faq]: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq +Check out our [outreach programs +overview](https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/outreach/overview.md) to learn +more about participating in an outreach program with Zulip. Most of our program +participants end up sticking around the project long-term, and many have become +core team members, maintaining important parts of the project. We hope you +apply! ## Stay connected