Forge is such a perfect fit for GSoC. The barrier to getting started is reasonable, plugin ideas can branch out in almost any direction, and the whole goal of Forge is to grow the plugin community. For more advanced students, there's even an opportunity to work on the core.<div>
<br></div><div>What do you need to do to invite GSoC students to the Forge party?</div><div><br></div><div>It's pretty simple. Go to the GSoC 2012 ideas page [1], copy the idea proposal template and fill in the details with your idea. Submissions for mentoring organizations (e.g., JBoss) are due on Friday, so we need those ideas listed there by then (there may be leeway, but I can't be sure).</div>
<div><br></div><div>[1] <a href="https://community.jboss.org/wiki/GSOC12Ideas">https://community.jboss.org/wiki/GSOC12Ideas</a></div><div><br></div><div>It doesn't take long. I've done 4 proposals already myself. Let's get students involved in Forge!</div>
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