Community:SummerOfCode19:Brainstorming

Once again, Mozilla intends to apply to participate in Google's Summer Of Code.

Mozilla community members, please submit proposals here for 2019 Google Summer of Code projects with Mozilla. This page is for brainstorming - as we approach the deadline, those ideas that are accepted will be transferred to the official list.)

Our application for summer of 2019 goes into Google on February 4th, so get those project ideas in well ahead of time.

Are you a student looking to apply to GSoC with Mozilla? Your first stop should be the official list of ideas. This page is full of weird ideas, only some of which will make the cut. It could be that they are not properly defined, the wrong size, or don't have a mentor. That makes them less likely to get accepted. You can, of course, also submit your own ideas - you don't have to put an idea on this page and get it 'made official' in order to send in a proposal for it.

How To Write A Good Project Proposal

Before adding an proposal to this list, please consider the following:

• Be specific. It's hard to understand the impact of, or the size of, vague proposals.
• Consider size. The student has eight weeks to design, code, test and document the proposal. It needs to fill, but not overfill, that time.
• Do your research. Support the idea with well-researched links.
• Don't morph other people's ideas. If you have a related idea, place it next to the existing one, or add a comment.
• Insert only your own name into the Mentor column, and then only if you are willing to take on the responsibility. If you think the SoC admins won't know who you are, leave contact details.
• Check back regularly. The administrators may have questions about your idea that you will need to answer.
• Know when to give up. If you've added the same idea for the last three years and it hasn't made it to the official page, perhaps you can predict what will happen this time.

Suggestion List

Here are the ideas lists from previous years.

Proposals can be in almost any part of the Mozilla project - don't be fooled by the "Code" in "Summer of Code". If there is no category below for your part of Mozilla, add one!

Here is the template for adding project proposals. Feel free to add new proposal to existing general categories, or add new categories as appropriate.

2019 Proposed Project List

Title	Details	Skills Needed	Reporter	Mentor(s)	Additional Comments
..your idea here!
..your next idea here!