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Those rules are mostly for x264 and VLC.

 Those rules are quite flexible for any situation.

= Rules =
''We don't like rules.''

''We like freedom and having fun with software programming.''

However, we have no choice, seeing past experiences and issues. :'(

== Summer Generalities ==
If you are a student, we expect that:
* You don't have a full-time job during your summer if you are doing SoC at the same time,
* You are of good will to work within VideoLAN team.

If you are a mentor, we expect that:
* You are willing to work with one student and answers his questions.

== Selection ==

To be selected, students will have to:
* Show on IRC,
* Join the mailing lists (x264-devel or vlc-devel, according to your project),
* Select an idea,
* Say hello to the potential mentor and admin.

* Learn about the code you should modify (where in the source, what is the idea...),
* Be able to compile a VLC for your platform (for VLC development) and learn how to use [[Git]].
* Show the team that you compiled VLC, by probably provide a small patch and a build. You can send the patch to an admin or to vlc-devel@

Examples of small patches:
** Fix warnings,
** Add some simple feature that sounds nice to you,
** Close a VLC bug on trac,
** add a dropdown choice for audio devices to the Direct Sound output module,
** Make it possible to change the list of destinations in a duplicate stream output element dynamically,
** Extend the DBus control to activate a video filter on the fly on an already playing video.
** Add RMI (RIFF MIDI) support to the SMF demux
** Last.fm radio playing
** libsox based module


* Complete the Google admission and give a planning idea.

== During the summer ==

=== Student expectations ===
* Student should explain his planning to his mentor and to an admin (not everyone has the same vacations)
* Student should report with a small mail once a week to both mentor and admin during the time agreed (failure to do that will fail the application)
* Student should commit on his personal ''git branch'' once a week, except the first week of your schedule (or more if your project is complex).
'''Explaining why you can't work one week is fine. Disappearing without notice is not.'''
* Update wiki status page.

=== Student rights ===
* Ask questions and stupid questions to anyone
* Bother the mentor with questions
* Ask the admin for another mentor if the mentor doesn't answer or doesn't fit.

Students will be considered as '''full-right''' developers.

=== Mentor expectations ===
* Mentor should report to admins any problems as soon as noticed, 
* Mentor should tell admins if they can't make it in order to have another mentor for the student.

=== Mentor rights ===
* Fail a student :D

= Advices =

== To get selected ==

* Be nice
* Show us some code on VLC, that shows us sure you know how to compile VLC.
* Show us some code on VLC, that shows us that you understand the VLC architecture.
* Come on IRC.

== During the SoC ==
'''''COMMIT EARLY, COMMIT OFTEN'''''

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