Description
Making a career out of FOSS Internships GSoC/Outreachy
It is many times believed that FOSS can't pay, that it is purely volunteer work or that it doesn't help us.
Well... This isn't entirely true, FOSS has helped people get jobs (including myself), upskill themselves, make a positive impact and make the world a better place for all.
It has transformed me into what I am today among many others and hence, during this talk, we'll discover together the possibilities with FOSS.
We'll learn about GNOME's participation in GSoC and Outreachy, and how GNOME laid the foundation of the Outreachy project.
We'll also learn why you should consider contributing and applying to these programs and what good you can do to the project and the community.
But wait, this is not only about the mentee aspect of the internship. GNOME can always use some help in the mentorship side as well and hence we'll also discuss how being a mentor helps, how you can become one and be an important part of the intern's and GNOME's journey to a more open computing experience.
| Category | Encourage new contributors |
|---|---|
| Talk Description | Pretty much what is said in content. Being a part of the GNOME Internship Committee I will be representing the committee and focus on the GNOME Internships |
| Author(s) Bio | Aryan Kaushik is a final year student pursuing a Bachelor's in Technology with a major in Computer Science. He loves contributing to open source and mentoring people. He is a GNOME Foundation member, a member of the GNOME Internship Committee and was a former GSoC’22 Intern Under the GNOME Foundation, where he worked on the Pitivi project. He was also GSoC'23 Intern under Chromium, current group Lead of the GNOME Users Group, Delhi-NCR and Ubuntu India LoCo, where he conducts events and mentors fellow students regarding FOSS. Aryan was a speaker at GUADEC'22, GNOME Asia'22 and GUADEC'23 and was the lead local team organiser for UbuCon Asia 2024 in Jaipur India. |
| Pronouns | He/Him |
| Where are you located? | Pune, India |
| Do you need travel sponsorship from GNOME Foundation in order to join our event? | Yes |
