GSoC Meetup Resources

1.  Introduction Video about GSoC:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBUvf2q9vSc

2. GSoC from A to Z - one of the coolest GSoC Presentations (Credits: Mr.Pradeeban) https://www.box.com/shared/c3b6d457360bfc8051bc

3. Google Developers page of GSoC: https://developers.google.com/open-source/soc/

4. GSoC 2014 Meetup resources: http://pastebin.com/ziHiLVXS

5. Home page of GSoC: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014

6. GSoC 2013 shortlisted Org list: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/accepted_orgs/google/gsoc2013

7. Orgs List banner: https://www.box.com/shared/149767d70829f305b20b

8. Another really cool GSoC Presentation (Credits: Mr.Suranga) https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0txED3K91sYZldyQlBnVEE1LTA/edit?usp=sharing

9. Open source software for the world: Presentation (Credits: Mr.Keshan) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G_1eOb9L46WCbC7ipbx4Ffc7RTqC3Rh812omSmOlvz4/edit?usp=sharing

10. Getting involved with OpenMRS (one of the coolest orgs at GSoC) Presentation (Credits: Mr.Harsha) http://www.slideshare.net/harshadura/openmrs-getting-involved

TL;DR  Worked as a GSoC intern at OpenMRS and would love to thank all the people involved.

This years Google Summer of Code has drawn to an end. I worked on the Patient Narratives Upload project under the mentor-ship of Saptarshi Purkayastha.


Project in brief: The ultimate goal of this project is to build a OpenMRS based User-driven-Health-care system (with this module installed on top of OpenMRS-core)
By enabling care-seekers to connect with care-givers in which their current treatment can be reviewed by a group of care-givers, who can suggest further action.



I had some serious fun this summer.

Got involved with various technologies. including SpringAOP, DWR, WebRTC, Xuggle and dug up more into OpenMRS framework + with Form entry and Xforms module implementations.

Made a demo video, documented a lot about the project on the wiki and wrote a lot of code !
Did a presentation at OpenMRS Developer forum about the project.

I’d love to thank my mentor Saptarshi Purkayastha, Daniel Kayiwa, Mark Goodrich and OpenMRS community in general for all the amazing guidance that has been giving us throughout the summer.

We had loads of discussions on #openmrs IRC about development, do’s and don’ts in our implementation, pros and cons of implementing a certain thing in a certain way. I was able to complete the core functionality and add support for commonly used features.

Although this formally concludes the Google Summer of Code’13 part, this is in no way the end. There are a lot more things in the project that have to be done. I’ll be helping to maintain the project along with adding functionality to it..

May the blessings of Lord Buddha be with us. නමෝ බුද්ධාය.

Google Summer of Code 2013.. I am IN!! Thank god, I have done it for the second time!! #gsoc (නමෝ බුද්ධාය.)
— Harsha Siriwardena (@harshadura) May 27, 2013

So Glad to heard that I have been selected for "Google summer of code 2013" as a Student this year again, yeap for the second time! :-) This year it was very amazing and much more competitive than last year. To mention a lil wow fact: I have been selected for *two* open source organizations this time!! In-fact those are two great organizations:"Raxa" and "OpenMRS" both are related to Healthcare informatics. (Sometimes we need to take some crucial decisions in our life.) So finally I chose OpenMRS as my organization, because of my love towards this awesome open source community which I have been with over year now,
And ripen, I love this concept by now, "Write codes, Save lives!" I dont think we (as coders) can do much better work than this to serve the global healthcare informatics force. Saving human lives is a priority among all other alms-giving stuff. 

Lastly I wanna thank Lord Budhdha who were always blessed me to get through this big achievement! නමෝ බුද්ධාය.

Congratz everyone! Looking forward for a great summer with OpenMRS!

If you are interested, My Project details can be found here:
I will be developing a "User-driven healthcare" system by integrating OpenMRS-core as the base.

1) https://google-melange.appspot.com/gsoc/project/google/gsoc2013/durapix/118001
2) https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/projects/Patient+Narratives+Upload+-+Project+Proposal



Few Links:
OpenMRS GSoC 2013 students list: https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/Summer+Of+Code+2013#SummerOfCode2013-Interns,Mentors,andProjects

GSoC 2013 Accept students at Google Melange web: https://google-melange.appspot.com/gsoc/projects/list/google/gsoc2013

The most important fact Google Summer of Code taught me is the value of Open Source. And the value developing of Open Source software for the world, for the sake of people who lives on it. Open Source is simply altruism. For whom we code like this? Not for anyone, Just for the well being of ourselves. Simple as that! I was worked for OpenMRS in last summer at GSoC. So the programs I have contributed may be using in actual hospitals, clinics some day. People may love those program. They may get the maximum use out of it. But still those software's are Free. Not commercial ones.  Worth Millions but my Organization OpenMRS giving the Software for Free. See how awesome it is. For the sake of humanity, for the sake of entire world that invaluable software giving for free!

I totally love this concept by now, So I am trying to get involve with Open Source as much as I can. (even at my office time breaks i tend to do it.) Do whatever you can, They dont ask donations or other support. Just simple workforce can effect a lot value for the Community.

Being an Open Source enthusiast, Last week I have attended for an Open Source Event Organized by Computer Engineering faculty of University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

There I met lots of former GSoC students and Engineering students who are really interested at Open Source. Glad I met Buddhike Kurera who is the Summer Programs Admin of Fedora Project at the event. He gave a lightning speech about open source and the Fedora's role in open source world.



There were various sessions about Open Source and clarifying the value of them. It was a great pleasure for me I got a 15 mins Session to present the audience about OpenMRS.

In their I introduced the people Whats OpenMRS and where OpenMRS being used today.
Actually they were amazed seeing those. Even the Engineering Faculty of the University where I was talking at are using OpenMRS as a research tool, pretty cool right? :-)

GSoC is a good entry for involve in Open Source. So I taught them why they should select OpenMRS as their Organization in next GSoC (if its gonna happen)

I made below slide to present in my session.






The event was a big success, There were around 75 potential Computer Science and engineering students participation. I think they have gained lot knowledge about OpenMRS, Fedora and Open Source Software at the event. After couple of days, as I mentioned in the presentation I saw few Students who participated have posted welcome messages at OpenMRS mailing lists too. That was my ultimate expectation, More contributors for the OpenMRS community, more beautiful things we can get done collaboratively.

Finally I am really glad I have done this, my contribution which I need to do for the World and for the sake of my Organization, OpenMRS.

නමෝ බුද්ධාය. "Write Codes, Save Lives - Join with OpenMRS"

Regards,

Harsha Siriwardena
Community Developer
Former GSoC Student, OpenMRS 2012