From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: Call for project proposals: Guix and Outreachy Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:58:18 +0100 Message-ID: <87inb76yp1.fsf@elephly.net> References: <87fu6y27re.fsf@elephly.net> <87zi4lg4ep.fsf@elephly.net> <20180207105721.GB2876@jurong> <87zi4jvbgg.fsf@gnu.org> <87mv0j78mc.fsf@elephly.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41604) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ejsL2-00086p-RW for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:58:33 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ejsL1-0000ih-TE for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:58:32 -0500 In-reply-to: List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: =?utf-8?Q?G=C3=A1bor?= Boskovits Cc: Guix-devel G=C3=A1bor Boskovits writes: >> The project idea sounds good, but we really need a mentor who feels >> responsible for this project and who will be able to guide an intern >> throughout the application phase and the three-month internship between >> from May to August. [=E2=80=A6] > If we could draft the specifics of this, what we expect as a outcome > at least, then I am willing to help in mentoring, if that suits you. I > might drop some parts of the draft if I don't feel comfortable with > some parts of the draft proposed. Thank you. > However I feel, that the expectations about this should be discussed > publicly, to have a tool that is really useful for the community, > WDYT? Yes, we should discuss this here, but we don=E2=80=99t have all that much t= ime left before the intern application process begins. During that period interns get to pick a project they are interested in and start getting to know the community. At the end of the application period we need to pick one of the applicants. So even though the internships won=E2=80=99t start before May, we really ne= ed to submit our proposals this week or early next week. -- Ricardo GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC https://elephly.net