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Re: SoC update: evaluating student applications


From: Carnë Draug
Subject: Re: SoC update: evaluating student applications
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 20:43:31 +0100

On 31 March 2016 at 20:42, Carnë Draug <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 28 March 2016 at 15:26, Nir Krakauer <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> We got 20 student applications for GSoC. We need to evaluate them and
>> request slots from Google by April 11. We currently have 7 possible mentors
>> signed up, who will also do the evaluation. I expect we'll give priority to
>> projects that will extend Octave in ways that are helpful to a larger
>> portion of our user base, and to students who have demonstrated ability and
>> willingness to contribute to Octave. Also, a project will need to have at
>> least 2 potential mentors (main and backup) signed up for it to be
>> recommended. Let me know if you want to be added as a mentor.
>
> What is being used to discuss the several projects and students?
> I remember that last year there was discussion of the projects on
> melange but I can't find any now, and some projects already appear
> starred.
>
> Also, last year each mentor could rate each of the project.  This
> new website does not have that capability.  In the GSoC mentors
> mailing list it is said that was dropped because most orgs ended up
> using their own infrastructure to vote for projects anyway (most
> seem to be using a shared google spreadsheet for the voting).
>
> What will we be using?  Or are we already using something that I missed?
>

Nevermind.  I just got your invitation for the discussion "board".



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