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Re: Octave rejected as a GSoC mentoring org


From: Nir Krakauer
Subject: Re: Octave rejected as a GSoC mentoring org
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:16:50 -0400

My guess would be that the best predictor of continuing to work on
Octave before GSoC would be working on Octave before GSoC. If so, we
should try to favor people who've previously contributed.

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Nicholas Jankowski <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Also, this year, we should work on keeping students. From the
>> beginning, we should emphasise that the goal is to become long-term
>> contributors to Octave.
>>
>> - Jordi G. H.
>
>
> was thinking of this after the previous conversation. Seems to me the key to
> keeping the student is to select students who would have a regular use for
> Octave after completion of the project. Picking up a random CS student for a
> summer who then goes off to doing other very different things isn't likely
> to have a reason to stick around. There's at least a minimal investment
> required for someone to stick around and provide support, even if it's just
> with the periodic email to the mailing list. A user has more reason to see
> the product improve, and would be more likely to make that investment.
>
> Can the answer to 'What's your intended use for Octave after completion of
> the project?' be used as selection criteria?
>
> nickj


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