Git in Outreachy Dec-Mar?

[Jeff King <peff@peff.net>]

The Outreachy application period is set to begin on September 10th for
interns participating in the December-March program. Do we want to
participate?

Details on the program are here:

  https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/

If we want to, then we need:

  1. Volunteers to mentor. This is similar in scope to being a GSoC
     mentor.

  2. To get our landing page and list of projects in order (and also
     micro-projects for applicants). This can probably build on the
     previous round at:

       https://git.github.io/Outreachy-15/

     and on the project/microprojects lists for GSoC (which will need
     some updating and culling).

  3. To figure out funding (unlike GSoC, the intern stipend comes from
     the projects). I can look into getting outside funds (which is what
     we did last year). Worst case, we do have enough project money to
     cover an intern. Last year[1] opinions were that this was a
     reasonable use of project money, but of course new opinions are
     welcome.

If the answer is "yes, we should participate", it will hopefully be
accompanied with "yes, I will mentor", and "yes, and I will start
getting the landing page ready." :)

-Peff

[1] https://public-inbox.org/git/20170901223059.xsbcpqff45mnblnj@sigill.intra.peff.net/