Re: Git GSoC 2015

[Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:34 AM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> The beginnings of the Google Summer of Code deadlines are upon us again.
> Organization applications are due February 20th (next Friday).
>
>  - Do we want to do it?
>
>  - Who would like to volunteer to be the org admin?
>
>    I would like for it not to be me again, but I can help walk anyone
>    through the application process (which largely just pulls from the
>    prior year's application).
>
>  - Any thoughts on procedures or lessons learned from last year?
>
>    Personally, I really liked the "micro-project" system from last year.
>    It made it easy to drop spammy candidates (because they didn't bother
>    to do a micro-project at all), and it gave us some interaction with
>    the candidates before we had to make a decision.
>
> -Peff


I have observed the GSoC last year and the micro projects seem to be
have helped a lot. Although I don't have a strong proficiency yet, I'd
may be a mentor this year?

Why do you not like to be the org admin again this year?

Thanks,
Stefan