On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 05:23:21 +0530 Pranali Deshmukh <pranali21...@gmail.com> wrote:
> X-posting to gsod-t...@gnome.org for highlighting this feedback request. > > On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 at 03:28, Pranali Deshmukh <pranali21...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hey Umang, > > > > Thank you so much for getting back to me and sharing your valuable > > feedback! :) > > > > On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 at 00:54, Umang Jain <mailumangj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi Pranali, > >> > >> Things are looking good to me at least (BUT I am not a mentor for this > >> project). I went through most of your links mentioned below and left a > >> couple of comments here and there. > >> The broad timeline seems OK to me and looking at your experience now, I > >> think it's realistic. On the other hand, I want to keep an open mind about > >> the timeline as lot of stuff > >> depends on you, your mentor(s) and priorities. Things might change in due > >> course and that's OK. Some deviation might happen from the proposal but it > >> should be fine > >> as long as you and your mentor(s) are on the same page. > >> > > While drafting the timeline for the proposal I made a conscious effort to > > keep it as realistic as possible, however, I do understand that this might > > be subject to change as the project progresses based upon the mentor's > > feedback and shifting priorities. I plan to keep working with the project > > mentors for this during the course of the project. > > > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 8:32 PM Pranali Deshmukh via gnome-doc-list < > >> gnome-doc-list@gnome.org> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Petr, Umang, Ole, > >>> > >>> Thank you for getting back to me. I wasn't quite sure if we could upload > >>> a draft proposal on the GSoD web portal, so I copied over all the > >>> questions > >>> to a Google Doc file [1 > >>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aaOR2Gun8OA-oV9YRQZoXpbbUVw_fv699vFlQEk2_kU/edit?usp=sharing>] > >>> and have started preparing it there. It's still a work in progress, > >>> however, I plan to finish it by the end of the day today. I have also > >>> created another Google Doc to prepare a draft for the project roadmap [2 > >>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uns399q_7uHhUyeeAdZ86SHUcio1aEicccKJCOix-88/edit?usp=sharing>] > >>> for which I'm planning to add a link in my proposal. > >>> > >>> For my contributions to the Documentation project, I have also created a > >>> spreadsheet [3 > >>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_MLpRID_50EVz70LoojnUtRn_8SHqn7FvoBmU15u48g/edit?usp=sharing>] > >>> on Google Drive with the links to the issues I have worked upon along with > >>> the links for my commits and Merge Requests. So far my last 3 > >>> contributions > >>> were to the User Docs issues for Evince, wherein I interacted with Andre > >>> Klapper <https://gitlab.gnome.org/aklapper> and Germán Poo-Caamaño > >>> <https://gitlab.gnome.org/gpoo> while working on these issues. > >>> > >>> Since the last few days, I was solely focussing on my preparing my > >>> application proposal. However, I have identified a couple of issues that I > >>> want to work upon during the next few days to familiarize myself with the > >>> scope of work on the Gedit and GNOME Notes apps. However, I'm presently a > >>> bit unsure about the status of work on the Gedit issue [#167 > >>> <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/167>] so I have > >>> commented on it asking if I can work on it. For Gnome Notes, I have been > >>> going through issue #75 > >>> <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-notes/-/issues/75> and am working > >>> on a patch for it. I also plan to add some screenshots to it since > >>> Bijiben's Help documentation looks a bit sparse and some screenshot would > >>> go a long way in helping end-users. > >>> > >>> Apart from these, I have also started blogging [4 > >>> <https://pranalideshmukh.wordpress.com>] about my journey [5 > >>> <https://pranalideshmukh.wordpress.com/2020/07/08/google-season-of-docs-2020/>] > >>> on this project and am planning to continue posting blogs regarding my > >>> work > >>> on the project. > >>> > >> This is great. Looking forward to your blog and progress reports. Also > >> did you figure out how to get your blog in on planet.gnome.org ? :) > >> > > Ahh! I'm glad that you brought this up. I have been looking at the Planet > > GNOME Guidelines wiki page <https://wiki.gnome.org/PlanetGnome> to figure > > out how to add my blog to planet.gnome.org. Once I'm done with my > > proposal submission, I'll be filing the issues for setting this up on > > GitLab and hopefully have my blog added to Planet! :) > > > >> > >>> I have a query regarding the GSoD program in general which I am a bit > >>> confused about after doing probably a bit too much research about it. The > >>> documentation work, from what I understand is an ongoing long term > >>> contribution area, however, for the purposes of the GSoD project I've > >>> planned out my schedule for the Standard 3 month length, with further > >>> contributions after the completion of the project. Is it ok to apply for > >>> the Standard length (3 months) for the program or does it have to be a > >>> long-term (5 months) project? Also, does the program duration have any > >>> impact on the stipend amount? > >>> > >> I think it depends if you opt for "long running" projects. So your > >> proposal timeline length should vary accordingly. Have you registered on > >> GSoD website yet? Maybe take a look on workflow on how to submit a proposal > >> and there you might find a checkbox if you want to opt for standard or > >> long-running projects. Not sure if it's true but I am just assuming things > >> based on my looking up GSoD's website. > >> > > I was unsure if I would be able to modify my proposal once I submit it so > > I haven't submitted it yet. There is an option on the application form to > > indicate whether the project is of "Standard Length (3 Months)" or a > > "Long-Running (5 Months)" type. I've been planning my proposal around the > > Standard Length time period, as it looks like quite a reasonable time-frame > > for the project. I can always continue contributing to the project after > > the completion of the program as well! :) > > > >> > >> I don't know how stipends might work. It would be better if you can > >> contact Google OSPO in some way for clarification. > >> > > Yes. I have sent an email to the season-of-docs-support list asking for > > clarification on this. > > > >> > >>> I have also gone ahead and shared my application proposal, project > >>> timeline plan and my contributions list documents with you. Can you please > >>> review them and share your feedback on how I can improve them further? > >>> > >> > >>> Also, can you please let me know if there are any other steps that I > >>> should work upon before submitting my proposal tomorrow? > >>> > >> > >> Hi Petr, your specific comments would be valuable here as I see you being > >> one of the mentors. :) > >> > > @Petr Kovar <pmko...@gnome.org> @sha...@gnome.org <sha...@gnome.org> It > > would be very helpful if you can also share your valuable feedback about my > > draft proposal and project roadmap so that it if there is anything that you > > want me to update or any specific points which you think I should focus on > > and elaborate more about, that would be great! Looking forward to hearing > > from you! Discussed on IRC. Thanks again for submitting your program docs. pk _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list gnome-doc-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
