On 11/03/13 at 19:28 +0300, Moray Allan wrote: > On 2013-03-11 18:42, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > >In your platform, you give that specific idea: > > > >I am not sure how it would differ from GSoC? What different > >problem will > >this solve? > > Apart from the obvious differences of control etc., GSoC is > fundamentally about writing a significant piece of code. See > http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2013/help_page > > Only a fairly small proportion of Debian work is about writing > significant pieces of code. Currently GSoC doesn't even cover > normal packaging work, let alone more coordination-type activities, > see e.g. > https://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2013/03/msg00012.html > > My proposal would allow us to offer internships like "work with the > Ruby team and learn about packaging" or "work with the release team > and learn about Debian processes". > > See https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed/MoM for an existing initiative > of this type in Debian.
I see. Interesting. But in https://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2013/03/msg00012.html, the "no packaging work" rule seems to come from the Debian GSoC team, and at least Sylvestre seems open to modifying it. Probably the goals would need to be a bit more S.M.A.R.T than just "work with the ruby team and learn about packaging", but things such as: "prepare all packages for the transition to ruby 2.0" could work. Lucas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130311164407.ga15...@xanadu.blop.info