2009/12/2 Kathey Marsden <kmarsdende...@sbcglobal.net>: > Gert Vanthienen wrote: >> >> Next to the options mentioned, another option to consider might be >> JIRA: for tracking/ranking incoming proposals, we could just create an >> issue per proposal and use comments on the issue (where we can set the >> "viewable by" field for some of the comments)? >> >> > > I think this is the best short term option. I don't really think there will > be a ranking for acceptance as the applications will be staggered and I > think as long as we get a mentor willing to accept the proposal, it will > probably go through. Jira is light weight, easy to use and maintain. We can > have a component for proposals.
+1 for JIRA to start with. we can create a workflow and custom fields. It'll also mean the first step of being mentored is to figure out submitting an issue. Unless anyone objects I'll add a note to the application instructions. -- Ross Gardler OSS Watch - supporting open source in education and research http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk