On Tue, 2008-03-25 at 19:14 +1100, Malcolm Tredinnick wrote: [...] > > Also "navigate politics to get something accepted into trunk that isn't > particularly wanted at this time" isn't a Google Summer of Code project > and we're not likely to bless a project that covers ground already being > ably done by some other people. If you want to contribute to Django > there are many things that aren't already being duplicated somewhere > else. Please pick one of those (or head on over to django-sqlalchemy and > help them out).
Re-reading this now that the great Internet has finally delivered it back to my INBOX, I realise it came across more harshly than I intended. By all means submit a proposal on something for working on Django for Summer of Code. By all means work on SQLAlchemy + Django if that's an area you wish to contribute to. In the latter case, however, it would probably be better to work with the existing project, since they're going about things in a way that gels nicely with Django. The problem there is that working on something "in conjunction with others" doesn't work for Summer of Code, since it's important to be able to tell what the student did on their own -- those are Google's rules. However, if you're going to submit a Summer of Code application, it should be something that helps move Django in a direction we're wanting to go. Go with the flow, not across the stream. Google pay you to help Django. So please don't be discouraged from applying for Summer of Code from this thread. But do your research and see what's already been discussed and what consensus has been reached in any area you're considering (ask questions here, by all means, if your research is inconclusive). Best wishes and good luck with your application, Malcolm -- What if there were no hypothetical questions? http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
