Perhaps we could break the editing update into chapters. -walter
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:44 PM, James Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: > I am wondering if I did the best possible job setting up my tasks for the > Google code-in. Judging from > > http://www.google-melange.com/gci/dashboard/google/gci2012#all_org_tasks > > it looks like lots of small tasks are most attractive to potential students. > I wrote up a little page explaining some possible improvements, each one of > which could be considered a task, but on Melange it looks like updating the > book is considered one big task. So I'm wondering if that needs to be > changed and how to go about it. > > Whether it as part of the Google code-in or not, I hope to work with the > Python Joven and others like them to make an improved version of MYOSA and > give them a shot at literary immortality. It isn't fair for me to keep all > of it for myself. > > James Simmons > >> 2. Google Code-In [3] began on Monday. We have 22 mentors [4], 40 >> students [5], and 79 out of 132 tasks already completed [6]. (More >> tasks are coming on-line soon.) The contest runs for 6 weeks, so it is >> not too late to sign up as a mentor [7] and to recruit students to >> participate [8]. Some highlights include new tutorials for Turtle Art, >> using Sugar in a Virtual Machine, and using Sugar on a Stick; a new >> feature: load a background image on the home screen; and numerous >> patches in support of internationalization. Some of the usual suspects >> are making their usual outstanding contributions, while some new >> talent is also emerging. Thanks to everyone (mentors, students, and >> Google) for participating. > > >> >> [6] >> http://www.google-melange.com/gci/dashboard/google/gci2012#all_org_tasks > > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
