Yep, I think we will need to have a much more detailed page and start preparing it way earlier
all reminders set:) On 28Feb, 2014, at 8:31 PM, Tomasz Paweł Gajc wrote: > Dnia piątek, 28 lutego 2014 18:09:03 Kate Lebedeff pisze: >> Hi all >> >> We were not accepted for GSoC, even that they liked our ideas. >> We will do better next time. >> > > Let's be ready for next year :) > >> See below for reasoning: >> >> 18:03] <@carols> hi openmandriva >> [18:03] <@carols> just a sec please while i read >> [18:03] <@carols> so just so you know, i get an SSL certificate problem on >> your ideas page [18:03] == censorydep [[email protected]] >> has joined #gsoc [18:04] <+openmandriva> cacert thing, yes, thanks >> [18:04] == Nilabhra [[email protected]] has joined #gsoc >> [18:04] <@carols> and then next is that the ideas page is not as lengthy or >> fleshed out as i would like [18:04] == Nilabhra [[email protected]] >> has left #gsoc [] >> [18:04] <+openmandriva> so the ideas are good, but the descriptions are not >> long/detailed enough? [18:05] <@carols> indeed >> [18:05] <+openmandriva> was it the only issue? >> [18:05] <@carols> also, you responded to the question about having folks >> vouch for you, but you didn't actually have a googler or a org that's >> participated before in the program. [18:05] <@carols> and yeah, your ideas >> page wasn't up to par :-( >> [18:05] == avsm [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: >> Leaving.] [18:05] == amras1_ [[email protected]] >> has joined #gsoc [18:06] == teepee_ >> [bc5c2134@gateway/web/freenode/ip.188.92.33.52] has quit [Quit: Page >> closed] [18:06] == fredy [~fredy@2001:648:2ffc:1225:a800:ff:fe12:113e] has >> quit [Excess Flood] [18:06] <@carols> that was the issue >> [18:06] <@carols> any other questions? >> [18:06] <+openmandriva> OK, so having a googler vouching and having more >> detailed ideas page would have made it through? [18:06] <@carols> maybe >> [18:06] <@carols> maybe not >> [18:06] <@carols> i can't make any guarantees :-) >> [18:06] == Smily [[email protected]] has joined #gsoc >> [18:06] <+openmandriva> I see >> [18:06] <@carols> we never know what the mix is going to be like >> [18:06] <+openmandriva> the size of the organization did not matter as I >> understand? [18:06] <@carols> but it certainly would have been much more in >> your favor [18:06] == aciid_ [[email protected]] has joined #gsoc >> [18:06] <@carols> nope, size of the org doesn't matter >> [18:07] <+openmandriva> ok, thank you >> [18:07] <@carols> you're welcome > > -- > Cheers > TPG
