>>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:25:35 -0600, >>>>> Dirk Eddelbuettel (DE) wrote:
> On 20 February 2009 at 12:06, Friedrich Leisch wrote: > | >>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:52:19 -0600, > | >>>>> Dirk Eddelbuettel (DE) wrote: > | > | > [ Cool how nobody cared about Fritz' request not to post ideas yet :) ] > | > | Well, I kind of expected that ;-) > | > | See also below. > | > | > [ I broadly share Oleg's "wouldn't it be nice to have better plot devices" > | > wish. But I don't think it is a three-month summer target, > | > | Yes, that's exactly what came to my mind first: As usual, please do > | read docs before you post ... in this case the format of SOC (I > | included the link in my original email, googling for "summer of code" > | will also take you there): a student is paid to code three months for > | us, the 3 months inlcude writing documentation. The student will not > | be an expert in R internals, and no magic wizard. The student should > | familiarize himself with the project before the actual coding period, > | but there is only so much you can do in limited time. I think you can > | expect a similar amount of code as in a master/diploma thesis (but > | NOT a dissertation). > | > | If you had waited for Manuels email you would also have learned about > | another VERY IMPORTANT POINT: The collection of ideas for summer of > | code is not like writing a list of wishes to Santa Claus (or the > | Christkind or whatever your local variation may be): we only need > | ideas which YOU ARE WILLING TO MENTOR, i.e., you write the specs for > | the project, communicate with students interested in the project, > | select the best applicant and supervise the student during the coding > | period. I am not sure everyone on this thread is aware about this (if > | all of you were I apologize). If you propose an idea, you > | simultaneously agree to volunteer a considerable amount of your own > | time. But that time can really be worth the effort (otherwise we > | wouldn't be doing it). > I am not sure if you're lecturing just to me or the audience at > large; Of course to the audfiance at large, I know that you know the rules of the game. That I answered your email, in the thread was more or less chance. Sorry if I gave a wrong impression (wouldn't have possibly thought that you could feel addressed personally). My sincere apologies!!! > I would at this point also like to correct something you said in > the earlier mail where you said that may get "four to six > slots". I am doubtful about that. O verall number of GSoC slots > are _down_ as per Leslie. We have no priors on whether more or > less organisations are admitted or not. If I were a betting man, > I'd say three to four slots. OK, didn't know that number of slots is down (should probably read the docs better myself). I was assuming that the number of slots is approx the same, and hoping for more slots in the second year (because I know that all organizations get fewer in their first year). Best, Fritz ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel