Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-03-13 Thread Craig Dillabaugh
On Thursday, 13 March 2014 at 10:23:09 UTC, Joakim wrote: On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 at 13:40:30 UTC, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 at 11:13:32 UTC, Dejan Lekic wrote: I am quite sure I will have time for this, next year. We'll keep in touch. I had also expressed and intere

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-03-13 Thread Joakim
On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 at 13:40:30 UTC, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 at 11:13:32 UTC, Dejan Lekic wrote: I am quite sure I will have time for this, next year. We'll keep in touch. I had also expressed and interest in helping out with this, as had at least one other pos

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-03-12 Thread Denis Koroskin
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 02:34:53 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Unfortunately we won't participate in GSoC this year. The decision was not surprising - our application has been rejected. Sadly there are lots of things we could have done better. Our application has been a low-priority

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-03-04 Thread Craig Dillabaugh
On Tuesday, 4 March 2014 at 11:13:32 UTC, Dejan Lekic wrote: I am quite sure I will have time for this, next year. We'll keep in touch. I had also expressed and interest in helping out with this, as had at least one other poster (Mike I think). While 2015 is still a good way off perhaps we

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-03-04 Thread Dejan Lekic
I am quite sure I will have time for this, next year. We'll keep in touch.

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-03-03 Thread Bruno Medeiros
On 27/02/2014 22:25, Brad Roberts wrote: Also, keep in mind that GSoC is pretty much two things: 1) a nice little pay check for students 2) a bit of structure around getting work done I would say it's one more thing too: Being able to say you participated in GSoC (for your resume/credentials,

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-28 Thread Brad Roberts
On 2/27/14, 3:21 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 22:25:27 UTC, Brad Roberts wrote: On 2/27/14, 2:03 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:59:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 2/27/14, 1:42 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: In that case,

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 2/27/14, 3:22 PM, Mathias LANG wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 22:25:27 UTC, Brad Roberts wrote: We can still do #2 without #1. And we don't need google to make it happen. How about trying a practice run despite not having google tossing in the funding? If someone would want to co

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Craig Dillabaugh
On Friday, 28 February 2014 at 01:02:11 UTC, Mike wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 18:47:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: For better or worse Walter and I are the bottlenecks on a lot of D-related stuff. I would really like to help with this, and (I think) others would too. The ide

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Mike
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 23:21:29 UTC, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: https://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/development (at the bottom) Experienced D developers, who feel they could use on a specific project, or who would be otherwise interested in taking on an 'apprentice' could list projects

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Mike
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 18:47:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: For better or worse Walter and I are the bottlenecks on a lot of D-related stuff. I would really like to help with this, and (I think) others would too. The ideas for GSoC 2015 could start now. I took the liberty of

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Mathias LANG
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 22:25:27 UTC, Brad Roberts wrote: We can still do #2 without #1. And we don't need google to make it happen. How about trying a practice run despite not having google tossing in the funding? If someone would want to contribute, what would be the right person

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Craig Dillabaugh
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 22:25:27 UTC, Brad Roberts wrote: On 2/27/14, 2:03 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:59:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 2/27/14, 1:42 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: In that case, as Yoda would say: Volunteer to prepare GSoC 20

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Brad Roberts
On 2/27/14, 2:03 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:59:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 2/27/14, 1:42 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: In that case, as Yoda would say: Volunteer to prepare GSoC 2015 proposal I shall. Do you have copies of past submissions as a gu

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Craig Dillabaugh
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:59:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 2/27/14, 1:42 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:37:03 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 2/27/14, 11:11 AM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: One more question. Do you feel this is a job that someon

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 2/27/14, 1:42 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:37:03 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 2/27/14, 11:11 AM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: One more question. Do you feel this is a job that someone who isn't necessarily well versed in the various technologies could take

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Craig Dillabaugh
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:37:03 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 2/27/14, 11:11 AM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: One more question. Do you feel this is a job that someone who isn't necessarily well versed in the various technologies could take on (in a sort of manager role), or would you

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 2/27/14, 11:11 AM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: One more question. Do you feel this is a job that someone who isn't necessarily well versed in the various technologies could take on (in a sort of manager role), or would you need someone who has the expertise to evaluate various proposals. Any mot

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Craig Dillabaugh
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 18:47:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 2/27/14, 10:10 AM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 02:34:53 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Unfortunately we won't participate in GSoC this year. The decision was not surprising - our applicat

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 2/27/14, 10:10 AM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 02:34:53 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Unfortunately we won't participate in GSoC this year. The decision was not surprising - our application has been rejected. Sadly there are lots of things we could have done be

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-27 Thread Craig Dillabaugh
On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 02:34:53 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Unfortunately we won't participate in GSoC this year. The decision was not surprising - our application has been rejected. Sadly there are lots of things we could have done better. Our application has been a low-priority

Re: DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

2014-02-26 Thread Iain Buclaw
On 27 February 2014 02:34, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > Unfortunately we won't participate in GSoC this year. The decision was not > surprising - our application has been rejected. > > Sadly there are lots of things we could have done better. Our application > has been a low-priority side job for