I was more referencing that like the Flickr applications - we have a case of multiple students proposing projects around similar topics. I'm not discouraging that by any means - just being transparent with folks to be mindful that we have a limited number of spots given to us by Google - so all of them being SMW related or Flickr related is unlikely. In others words, the competition for you is higher if you're proposing an idea in a similar topic area as other students. That shows that there are needs in those areas - certainly - which helps - but..well..hopefully you get what I'm trying to convey. :) I just don't want people surprised if one SMW proposal is accepted and theirs is not.
Oy - I love GSOC but the whole competition part makes me sad. :) -greg On Apr 5, 2012, at 4:41 AM, Markus Krötzsch <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/04/12 06:01, Gregory Varnum wrote: >> I'll admit - I'm intrigued by the notion of carbon footprint reduction via >> software enhancements.. :) >> >> I appreciate that you've concisely provided background on the what and how. >> I'm curious if you can expand a tad more on the why. To many the notion of >> energy conservation is very familiar - but in all fairness - I've suggested >> to others that they not assume everyone will know as much as they do - so a >> bit more info there wouldn't hurt. > > The title "Green SMW" should not lead to wrong expectations. The goal of this > project is to address a number of long-standing performance issues in various > components. The tasks are based on concrete problem reports we got from > various SMW users. Is this what you mean with the "why"? The goal is to take > a more general perspective in "Green SMW" and to not optimize for one > use-case only, but to address known architectural weaknesses that are causing > these issues. > >> >> You've been in IRC actively - so you're aware of that resource. >> >> Same comment to SMW folks as Flickr folks - contemplate each other's >> proposals and be mindful of any overlap and the stated criteria like quality >> of apps, etc. Might not be a bad idea to see what others are proposing. :) > > I am not sure I know what you are referring to. I don't see Flickr-related > projects that are similar to this project. We should of course be careful > with overlaps, but I cannot see any issue there right now. Or maybe you meant > something else? > > Markus > > >> >> >> >> On Apr 4, 2012, at 12:33 AM, nischay nahata<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am participating in GSOC'12 with my proposal for Green SMW [1]. >>> This proposal is about reducing the carbon footprint of SMW , in other >>> words it will enhance the performance of SMW significantly. >>> All the details are on [1], suggestions to improve or comments are most >>> welcome. >>> >>> I have also been contributing to MW with my new Extension:AllTimeZones [2], >>> comments to that are welcomed as well. >>> My other contributions to MW are listed here [3]. >>> >>> >>> [1]www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Nischayn22/Gsoc >>> [2]www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AllTimeZones >>> [3]www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Nischayn22 >>> >>> -- >>> With Regards >>> >>> Nischay Nahata >>> B.tech 3rd year >>> Department of Information Technology >>> NITK,Surathkal >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikitech-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l >> > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
