Re: Google Summer of Code 2012 Student Application

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

On 5.4.2012, at 13:49, Andrew Young wrote:

> Hello Bastien,
> 
> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 2:48 AM, Bastien <bzg@gnu.org> wrote:
>> Hi Andrew,
>> 
>> Andrew Young <youngar17@gmail.com> writes:
>> 
>>> My name is Andrew Young, and I would like to participate in an Org-Mode
>>> project for GSoC 2012.  My application for the project 'Git merge tool for
>>> Org files' can be found
>>> here<http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2012/pwyl/1#>.
>> 
>> Great!
>> 
>>>  I would appreciate as much feedback and criticism as possible.
>> 
>> First of all, make sure someone can co-mentor this project.  I'm willing
>> to mentor this (as the current maintainer it makes sense, especially for
>> people judging the project from the outside), but having Carsten as a
>> co-mentor would be a great win.  Make sure Carsten (cc'ed) is okay.
> 
> I will send him a personal (private) request.
> 
>> 
>> Carsten, being a co-mentor involves mainly three things:
>> 
>> 1. registering on google-melange.com

I have registered as a mentor, username cdominik.  I have not yet found how to do:

>> 
>> 2. from there, requesting to be a mentor for the GNU project
>> 
>> 3. during the project, help the student and have IRC/phone meetings,
>>   at least when I'm not here (I expect to be off for 2-3 weeks this
>>   summer, I will tell when ASAP)

Yes.  I am a phone/skype guy, not an irc guy.

- Carsten

>> 
>>> I used the generic GNU Project student application template, which can be
>>> found here <http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/google/gsoc2012/gnu>.
>> 
>> 1. First things thing: you should rewrite the "summary" section to
>>   remove the "I believe" and other informal writing from Carsten's
>>   prose.  Make it yours, make it a real summary.
> 
> I found the GNU Application template confusing, and was not sure if
> the summary was supposed to be written by me, or copied from the ideas
> page (to clarify what project idea I was referring to).  I followed
> your advice and wrote my own project summary, since that seems like
> the better idea.
> 
>> 
>> 2. Refer to org-element.el when you mention the Data representation.
>>   org-element.el will be key in representing data and diffs between
>>   data (at any level.)
>> 
>> 3. Add a documentation section, explaining what doc you will write and
>>   how you you will write/host it (worg is fine.)
>> 
> 
> Thanks for the pointers. I've incorporated your advice into the proposal.
> 
>>> I have some specific questions:
>>> 1.  There is no implementation details or decisions in my application, just
>>> a basic plan of what needs to be done.  Should I start researching
>>> implementation details for my application?
>> 
>> You can look at org-element.el for the data representation.
>> 
>>> 2.  I would like to post my application on the community site Worg.  If
>>> this is appropriate, what is the proper channel to request GIT access?
>> 
>> Send me your public key.
>> 
>>> If this mailing list is not the appropriate place to discuss my
>>> application, please let me know and then feel free to email me directly.  I
>>> will also be spending as much time as possible on freenode #org-mode as
>>> Pwyl.
>> 
>> This mailing list *is* the appropriate place, no worry.
>> 
>> Thanks again for your proposal, this would be a great plus for Org!
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> --
>>  Bastien
> 
> Thanks again for your suggestions and pointers.
> 
> My public key is attached.
> 
> Regards,
> Andrew
> <youngar17@gmail.com.pub>