RE: [docbook-apps] Re: [docbook] DocBook and Google Summer of Code ?

["David Cramer" <dcramer@motive.com>]

Hi Dick,
Thanks from me as well for keeping this idea going. 

Perhaps we should think in terms of co-mentoring (rather than mentor and
backup). I would be willing to co-mentor the Webhelp proposal. 

Thanks,
David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Hamilton [mailto:rlhamilton@frii.com] 
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 1:21 PM
> To: 'docbook'; 'DocBook Apps Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Re: [docbook] DocBook and Google 
> Summer of Code ?
> 
> Stefan and the DocBook community,
> 
> Stefan, thanks for bringing the deadline to everyone's attention.
> 
> I would be glad to act as administrator for the DocBook project.
> 
> To that end, there are a few things that need to happen that 
> I cannot do on my own:
> 
> 1) We need some mentors; so far, Stefan is the only person 
> who has signed on as a mentor. Seems to me that we need at 
> least two or three projects with mentors to make a credible 
> application.
> 
> 2) We need backup mentor for each project. It's not 
> essential, but it would help the application and would also 
> make sure that students have more than one person to work 
> with in case someone is out of town, etc.
> 
> I suggest the following schedule:
> 
> 1) Until March 8 (next Monday) I'll leave the wiki open
> (http://docbook.xmlpress.net) for anyone to edit (for those 
> just looking into this, you need to sign up, but it's 
> automatic and easy). Please look at the projects, add any you 
> are willing to be mentor for, and sign up as mentor or backup 
> mentor for any project. Also, if you sign up as a mentor, 
> please fill out the description if it needs some extra 
> information, and send me your contact information.
> 
> 2) On March 8, I'll remove any projects that don't have 
> mentors, and if we have at least two projects with mentors, 
> I'll begin preparing the application.
> 
> 3) During the week I'll work with the mentors on the 
> application and make it available for review on the wiki.
> 
> 4) By Friday the 12th, I'll submit the application.
> 
> This is the first time I've been involved with the Google 
> Summer of Code, so I'm open to input from anyone concerning 
> the process and anything else to do with this project.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Dick Hamilton
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stefan Seefeld [mailto:seefeld@sympatico.ca]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 7:27 AM
> > To: docbook; DocBook Apps Mailing List; Norman Walsh
> > Subject: [docbook-apps] Re: [docbook] DocBook and Google Summer of 
> > Code ?
> > 
> > 
> > This is just a little reminder that the deadline for mentoring 
> > organization applications is drawing near (march 8th - 12th:
> > http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/g
> soc2010/timeline)
> 
> We have had some discussion on possible tasks, and even a 
> temporary wiki
> 
> set up for this purpose (http://docbook.xmlpress.net).
> 
> Even though, I'm afraid it isn't quite clear whether to move 
> forward or 
> not, and in particular, who is in charge of this.
> I'd be happy to help, as I have participated as mentor a 
> couple of times
> 
> in the past), but I'm not able to lead the effort, mostly because I'm 
> not a docbook (core) developer myself.
> 
> Yet I think this presents a great opportunity to a) spread the word 
> about DB, b) help work on issues and features that core developers 
> haven't enough time to address themselves.
> 
> Norm, Dave, Bob, et al.: Do you think this is worthwhile ?
> 
> Thanks,
>          Stefan
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
>        ...ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin...
> 
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