{"thread":{"id":"23204","subject":"Some questions about GSoC","startedAt":"2010-03-27T20:05:14Z","lastAt":"2010-03-29T21:58:22Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["Igor Murzov","Jonathan Nieder"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"137972","messageId":"201003272305.14827.igor@gplsoft.org","threadId":"23204","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Some questions about GSoC","fromName":"Igor Murzov","fromEmail":"igor@gplsoft.org","sentAt":"2010-03-27T20:05:14Z","receivedAt":"2010-03-27T20:05:14Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"igor@gplsoft.org","avatar":null},"body":"Hi, list!\n\nI would like to take part in git development within GSoC. I like tasks \nproposed on the SoC2010Ideas page. I would like to work on \"Unify Pathspec \nSemantics\" or \"Git Submodules Enhancements\" or \"Complete libgit2\" (I know \nnothing about Python or Ruby, so hardly it's possible for me to make bindings \nfor one of this languages. I can use swig for this though). Is there any \nprefered task among those three tasks? Is chosen task make any impact on my \npossibility to be taken for the gsoc?\n\nIgor\n"},{"id":"138135","messageId":"20100329215822.GA27793@progeny.tock","threadId":"23204","inReplyTo":"201003272305.14827.igor@gplsoft.org","subject":"Re: Some questions about GSoC","fromName":"Jonathan Nieder","fromEmail":"jrnieder@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-03-29T21:58:22Z","receivedAt":"2010-03-29T21:58:22Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jrnieder@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/281595?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\nIgor Murzov wrote:\n\n> I would like to work on \"Unify Pathspec \n> Semantics\" or \"Git Submodules Enhancements\" or \"Complete libgit2\"\n\nSome people are very excited about all three of these happening --- not\nnecessarily this summer but ASAP. ;-)\n\n> Is chosen task make any impact on my \n> possibility to be taken for the gsoc?\n\nYes.  If you do not seem like you would do a good job at your chosen\ntask, that would really hurt your chances.\n\nTo help your chances, it is best to show some initiative.  For example:\n\n - Maybe write a patch or two now.  This would demonstrate that you’ve\n   cloned the git.git repository and understand how our development\n   process works, and it would give us some sense of your working style.\n\n   That may seem daunting if you are not up to speed with git sources\n   yet.  Not to worry: in that case, you would be in an ideal situation\n   to collaborate on writing documentation.\n\n - Choose a task that scratches an itch you have, so you can write a\n   good proposal.  Write a proposal and get some feedback.  A good\n   proposal will probably require a few revisions.\n\nGood luck.\n\nJonathan\n"}]}