Re: [GSoC] Contributor candidate introduction

From: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date: May 9, 2022, 16:36 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <CAC316V7dRjsLiVJLvB-PXRDVZ0NB0xin9XEWq9QBiARthNuGaw@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, May 09, 2022 at 08:42:38PM +0530, Shubham Mishra wrote:

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> Hi Kaartic,
>
> At my job, my timings are flexible. I already discussed about GSoC
> with my team and Microsoft is supportive for open source
> contributions. I have done side projects and open source contributions
> in past also, so this shouldn't be a problem. I also planned to spend
> weekends on this (I usually spend weekends on my desk, so this is fine
> for me).

Be careful to not over-extend yourself. I think it's great that you're excited about GSoC, but in order for it to be the most successful for you, you should make sure that your work on Git happens during the times that work best for you.

I'm not familiar with your exact working arrangement, but I would caution you that participating in GSoC (if your GSoC project expects 35-40 hours a week from you) _is_ equivalent to a full-time job.

If your existing full-time job allows you to spend time working on GSoC, that's great. But if your normal work is separate from GSoC, having two full-time commitments seems like a recipe for disaster.

> I do not have any other commitments or planned vacations throughout
> the GSoC timeline. I would be able to dedicate 35-40 hours per week :)

Likewise, GSoC shouldn't get in the way of your personal commitments. Taking breaks is part of doing productive work ;-).

Thanks, Taylor