Re: [Outreachy] Git remote whitelist/blacklist

From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date: Apr 13, 2016, 07:40 UTC
Message-ID: <vpqlh4i7y7z.fsf@anie.imag.fr>
In-Reply-To: <ACBF55F2-290D-4345-A655-1D484F8D64DA@gmail.com>

Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com> writes:

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> Hi Elena,
>
> I think you application could really stand out if you describe how 
> you intend to approach the remote whitelist/blacklist task in a bit more
> detail.

A few other hints on getting a good application:

What is expected here is a _convincing_ application, ie. have enough arguments to convince the future mentor and the administrator of the organization that if the project is accepted, then it will be a success. Don't write your application as "I'd like to do this", but more as "Here are proofs that if my application is accepted, then the project will go smoothly".

There are two important points:

* Technical skills: a typical application shows that the applicant
  already looked at the code, understands the ins and outs: what code
  needs to be changed, how will it be tested, ...

* Interaction with the community: we like to discuss and iterate over
  our contributions. You (Elena) already saw this kind of discussion
  happen for your microproject, but we expect similar discussions for
  applications. For examples of such discussions, see:

    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/289700/focus=289869
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/289299/focus=289407
    ...
    (this one is for GSoC, but it's very similar to Outreachy)

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Matthieu Moy
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