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Re: [IMPORTANT] Request for slots for GNU projects
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Sam Steingold |
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Re: [IMPORTANT] Request for slots for GNU projects |
Date: |
Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:16:07 -0400 |
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> * Jose E. Marchesi <address@hidden> [2014-04-04 01:03:23 +0200]:
>
> Hi hackers.
>
> We have to report to Google how many slots we want for the GNU org. For
> that purpose we need the following per-GNU project information to be
> sent to this mailing list before April 6 Sunday 23:00 CEST:
>
> - Number of "essential" slots for your project. This corresponds to the
> number of "amazing" ideas submitted to your project, for which you can
> provide a mentor.
>
> - Number of "desired" slots for your project. This usually corresponds
> to the number of ideas submitted to your project for which you can
> provide a mentor.
>
> For example, in recutils we have only one idea, so we will be asking for
> 1 essential slot and 1 desired slot. Lets suppose that GNU Foo has
> three ideas and can provide mentors for two of them. GNU Foo would
> probably ask for 1 essential slots and 2 desired slots.
>
> Note that the final count of slots are granted to the org, not to
> individual GNU projects. As in previous years, we will be distributing
> the slots using the following schema:
>
> - If we get all the desired slots then everyone gets their desired
> proposals covered. Perfect. This happened in 2012 and 2013.
>
> - If we get less slots, but they are still enough for covering the
> "essential" slots, then everyone get their amazing proposals covered.
>
> - If we get less slots than the total number of "essential" slots we
> asked for, then we will distribute them in a way that every project
> participating under the GNU umbrella gets at least one slot.
>
> - Otherwise (very unlikely) not every project will be able to
> participate.
>
> Please report the essential/desired counts ASAP.
> Thanks!
>
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