Re: [IMPORTANT] Request for slots for GNU projects

[Christopher Allan Webber]

Two essential slots, one desired slot.

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> 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!