Re: [boost] Attn: We need GSoC 2014 mentors for Boost!

Subject: Re: [boost] Attn: We need GSoC 2014 mentors for Boost!
From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-02-08 11:14:01

On 7 Feb 2014 at 22:23, Stefan Seefeld wrote:

> > for summer 2014. We do NOT want a repeat of 2012 when our application 
> > was rejected due to an insufficiently long list of prospective 
> > mentors and projects! At the time of writing, we have just *eight* 
> > prospective mentors, and we need more to be sure of being approved by 
> > Google!
> 
> I would suggest not to read too much into previous approvals /
> rejections. I seriously doubt there to be a strong correlation between
> number of potential mentors / projects and the likelihood of acceptance
> of the organization. (The number of slots we may be awarded is an
> entirely different question, but that comes much later in the process.)

In the org registration form they explicitly ask for the number of 
mentors you already have ready and willing. That suggests it is an 
important criterion for approval.

Niall

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