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Subject:    Re: [kde-community] Should we allow non-KDE projects to participate in GSoC under KDE?
From:       Vishesh Handa <me () vhanda ! in>
Date:       2016-02-10 17:08:34
Message-ID: CAOPTMKB2d81EJkTn4A4C6BYE3XWObqzoVq0Zfgg9o4vDKvzdAA () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Feb 8, 2016 11:51, "Jonathan Riddell" <jr@jriddell.org> wrote:
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> I also heard a suggestion from Vishesh that projects like Amarok
> shouldn't be allowed in GSoC because they are not very active.  It
> seems nonsense to block projects from having activity on grounds that
> they are not very active.

I stand by this.

If a project has no developers who actively contribute to it, putting
students on it with the hope that they will take care of it, is too
optimistic.

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> Jonathan
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<p dir="ltr"><br>
On Feb 8, 2016 11:51, &quot;Jonathan Riddell&quot; &lt;<a \
href="mailto:jr@jriddell.org">jr@jriddell.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br> &gt;<br>
&gt; I also heard a suggestion from Vishesh that projects like Amarok<br>
&gt; shouldn&#39;t be allowed in GSoC because they are not very active.   It<br>
&gt; seems nonsense to block projects from having activity on grounds that<br>
&gt; they are not very active.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I stand by this.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If a project has no developers who actively contribute to it, putting \
students on it with the hope that they will take care of it, is too optimistic.</p> \
<p dir="ltr">&gt;<br> &gt; Jonathan<br>
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