Dear all,
We are so grateful for all your energy in these past couple of months, not only submitting proposals, but also getting involved in contribution and in community spaces! Thank you so much for taking the time to prepare your proposals. It was an incredibly tough decision to select only 3 proposals from a total of ~150.
Within the next couple of days, all applicants will receive (or have already received) some feedback. (If you do not receive anything via email by the end of day on May 9th, but you applied, please @ or message me!)
All applications were reviewed by PF org admins and mentors, and below are some general observations on how we made final decisions. Here are some of the questions that guided our discussion:
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Who would get more from the experience? For example, GSoC eligibility requires that a contributor must be a student or a beginner to open source software development
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How extensively and concretely does this proposal:
…make very specific technical recommendations and justify them?
…integrate community feedback? (for example: building in time for feedback and testing throughout the timeline; or gathering community feedback for the proposal itself)
…consider access?
…demonstrate research and critical thinking? -
Which application is more realistic? This evaluation was based on a combination of timeline detail, the CV/resume/bio/past PRs, and past community interaction
I’ll only be checking this thread occasionally from now on, but please feel free to offer your thoughts on how the GSoC application process could be improved in future years.
Finally, here are the current opportunities with PF:
It’s been great to meet you all, and I hope you feel welcome in Processing community spaces!
Best,
Kit