GSoC 2011 update: we have 3 slots

[Fawzi Mohamed]

On 14-apr-11, at 00:36, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> Digital Mars has received 3 slots for GSoC 2011. That means we need  
> to choose three student projects to go with.
>
> We have enjoyed many strong applications and we have a great lineup  
> of mentors, but Google is reluctant to allocate a lot of slots to  
> first-time participants because historically Google has experienced  
> a high rate of burn-out with new organizations. Most new  
> participants have only received 2 slots, so this is in fact a vote  
> of confidence for our fledgling participation.
>
> So we need to prove ourselves by choosing three outstanding projects  
> and by taking them to completion. I warmly thank all participants  
> (students and mentors) and I hope they all will stick around and  
> help even though it is impossible to select them all for formal roles.

I can only agree with Andrei, choosing just 3 projects will be hard,  
and if you happen not to be between the 3 choosen, it doesn't  
necessarily mean that your contribution wasn't good, or you aren't  
good, but simply that given the constraints we had we judged another  
project sightly better or slightly more important for our current  
priorities.
It will be a though decision, and we would for sure be honored and  
happy if some of those that in the end will not be selected still sick  
around contribute to D community, and in any case we wish you all the  
best.
And sorry if we make you jump through some hoops, but it is just that  
it is difficult to decide, and we should choose project that will have  
success, even to guarantee that google will continue to support us.

Fawzi