How to proceed now that D is accepted to GSoC?

[Jens Mueller]

dsimcha wrote:
> On 3/20/2011 6:33 AM, Jens Mueller wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >according to
> >http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/program/accepted_orgs/google/gsoc2011
> >Digital Mars got accepted to GSoC 2011.
> >
> >On the above mentioned page Digital Mars is ranked in the second table
> >because the organization profile has not been completed yet. Maybe the
> >name can also be changed. Because for an outsider Digital Mars is maybe
> >not known. So something with D Programming Language should be better.
> >
> >Students are now supposed to submit/discuss project proposals (see
> >http://prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?GSOC_2011_Ideas for some ideas). You
> >can propose new project ideas. Later you need to apply with the project
> >until the 8th of April.
> >
> >As it seems Google will decide after the students applications deadline
> >and ranking by the mentoring organization how many students will be
> >allocated to an organization.
> >
> >Jens
> 
> One clarification about GSoC:  Do they expect a full-time or near
> full-time commitment from applicants, or is it reasonable to do a
> GSoC project at night/on weekends while doing "normal" Ph.D. thesis
> work during the day?  I had thought that GSoC was only for
> undergrads and just found out grad students are allowed to apply.  I
> definitely cannot work full time on my project, but I doubt I would
> need to either. Therefore, I'm **halfway** (emphasis added) thinking
> of applying for either the containers or garbage collection project.

Since they specifically allow PhD students I think they do not expect to
work full-time. And as you seem quite confident that time-wise it will
work out I think you should apply.

Jens