DigitalMars' GSoC application has been rejected

[Craig Dillabaugh]

On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:59:37 UTC, Andrei 
Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 2/27/14, 1:42 PM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote:
>> On Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 21:37:03 UTC, Andrei 
>> Alexandrescu wrote:
>>> On 2/27/14, 11:11 AM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote:
>>>> One more question. Do you feel this is a job that someone 
>>>> who isn't
>>>> necessarily well versed in the various technologies could 
>>>> take on (in a
>>>> sort of manager role), or would you need someone who has the 
>>>> expertise
>>>> to evaluate various proposals.
>>>
>>> Any motivated individual with little to moderate expertise 
>>> can do it.
>>> The application is for the most part filling forms and 
>>> creating prose.
>>> A person who's on top of things can prod contributors into 
>>> submitting
>>> ideas, rally mentors, make sure the related web pages are in 
>>> good
>>> shape, etc. etc. etc. To put things into perspective, we 
>>> could have
>>> missed the deadline if the thing didn't bubble up to my level 
>>> of
>>> consciousness.
>>>
>>> Andrei
>>
>> In that case, as Yoda would say:
>>
>> Volunteer to prepare GSoC 2015 proposal I shall.
>>
>> Do you have copies of past submissions as a guideline, or is 
>> it just
>> what is on the Wiki.
>
> Congratulations and good luck! Stay tuned to the general GSoC 
> process and I hope you'll be around in December :o).
>
> Google doesn't save past submissions. We have our older gsoc 
> pages on dlang.org and the wiki. I think Walter saved some form 
> data.
>
>
> Andrei

I will try to keep an eye on what the successful projects do this 
summer, that may give me so ideas.