[Haskell] Summer of Code questions
Wolfgang Jeltsch
g9ks157k at acme.softbase.org
Thu Mar 8 18:39:02 EST 2007
Hello again,
first, thank you, Malcolm, for your answers.
Further questions are below.
Am Freitag, 9. März 2007 00:11 schrieb Malcolm Wallace:
> Wolfgang Jeltsch <g9ks157k at acme.softbase.org> writes:
> > First, what organization is Haskell.org?
>
> That would be us, right here. Anyone who is interested enough in
> Haskell to be involved in mailing lists, IRC, distributing library code
> and tools, whatever.
>
> > Is this a real organization, i.e., a legal entity?
>
> No. (Unlike e.g. the Apache Foundation.)
Doesn’t this create problems in conjunction with the Summer of Code or is
Google tolerant regarding the legal status of participating organizations?
> […]
> > What are the obligations of a mentor?
>
> (a) To carefully read and vote on quite a lot of student proposals.
> (b) If chosen to mentor a funded project, to guide the student throughout
> the project time, primarily by email (and/or IRC). Also to write
> two reports on progress (mid-term and final), that directly
> determine whether the student gets paid.
Hmm, I might be able to do (b) but doing (a) seems to demand more time than I
could spend. Is there any possibility to only do (b) for a concrete project
I have in mind?
> […]
Best wishes,
Wolfgang
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