[OSGeo-Discuss] Google Summer of Code

[Paul Ramsey]

Yes, but would be be willing to help out with *all* the administrative 
tasks :) that is, to be the official Administrator.

P

Landon Blake wrote:
> I'd be willing to help out with some of the administrative tasks if the
> OSGeo decided to take this on.
> 
> The Sunburned Surveyor
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:06 PM
> To: OSGeo Discussions
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Google Summer of Code
> 
> Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> 
>> Howard Butler is already doing some legwork to identify projects, and
>> students around GDAL but it hadn't occured to me to utilize OSGeo as
> the
>> mentoring organization.  If the different projects come up with a
> number
>> of projects a students is it likely to be disadvantagous to have them
> all
>> come from one organizations (OSGeo) as opposed to spread out as
> several
>> different organizations submitting requests?
> 
> You will need a sponsoring organization regardless, and if your 
> organization is not accepted, the whole procedure becomes moot. Most 
> "unknown" sponsors got the minimum three students last time. OSGeo, as 
> an umbrella, nonprofit, multi-project, organization would probably get 
> quite a few more. My feeling is that on balance the community would be 
> better served using OSGeo as an umbrella rather than trying to go 
> individually.  What is important is that a large number of top quality 
> students do work in the community.
> 


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