[Soc-coordination] let's look for _new_ Debian contributors!

[Sune Vuorela]

On 2010-03-15, Lucas Nussbaum <lucas at lucas-nussbaum.net> wrote:
> On 15/03/10 at 15:16 +0100, Obey Arthur Liu wrote:
>> To conclude, my position, and I believe it is shared by the majority
>> of the mentors who actively participate in Google Summer of Code at
>> Debian, is that we should select those students who will most probably
>> give us the largest return in terms of *increased long-term
>> contributions rate*. That means we will strongly prioritize new
>> contributors.
>
> So, which one of the following is true?
> (A) there will be no DD or DM as Debian GSOC student
> (B) there will be no DD or DM as Debian GSOC student, unless it's the
>     only solution to fill all our slots (there are no other applicants).
>     So DD/DMs should apply if interested.
> (C) there will be no DD or DM as Debian GSOC student, unless it's the
>     only reasonable way to fill all our slots (all the other non-DD/DM
>     are really not good enough). So DD/DMs should apply if interested.
> (D) non-DD/DMs are prioritized, but it is still possible that DD/DMs can
>     become students. DD/DMs should really apply.
> (E) whether someone is a DD/DM or not should not really be important
>     when selecting the students.
>
> From your mail, I suppose it's (D). The mails from other (potential)
> mentors make me think that they agree with (E). I think that the

Choosing from these possibilities, I'm with D.

I see GSOC as a way to keep students out of flipping burgers as the most
important thing. Getting new contributors is second.

/Sune