Re: Google Summer of Code 2008: Final Call

["E. Wing" <ewmailing@...>]

Thanks for the update. That's really too bad the application was
rejected. Too bad there isn't a resubmission process. I will be
interested in hearing Google's reason for the rejection.

Thanks for all your hard work.
Eric




On 3/18/08, Jim Whitehead II <jnwhiteh@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Jim Whitehead II <jnwhiteh@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I'm in the process of completing the application for GSOC, which is
> > due tomorrow. I plan to submit it around noon GMT. If you have any
> > specific concerns or questions, please send them before then.
> >
> > http://lua-users.org/wiki/GoogleSummerOfCodeMentoringApplication
> >
> > I need any of the mentors that have currently submitted project ideas,
> > along with any other individuals who would be interested in acting as
> > mentors to the students for Google Summer of Code to email me
> > privately with their google account username. This is required as
> > part of the application process. If our organization is chosen to
> > participate, you will be emailed individually by Google with an
> > invitation.
> >
> > I will be completing the template application for students, as well as
> > some of the other administrative details over the course of tonight
> > and tomorrow morning.
> >
> > Thanks for everyone's help working through this process.
>
> Apologies for not posting sooner, but the organization acceptance
> emails have gone out and the participating list of organizations has
> been posted on the Google Summer of Code website. Lua was not one of
> the 175 out of 500 organizations selected this year so there won't be
> any formal participation in the program. I'm waiting to get feedback
> from the program coordinator so we can better understand why our
> application wasn't chosen, so we have a better chance of being
> accepted in the future.
>
> As soon as I have that feedback, I will post a follow-up to the list.
>
> - Jim
>