On 4/17/13, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Rajath Shashidhara < > rajaths.raja...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello Mr. Alexandro Colorado, >> >> Ariel Constela-Haile suggested that one who suggested the idea on GSOC >> idea page is the mentor for that project. So I'm contacting you for help. >> >> I have a problem. I thought that the mentor will be the best guy to >> discuss >> with. >> > > > Hi Rajath, > > I'm a mentor on a different AOO proposal, but I mentored GSoC last year as > well, so maybe I can help a little here by sharing some high level > thoughts. > > > >> My end-semester exams are starting from April 25th. So I will not be able >> to spend a lot of time for the coming days.(till May 12th). As the >> mentoring organizations will announce the list of students by April 22nd, >> I >> wanted to know what more I can do to prove myself that I'm a capable >> candidate for GSOC 2013. I have worked on two bugs on your page till >> now. >> > > > IMHO, this is very good. We all know that it is a very busy time for > students now, with exams, etc. So the fact that you made this much > progress is a good thing. > > >> I have partially solved one of them(got response from a people that I >> have >> done the right thing to solve the bug), although I was unable to produce >> a >> patch due to my tight schedule. My holidays are starting from May13th, >> I'll >> be able to spend a lot of time on this later. I am getting used to your >> huge code base, and during my holidays I'll be able to work on this with >> more ease as time passes. >> >> > Yes. > > >> My suggestion to your proposal: >> We could also add a feature called "Import from Google SpreadSheet" and >> "Export to Google SpreadSheet" which adds the feature of cloud storage to >> openoffice!. >> >> Also I wanted some suggestion on writing my application. Should I include >> the above suggestion in it? I will draft my application and please >> suggest >> any modifications to it. >> >> > With my students I look for a well-thought out proposal. The ideas that we > post from Apache are just the starting point. In a proposal you might > include: > > 1) Some background information about you and your programming experience. > > 2) A summary of your proposed technical solution, i.e., a high-level > design. > > 3) A project plan. That plan might dedicate some time to detailed, time to > coding and test, and maybe a wrap up effort at the end to improve > documentation. > > The proposal is whatever you want to do this summer. The idea we mentors > posted are just starting points, ideas for your consideration. But you > should adapt them as you wish. > > So I'd recommend working on the proposal now.
+1 I agree with Rob. > > Regards, > > -Rob > > > >> Please help me! I am very excited about being a part of your community!!! >> -- >> Rajath S, >> M.Sc(Hons.) Physics, >> Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani, >> Pilani >> > -- Alexandro Colorado Apache OpenOffice Contributor http://es.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
