Re: Mentors needed for GSoC suggestions

[Paul Morris]

Hi Urs,

> On Jan 29, 2016, at 11:01 AM, Urs Liska <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> So I see two possibilities: 
>> 
>> 1. Add the new projects and re-sort the list so the projects with definite 
>> mentors
>> are at the top and those currently without definite mentors are toward the 
>> bottom.  
>> 
>> 2. Have two lists, one for projects with definite mentors for summer 2016, 
>> and one
>> for the rest of the projects.  (The minor downside is then things have to be
>> refreshed each year.)
> 
> I suggest the second option. IMO reviewing this every year and keeping
> it current is a good thing anyway. I'm sure somehow one "feels" if such
> a list is maintained or not …

Ok, I’d prefer for the first option, but I’m ok with the second if you and/or 
others want to edit it that way.  I don’t think I have that keen a sense for 
feeling out when a list is maintained or not.  :-)

Another possibility is to do it like the first option above, but just list 
“Mentor” (or “Confirmed Mentor”?) for those with confirmed mentors, and 
“Potential Mentor” for the others.

>> The chord project that Carl describes sounds like a nice addition to me, as 
>> does your
>> project on spanners crossing voices.
> 
> Should I prepare a description even if I think I can't serve as mentor?

I don’t see why not.  It might be nice to get more feedback from those who know 
the relevant internals and can assess the difficulty and feasibility of the 
project for a GSOC time frame, although that page says those ideas are not just 
for GSOC, so it’s probably worth posting in any case.

-Paul