Re: GSoC applications

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Urs,

> In theory the answer is simple: A good project for GSoC is something a 
> student can achieve with three months of full-time work. Not more, but also 
> not less.
> Generally, for larger projects it's beneficial if it can be somehow 
> modularized, i.e. it should not be one monolithic feature that can just be 
> completed or not. So if progress is slower there is simply less functionality 
> completed rather than the whole thing failed.

I note that all the Lyric improvements are no longer listed as a GSoC project. 
What's the reason there?

In addition to the stuff that Janek was actively working on — now quite a while 
ago — there was a flurry of discussion not too long about about whether 
LyricText could have some "fixed versus flexible" springs-and-rods 
mechanism(s), so that lyrics don't always distort note-spacing. I think this 
project would easily fill up three months of full-time work, but could also be 
modularized.

That would be the project I most want to see completed (or at least 
significantly tackled/advanced).

Thanks,
Kieren.
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