Re: Fwd: GSoC 2012: Mentor application?

[pcmagas]

Do not worry I took over as student that you learn more, hame better
experience and pays more than mentorship ($5000 = aprox 3000 euros).;)

Στις 03-04-2012, ημέρα Τρι, και ώρα 09:58 -0400, ο/η Rocky Bernstein
έγραψε:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 8:34 AM, pcmagas <address@hidden> wrote:
>         I think according to google-melagne site the mentor gets $500
>         that is
>         aptroxomately 300 Euros perfaps a future greek slalary ;)
> 
> Tell all your future greek friends to apply as mentors! And hurry!
> There are only a limited number of mentor slots available!
> 
> (Psst... a number of people on this list have been mentors or have
> more experience with this. Describing how you think this works or how
> you interpret this works isn't going to ingratiate yourself.) 
> 
> 
>         Στις 03-04-2012, ημέρα Τρι, και ώρα 11:42 +0200, ο/η Nikos
>         Mavrogiannopoulos έγραψε:
>         > On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:35 PM, Giuseppe Scrivano
>         <address@hidden> wrote:
>         > > address@hidden (Alfred M. Szmidt) writes:
>         >
>         > >>    > This is a bit misleading, especially on this list.
>         Orgs get paid,
>         > >>    > not mentors. Some orgs redistribute this money to
>         the mentors; GNU
>         > >>    > hasn't generally done this.
>         > >>    That is sad :( For all their hard work mentors deserve
>         to be rewarded.
>         > >>    Oh, well, i stand corrected then.
>         > >> The reward is computer user freedom.
>         > > absolutely right, but on the other hand there is some
>         money and who
>         > > deserves it more than who is doing the real job?  As this
>         money is
>         > > supposed to support the development of Free Software/Open
>         Source
>         > > software, I don't see a better way to use this money than
>         give it, at
>         > > least partly, to whom is directly involved with it.
>          Differently than
>         > > sporadic contributions, a mentor has responsibilities with
>         the student
>         > > and has to find some time for it.
>         >
>         > I pretty much agree. Even if no money go to the mentor there
>         should be
>         > something that counts as thank you gesture.
>         >
>         > regards,
>         > Nikos
>         >
>         
>         From simpatrioti
>         Dimitrios Desyllas
>         
>         
>