Changes between Version 51 and Version 52 of SummerOfCodeOrgApplication

Timestamp:

Feb 18, 2015, 5:47:47 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

nerdling (Jeremy Lavergne)

Comment:

2015 updates: updated port count, os versions; added 2014 results; removed robovm

SummerOfCodeOrgApplication

@@ -1 @@
-= Google Summer of Code 2014 — Organization Application =
+= Google Summer of Code 2015 — Organization Application =
 
 This is the application the MacPorts Project will submit to Google for
-Summer of Code 2014. We need to have this finished by '''Friday, 14
-February at 19:00 UTC'''.
+Summer of Code 2015. We need to have this finished by '''2
+March at 19:00 UTC'''.
 
 == Name ==
@@ -17 +17 @@
     MacPorts is a ports collection and packaging system for OS X.
     Created in 2002 as !DarwinPorts, we have an ever-growing collection
-    of ports (currently over 18000), many of which accept multiple
+    of ports (currently over 22000), many of which accept multiple
     configuration variants. MacPorts itself works on both PowerPC and
-    Intel Macs, running OS X 10.4 through 10.9, and many ports support
+    Intel Macs, running OS X 10.4 through 10.10, and many ports support
     a similar breadth of systems. As one of the primary means of
     building and installing open source software on OS X, MacPorts is an
@@ -26 +26 @@
 
  Why is your organization applying to participate in Google Summer of Code 2014? What do you hope to gain by participating?::
-    Boosted by the success of the projects done in 2011 and 2013, we're
+    Boosted by the success of the projects done in 2011 and 2014, we're
     eager to add new features and increase the user-friendliness of MacPorts.
     We're hoping to attract new developers that will stay with the project
@@ -50 +50 @@
 * 2011: 3 pass / 0 fail
 * 2013: 1 pass / 0 fail
+* 2014: 3 pass / 0 fail
 }}}
 
@@ -151 +152 @@
 
  Are you an established or larger organization who would like to vouch for a new organization applying this year? If so, please list their name(s) here.::
-    RoboVM
+    //not applicable//
 
  What will you do to encourage that your accepted students stick with the project after Google Summer of Code concludes?::
@@ -162 +163 @@
 
  Is there anything else we should know or you'd like to tell us that doesn't fit anywhere else on the application?::
-    RoboVM asked publicly for a veteran group to vouch for them.
-    One of our team members (landonf@macports.org) who knows
-    RoboVM well immediately jumped at the opportunity and said
-    we'd do so, however our backup admin Clemens alerted him
-    that only the admins can really do the vouching. After discussing
-    and helping RoboVM better flesh-out their mentor selection
-    and disappearing people sections, we've agreed to vouch for them.
+    //not applicable//