Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of SummerOfCodeWelcomeMail

Timestamp:

May 12, 2019, 8:13:56 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

neverpanic (Clemens Lang)

Comment:

Update for GitHub and new GSoC structure

SummerOfCodeWelcomeMail

@@ -10 +10 @@
 
 First of all let me welcome you to our organization. I am looking
-forward to a good summer with an interesting project to be implemented
+forward to a good summer with interesting projects to be implemented
 which will push the MacPorts project further.
 
 Please read our guidelines we put together here:
-<http://trac.macports.org/wiki/SummerOfCodeGuidelines>
+  <http://trac.macports.org/wiki/SummerOfCodeGuidelines>
 Please keep them in mind during the program as they are meant to avoid
 any problems with your project, your progress or anything else. If you
@@ -31 +31 @@
 Most important dates are:
 
- * $MIDTERM_DATE: Mid-term evaluations start
+ * $FIRSTEVAL: First evaluation
+ * $SECONDEVAL: Second evaluation
    It would be good to have something to present here. Not only to us
    the mentors, but also to other developers and maintainers
 
- * $PENCILSDOWN_DATE: Pencils down
+ * $PENCILSDOWN: Pencils down
    After this timeline you should spend the last week only for hot
    bugfixes and use the time to document your code where not done yet
-   and merge your branch back into MacPorts trunk
+   and merge your branch back into MacPorts master (where applicable)
 
-Coding is supposed to start on $KICKOFF_DATE, prepare your task in a way which
+Coding is supposed to start on $KICKOFF, prepare your task in a way which
 allows you to start right away at this date. Of course you can also
 start earlier once you discussed everything with your mentor, we don't
 want to hold you back. :-)
 
-As Google Summer of Code student you will get access to our Subversion
-repository. To create your account, you need to choose a handle (which
-will become your @macports.org address) and a mail address we should
-forward incoming mails to.
+As Google Summer of Code student you will get access to our GitHub
+repos. To create your account, you need to choose a handle (which will
+become your @macports.org address) and a mail address we should forward
+incoming mails to. Once you have chosen the handle and your forward was
+created, we will send an invite to our GitHub organization to this
+address.
 
-How experienced are you with using version control and Subversion in
+How experienced are you with using version control and Git in
 particular? If need be, we can arrange a short introduction on IRC or at
 least give you some hints.