Hi, > > I'm fully available this summer without any other commitments, will > > tune my day/night rhythm as per my mentor's requirement and assure a > > dedicated work of 50 hours/week. > > Wow, 50 hours a week is a lot. I didn't put nearly as much time into > my GSoC project, I think 20 hours a week is typical for a GSoCer. I > don't want to discourage you from working hard, but don't overwork > yourself. ;-) > > I am sorry if I am too arrogant. Please excuse me. One thing I want to > mention is that I am crazy when it comes to Computers and FS. Thanks a lot > for your concern. I dont mean 50 hrs of coding per week. It also includes > time for discussion with the mentor. Community etc etc. Other > preparations. I hope I can set aside 25-30 hrs for coding and > documentation and rest of the time for discussions, reading various books > and other resources. (I usually sit in front of my comp from 8AM to 12 AM > in vacation with 6-7 hrs set aside for routine work, TV and Playing > sports. this comes to around 9-10 hrs a day in vacation.) So I felt its > managable. I hope I can change this rythm on the days where circumstances > are extreme , say I am not well by talking to my mentor.
Well, you could always start of at a high pace and then slow down when you find yourself ahead of the schedule. That's usually a good strategy in general. > And as far as I have understood its all abt finishing things as per > the schedule and not how much time I spend on each day. Am I right? > Please correct me if I am wrong anywhere. Yes this is correct, the time spent is entirely up to you. Regards, Fredrik