Thanks for your comments. > You would have to wait until the next round of internships. When is the next round?
> Even then I do not know if the Hurd community has enough people willing > to dedicate a significant amount of time to write a project proposal and > mentor the project. Are there any volunteers for this? ;) > Unlike GSoC where the project proposal can be a single sentence and no dedicated mentors are assigned, GSoC requires a mentor too. > I don’t know if the Hurd participates as a community in Outreachy. This requires prior application and approval by Outreachy. Does anyone know about this? I continue interested in this but, in fact, it seems so difficult :( El sáb., 10 oct. 2020 a las 22:15, Ricardo Wurmus (<[email protected]>) escribió: > > Hi, > > > Some days ago, I read about the Free Software Foundation offering > > internships to contribute with GNU projects (like Hurd). I'm interested > in > > making an internship contributing with Hurd. > > https://www.fsf.org/volunteer/internships/internships > > > > But, to get paid, I need to manage this via Outreachy ( > > https://www.outreachy.org/docs/internship/) and, in the FSF, has > explained > > to me that I need to reach out to someone at Hurd. > > The deadline for communities (such as the Hurd) to submit plans for > internship projects has already passed. Outreachy is now in the early > stages of the winter round of internships; this means that prospective > interns are now contacting the communities they would like to work with > and make first contributions. > > At this point it is no longer possible for communities to submit plans > for internship projects (it’s more involved than in GSoC, requires a > real plan with milestones, and requires guaranteed funding for at least > one internship). You would have to wait until the next round of > internships. > > Even then I do not know if the Hurd community has enough people willing > to dedicate a significant amount of time to write a project proposal and > mentor the project. Unlike GSoC where the project proposal can be a > single sentence and no dedicated mentors are assigned, Outreachy > requires more work on the side of the community. > > I don’t know if the Hurd participates as a community in Outreachy. This > requires prior application and approval by Outreachy. Yes, the FSF is a > sponsor, and projects under the GNU umbrella have participated in the > past, but this doesn’t mean that any community under GNU can simply > participate. > > -- > Ricardo >
