hi greg > >> Probably the two biggest things are good programming skills and a > >> good familiarity with the Scribus code (uses C++ and the Qt > >> libraries), plus some demonstration of this by having contributed > >> to Scribus development. > > > > i don't fully agree... > > > > imo basic programming skills are enough... but you need good > > software development skills (most pupils will know how to program, > > but not know how to build good code!) > > > > having contributed to other open source projects (or being a > > professional in the field) may also be more important than having > > contributed to scribus itself. > > > > what i miss a bit on your list: knowledge in DTP related fields > > don't harm at all! > > Yes, good. My sense of his post was that he was asking how to become > a mentor, not a GSoC applicant.
i was talking about a good mentor. ciao a.l.e
