<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Chris Baines <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cbaines8@gmail.com">cbaines8@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On yet another note, how flexible is Debian with timings? I live in the</div>
UK and attend Six Form full time, I am currently in Year 13, and have my<br>
final exams from the 15th to the 21st of June. These are crucial for my<br>
entrance in to university. This means that, if accepted, I will not be<br>
able to code full time until the end of my exams.<br>
<br>
I think however that I will be able to work around this, I am able to<br>
code full time after the end of my exams, and can code in my limited<br>
spare time before and during my exams. I see this as hopefully improving<br>
the way in which I approach the program as I will spend a bit more time<br>
researching my methodology before fully implementing it (cue Einstein<br>
quote [0]).<br>
<br>
I also will continue working on Debian over my summer before University,<br>
as hopefully it will be good preparation and be a good use of my time.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>We are relatively flexible with timings. We're aware that the GSoC schedules is not always the most convenient for everyone (as a European, I see it first hand!). We ask you to put it clearly on your schedule, plan according to it and communicate proactively with your mentor.</div>
<div>To be honest, I'm much more interested in what your journey with Debian will be like during the next 2-5 years than what you might code during the 2-3 months of the GSoC (not that you shouldn't do a good job anyway) :)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div>Arthur</div></div>