Re: [IMPORTANT] Request for slots for GNU projects

[Christopher Allan Webber]

Sorry, I should rephrase/clarify: 2 essential, 3 desired (so +1 slot
there) for GNU MediaGoblin.

address@hidden writes:

> Two essential slots, one desired slot.
>
> address@hidden writes:
>
>> Hi hackers.
>>
>> We have to report to Google how many slots we want for the GNU org.  For
>> that purpose we need the following per-GNU project information to be
>> sent to this mailing list before April 6 Sunday 23:00 CEST:
>>
>> - Number of "essential" slots for your project.  This corresponds to the
>>   number of "amazing" ideas submitted to your project, for which you can
>>   provide a mentor.
>> 
>> - Number of "desired" slots for your project.  This usually corresponds
>>   to the number of ideas submitted to your project for which you can
>>   provide a mentor.
>>
>> For example, in recutils we have only one idea, so we will be asking for
>> 1 essential slot and 1 desired slot.  Lets suppose that GNU Foo has
>> three ideas and can provide mentors for two of them.  GNU Foo would
>> probably ask for 1 essential slots and 2 desired slots.
>>
>> Note that the final count of slots are granted to the org, not to
>> individual GNU projects.  As in previous years, we will be distributing
>> the slots using the following schema:
>>
>> - If we get all the desired slots then everyone gets their desired
>>   proposals covered.  Perfect.  This happened in 2012 and 2013.
>>
>> - If we get less slots, but they are still enough for covering the
>>   "essential" slots, then everyone get their amazing proposals covered.
>>
>> - If we get less slots than the total number of "essential" slots we
>>   asked for, then we will distribute them in a way that every project
>>   participating under the GNU umbrella gets at least one slot.
>>
>> - Otherwise (very unlikely) not every project will be able to
>>   participate.
>>
>> Please report the essential/desired counts ASAP.
>> Thanks!