Merged and reworked IRC and time zone questions in GSoC student application form

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/community/gsoc/student_application_form.mdwn b/community/gsoc/student_application_form.mdwn
index 4ce7f19d..51e0f6dd 100644
--- a/community/gsoc/student_application_form.mdwn
+++ b/community/gsoc/student_application_form.mdwn
@@ -151,12 +151,15 @@ Hint: This is mostly a rhetoric question. If you haven't subscribed yet, now
 would be a good time to do it! You will need it to communicate with us during
 the application process.
 
-* Are you using the #hurd IRC channel on freenode? Are you familiar with IRC in
-general? Do you have a permanent internet connection, and/or access to one
-during the summer?
-
-* In what time zone do you live? Would you be able and willing to shift your
-day/night rhythm to better match that of other Hurd developers, if necessary?
+* Do you have a permanent internet connection, especially during the time of
+the summer session? Are you able and willing to hang out on the Hurd IRC
+channel regularily? (As in: Running the IRC client more or less permanently and
+checking for activity now and then.) If it turns out that your mentor lives in
+a different time zone, could you shift your day/night rhythm to better match
+that of your mentor and other Hurd developers?
+
+Hint: Hanging out on the channel regularily during the application process
+would be a good start :-)
 
 * When are the exams and vacations at your University?