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authorantrik <antrik@users.sf.net>2008-03-12 00:20:23 +0100
committerantrik <antrik@users.sf.net>2008-03-12 00:20:23 +0100
commit5fc60c28c2a3a61acb2f1f153fae30d8159d5819 (patch)
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Added another reason for participating (positive effect on community)
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@@ -65,13 +65,18 @@ hope to gain by participating?
For one, it is a way to make progress with tasks that require an amount of
focused work that is hard to do for volunteers usually working in their spare
-time only. Also it is a good possibility to get valuable input from new people,
-as well as spreading technical and other knowledge about the Hurd among actual
-and potential contributors. More generally, participation should help raising
+time only.
+
+Also it is a good possibility to get valuable input from new people, as well as
+spreading technical and other knowledge about the Hurd among actual and
+potential contributors. More generally, participation should help raising
awareness among people who might know about the existence of the Hurd, but
otherwise having very little idea what the project is all about, and how its
progress is.
+Last but not least, we hope the participation will have a positive effect on
+our community -- new impulses, increased communication etc.
+
* Did your organization participate in previous GSoC years? If so, please
summarize your involvement and the successes and failures of your student
projects.