[Sugar-devel] Need Some Help

[Chihurumnaya Ibiam]

Hi Suman,

I'd like to know who you think was chosen without any contribution to our
software, if you
can't say their names publicly, feel free to send their names to me.

We can't tell you how to write your proposal, we have a template which is
supposed to give you an idea.
That's why we ask folks to send their proposals here to be reviewed, lots
of the folks who did got a response.

A good proposal isn't expected to be perfect, it's expected to communicate
an idea as clearly as possible,
we also ask for your contribution to our software because that gives us an
idea of your capabilities with
regards to making changes to our software.

That being said, do remember we can't accept everyone and so we have to
choose who we want to work with,
and that's not clear and straight forward sometimes, so we don't just focus
on the proposal, we also consider
why we think someone would be a great fit.

Hope this helps! Looking forward to your contributions!

-- 

Ibiam Chihurumnaya
ibiamchihurumnaya at gmail.com




On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM Suman <s.suman132002 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear SugarLabs Community,
>
> I hope this message finds you well.
>
> I recently reviewed the results of GSoC 2025 and noticed that some
> selected proposals came from students who appeared to have no prior
> contributions to Sugar Labs. At the same time, I saw that other
> applicants—with visible and meaningful contributions, including those who
> shared their proposals on the sugar-devel mailing list—were not selected.
>
> I understand and respect that selection decisions are based on multiple
> factors. As stated in the Sugar Labs GSoC repository:
>
> "Our decisions will be based on the contents of the final PDF proposal and
> our interactions with the student."
>
> With this in mind, I would like to better understand how I can improve
> both the quality of my proposal and my interactions with the community to
> align more closely with these expectations.
>
> I am eager to continue contributing to Sugar Labs and would truly
> appreciate any guidance or feedback that could help me prepare more
> effectively for the next GSoC cycle.
>
> Thank you
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