Re: [Bug-wget] [GSoC Proposal] Python3-based FTP Server for Test Suit and Test Suit Refactoring

[Zihang Chen]

Hi, Darshit.

Thanks a lot for the advice. Just updated the proposal hosted on gist.

https://gist.github.com/mad4alcohol/9487859


2014-03-14 21:03 GMT+08:00 Darshit Shah <address@hidden>:

> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Darshit Shah <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:53 AM, 陈子杭 (Zihang Chen) <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> I just uploaded my proposal for GSoC 2014 on melange. Looking forward to
> >> your feedback :)
> >>
> > You should preferably mark it public, and give a link here, so that
> > everyone, even
> > those not registered on melange can read and review your proposal.
> >
> > ================ Proposal Review ===============================
> >
> > Your summary seems fine. You could expand on the deliverables a little
> more.
> > What is suggest is you separate the deliverables from the plan and
> technical
> > details. What will you deliver? That is what should come there, not
> *how*.
> >
> > You can/should explain the how as a subsection under your plan. Also,
> > what library do you intend to use? And how?
> >
> > In the summary and plan you state you wish to refactor the current code.
> But
> > you provide no idea at all about what is wrong and how you plan to fix
> it.
> >
> > I found your timeline lacking in a few aspects:
> > 1. The final selections are announced on 21st April. Your timeline
> > starts on 19th
> > May.
> > 2. What do you plan on doing between now and 21st April?
> > 3. The community bonding period is an important part of the program.
> > It is completely
> > missing in your proposal.
> > 4. You are already working on, and have almost completed the
> > refactoring patchset. I
> > don't see why you'd need 2 weeks to refactor it more. If you have any
> > further plans
> > about changes, you should state them in the proposal.
> > 5. I don't see the point of spending one week of coding time in making a
> design
> > document. This is should be ready before coding begins.
> > 6. I'm glad you're upfront about your exams midway through the program.
> We can
> > work around it without any hiccups.
> >
> > Speaking through experience, I'm not so sure if having a part-time
> internship
> > simultaneously along with GSoC is a good idea. It usually takes a lot
> more
> > time than you expect right now. And neither will your internship be
> > any easier on
> > you. In the end, you will either forego one for the other, or end up
> sick.
> >
> > Also, in my opinion your timeline needs some more thought and work. And,
> again,
> > from experience, make it fine grained. Think more about each step and
> > you'll find
> > you've missed something, or the times just don't add up correctly.
> >
> > Usually, slots of 2 weeks are preferred. That also matches the timeline
> you
> > suggest for discussing things over with your mentor.
> >
> > As suggested in the FAQ, you should really keep the time between
> suggested
> > down and firm pencils down to clean up your code and wrap things up. You
> > *will* need, and I repeat, you *will* need the whole week to wrap up
> > and get your
> > code ready for merging.
> >
>
> Also, please edit your title to reflect which project you're applying
> for, i.e. Wget
> in the beginning. GNU has lots of projects and it should be easy to spot
> which
> ones are for Wget.
>
>
> --
> Thanking You,
> Darshit Shah
>



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Regards,
Chen Zihang,
Computer School of Wuhan University
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陈子杭
武汉大学计算机学院