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


From: Zihang Chen
Subject: Re: [Bug-wget] [GSoC Proposal] Python3-based FTP Server for Test Suit and Test Suit Refactoring
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 16:17:30 +0800

Oops, 7 hours.

BTW, I'm available 10:00 - 23:00 (UTC+8) which in CET is 3:00 - 16:00 on
weekdays. On weekends it's 10:00 - 02:00 (CET: 3:00 - 19:00).


2014-03-16 16:12 GMT+08:00 陈子杭 (Zihang Chen) <address@hidden>:

> I'm in UTC+8:00. There are 9 hours between UTC+8:00 and CET, I think. So
> 8:00am CET is fine with me.
>
>
> 2014-03-16 16:04 GMT+08:00 Darshit Shah <address@hidden>:
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 2:32 AM, 陈子杭 (Zihang Chen) <address@hidden>
>> wrote:
>> > Absolutely! BTW what timezone are you in?
>> >
>> I'm in CET. You? Would something akin to 8:00am CET be fine with you
>>
>> > 2014年3月16日 上午4:49于 "Darshit Shah" <address@hidden>写道:
>> >
>> >> Hi Zihang,
>> >>
>> >> There's some improvements, but some of the areas are still missing.
>> >>
>> >> Can we have a discussion sometime on IRC regarding the same?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 5:29 PM, 陈子杭 (Zihang Chen) <address@hidden
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > 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
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Chen Zihang,
>> >> > Computer School of Wuhan University
>> >> > ---
>> >> > 此致
>> >> > 陈子杭
>> >> > 武汉大学计算机学院
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Thanking You,
>> >> Darshit Shah
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanking You,
>> Darshit Shah
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chen Zihang,
> Computer School of Wuhan University
> ---
> 此致
> 陈子杭
> 武汉大学计算机学院
>
>


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


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