[Bug-wget] Towards Google Summer of Code 2015

[Darshit Shah]

Hi Everyone,

It is really great to see the response we've had this year to our GSoC '15 
project proposals. This year, between Giuseppe Scrivano, Tim Ruehsen and me, we 
put forward three project ideas and have received some very good quality of 
student communication in response.

To all potential GSoC students, if you haven't yet, please check out the Wiki 
pages[1] for information about applying to GNU Wget for a GSoC Project this 
year.

The Student Proposal Application period is due to start in a little over 48 
hours from now. While it is absolutely brilliant to see all of you taking a shot 
at our open bugs and even submitting patches to fix them, you must remember that 
your application depends on the actual proposal you send us too! Having 
experience with the code base, but no idea about what your project will be, will 
not make for a good proposal.

I would like to see the current level of enthusiasm about Wget continue and look 
forward to merging more patches into our code. But, I also urge all the 
potential candidates to begin taking a harder look at the project they would 
like to apply for. Please start working with the community and your mentors and 
begin planning a roadmap for your project. The proposal you send us will require 
you to concretely define the project, the intermediate steps and any potential 
roadblocks. For your convenience, I've uploaded a couple of sample proposals on 
the GSoC '15 Wiki pages[2]

Remember, the earlier you submit the proposal, the more time you give the 
mentors to evaluate you and fix any chinks in the proposals. If you only submit 
your proposal 2 hours before the deadline, we may not have the time to evaluate 
it and give you any feedback.

Looking forward to talking to you all and having more regular contributors 
amongst us!

[1]: https://github.com/darnir/wget/wiki/GSoC-2015
[2]: https://github.com/darnir/wget/wiki/GSoC-2015:-Proposal-Format

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Thanking You,
Darshit Shah

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