[wp-hackers] [GSOC] Just apply, or talk to developers first?

[Dion Hulse (dd32)]

Hi Eric,
I'd suggest you post your entire proposal on this mailing list before  
applying, That'll allow for you to take on board other peoples suggestions  
as well as a learning experience of what else is out there and available  
currently.

I know there are a lot of people wanting a improved role system, and i'm  
aware of 2 (possibly 3) people who'll write something soon if nothing  
comes to fruition..

In the past, i believe posting here was one of the prerequisites, just to  
ensure that your final application is as good as it can be.

Cheers
Dion Hulse / dd32
Contact:
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On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:23:12 +1200, Eric Gribkoff <ericgribkoff at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> I'm interested in applying for the Google Summer of Code with WordPress.  
> The
> Google FAQ suggests contacting the developers at the organization you're
> interested in prior to applying. So that's what I'm trying to do here :-)
>
> From the Ideas page, I'm very interested in either implementing improved
> user roles, because that's something I've wished to have on my own blog,  
> or
> the capability to automatically migrate a WordPress installation from one
> host to another.
>
> I've been a web developer using primarily PHP for a little over two years
> now. I have experience with WordPress, and I've released one small  
> plugin @
> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ez-quote/. It hasn't gotten tons of
> downloads, but it was a great learning experience.
>
> Is there anyone I should talk to about potentially working on WordPress
> during the GSOC? Or should I just wait till after the 18th and submit my
> application?
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Eric Gribkoff