[Audacity-devel] Outcome of GSoC 2010 discussions

[James C. <cr...@in...>]

Decision:

We are not going to be taking part in GSoC 2010.

* In 2008 the whole team was behind it.  There was a real buzz to it and 
it went well.
* In 2009 we could only go ahead as a 'bugfixing' project.  We got two 
good students, and there was some non-bugfixing work too.  We cannot 
repeat that way of running GSoC in 2010.

For 2010 it is clear that GSoC would distract us from stability work.  
We probably can do a 2010 GSoC safely, but the mentors will then not be 
doing work that progresses Audacity stability.

So, we are taking a break from GSoC for 2010.  I hope GSoC will be back 
and we will be back in it in 2011.  Better to be an outstanding 
mentoring organisation in 2011 than a so-so one in 2010.

--James.