Josh Andler wrote:
I really hope people can understand that these students and projects were not /rejected/ by any means. As Alexandre had said, we had a limited number of SoC spots available and unfortunately it was far less than any of us had hoped for. Honestly, we would have loved for all qualified and motivated applicants to be able to participate.
So, again... please know that people were not rejected. That term has a specific negative connotation which definitely doesn't apply here. We do hope that people will still want to work with the inkscape community in the future and that there are no negative feelings toward the project due to something out of our control. We look forward to seeing you around for a long time to come. :)
Absolutey true. Sorry for my inadequate choice of wording. What you wrote was exactly what I was trying to say, but obviously didn't. I agree that not being able to select the projects is something very different from rejecting them, and all I wanted to say is that I found it very unfortunate that not all of them could be accepted (as they surely would have deserved).
Best, Max