Hey Gail! (and Bulya, and others,)
thank you very much for your replie(s)! That all sounds very motivating.
==> I think that if this is possible, it's a really great idea. Our abilities seem to match up well, because as you say, you have a (probably) deeper understanding of the math, and I (may) have more programming experience given that my major is computer science rather than minor. Yet I imagine we are both sufficiently proficient in both aspects. <===
Agreed, on all of it. And I for one think that cooperating (in a broader sense, since we would be working on mostly independent tasks) with such a motivated and skilled person as you (at least from what I can tell ;)) would be a great experience.
==> I guess we can wait and see what the good mentoring folks say, but if we can come up with complementary proposals where we each have separate and sufficient work, I imagine our chances are good! <==
Yes, it's a good idea to try and keep the proposals complementary. I probably won't be able to distill out precise ideas before the next few days (unfortunately, I am suffering from a severe lack of time this week; I wish it were otherwise ...). In any case I will tell you about them as soon as they become more concrete. Would you mind dropping me a note at some time (off-list, if you wish) about the evolution of your thoughts and plans? Mutual communication will it make easier to coordinate our application so as to keep them complementary and thus to try and increase the chances for both of us.
==> I should note, though, that there are many suggested projects I am interested in, which somewhat deters me from wanting to come up with my own ideas ;) Instead, I may just try to put together a killer proposal for the suggested project ideas. <==
Hmm, I figure it will be similar with me. But that may not be the worst of ideas since the suggestions on the Inkscape website cover a great range of different aspects and, although already being quite elaborate, still offer the possibility for different emphases and own ideas.
==> My point here is mostly that if you turn out to be more suited for the 3D tool, there are no hard feelings. We should both put forward multiple proposals if possible and it would be nice if we could both get in. <==
Thank you very much for this statement! I really appreciate your open attitude.
== bulia biak ==> So, if each of you comes up with several different proposals (or at least one apart from the 3D tool) this will help us decide and will increase your chances of participation.
That's my plan :) Thanks for the info and encouragement.
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Yep, that's what I had in mind, too, although I must admit that the idea about the 3D tool keeps haunting me. Anyway, as you said, we'll see what happens.
So long for now, going back to work. All the best, Max