Maximilian Albert wrote:
Alexandre Prokoudine schrieb:
2008/4/22 Vangelis Katsikaros :
Hello
I also got the rejection word. I will now focus on a summer job and if I am able, I'll try to submit part or whole of the project idea :)
Gongratulations to the accepted ones and thanks for the opportunity. Everybody have a good summer!
Gail and Vangelis,
It's a pity that we had that small amount of slots this year, because you (and other people who submitted applications) really really deserve them. We'll be happy having you around anyway ;-)
It's true! As happy as I was to learn that my project was accepted, it made me sad to see the two of yours and other great ideas rejected because I know for sure that they would have been very valuable improvements for Inkscape. I'm certain that the rest of the Inkscape community feels the same. And I'd be glad to see you around in summer, whether you manage to work on your intended projects or not.
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. :)
Cheers, Josh