Thanks teor! Quite side note: it would be helpful if such questions are broached earlier in the process. Google has been calling for org applications for several weeks now. Asking roughly a day before the deadline creates last minute confusion and reduces the chances of an affirmative response.
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 8:06 AM teor <t...@riseup.net> wrote: > > Dear Whonix Community, > > On February 5, 2019 2:20:18 PM UTC, iry <i...@riseup.net> wrote: > > > > > >teor: > >> Dear Whonix Community, > >> > >> On February 4, 2019 11:52:44 PM UTC, iry <i...@riseup.net> wrote: > >> Dear Tor Developers, > >> > >> Whonix is applying to be a Google Summer of Code organization this > >> year. I am writing on behalf of Whonix to ask if the Tor project > >> could be a voucher for Whonix. Specifically, in the application > >> form, it asks: > >> > >>>>> If you are a new organization to GSoC, is there a Google > >>>>> employee or previously participating organization who will > >>>>> vouch for you? If so, please enter their name, contact email, > >>>>> and relationship to your organization. > >> > >> Whonix community would be really appreciated if Tor can be our > >> voucher this year. And please feel free to contact me to provide > >> the information described above anytime before the deadline > >> (February 6, 2019 at 20:00 UTC). > >> > >> Thank you very much! > >> > >> Cheers, iry > >> > >> I have forwarded your request to the Tor Core Contributors. > >> > >> Some of us were at a hackfest and FOSDEM last week. A few are still > >> working or travelling. So I am not sure how many of us will check > >> our emails in the next 36 hours. > >> > >> I hope we will have a response for you around 24 hours from now. > >> > > > >Thank you so much for your help, teor! > > > >We really appreciate it! > > Tor won't be able to vouch for Whonix for GSoC 2019. I understand that you > are on a tight deadline, so I wanted to let you know as soon as possible. > > I have received a range of responses from Tor Core Contributors over the past > few hours. A number of people raised concerns about the Whonix community's > culture, and whether it would be a good experience for students. > > I hope that we can give a more detailed and helpful response later. But it > may take us some time, because we are still working through our internal > community processes. > > T > > -- > teor > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > tor-dev mailing list > tor-dev@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-dev _______________________________________________ tor-dev mailing list tor-dev@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-dev
