Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of SponsoringPrograms/Outreachy/2016-12

Timestamp:

Sep 13, 2016, 6:21:24 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet

Comment:

Rephrase note on application/quali relevance

SponsoringPrograms/Outreachy/2016-12

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 = Introduction =
 
-FFmpeg is the universal multimedia toolkit: a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert, filter and stream audio and video. It is used by a number of media players (including VLC, MPlayer, and Totem through GStreamer), video distribution websites (including !YouTube and Vimeo), Internet browsers (including Google !Chrome/Chromium), and lots of other software projects in the multi-media field and beyond.
+FFmpeg is the universal multimedia toolkit: a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert, filter and stream audio and video. It is used by a number of media players (including VLC, MPlayer, and Totem through GStreamer), video distribution websites (including !YouTube and Vimeo), Internet browsers (including Google !Chrome/Chromium), and lots of other software projects.
 
 [https://www.gnome.org/outreachy/ Outreachy] is a program that helps underrepresented people to get involved in free and open source software. Through the guidance of mentors, interns gain valuable experience interacting with and coding for open source projects like FFmpeg. Additionally, the project and its users benefit from code created from applicants who often continue contributing as developers.
 
-This is our landing page for the current round of the program, which will run from _____, 2016 to _____, 2016.
+This is our landing page for the current round of the program, which will run from December 6, 2016 to March 6, 2016.
 
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 {{{
 #!div style="border: 1pt dotted; margin: 1em; background-color: #fffff9;"
-'''Note''': A friendly reminder that while the application to Outreachy is important for you and Outreachy, FFmpeg mentors will not base their decision solely on the Outreachy application. We will judge the applicant based on their abilities in coding, learning the tools, communication skills etc. So please do not worry about your application being perfect for us. Although it is very important to follow Outreachy's application rules so they can pay you.
+'''Note''': A friendly reminder that while the application to Outreachy is and important (and mandatory) part of this process, FFmpeg mentors will not base their decision solely on the Outreachy application. We will judge your application based on your abilities, learning capacity, communication skills etc. So please do not exclusively worry about your formal application being perfect but make an effort to complete a great qualification tasks too.
 }}}