[Xapian-devel] GSoC

[Abhishek Mahato]

I didn't get the last part, will you comment on my proposal after I
submit it to Google or did you mean that I should show you my proposal
first before submitting it to Google ?

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Olly Betts <olly at survex.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 04:16:02PM +0530, Abhishek Mahato wrote:
>> Weigting schemes: I think instead of developing new schemes the
>> existing BM25 could be improved by using the stochstic optimization or
>> something else. I would be happy to work on develop a new scheme if
>> thats a better option.
>
> I wouldn't necessarily rule it out, but I think you'd need to convince
> us that you have a realistic chance of producing better results than
> known weighting schemes (such as the DfR ones).
>
>> Java Bindings:  The topic is pretty straight forward just a trivial
>> question, which platform is the work expected to be in preferably,
>> Windows/Linux, as the commands and header files will change
>> accordingly right?
>
> They should work on all platforms ideally.  I'd recommend doing
> your main development work on Linux, as we can better support you if
> there are any problems.
>
>> Lastly, Im a first timer to GSoC, so are there anything else I should
>> know or do which might tip the scales in my favor??
>
> http://www.booki.cc/gsocstudentguide/ has plenty of good advice, and
> a couple of sample proposals in the appendices.
>
> I think my top tip would be to take time to write a quality proposal,
> and be prepared to respond promptly to any comments on it.  In past
> years I've seen plenty of proposals with little useful information,
> and some promising proposals which got discounted due to lack of
> response to feedback we've given.
>
> Cheers,
>    Olly
>