[Whonix-devel] [tor-dev] The Tor project as a GSoC voucher for Whonix?

Tue Feb 5 17:06:09 CET 2019

Dear Whonix Community,

On February 5, 2019 2:20:18 PM UTC, iry <iry at riseup.net> wrote:
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>teor:
>> Dear Whonix Community,
>> 
>> On February 4, 2019 11:52:44 PM UTC, iry <iry at 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

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teor
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