Hi Aaron,
On 03/29/2017 11:43 PM, Aaron wrote:
Hello,
My name is Aaron. I am writing this letter because I would like to enter my name consideration in your [possible specificity] project. I did not participate in the pre-application phase, which I know places me at a disadvantage, and as a result I am sending this email to probe your interest.
Your organization's participation in the Summer of Code is somewhat serendipitous for me. I had previously been communicating with the Qemu organization about the possibility of porting their software to additional platforms, but they were not receptive (possibly even planning to remove platform support). Porting qemu, is exactly what I've been wanting to do. I've also read through some of your mailing lists and I don't believe that anyone else is taking this task on.
With all of that said: are you willing to accept new candidates, or are you only selecting from those that have already communicated?
Thanks for your introduction. As you know the proposal deadline is April 3rd. Since there is hardly any time to get a feeling for your expertise until then, I would suggest that you just submit a proposal. If it is technically sound and describes your expertise/skills sufficiently, we will give it a chance.
Regards,
Sebastian