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These might vary somewhat depending on the mentors and coordinators for a particular Summer of Code, but typically the main factors considered would be: | These might vary somewhat depending on the mentors and coordinators for a particular Summer of Code, but typically the main factors considered would be: | ||
* ''' | * '''Applicant has demonstrated an ability to make substantial modifications to Octave''' | ||
: | : The most important thing is that your application has some interesting code samples to judge you by. It's ok during the application period to ask for help on how to format these code samples, which normally are Mercurial patches. | ||
* '''Applicant shows understanding of topic''' | * '''Applicant shows understanding of topic''' |