Re: Google Summer of Code 2008

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi,

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > On Tue, 26 Feb 2008, Jakub Narebski wrote:
> > 
> > > I have just read (via Linux Today news[*1*]) that GSoC 2008 
> > > initiative starts early.  Applications for organizations open March 
> > > 3 and close March 12.  Git development community participated in 
> > > GSoC 2007 with two projects accepted[*2*]: builtinification and 
> > > libification.  What do you think about their results for git? What 
> > > do you think about participating in this year GSoC?
> > 
> > I think that GSoC2007 was quite nice for us.  And with what we learnt, 
> > we would do even better in 2008.
> 
> I agree.  Unfortunately though it seems only 3 of us out of 855 current 
> subscribers to the git mailing list have anything to say on the subject 
> in the past couple of days. :-\

Yes, it is sad.  Even if now 4 out of 855 current subscribers said 
something.

> > However, I simply do not have the time to serve as primary contact.  
> > I am willing to be mentor again, though.
> 
> I'd be willing to do it again, as well as mentor a student.  I found it 
> very interesting last year.

Thanks!

> > As for projects, I imagine that Gitorrent, further builtinification 
> > and Windows support would be good candidates.
> 
> Yea, Gitorrent would be cool.  Especially since send-pack is somewhat 
> heavy on the server's resources and there are some very popular projects 
> offered in git format (hello Linux kernel!).
> 
> I'd love to see new features added to git-gui, but I'm being selfish.

Why?  I see that we had many ideas, less student applications, and even 
less accepted.

So let's throw ideas out there!

> Ditto with jgit and egit, though I think Robin has done a stellar job 
> with them thus far.  I can still want them to grow.

Robin, how about it?

> pack v4 (or maybe v5?! a student could have better ideas then we have 
> thus far come up with) would also be interesting.

That would need a student who is already familiar with Git, though.  A Git 
newbie has no chance to learn everything necessary (including the style of 
the community) in 3 months _and_ finish the project.

> My list could probably go on for a bit.

Do go ahead!  I started the page

	http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/SoC2008Ideas

which is utterly incomplete.  I just took the ideas of 2007 that I am 
still interested in, and removed other people from the Mentor list, 
because I do not want to force them.  So please, if you are interested in 
mentoring one of the existing projects, just add yourself.

And of course add all those cool projects you have in mind.

Shawn, do we have to do the same again, as on this page?

	http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/Soc2007Application

Ciao,
Dscho