Re: [Ekiga-devel-list] Google summer of code 2009 entry for Ekiga

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Damien Sandras wrote:
> Le mardi 10 mars 2009 à 13:51 +0000, Peter Robinson a écrit :
> > > > > I am not sure this list is the place to discuss about this.
> > > > > Just now, the applications for GSoC mentoring organisations have opened.
> > > > > Here is the announcement email.
> > > > > It would be a good opportunity to try to attract developers in this way.
> > > > > I think it is quite straightforward to write the justification why
> > > > > Ekiga needs to take part in GSoC.
> > > >
> > > > I second this. as I could not find a page about it in the Wiki :
> > > >
> > > > http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Special:Allpages
> > > >
> > > > I created one to pull out Ideas
> > > >
> > > > http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Gsoc2009Ideas
> > > Very well!
> > >
> > > We also need students and mentors.
> > >
> > > I am interested in DCCP integration, I have just put one of my students on
> > > this (3 months project).  I don't know if he will succeed...
> > The two projects I'd like to see on the GSOC list are:
> > - UPnP support - bug 337166
> > - IAX support - bug 157559
> > - zRTP support - bug 335594
>
> There was already a IAX Google Soc. The code has never been integrated
> because it required a rewrite due to the engine.
>
> The problem when adding a new protocol is that you need to find someone
> to maintain it. What happens if we integrate IAX, then the SoC student
> stops contributing and people report bugs?

The mentor :o)

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Eugen