Re: Google Summer of Code 2010 Call for Ideas

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Ruben:

At the GNOME Usability Hackfest, it was discussed that there is a
real need to develop some free software to help the GNOME Usability
team better collaborate.  Máirín Duffy discusses this in some detail
in her blog:

http://mairin.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/the-one-where-the-designers-ask-for-a-pony/

Could this project be a part of the Google Summer of Code project?

Brian


On 03/ 9/10 03:26 PM, Ruben Vermeersch wrote:
> Hiya GNOME lovers!
>
> It's that time of the year again: Google's Summer of Code is
> approaching. We are in the midst of preparing it all [1] but we need
> your help by submitting great project ideas. Student proposals will
> start to roll in on March 29, but we'd like to make sure there are
> plenty of projects from them to choose from and have mentors ready to
> volunteer their time.
>
> So what should you do? Please visit [2] and enter your project ideas
> under the "New Untriaged Ideas" section.  A committee will be formed up
> later to triage the ideas prior to the opening of the proposal period.
>
> If you would like to volunteer your time to mentor but don't have a
> project idea, surf over and claim one.  Mentoring is an awesome way to
> get more involved with the community and introduce someone to it.
>
> If you would like to throw your hat in the ring for the triaging or
> selection committees and other GSoC related tasks, pop on over to
> #soc-admin, join the soc-mentors-list and let one of the
> administrators for the program know you want to be involved in making
> GNOME rock.
>
> This year's administrators are Ruben Vermeersch, Christophe Fergeau and
> Daniel Siegel (and Sandy Armstrong, for as long as his time doesn't get
> stolen by the upcoming kid :-))
>
> Cheers,
>     The GNOME Google Summer of Code Administrators
>
>
>
> [1] http://live.gnome.org/SummerOfCode2010
> [2] http://live.gnome.org/SummerOfCode2010/Ideas