Re: Linux Foundation GSoC

[Adam Schreiber <sadam gnome org>]

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:41 AM, k roy <kroykroy gmail com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My project Integrating GeoClue with Gnoem Desktop and helping with
> regulatory complaince has been selected for GSoC by the Linux Foundations
> organisation. Luis Rodriguez(LF) and Dan Winship(Gnome) have agreed to
> mentor this project. As my project involves major part of the work related
> with Gnome hence I will be actively involved in the Gnome community. While
> browsing through the selected projects I came across "Add Geolocalized tasks
> (geoclue, libchamplain) in Getting Things Gnome" submitted by Paulo Cabido
> and mentored by Lionel Dricot. The project seems to be similar to what I
> will be working on in the summers hence I would like to be in touch with
> Paulo and Lionel so as to help improve the project ideas and lead to mutual
> benefit. The community bonding period will be extremely good time to talk
> with students and mentors and further develop the ideas. As I do not have
> their contact details, can you kindly give the same to me or ask them to
> contact me, whichever is suitable.
>
> My contact details are as follows:
> email/xmpp : kroykroy gmail com
> IRC nick : kr0y
>
> Thanking you,
> ~kr0y.

You should subscribe to gnome-soc-list gnome org   All of the mentors
are and soon the students will be subscribed to that list.

Cheers,

Adam


> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Adam Schreiber <sadam gnome org> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof gmail com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:26 PM, k roy <kroykroy gmail com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I had asked initially from Gnome about being assigned a formal mentor
>> >> for my
>> >> project, and I received the information that if selected, I will be
>> >> assigned
>> >> a mentor.
>> >> After receiving your mail today, I again requested to be alloted a
>> >> mentor
>> >> from Gnome so that my application be considered by Linux Foundations
>> >> Organization in the GSoC. They told me that it works better with Org to
>> >> Org
>> >> communication and that you should mail sadam gnome org and
>> >> sanfordarmstrong gmail com and then it can be worked out.
>> >> I hope this helps.
>> >
>> > Sadam, Sanford,
>> >
>> > I'll be on vacation starting .. a few minutes from now but this is
>> > just a heads up we'd like to see the GSoC actually be successful. It
>> > would be pointless to allocate a slot for it under the Linux
>> > Foundation umbrella unless we can guarantee a GNOME mentor for it as
>> > most of the work is GNOME based. Only a small portion relates to the
>> > kernel (for which I am willing to mentor).
>> >
>> > Are either of you willing to mentor Kroy on the GSoC GeoClue project?
>>
>> The developer that was willing to mentor this proposal if GNOME had
>> found a slot for it is willing to co-mentor with someone from the
>> Linux Foundation.  His name is Dan Winship and I've cc'd him on this
>> email.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>> > Here is the Linux-kernel related part of it:
>> >
>> > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/GSoC/2009/GeoClue_regulatory
>> >
>> > Kroy has some ideas of of actually integrating with the GNOME desktop
>> > first for which we'd need GNOME mentorship.
>> >
>> > Please let us know. I'll try to followup with e-mail on my phone.
>> >
>> >
>> >  Luis
>> >
>> >> Thanking you,
>> >> ~kr0y
>> >>
>> >> P.S.: My commitment of continuing with the project in case of not being
>> >> selected, still remains.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:07 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof gmail com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Till, Georgy, Roy, Jussi
>> >>>
>> >>> although I may have told you through other e-mails that I'll be on
>> >>> vacation here is a more official notice. I'll be gone
>> >>> April 14-16 and then April 17 (midnight) - April 25. From my review of
>> >>> the timeline of GSoC it seems I'll miss the announcement of accepted
>> >>> student proposals announced on Apriil 20th and the community bonding
>> >>> period. I've already started the bonding period unofficially with both
>> >>> Kroy and Georgy through the mailing lists but please be sure to use
>> >>> #linux-wireless IRC channel and the mailing list for any questions you
>> >>> have.
>> >>>
>> >>> Roy -- what I need from you still is a GNOME mentor willing to commit
>> >>> to helping you. From our discussions in private you've told me you
>> >>> were going to check on the mailing lists but also told me that if you
>> >>> were unable to find one you'd be wiling to work on this project on
>> >>> your own time anyway. You also told me you applied through GNOME and
>> >>> the Linux Foundation. It'll be pointless to use a slot in the Linux
>> >>> Foundation if GNOME already will accept you -- but also I cannot
>> >>> advise a slot to be used for your application if you lack a GNOME
>> >>> mentor. Without a GNOME mentor we'll have to focus on this project
>> >>> outside of GSoC and I'm wiling to assist you with the kernel related
>> >>> components.
>> >>>
>> >>> So:
>> >>>
>> >>> 1) Please confirm if you've applied under both GNOME and the Linux
>> >>> Foundation
>> >>> 2) Do you have a GNOME developer wiling to help mentor you?
>> >>>
>> >>> We should only continue with your application if GNOME rejects your
>> >>> application for whatever reason and you *do* have a mentor from GNOME
>> >>> as most work is directly involved with GNOME, only a small portion is
>> >>> related to the Linux kernel.
>> >>>
>> >>> If anyone needs anything from me please ping me today and the latest
>> >>> by this Friday.
>> >>>
>> >>>  Luis
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> ~ Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned
>> >> skyward, for there you have been, there you long to return --Da Vinci
>> >>
>> >
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