UDS-R: Let's talk about GSoC

[Philip Ballew]

Looking forward to this. Let me know where I can help.

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Benjamin Kerensa <bkerensa at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Dylan McCall <dylanmccall at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Ubuntu participated in Google Summer of Code two years ago, with some
>> excellent results, but we have not participated since then. Let's talk
>> about GSoC and think about laying the foundations for a really rocking
>> application in 2013.
>>
>> I will be participating remotely at UDS-R (from a particularly
>> troublesome time zone), so I won't be able to run a session - but I would
>> definitely like to help with one. So, this is my attempt to gauge interest
>> and to find a hero who can lead us to victory!
>>
>> Last year, it looked like Ubuntu's application was kind of hurt because
>> there weren't a whole lot of clear goals, and many of the suggested
>> projects would be better handled at their respective upstreams. I think we
>> should talk about we would like to achieve with a program like GSoC. This
>> is different from something like the paper cuts initiative. Good project
>> ideas tend to be significant, yet scoped well enough that someone new to
>> Ubuntu development can happily complete them under a deadline.
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> Last year we did not apply because there were legal issues surrounding
> finding someone at Canonical to grant Luke Faraone permission to act as Org
> Admin and enter into a agreement ( http://j.mp/SRAhEO ) on behalf of the
> Ubuntu Community. Also the issue of who would receive the money that Google
> gives as a stipend to mentors was not addressed since Ubuntu is not a
> organization or company and typically Open Source Projects have foundations
> that handle the money for them.
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> We're hoping with luck that these things will be addressed in advance of
> the deadlines this year if so Luke has volunteered again to take on the
> role as Org Admin and I will be helping and then Daniel Holbach is going to
> look into the Legal and Money issue.
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>> GSoC is a long way off, but UDS is a great opportunity to get it in
>> peoples' heads so we can hit the ground running this time, with lots of
>> potential mentors and interesting ideas. Even if GSoC doesn't happen, I
>> think this discussion could lead to some useful resources for new
>> developers who want to make unique contributions to Ubuntu.
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> True it might have been helpful to have a session but I imagine no slots
> are available at this point but still yet many should see this e-mail.
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>> Any thoughts are appreciated :)
>>
>> Dylan
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