DSource on Google Summer of Code

Lars Ivar Igesund larsivar at igesund.net
Sat Jan 26 04:19:03 PST 2008


Bill Baxter wrote:

> Robert Fraser wrote:
>> Just had a thought: this year I'm going to be applying to SoC, and it
>> would be a lot more fun to be rejected from a D project than another
>> boring Eclipse project. It would bring better exposure and help get some
>> much-needed help in getting interesting D projects off the ground. I'm
>> not sure what th mentoring process or application looks like for a
>> mentoring organization, but it's a thought.
> 
> Just read this 10 minutes ago:
> http://www.dsource.org/projects/tango/wiki/IdeasAndEnhancements
> """
> Tango applied as a mentoring organization for the 2007 season, although
> without being accepted. Some GSoC ideas that were proposed.
> """
> 
> Worth a shot again.  I hope they try once more.
> 
> --bb

We certainly will, and hopefully the book will help us gain the credibility
I think is needed. Also back then, Tango was a very new project in the
public space, by now we have a considerable list of users and D has gained
further recognition.

-- 
Lars Ivar Igesund
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