Google Summer of Code 2007

[Lars Ivar Igesund]

Bruno Medeiros wrote:

> Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
>> Marcin Kuszczak wrote:
>> 
>>> Knud Soerensen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Google Summer of Code 2007 have been announced
>>>>
>>>> http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2007/02/speaking-of-summer.html
>>>> http://code.google.com/soc/
>>>>
>>>> We should chose a single administrator to submit an application as
>>>> described on
>>>> http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60302&topic=10727
>>> My propositions for projects, which could be considered for Google
>>> Summer of Code:
>>>
>>> 1. Finishing/polishing TioPort
>>> 2. Port Phobos to Tango library
>>> 3. Extend Tango for few lacking libraries
>>> 4. Finishing D debuger: Ddbg
>>> 5. Eclipse plugin: Descent
>>> 6. GDC compiler
>>> 7.
>>> 8.
>>> ....
>>>
>>> I am writing it because I think there are some very important projects
>>> for D Language (as above for example). IMHO GSoC is very good chance to
>>> speed up D acceptance among programmers.
>>>
>>> Probably respective developers would be interested?...
>>>
>> 
>> Note that the Tango project is planning to apply as a mentoring
>> organization.
>> 
> 
> Is that so? But won't it be restricted to mentoring only Tango-related
> projects? That would be a rather narrow scope.
> How about a "DSource"-level mentor organization?
> 

Would depend on what you consider to be Tango's scope.

As it is, I find the proposals in the Tango camp to be more than enough for
us to apply as a mentoring organization. The mentoring organization also
needs to provide willing mentors for all suggested projects.

-- 
Lars Ivar Igesund
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