Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-21 Thread Dimitri Fontaine
Magnus Hagander mag...@hagander.net writes: I think mcron already implements it all and is made to be embedded into a larger program. As long as your larger program is gpl. Not even lgpl on that one. I'd think that's a killer for that idea... Oh, are we now talking about including a

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-21 Thread Thom Brown
On 20 March 2013 16:03, Thom Brown t...@linux.com wrote: On 19 March 2013 17:42, Thom Brown t...@linux.com wrote: On 14 February 2013 18:02, Josh Berkus j...@agliodbs.com wrote: Folks, Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code. We need to assess whether we want to participate this year.

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-21 Thread Gilberto Castillo
Atri Sharma atri.j...@gmail.com writes: We can use a scheduling algorithm, and can define a pool of tasks as well as a time constraint for the amount of time which can be used for running the tasks.Then, a scheduling algorithm can pick tasks from the pool based on priorities and the time

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-20 Thread Thom Brown
On 19 March 2013 17:42, Thom Brown t...@linux.com wrote: On 14 February 2013 18:02, Josh Berkus j...@agliodbs.com wrote: Folks, Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code. We need to assess whether we want to participate this year. Questions: - Who wants to mentor for GSOC? - Who can

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-20 Thread Atri Sharma
It does sound nice,something like cron? We can use a scheduling algorithm, and can define a pool of tasks as well as a time constraint for the amount of time which can be used for running the tasks.Then, a scheduling algorithm can pick tasks from the pool based on priorities and the time

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-20 Thread Dimitri Fontaine
Atri Sharma atri.j...@gmail.com writes: We can use a scheduling algorithm, and can define a pool of tasks as well as a time constraint for the amount of time which can be used for running the tasks.Then, a scheduling algorithm can pick tasks from the pool based on priorities and the time

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-20 Thread Magnus Hagander
On Mar 20, 2013 11:14 PM, Dimitri Fontaine dimi...@2ndquadrant.fr wrote: Atri Sharma atri.j...@gmail.com writes: We can use a scheduling algorithm, and can define a pool of tasks as well as a time constraint for the amount of time which can be used for running the tasks.Then, a scheduling

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-19 Thread Thom Brown
On 14 February 2013 18:02, Josh Berkus j...@agliodbs.com wrote: Folks, Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code. We need to assess whether we want to participate this year. Questions: - Who wants to mentor for GSOC? - Who can admin for GSOC? Thom? - Please suggest project ideas

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-09 Thread Thom Brown
On 9 March 2013 01:01, Josh Berkus j...@agliodbs.com wrote: Thom. I don't mind being an admin again. Can you gather together all of the projects suggested on this thread and use them to create updated text for the GSOC page? If you don't have web repo access, I can create a patch, but if

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-03-08 Thread Josh Berkus
Thom. I don't mind being an admin again. Can you gather together all of the projects suggested on this thread and use them to create updated text for the GSOC page? If you don't have web repo access, I can create a patch, but if you can do the text, that would be a big help. -- Josh Berkus

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-23 Thread Atri Sharma
Take a look at MADLib. My suggestion would be extending the MADlib functions; there's plenty of unimplemented ML algrothims which could be added to it. I went through the MADLib library and came up with the following two ideas which I feel could be potential GSoC 2013 projects: 1) MADlib

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-18 Thread Andres Freund
On 2013-02-14 10:02:13 -0800, Josh Berkus wrote: - Please suggest project ideas for GSOC pg_upgrade support for debian's pg_upgradecluster Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training Services --

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-18 Thread Magnus Hagander
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Josh Berkus j...@agliodbs.com wrote: Folks, Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code. We need to assess whether we want to participate this year. Questions: - Who wants to mentor for GSOC? Sign me up on that list. Depending on projects, of course. --

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-15 Thread Dimitri Fontaine
Alvaro Herrera alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com writes: - Who wants to mentor for GSOC? I am open to being a mentor. Me too. -- Dimitri Fontaine http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-15 Thread Sîrbu Nicolae-Cezar
Hello, Can you guys send me a link to a where to start page ? Thanks, Sirbu Nicolae-Cezar

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-15 Thread Alexander Korotkov
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Dimitri Fontaine dimi...@2ndquadrant.frwrote: Alvaro Herrera alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com writes: - Who wants to mentor for GSOC? I am open to being a mentor. Me too. I'm ready for mentoring too. And I will encourage students in my university to apply

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-15 Thread Heikki Linnakangas
On 15.02.2013 14:29, Sîrbu Nicolae-Cezar wrote: Hello, Can you guys send me a link to a where to start page ? Take a look at the Project Ideas page from last year, and the project TODO list. See http://www.postgresql.org/developer/summerofcode/#ideas. One approach is to pick a research

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-15 Thread Atri Sharma
Can't we have something related to machine learning? I was thinking of extending a technique where we can fill in some missing values in a data set for the user if he wants us to using some standard ml algorithms. Atri Sent from my iPad On 15-Feb-2013, at 19:26, Heikki Linnakangas

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-15 Thread Josh Berkus
On 02/15/2013 06:03 AM, Atri Sharma wrote: Can't we have something related to machine learning? I was thinking of extending a technique where we can fill in some missing values in a data set for the user if he wants us to using some standard ml algorithms. Take a look at MADLib. My

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-15 Thread Atri Sharma
I would love to mentor if anybody would be willing to take a project in it. Atri Sent from my iPad On 15-Feb-2013, at 23:04, Josh Berkus j...@agliodbs.com wrote: On 02/15/2013 06:03 AM, Atri Sharma wrote: Can't we have something related to machine learning? I was thinking of extending a

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-15 Thread Gilberto Castillo
Josh Berkus wrote: Folks, Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code. We need to assess whether we want to participate this year. Questions: - Who wants to mentor for GSOC? I am open to being a mentor too. Saludos, Gilberto Castillo La Habana, Cuba --- This message was processed

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-14 Thread Sîrbu Nicolae-Cezar
Hello, Well i'm interested in PostgreSQL for GSOC, i'm not sure for the project yet. But i'm looking forward in meeting the mentors and speak with them what could be implemented over the summer. Thanks, Sirbu Nicolae-Cezar

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-14 Thread Thom Brown
On 14 February 2013 18:02, Josh Berkus j...@agliodbs.com wrote: Folks, Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code. We need to assess whether we want to participate this year. Questions: - Who wants to mentor for GSOC? - Who can admin for GSOC? Thom? I don't mind being an admin

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-14 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Josh Berkus wrote: Folks, Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code. We need to assess whether we want to participate this year. Questions: - Who wants to mentor for GSOC? I am open to being a mentor. -- Álvaro Herrerahttp://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL

Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] Call for Google Summer of Code mentors, admins

2013-02-14 Thread Atri Sharma
I forgot to mark all. I could be a co mentor, helping in overall coordination and supporting all the students in getting familiar with the project and community etc. Atri Sent from my iPad On 14-Feb-2013, at 23:32, Josh Berkus j...@agliodbs.com wrote: Folks, Once again, Google is holding