Jalaz, A web based IRC client might work for you. There are several out there including Freenode's[1] web client and Kiwi[2].
I think a glTF importer could be a good GSoC project, but I think it would be a good idea to get in touch with Campbell to confirm some of the scope and goals of that project (or whoever put it on the list). Regards, Daniel [1] https://webchat.freenode.net/ [2] https://kiwiirc.com/ On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 8:27 AM, Jalaz Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Actually I am facing some difficulties using IRC on free node server, > probably my institution's authorities have blocked IRC. Can I contact with > the possible mentors of this project through their personal emails or the > mailing list, which one would be more convenient? > > Yeah, I am somewhat familiar with the glTF specifications and I am > gathering more and more information regarding the format specification. > Regarding the project, Since the Export support is under development > already and much of that add-on will be done by the time GSoC coding > starts. I was thinking of keeping my project domain only for Extending > Import glTF file support in blender. > Will it be a decent and quality project to work upon? > > Thank You > Jalaz > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Daniel Stokes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Greetings Jalaz, > > > > As a heads up, that could be a strange project since that addon is likely > > to see more development before GSoC coding begins. This could make > writing > > a proposal and planning a project difficult. As the idea page mentions, > > importing could still be useful since the addon is not planned to support > > that in the near future. I would recommend getting on the #blendercoders > > IRC channel on the freenode server to talk with the people listed as > > possible mentors. The IRC handles that I know are mont29 (Bastien > > Montagne), ideasman42 (Campbell Barton), mogurijin (Mitchell Stokes), as > > well as kupoman (myself). I am not sure what Jeroen Bakker's IRC handle > is. > > There will need to be some discussion as to what some of the goals of > that > > project should be. > > > > How familiar are you with the current glTF specification? > > > > Regards, > > Daniel Stokes > > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Jalaz Kumar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > I am Jalaz Kumar, 2nd year Undergraduate student in Computer Science > and > > > Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (India). > > > I have been doing Object Oriented Programming for the last 3 years and > I > > am > > > quite comfortable with C, C++ and python. > > > As a part of my syllabus, learnt Computer Graphics and OpenGL and made > an > > > open-source Gaming Console project using OpenGL library in C++, link: > > > https://github.com/jaykay12/Tikinoid.git > > > > > > I am a beginner on blender and have seen some introductory video > > tutorials. > > > I successfully compiled the blender code on my workspace and had a > quick > > > look of the documentation part. Now I am trying to get more familiar > with > > > the functionality of blender. > > > I am a GSoC aspirant too, and would like to apply for GSoC 2016 under > > > Blender Foundation. > > > > > > While going through the idea list for GSoC 2016, one idea that stroked > me > > > to work upon is the one related with the Interoperability feature > > > enhancement of the blender code in which Extended Import/Export support > > is > > > sought for glTF file format. I found this project idea quite > fascinating > > > and want to work on this project. > > > I scanned over the exporter add-on project available at link: > > > https://github.com/Kupoman/blendergltf.git and would like to > contribute > > in > > > the project. > > > > > > Moreover, I wish to get in contact with the possible mentors of this > > > project so that further guidance can be sought from them. > > > > > > Thank you > > > Jalaz > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bf-committers mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bf-committers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > > > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
