Hi Richard, About getting vouched by other organizations - The question related to this in the application is, "Are you a new organization who has a Googler or other organization to vouch for you? If so, please list their name(s) here"
We are not a new organization, but since we got unlucky last year, I think we should get another organization to vouch for us. MoinMoin is a good candidate as I've told you before. [1] Thomas Waldmann was their Google Summer of Code Organization Administrator in 2011, so may be you should contact him first. His contact info. can be found at [2]. Can organizations outside of GSoC vouch? I couldn't find the documentation by Google about the vouching process! Has OpenStack participated in GSoC before? If so, that's also a very good addition. They already uses a DocBook product that was developed as part of GSoC 2010 (Webhelp). And, in case, I wasn't clear before, I was thinking to be a co-mentor this year, because of limited knowledge about DocBook, I don't think I can fulfill the needs a student. I was thinking of co-mentoring WebHelp, if David is OK with it. :) David? [1] http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/10/moinmoins-google-summer-of-code-wrap-up.html [2] http://moinmo.in/ThomasWaldmann/Contact Thanks, --Kasun On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Kasun Gajasinghe <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I have added new mandatory questions to our application page, and also > changed the student template a little (the one inside the application > page). Appreciate if someone can do a quick review to make sure no > standards of DocBook are violated! > > http://docbook.xmlpress.net/tiki-index.php?page=application > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Tobias Anstett (K15t Software) < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Kasun, >> >> Our company developed a single source publishing core for the Confluence >> wiki - one of its implementations supports docbook export but also docbook >> import. The idea is that people leverage the collaborative and social >> features when writing their technical documentation or e.g. books >> (@sarahmaddox recently published a book at xmlpress using this approach - >> http://ffeathers.wordpress.com/ - Richard could tell you more about it) >> >> Of course the core can export to PDF, EPUB, Microsoft Word 2007/2010, >> EclipseHelp and others also providing a kind of customization layer (called >> templates) to reflect your layout. But docbook itself was still very >> important for us because people should be able to leverage their existing >> publication chain. >> > > Hi Tobias, > Thanks for your views. I haven't completely understand the point you were > trying to make. Were you referring to DocBook WebHelp output when saying > your layout? If so, I think it's off-topic here. > > >> >> >> Cheers, >> Tobias >> >> -- >> Tobias Anstett, CTO >> Email: [email protected] | Mob. +49 (163) 1630 970 | Tel. +49 (711) 935 >> 935-36 >> >> K15t Software GmbH, Senefelderstr. 17a, 70176 Stuttgart, GERMANY >> Tel. +49 (711) 935 935-30 | Fax. +49 (711) 935 935-39 >> Registration: Stuttgart HRB 729752, VAT ID: DE264753756 >> Geschaeftsfuehrer (CEO): Stefan Kleineikenscheidt >> >> http://www.k15t.com >> >> >> Single Source your Wiki. | Tools for wiki-based documentation. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Kasun Gajasinghe <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Richard Hamilton <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Kasun, >>>> >>>> I have done neither, so far. If you know of any organizations that we >>>> should speak with, let me know and I'll approach them. >>>> >>>> >>> I'll think about it. MoinMoin comes to my mind. Especially since we >>> already have an idea related to MoinMoin (Improve DocBook integration of >>> MoinMoin). >>> >>> >>>> Regarding the application page, my plan was to save a copy of the >>>> current page and start a new page using the new application. >>>> >>>> If you've got a little time and could start a new page with the >>>> application, that would be a big help because I'm in the middle of a very >>>> busy period for the next day or two. >>>> >>> >>> Sure. I'll move the current application page content to a new page >>> application2011, and make the current application page the 2012 one. That >>> way, the links to application won't be broken. We can do this again in >>> 2013, by moving this application to application2012 and so on... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> --KasunG >>> >>> >>>> Also, thanks for volunteering to be a mentor. I really appreciate it. >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> On Feb 29, 2012, at 9:53 PM, Kasun Gajasinghe wrote: >>>> >>>> > Hi Richard, >>>> > >>>> > Have you or any other asked from other organizations to vouch for >>>> DocBook? >>>> > Further, can I know your plan to update the application page? Some >>>> mandatory questions by Google [1] are not yet included in the application >>>> page. So, I was wondering whether you are keeping a draft of the >>>> application page in your local machine to get it to a certain standard >>>> before releasing! >>>> > >>>> > [1] >>>> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs#mentoring_application >>>> > >>>> > Thanks, >>>> > --Kasun >>>> > >>>> > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:37 AM, Richard Hamilton < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Google Summer of Code is beginning to ramp up again for 2012. >>>> > >>>> > I just updated the DocBook GSoC wiki (http://docbook.xmlpress.net) >>>> for 2012, and it is now open for ideas, mentor sign-ups, and other input. >>>> > >>>> > Stefan Seefeld has volunteered to be co-administrator again (thanks >>>> Stefan), and XML Press is glad to be administrative contact. >>>> > >>>> > If you're interested in participating, check out the wiki, add some >>>> ideas, and sign up as a mentor. >>>> > >>>> > Right now, the ideas page and the application page are copied from >>>> 2011, so feel free to update/remove information as appropriate. As soon as >>>> I get a few minutes, I'll update the application page with any changes for >>>> 2012. >>>> > >>>> > Our ability to make a credible application that gets accepted by GSoC >>>> depends almost entirely on the level of interest and participation from the >>>> community, so if you're interested, speak up. >>>> > >>>> > The requirements on mentors are not that large, and it's a great >>>> chance to work with smart, dedicated students. Some of the students from >>>> 2010 have become active members of the DocBook community, so we know the >>>> program helps grow our base. >>>> > >>>> > The application period opens up on Feb 27 and extends to March 9. You >>>> can see more of the schedule, and pointers to Google's pages about the >>>> program, at http://docbook.xmlpress.net. >>>> > >>>> > Best Regards, >>>> > Dick Hamilton >>>> > ------- >>>> > XML Press >>>> > XML for Technical Communicators >>>> > http://xmlpress.net >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> > For additional commands, e-mail: >>>> [email protected] >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > ~~~*******'''''''''''''*******~~~ >>>> > Kasun Gajasinghe >>>> > Software Engineer; WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com, >>>> > linked-in: http://lk.linkedin.com/in/gajasinghe >>>> > blog: http://blog.kasunbg.org >>>> > twitter: http://twitter.com/kasunbg >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ~~~*******'''''''''''''*******~~~ >>> *Kasun Gajasinghe* >>> Software Engineer; WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com, >>> *linked-in: *http://lk.linkedin.com/in/gajasinghe* >>> * >>> *blog: **http://blog.kasunbg.org* <http://blog.kasunbg.org/> >>> >>> * >>> twitter: **http://twitter.com/kasunbg* <http://twitter.com/kasunbg> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > ~~~*******'''''''''''''*******~~~ > *Kasun Gajasinghe* > Software Engineer; WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com, > *linked-in: *http://lk.linkedin.com/in/gajasinghe* > * > *blog: **http://blog.kasunbg.org* <http://blog.kasunbg.org/> > > * > twitter: **http://twitter.com/kasunbg* <http://twitter.com/kasunbg> > > -- ~~~*******'''''''''''''*******~~~ *Kasun Gajasinghe* Software Engineer; WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com, *linked-in: *http://lk.linkedin.com/in/gajasinghe* * *blog: **http://blog.kasunbg.org* <http://blog.kasunbg.org/> * twitter: **http://twitter.com/kasunbg* <http://twitter.com/kasunbg>
