I'm definitely interested and willing to help out. I will be a student again starting in the fall, so I'd be eligible to work on it next summer.
I think it's important to not only make a great application but also define what we as a community and the project need to do in order to support the application. This makes me think of things like: getting a list of universities, organizations, and individuals that use pd (with links, logos, etc) expanding the PD showcase of projects made with pd (like the Processing Exhibition) centralizing information: integrating the main pure-data.info wiki, the source forge page, the pd forum, and this list in some way? sort of a more cohesive web presence if that makes sense. Maybe this is not practical ... a wiki section for externals with info and links for all major libraries (including those in pd-extended) On Jun 6, 2010, at 10:22 PM, patrick mcnameeking wrote: > Hello List: > > I am interested in putting together an application for Pure Data to > participate in next year's Google Summer of Code event. The Summer of Code > is an event where students are matched with mentors to work on various > open-source projects, and are given a rather generous stipend. More > information can be found here: > http://code.google.com/soc/ > > As an organization, Pure Data has applied to participate in GSoC twice in the > past and has been rejected. The reasons for rejection are not clear to me, > but Hans-Christoph Steiner, who has lead the charge in the past, said that he > thinks it is worth trying to reapply. > Here is a link to a previous application that was rejected: > http://puredata.info/dev/summer-of-code > > While perusing through the list of organizations that are participating in > 2010's Summer of Code, I couldn't help but notice that many of them were > tagged with application to Google's Android OS. Since Pd can be ported to > Android, it might be to our benefit to point out Pd's possible application to > developing mobile apps. > > Alternatively, if nothing pans out for Pd in terms of GSoC (either from > rejection of an application or from a lack of interest) it was suggested to > me by Andy Farnell to seek alternative sponsorship from possible benefactors > such as Sun or EA. > > Finally, I'd like to say upfront that I'm a University Student and what > originally got me interested in GSoC was the potential prestige and stipend > that would accompany participation. If some sort of grant/sponsorship > opportunity opens up, I fully intend on applying for it. I ask that if at > any point in time it seems as though I am creating an unfair advantage for > myself, that someone please let me know. > > I hope that as a community we can make something happen! > Pat > > -- > 'Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.' -------- Dan Wilcox danomatika.com robotcowboy.com
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