Re: Google summer of Code?

2009-03-13 Thread Mel Chua
2009/3/8 Jameson Quinn jameson.qu...@gmail.com: No definite agreement has been made, but in preliminary chats, it seems that both organizations agree that anything for XS or specific to XO hardware should go in OLPC, and everything else (general Sugar improvements, frameworks, or

Re: Google summer of Code?

2009-03-13 Thread Jameson Quinn
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Mel Chua m...@melchua.com wrote: 2009/3/8 Jameson Quinn jameson.qu...@gmail.com: No definite agreement has been made, but in preliminary chats, it seems that both organizations agree that anything for XS or specific to XO hardware should go in OLPC, and

Re: Google summer of Code?

2009-03-13 Thread Benjamin M. Schwartz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jameson Quinn wrote: Honestly, this is news to me. (and I am the co-administrator of the Sugarlabs program). If I had to articulate my view of our priorities, it would be something like the following: 7-10 points: Key sugar core improvements.

Re: Google summer of Code?

2009-03-13 Thread Jameson Quinn
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Benjamin M. Schwartz bmsch...@fas.harvard.edu wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jameson Quinn wrote: Honestly, this is news to me. (and I am the co-administrator of the Sugarlabs program). If I had to articulate my view of our

Re: Google summer of Code?

2009-03-12 Thread Samuel Klein
A few of the the details here are wrong... 2009/3/8 Jameson Quinn jameson.qu...@gmail.com: No definite agreement has been made, but in preliminary chats, it seems that both organizations agree that anything for XS or specific to XO hardware should go in OLPC, and everything else (general Sugar

Re: Google summer of Code?

2009-03-08 Thread Jameson Quinn
Marco gave the link, but I'd just like to repeat that Sugarlabs will be applying to GSoC this year, independently of OLPC. The two organizations have talked about doing some coordinating behind the scenes, passing off student applications that are better done by the other organization. No definite

Google summer of Code?

2009-02-09 Thread Peter Robinson
Hi All, I noticed that quite a few organisations are starting to ramp up for GSOC and getting people to start thinking about proposals etc. Not sure if OLPC/Sugar are planning on participating but if so it might be worthwhile to start to get people thinking about what needs to be done etc.

Re: Google summer of Code?

2009-02-09 Thread Samuel Klein
Thanks Peter! OLPC are definitely participating tihs year. We should pull together a good list of both sugar and OLPC projects. On the OLPC wiki, this means updating two pages http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code/2009/Ideas The latter needs a

Re: Google summer of Code?

2009-02-09 Thread Marco Pesenti Gritti
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:35 PM, Samuel Klein s...@laptop.org wrote: Thanks Peter! OLPC are definitely participating tihs year. We should pull together a good list of both sugar and OLPC projects. On the OLPC wiki, this means updating two pages http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code

Re: Google Summer of Code project, sugarbot

2008-05-20 Thread Zach Riggle
Hi Tom, thanks for the interest in the project. Right now everything is more towards the exploratory phase, in seeing what can be done. I thought that I had a method picked out that worked fairly well on standalone PyGTK apps, that doesn't work so well for OLPC Activities. The approach

Re: Google Summer of Code project, sugarbot

2008-05-16 Thread Jameson Chema Quinn
real name with my nickname, but you will recognize me). On 5/16/08, Zach Riggle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All My name is Zach Riggle, and I am participating in the Google Summer of Code this year. I am working under the Python Software Foundation, under the mentorship of Grig Gheorghiu

Re: [Server-devel] Reg: Google summer of Code under OLPC

2008-03-28 Thread John Watlington
: Google summer of Code under OLPC On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In short the kids want to blog! I think we all need to hear their voices too. Hi Greg! I sure want to support blogging. My concern is the blogger tie-in. A simple suggestion

Re: Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-03-21 Thread Charles Merriam
No problem. Wiki now has a link. -- Charles On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:11 PM, Roberto Fagá [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try One Laptop Per Child :) http://code.google.com/soc/olpc/about.html Ooops! I'm a tired

Re: Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-03-20 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This year, GSoC is starting early, so we should be getting in motion asap. Did we manage to get in? Or rather - did OLPC apply at all? Deadline was 12th March... we don't seem to be on the list here

Re: Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-03-20 Thread Roberto Fagá
Try One Laptop Per Child :) http://code.google.com/soc/olpc/about.html On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This year, GSoC is starting early, so we should be getting in

Re: Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-03-20 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:11 PM, Roberto Fagá [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try One Laptop Per Child :) http://code.google.com/soc/olpc/about.html Ooops! I'm a tired fool it seems. Sorry about the noise! martin ___ Devel mailing list

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-03-20 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This year, GSoC is starting early, so we should be getting in motion asap. Did we manage to get in? Or rather - did OLPC apply at all? Deadline was 12th March... we don't seem to be on the list here

Re: Interested in the Google Summer of Code

2008-03-19 Thread Blaine Booher
I just signed up to the developer's list a few days ago (After seeing an XO live for the first time at SigCSE 2008 in Portland) and would love to work on the OLPC as a Google Code project. I look forward to seeing more information on this. In the mean time I'm going to continue figuring out how

Re: Interested in the Google Summer of Code

2008-03-19 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
Hi, if you are interested in hacking Sugar, please check the roadmap in the mail below and find something you would have fun working on: http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/2008-March/004546.html I would recommend people interested in participating in the google summer code to send an email

Re: Interested in the Google Summer of Code

2008-03-19 Thread Edward Cherlin
2008/3/18 Bobby Powers [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, I'm a master's student at the University of Bergen and I'm interested in bringing System Dynamics to the XO. Before I start, if there is a better mailing list for this just let me know (I briefly looked through the other ones liked from the Wiki,

Interested in the Google Summer of Code

2008-03-18 Thread Bobby Powers
Hi, I'm a master's student at the University of Bergen and I'm interested in bringing System Dynamics to the XO. Before I start, if there is a better mailing list for this just let me know (I briefly looked through the other ones liked from the Wiki, and this seemed the most appropriate). System

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-03-01 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Sayamindu Dasgupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AFAIK - Summer of Code does not support non code related projects. You are right - but the related GHOP does. We could get a lot of mileage out of that. cheers, m ___ Devel

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-03-01 Thread Sayamindu Dasgupta
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Sayamindu Dasgupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AFAIK - Summer of Code does not support non code related projects. You are right - but the related GHOP does. We could get a lot of mileage

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-03-01 Thread Hilaire Fernandes
I added to this page DrGeo enhancements needed to make it fully operable within the XO machine. Hilaire 2008/2/29, Shankar Pokharel [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Is there a wiki page (specific to SoC 2008) which can be used to build up a list of ideas ? http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code/2008

Re: Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-02-29 Thread Sayamindu Dasgupta
Hi, Is there a wiki page (specific to SoC 2008) which can be used to build up a list of ideas ? I have been involved in the Summer of Code in 2007 (as a student under GNOME) - and I would love to help organize the SoC efforts from OLPC this year. Thanks, Sayamindu 2008/2/29 Samuel Klein [EMAIL

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-02-29 Thread Sayamindu Dasgupta
Ok - here's the idea page - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code/2008/Ideas Thanks, Sayamindu On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Shankar Pokharel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/29/08, Sayamindu Dasgupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is there a wiki page (specific to SoC 2008) which can be

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-02-29 Thread Shankar Pokharel
On 2/29/08, Sayamindu Dasgupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Is there a wiki page (specific to SoC 2008) which can be used to build up a list of ideas ? http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code/2008 I have been involved in the Summer of Code in 2007 (as a student under GNOME) - and I would

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-02-29 Thread Don Hopkins
Thanks for creating the wiki page! I just added this to the Summer of Code 2008 Ideas page: http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Summer_of_Code/2008 Micropolis I have a long list of interesting ways to develop Micropolis http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Micropolis, which I have written about

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-02-29 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Sayamindu Dasgupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok - here's the idea page - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code/2008/Ideas Thanks, Sayamindu I added a few of the ideas we have discussed on this list, and thought of a few more. Is there any code we need

Re: [Server-devel] Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-02-29 Thread Sayamindu Dasgupta
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Edward Cherlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Sayamindu Dasgupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok - here's the idea page - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code/2008/Ideas Thanks, Sayamindu I added a few of the ideas

Google Summer of Code and OLPC

2008-02-28 Thread Martin Langhoff
Last year OLPC mentored a couple of GSoC projects - as documented at http://wiki.laptop.org/wiki/OLPC_Google_Summer_of_Code - I think we could have a lot more projects. This year, GSoC is starting early, so we should be getting in motion asap. From the School Server side of things, there's a lot