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

2013-03-21 Thread Gilberto Castillo
> > Atri Sharma 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 durat

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 wrote: > On 19 March 2013 17:42, Thom Brown wrote: >> On 14 February 2013 18:02, Josh Berkus wrote: >>> Folks, >>> >>> Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code. We need to assess whether >>> we want to participate this year. >>> >>> Questions: >>> >>> - Wh

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

2013-03-21 Thread Dimitri Fontaine
Magnus Hagander 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 scheduler in core or

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" wrote: > > Atri Sharma 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 th

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

2013-03-20 Thread Dimitri Fontaine
Atri Sharma 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 duration of a task.I

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 durati

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 wrote: > On 14 February 2013 18:02, 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? >> >> - Who can admin for

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 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 for GSO

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 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 you can do

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 P

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 c

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 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. -- Magnus

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

2013-02-15 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 messa

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 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 technique where

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 sugges

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 wrote: > O

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 pape

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 wrote: > Alvaro Herrera 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 proposals to PostgreSQL. -- With bes

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 Dimitri Fontaine
Alvaro Herrera 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 changes to your subscrip

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 wrote: > Folks, > > Once again, Google is holding Summer of Code

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 Thom Brown
On 14 February 2013 18:02, 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? > > - Who can admin for GSOC? Thom? I don't mind being an admin again. -- T

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