Re: Google Summer of Code 2009 - Call for Ideas

On 01.03.2009 04:05, Patrick W. Barnes wrote: > On Saturday 28 February 2009 09:48:54 Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: >> RPM Fusion currently discusses some of it's goals for the near and long >> term future: http://rpmfusion.org/Goals (still a draft) In that >> discussion the idea came up if some of the ideas could get realized as >> GSoC project. >> >> Which lead to the question: Should/Could RPM Fusion apply as project >> itself and mentor students or would it be better for everyone (Google, >> Fedora, RPM Fusion) if we'd try to get the ideas realized within the >> Fedora project GSoC efforts even if Fedora only benefits from the >> results indirectly when people use RPM Fusion? >> >> Example: One project could be: Port jockey (; see >> https://launchpad.net/jockey and >> http://people.ubuntu.com/~pitti/screenshots/jockey/ ) to Fedora and >> fully use it in RPM Fusion. Jockey itself is GPL, but it's only of >> interest for things that are in RPM Fusion and hence is better dealt >> with and shipped in RPM Fusion. > RPM Fusion could apply as an independent organization. Sure ;-) > I do not know how well the Google team would welcome it. As mentioned above: I for one doubt they would like it. What is your option? > There is nothing that would explicitly > prevent Fedora from accepting and mentoring projects for the benefit of RPM > Fusion, as long as those projects otherwise meet the requirements of the SoC. > I guess it is up to the RPM Fusion team to decide whether or not to apply as a > mentoring organization. There was no real decision, but I for one would strongly prefer if it could be done in Fedora. > If RPM Fusion does not participate as an > organization, then we can discuss feeding RPM Fusion projects through Fedora's > participation. /me will try to get a quick decision here