Google Summer of Code 2009 - Call for Ideas

[Thorsten Leemhuis]

reply to a message on fedora-devel-list

On 02.03.2009 20:47, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> 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

Options? (note that I expressed my position above already)

CU
knurd