[lsb-discuss] Google Summer of Code 2009: The Application for the Linux Foundation as Mentoring Organization
Robert Schweikert
rschweikert at novell.com
Mon Mar 9 15:38:05 PDT 2009
Till,
I think this looks good.
Till Kamppeter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> please see below the answers to Google's questions for the application
> of the Linux Foundation as a mentoring organization in the Google Summer
> of Code 2009. I have filled in the answers to best of my knowledge and
> based on what we have filled in in last year's application.
>
> I ask you all to review the application and to give your suggestions how
> to improve it.
>
> Deadline for submitting the application is
>
> Friday, March 13, 2009, 12 noon PDT / 19:00 UTC
>
> Please give your suggestions well before so that I can apply them. Thank
> you very much in advance.
>
> We will also talk on the OpenPrinting telecon about this application and
> for that also non-OpenPrinting people are invited.
>
> The call starts in one hour:
>
> - Monday 9 March 2009, Evening
> - US
> 4pm in San Francisco - US PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
> 5pm in Colorado - US MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
> 6pm in Chicago - US CDT (Central Daylight Time)
> 7pm in New York - US EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
>
> - Tuesday 10 March 2009, Morning
> - Europe
> 12am in Berlin - CET (Central European Time)
> - Japan
> 8am in Tokyo - JST (Japan Standard Time)
>
> * Phone Number (InstantConference.com)
> International: +1-218-936-7999
> Access Code: 491659#
>
> Do not hesitate to make your suggestions by e-mail if you cannot call in.
>
> Till
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Google Summer of Code™ Organization Application
>
> Link ID:
>
> linux_foundation
>
> Group Name:
>
> The Linux Foundation
>
> Home Page URL:
>
> http://www.linux-foundation.org/
>
> Public Email:
>
> gsoc2009 at linux-foundation.org (Mailing list where mentors should
> subscribe, posting without subscription allowed, has to be set up).
>
> Description:
>
> The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to
> fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007 as a merger of the
> former Free Standards Group (FSG) and the former Open Source
> Developer Lab (OSDL), the LF sponsors the work of Linux creator
> Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source
> companies and developers from around the world. The Linux Foundation
> promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified
> resources and services needed for open source to successfully
> compete with closed platforms. More:
> https://www.linux-foundation.org/en/About
>
> All software produced by us is free software published under
> OSI-approved licenses. See project ideas page for the license used
> by the each project.
>
> Why is your group applying to participate? What do you hope to gain
> by participating?
>
> Our goals are twofold: to meet specific technical goals, and to gain
> new members of our community (and the open-source community, by
> extension). For the work in all our workgroups, as printing,
> kernel, driver backports, LSB, ..., having a specific goal and a
> mentor are important in penetrating areas which can be more complex
> than some other projects. And none of the projects in question are
> "filler"; each will provide a very specific, in-demand benefit.
>
> What is the main public mailing list for your group?
>
> See the mailing lists of the workgroups on the project ideas page
>
> LSB: lsb-discuss Mailing List,
> http://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lsb-discuss;
> OpenPrinting: printing-architecture Mailing List,
> http://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/printing-architecture;
> Kernel: http://kernelnewbies.org/MailingList;
> Driver Backport: Lf_driver_backport Mailing List,
> http://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/Lf_driver_backport
>
> Where is the main IRC channel for your group?
>
> See the available IRC channels of the workgroups on the project ideas
> page
>
> LSB: irc://irc.linux-foundation.org/#lsb;
> Kernel: http://kernelnewbies.org/IRC;
> OpenPrinting: irc://irc.linux-foundation.org/#openprinting;
>
> What criteria do you use to select the members of your group? Please
> be as specific as possible.
>
> We selected the principal editors/developers of the Linux Foundation
> working groups or free software project where the proposed student
> projects are part of. Very important is also that the mentors are
> coding on things similar to what the student is supposed to do and
> that they are not only designers or managers.
>
> Has your group participated previously? If so, please summarize your
> involvement and any past successes and failures.
>
> Yes, we participated in 2008, as a mentoring organization, and we
> were very successful. Our 8 slots were occupied by 5 students for
> the OpenPrinting workgroup and 3 for the kernel. 7 of the 8 students
> actually started their work and finished successfully. The Google
> Summer of Code especially helped us to for the Common Printing
> Dialog and also to get Ubuntu Intrepid as the first distribution
> with a PDF-based printing workflow out of the door.
>
> If your group has not previously participated, have you applied in
> the past? If so, for what sort of participation?
>
> We participated already.
>
> What license does your organization use?
>
> GPL. (Mention rest in org application, according to Leslie)
>
> All the work produced by the Linux Foundation is free software
> according to the OSI definitions, but there is no requirement for a
> specific license. The licenses are selected depending on what is
> most suitable for each individual project.
>
> * LSB: mostly GPL, some tools Artistic
> * PAPI: CDDL
> * JTAPI: MIT
> * CUPS filters: GPL
> * Foomatic (including web software): GPL
> * Kernel: GPL
>
> URL for your ideas page
>
> https://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code_2009
>
> What is the application template you would like contributors to your
> organization to use.
>
> TBD
>
> What is your plan for dealing with disappearing contributors (students)?
>
> If possible (early enough) we would like to replace the disappearing
> student by another one. Otherwise, we will transition their
> work-in-progress to a caretaker (i.e., the appropriate mentor).
>
> What is your plan for dealing with disappearing memebers (mentors,
> admins)?
>
> We will transition their mentor role to another active member of the
> appropriate Linux Foundation working group.
>
> What steps will you take to encourage contributors to interact with
> your project's community before, during and after the program?
>
> Each of the projects has methods for community interaction, whether
> through conference calls, IRC, or face-to-face meetings. To the
> extent possible, we intend to give our students time to report on
> their project, both in the progress they make and in the things they
> learn. Invitations to these events will be given at the earliest
> opportunity. Some of the projects may take more time than just the
> summer, or may involve integration work after the project is
> complete. Even if the project is done, we will work to keep the
> student involved in the integration process. And we hope to suggest
> other ways the student can participate that mesh well with their
> strengths once this project is done.
>
> What will you do to ensure that your contributors students stick with
> the project after GSoC concludes?
>
> We will gauge each student's progress, and suggest other projects
> they may wish to work on after their summer project is done.
> Integration with the main upstream projects will likely be an
> important part of the task. Our students will be encouraged to take
> part in that process, and not just "throw the patch over the wall".
> Occasionally, other internships and even contracting jobs can come
> up. In these cases, previous participants in GSoC who have
> continued to participate in their respective projects may find
> themselves with job opportunities, either within a Linux Foundation
> workgroup or in the general community.
>
> Please select your backup group administrator.
>
> TBD
>
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