On Tue, Feb 09, 2016 at 02:17:08PM -0800, Christopher Allan Webber wrote: > >> - g-expressions which generate packages of the Guix package manager for > >> .deb and .rpm based distros, and work to get those upstream in Debian > >> and Fedora > > > > That would be useful, and CheckInstall may be good enough for that. I > > don’t think it’s “enough” for GSoC, though. WDYT? > > If the student was really to package Guix for many distributions, it > might be enough. Especially if that student was to explore packaging > with upstream. Anyway, the payout could be *huge*.
One thing to keep in mind is that GSoC is about programming. So, we have to be clear about that in the proposal. > If they finish early, I'm sure we could find other things for them to > do? :) Better to put a secondary job in - such as improving the web-ui or creating a tool for importing deb packages, or something. Students will come if they think the job challenging/interesting enough. Pj.
