Dear Liviu, Thanks for applying for LyX at GSoC. I'm not sure what my schedule will be like in summer. I'm not very familiar with the LyX code base, having tried to debug some issues but not having implemented any significant code. So I think I can be a backup (co-mentor) for times when the main mentor is absent, but only for one project (as I would have to familiarize myself with the details of that project). I'm sorry I cannot be of more help, but I will try to help out if it's already known that the main mentor in a project is absent for one or two weeks within the coding period. I hope other mentors will come forward with their project ideas! In my experience, a good way to find a project is to try to find something that can be done in half the time that is available. Things often take more time than you think :-)
On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 6:05 AM, Liviu Andronic <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > I'm writing this e-mail in the hope to revive our Google Summer of > Code application for 2013. > > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, stefano franchi > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Of course, this does not mean I want the text spread out over a very >>> > long >>> > line like that, only the math block (or a table, perhaps). >>> > >>> Would any developer be interested in such a sponsored project? I think >>> there is sufficient demand to meet the funding requirements rather >>> quickly. >> >> This might be a good choice for Google's Summer of code 2013 which is >> currently open for orgs' submission (deadline is in 5 days: 3/18: >> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013?ModPagespeed=noscript). >> >> Any interest in reviving Lyx's application? I am willing to take care of >> coordinating the submission, but I am no coder. Are there devs interested in >> mentoring? >> > Now the deadline is in 2 days, so if we make an official submission it > has to be this weekend. > > Performing the application process (together with Stefano) should be > straightforward since we still have the GSoC 2011 application on the > wiki: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/GSoC2011 > > So the real question is whether we have developers ready to mentor any > of the 7 ideas that we had last time: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas > > or this latest "horizontal scrollbar" idea. Since we're short on time > and in devel manpower, I would suggest that we consider any of the > following ideas for GSoC 2013: > - Project: Layout editor ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc1 ) > - Project: LyX presentation mode ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc3 ) > - Project: Improved XHTML export and ePub support ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc5 ) > - Project: UI Improvements and non-linear writing enhancements.( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc6 ) > - Project: Toolbar customization dialog ( > http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/SummerOfCode2011Ideas#toc7 ) > - Project: Horizontal scrollbar for tables and math ( NULL ) > > > Stefano and I can coordinate the submission project over the weekend, > but what we really need to know is whether we have developers willing > to mentor any of the ideas above (cc'ing all mentors that volunteered > last time). I believe that having even one or two projects mentored > over the summer would represent a significant opportunity for LyX in > terms of added functionality. It would also allow us to familiarize > ourselves with the whole GSoC business and get a better understanding > of whether we want to outsource more coding tasks in the future. > Either way, we really should give it a try! > > Regards, > Liviu -- Regards, Cyrille Artho
