Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-20 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
The deadline of student applications is coming soon. If you are planning to apply the Summer of Code, please hurry up. If you are too late, we have no way to accept you. Jeroen, can you take a look at existing applications? I have added some comments, but the final decision is up to you. Regar

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-19 Thread adrian15
I agree, but we could give proposals for implementing features that work towards this goal a higher priority than those that don't. E.g. giving CDROM support and the fancy menu interface a higher priority, because that are two things GRUB Legacy already has (in most major distributions at least).

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-18 Thread Brandon Sho
That means you will send in patches? If I had any, surely. Thanks for your explanation below. Those of you who are volunteers I salute your efforts. That is what we have been doing for quite a while. Our main focus was working towards a release and if you look carefully you will see there wa

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-15 Thread Jeroen Dekkers
At Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:44:21 +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > > On Tuesday 13 March 2007 13:38, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > > We should come up with a idea list today, because tomorrow Google will > > begin accepting applications. I think we should just start with > > http://www.gnu.org/software/gru

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-14 Thread Marco Gerards
"Brandon Sho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I agree wholeheartily with Jeroen's last paragraph below. > > Some might even add that this should have been done sooner That means you will send in patches? . > As an observer I have not noticed any remarkable gain or needed > functionality added for

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Brandon Sho
I agree wholeheartily with Jeroen's last paragraph below. Some might even add that this should have been done sooner . As an observer I have not noticed any remarkable gain or needed functionality added for quite some time. Its been years and you still don't have a production version.. And yo

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hello! On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 06:36:11PM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > "Yoshinori K. Okuji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Anyway, our list just shows examples. Students are free to propose new > > ideas. > > In addition, we can obtain only one student from the past experience. One note on th

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Marco Gerards
"Yoshinori K. Okuji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Anyway, our list just shows examples. Students are free to propose new ideas. > In addition, we can obtain only one student from the past experience. If we > are unlucky, we can get zero. So I think it is better not to bloat the list > t

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Tuesday 13 March 2007 13:38, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > Well I can always be hit by a bus or anything like that. But I hope it > won't be necessary. Last year, real procedures were always taught only to primary mentors, but not to backup mentors, IIRC. Hollis, weren't they? So I thought, then wha

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Jeroen Dekkers
At Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:45:33 +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > > On Saturday 10 March 2007 22:38, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > > Given that nobody answered and I thought about it again, it should be > > possible for me to be a mentor this year. Is there anyone who could be > > a backup mentor? > > Ye

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Saturday 10 March 2007 22:38, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > Given that nobody answered and I thought about it again, it should be > possible for me to be a mentor this year. Is there anyone who could be > a backup mentor? Yeah, it is a good idea for you to be a mentor. Thank you for this proposal. A

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-10 Thread Jeroen Dekkers
At Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:49:31 +0100, Jeroen Dekkers wrote: > I won't be participating in SoC this year because my boss has enough > work for me during the summer, but I'm afraid that I won't have time > to mentor either. So I would prefer if somebody else who is more sure > about his available time

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-07 Thread Marco Gerards
"Yoshinori K. Okuji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > As you may know, Google Summer of Code 2007 is about starting: > > http://code.google.com/soc/ > > I would like to ask if anybody is willing to be a mentor for GNU GRUB this > year. This year I will again try

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-06 Thread Jeroen Dekkers
At Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:07:16 +0100, Thomas Schwinge wrote: > Hello! > > On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 11:44:21AM +0100, Johan Rydberg wrote: > > "Yoshinori K. Okuji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > As you may know, Google Summer of Code 2007 is about starting: &

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-06 Thread Er Zapito
ello! On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 11:44:21AM +0100, Johan Rydberg wrote: > "Yoshinori K. Okuji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > As you may know, Google Summer of Code 2007 is about starting: > > Are we suggesting any tasks that could be done by the student(s)? Th

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-06 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hello! On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 11:44:21AM +0100, Johan Rydberg wrote: > "Yoshinori K. Okuji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > As you may know, Google Summer of Code 2007 is about starting: > > Are we suggesting any tasks that could be done by the student(s)? Th

Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-06 Thread Johan Rydberg
"Yoshinori K. Okuji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > As you may know, Google Summer of Code 2007 is about starting: Are we suggesting any tasks that could be done by the student(s)? ~j pgpM0fH6Xw1ri.pgp Description: PGP signature ___

Google Summer of Code 2007

2007-03-05 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
As you may know, Google Summer of Code 2007 is about starting: http://code.google.com/soc/ I would like to ask if anybody is willing to be a mentor for GNU GRUB this year. Last year's SoC was not organized well from my point of view, but this time might be better than before. I myself