From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nick Roberts Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Summer of Code projects for GNU Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:20:29 +1200 Message-ID: <18564.10925.222620.103878@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> References: <18561.17568.707274.807120@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <87tzejvo5d.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <48842C61.5070509@emf.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1216622327 26766 80.91.229.12 (21 Jul 2008 06:38:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:38:47 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Thomas Lord Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 21 08:39:35 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KKp3V-0001VS-0t for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:39:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33118 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KKp2b-0004d1-Vy for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:38:38 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KKp2X-0004cA-8n for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:38:33 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KKp2V-0004Zr-Ow for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:38:33 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42966 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KKp2V-0004Zf-Gs for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:38:31 -0400 Original-Received: from viper.snap.net.nz ([202.37.101.25]:51438) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KKp2U-00055G-RE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:38:31 -0400 Original-Received: from kahikatea.snap.net.nz (176.63.255.123.dynamic.snap.net.nz [123.255.63.176]) by viper.snap.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA61A2F5886; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:21:01 +1200 (NZST) Original-Received: by kahikatea.snap.net.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id EA9498FC6D; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:20:40 +1200 (NZST) In-Reply-To: <48842C61.5070509@emf.net> X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 22.2.50.3 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:101057 Archived-At: > >> In the past Emacs has not been directly involved but, assuming that Google run > >> a Summer of Code in 2009, I think that we should suggest some projects. It's > >> still a long way off but successful projects appeared to be quite organised, > >> e.g., > >> > >> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-soc.html > >> > >> At the moment, I'm just looking for some consensus. > >> > > Are you sure the GNU project should be supporting GSoC? I leave that judgement to those who are better informed than me and can influence the GNU project. I would think that it has considered the issues. It has participated over the past three years and has presumably found it beneficial in the past. On this list I think we need only discuss what Emacs related projects we would like to see. -- Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob