From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: Call for project proposals: Guix and Outreachy Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:23:55 +0100 Message-ID: <87mv0j78mc.fsf@elephly.net> References: <87fu6y27re.fsf@elephly.net> <87zi4lg4ep.fsf@elephly.net> <20180207105721.GB2876@jurong> <87zi4jvbgg.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35614) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ejozn-00078D-Rv for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:24:25 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ejozm-0005et-Ly for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:24:23 -0500 In-reply-to: <87zi4jvbgg.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: Guix-devel Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: > Andreas Enge skribis: > >> quite a list of interesting ideas! >> >> On Wed, Feb 07, 2018 at 08:51:10AM +0100, G=C3=A1bor Boskovits wrote: >>> 10. provide user interface to our build farm where we could request bui= lding a >>> specific package. >> >> This is one specific feature, but could be framed into a more general >> project of creating a web frontend to cuirass, with a number of subtasks >> (one thing that we use a lot on hydra: with one click, restart the build >> of all packages that failed previously). >> >> As in Ricardo's suggestion, this would appeal to diverse competences, >> in guile, javascript, databases and interface design. So I think somethi= ng >> interesting and useful would certainly come out of it. > > Agreed! Actually one thing is adding more /api/* HTTP entry points. > Another one is writing the Web frontend. Each of these could be a > project on its own, I think. > > Thoughts? > > Ricardo, should we draft something on this topic? Our problem at this point is to recruit mentors. Whoever submits the project proposal on the Outreachy website[1] applies to become a mentor. This is then either approved or declined by Ludovic or myself. The project idea sounds good, but we really need a mentor who feels responsible for this project and who will be able to guide an intern throughout the application phase and the three-month internship between from May to August. I would be very happy if someone who is willing to oversee this project would write a draft and submit it on the Outreachy website[1]. I volunteer to be a co-mentor for when the main mentor needs a free weekend or something like that, but I can only assist, not lead the project. [1]: https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/gnu-guix/submit-project/ -- Ricardo GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC https://elephly.net