Re: Call for project proposals: Guix and Outreachy

["Gábor Boskovits" <boskovits@gmail.com>]

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2018-02-08 17:23 GMT+01:00 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>:

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> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
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> > Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr> skribis:
> >
> >> quite a list of interesting ideas!
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 07, 2018 at 08:51:10AM +0100, Gábor Boskovits wrote:
> >>> 10. provide user interface to our build farm where we could request
> building 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
> something
> >> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> [1]: https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/gnu-guix/submit-project/
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> If we could draft the specifics of this, what we expect as a outcome at
least,
then I am willing to help in mentoring, if that suits you. I might drop
some parts
of the draft if I don't feel comfortable with some parts of the draft
proposed. However
I feel, that the expectations about this should be discussed publicly, to
have a tool
that is really useful for the community, WDYT?

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